Mayar Sherif
Full name | Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 5 May 1996||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | Pepperdine University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 718,799 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 182–88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 WTA Challengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 49 (21 May 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 49 (21 May 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2020, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 74–37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 112 (7 March 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 118 (11 April 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 14–10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 11 April 2022. |
Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (Arabic: ميار شريف أحمد عبد العزيز; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian tennis player. She is the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed.[1] She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 49 in singles and 112 in doubles. Sherif has won three singles titles and one doubles title on WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Sherif spent her final two years of college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor of science in sports medicine. She was part of the university's tennis team and was an All-American in both 2017 and 2018, and the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2018. She made the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA singles tournament and ended her senior season ranked 11th in the nation in singles.[2]
Sherif made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2020 Prague Open. She was the first Egyptian female player in a main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2020 French Open. She made history again for Egyptian tennis at the 2021 Australian Open, becoming the first woman from her nation to win a Grand Slam main-draw match.[3][4] She became also the first Egyptian woman to qualify for the Olympic Games and reach a WTA tournament final in Cluj-Napoca.
Playing for Egypt Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 14–10.[5]
Professional career
2019–2020: WTA Tour and Grand Slam debut
Sherif started the year playing in the Australian Open qualifiers which was her first appearance at a professional tournament. She lost in the first round of qualifiers to Ann Li. In March, she won the title at a $25k tournament in Antalya defeating Dalma Gálfi in the final.
In August, at the Prague Open Prague Open, Sherif advanced through the qualifying making her main-draw debut at WTA Tour-level. In the first round, she lost there to Laura Siegemund in three sets.
In late September, Sherif defeated Camila Osorio, Caty McNally and Giulia Gatto-Monticone in the French Open qualifying. Making her Grand Slam main-draw debut as the first Egyptian female player,[6] Sherif came up against second seed and world No. 3, Karolína Plíšková, losing in three sets.[7]
2021: First Grand Slam match win and WTA finals, Olympics & top 100 debut
Sherif again made history as the first Egyptian woman to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament, beating Chloe Paquet in the first round of the Australian Open.[8]
She delivered another highlight, when she as the first Egyptian woman qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, after winning the 2019 African Games.[9][10]
Sherif also became the first Egyptian woman to reach a WTA Tour singles and doubles final in Cluj-Napoca. In singles, she defeated top seed Alizé Cornet, Alex Eala, Kristína Kučová and Mihaela Buzărnescu but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the final.[11] In doubles, partnering Katarzyna Piter, she lost to Natela Dzalamidze and Kaja Juvan in the final. As a result, she entered the top 100 at world No. 97 on 9 August 2021, the first Egyptian woman to do so, and also reached a career-high in doubles at No. 154.[12]
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[13]
Singles
Current through the 2022 Rabat.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
French Open | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Indian Wells Open | NH | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Miami Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Madrid Open | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 11 | 9 | Career total: 22 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 7–11 | 2–9 | 0 / 22 | 9–22 | 29% |
Year-end ranking | 132 | 61 | $662,574 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | Winners Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | Andrea Petkovic | 1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | Winners Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Natela Dzalamidze Kaja Juvan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2022 | Melbourne Summer Set, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard | Tereza Martincová | Bernarda Pera Kateřina Siniaková |
2–6, 7–6(9–7), [5–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2021 | WTA 125 Karlsruhe, Germany | Clay | Martina Trevisan | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2022 | WTA 125 Marbella, Spain | Clay | Tamara Korpatsch | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2022 | WTA 125 Karlsruhe, Germany (2) | Clay | Bernarda Pera | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2021 | WTA 125 Karlsruhe, Germany | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Irina Bara Ekaterine Gorgodze |
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
Win | 1–1 | May 2022 | WTA 125 Karlsruhe, Germany | Clay | Panna Udvardy | Yana Sizikova Alison Van Uytvanck |
5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | 6–0, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2013 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Olga Sáez Larra | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 15,000 | Hard | Eleni Kordolaimi | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 15,000 | Hard | Simona Waltert | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 3–4 | May 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Bárbara Gatica | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Stadler | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Biella, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Katarina Zavatska | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2019 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Aug 2019 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000+H | Clay | Leonie Küng | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 8–6 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Dalma Galfi | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9–6 | Nov 2020 | ITF Charleston, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Kawa | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–7 | Nov 2020 | ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Kaia Kanepi | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–8 | Jul 2021 | ITF Montpellier, France | 60,000 | Clay | Anhelina Kalinina | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Arantxa Rus | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Valeria Podda | Eugeniya Pashkova Ekaterina Yashina |
6–3, 2–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Vanda Lukács | Lucia Cervera-Vasquez Pilar Dominguez-Lopez |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Lynn Kiro | Alina Mikheeva Anna Morgina |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 10,000 | Hard | Zuzana Zlochová | Sowjanya Bavisetti Rishika Sunkara |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 10,000 | Hard | Ola Abou Zekry | Jana Fett Oleksandra Korashvili |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 15,000 | Hard | Rutuja Bhosale | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien |
3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Rana Sherif Ahmed | Despina Papamichail Simona Waltert |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Alica Rusová | Lena Lutzeier Nina Stadler |
6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Turin, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Melanie Stokke | Chihiro Muramatsu Yuki Naito |
0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Réka Luca Jani Lara Salden |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 100,000 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | Aleksandra Krunić Katarzyna Piter |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Melis Sezer İpek Öz |
6–7(8–10), 6–1, [10–3] |
Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2020 | ITF Charleston, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Astra Sharma | Magdalena Fręch Katarzyna Kawa |
6–4, 4–6, [2–10] |
Notes
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
- ^ "Fresno State Sisters Team Up to Shock No. 5 Doubles Team". Mountain West. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Mayar Sherif - Women's Tennis". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Sherif makes history at the AO 2021". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Sherif breaks new ground at the AO 2021". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Mayar Sherif at the Fed Cup".
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (September 25, 2020). "Zarazua, Sherif qualify for Roland Garros, score national milestones". Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Kane, David (September 29, 2020). "Pliskova solves Sherif to pass first hurdle in Paris". WTA. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Mayar Sherif delights fans as she creates history at Australian Open 2021". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Egypt's Mayar Sherif makes history as first female tennis player to qualify for Olympics in 2021". 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Mayar Sherif and Mohamed Safwat Become First Ever Egyptian Olympic Tennis Competitors". Egyptian Streets. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Insider Wrap: Sherif makes history for Egypt as Collins, Petkovic shine".
- ^ "Trailblazer Sherif becomes first Egyptian in WTA final; to face Petkovic in Cluj-Napoca".
- ^ "Mayar Sherif [EGY] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Egyptian female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Cairo
- African Games gold medalists for Egypt
- African Games medalists in tennis
- African Games silver medalists for Egypt
- African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Pepperdine Waves women's tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Egypt
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics