Ismail El Shafei is an Egyptian former professional tennis player and president of the Egyptian Tennis Federation. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the International Tennis Federation and is chairman of the ITF Junior Circuit. He won six career singles titles and reached eleven finals. In doubles, he won nine career titles.
The 1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 18 October through 24 October 1976. Geoff Masters won the singles title.
The 1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the event and took place in Tokyo, Japan. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1976. First-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title.
The 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The season-ending Commercial Union Assurance Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.
The 1978 Egyptian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was played at Cairo in Egypt and was held from 6 March until 12 March 1978. First-seeded José Higueras won the singles title.
The 1978 Western Championships, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sunlite Swim and Tennis Club at Old Coney in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from July 10 through July 16, 1978. First-seeded Eddie Dibbs won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1972 Pacific Southwest Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The tournament was classified as Grade A and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and ran from September 18 through September 24, 1972. Third-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title.
The 1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. It was classified as a Class 1 category tournament and was part of the 1970 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1970. Fourth-seeded Tony Roche won the singles title and the accompanying $12,000 first prize money.
The 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard court at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States. The event was classified as a Group B category tournament and was part of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from July 16 through July 23, 1973. Unseeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and the accompanying $12,000 first prize money. Due to a rain-delay the final was played on Monday, July 24.
The 1980 Suisse Open Gstaad was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Gstaad, Switzerland. It was the 35th edition of the tournament and was held from 7 July through 13 July 1980. The tournament was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix tennis circuit. Third-seeded Heinz Günthardt won the singles title.
The 1975 Charlotte Tennis Classic, also known by its sponsored name North Carolina National Bank Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from April 21 through April 27, 1975 at the Julian J. Clark Tennis Stadium, owned by the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. Third-seeded Raúl Ramírez won the singles title.
The 1976 Mexico City WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was part of the 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 9 March until 14 March 1976. Fourth-seeded Raúl Ramírez won the singles title.
The 1979 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, also known as the Palermo Grand Prix or Palermo Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and took place from 17 September until 23 September 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.
The 1973 Tanglewood International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina in the United States that was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized as a Group C event. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from August 6 until August 12, 1973. It was the third and last edition of the tournament. Second-seeded Jaime Fillol won the singles title, his second at the event after 1971, and earned $5,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Air India/BP Tennis Classic, also known as the South Pacific Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament held on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that was part of the One Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October until 17 October 1976. The tournament moved to Brisbane from the Royal South Yarra Tennis Club in Melbourne where the previous editions had been held. Mark Edmondson won the singles title.
The 1977 Taipei Summit Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Taipei, Taiwanthat was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 21 November through 26 November 1977. First-seeded Tim Gullikson won the singles title.
The 1980 Egyptian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was played in Cairo, Egypt from 3 March until 9 March 1980. First-seeded Corrado Barazzutti won the singles title.
The 1981 Egyptian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was played in Cairo, Egypt from 9 March until 15 March 1981. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the singles title.
The 1973 Cleveland Tennis Classic, also known as the Cleveland WCT, was a men's tennis tournament held on indoor carpet courts in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States that was part of the Group B circuit of the World Championship Tennis. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held between the April 9 and April 15, 1973. Fifth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money as well as 10 WCT ranking points.
The 1974 Holton Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the blue Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on indoor carpet courts at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 28, 1974. Second-seeded Stan Smith won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
Ismail El Shafei [1] 
Syd Ball / 
Ross Case [2] 
