Adam El Mihdawy

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Adam El Mihdawy
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 34)
Prize money$165,739
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 14 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 281 (April 27, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 622 (May 17, 2021)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 330 (August 26, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 1357 (May 17, 2021)
Last updated on: May 19, 2021.

Adam El Mihdawy (born August 9, 1989) is an American tennis player.

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El Mihdawy has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 281 achieved on April 27, 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 330 achieved on August 26, 2013.

At the height of his career, Adam was sponsored by Loriet Sports and coached by its founder and former Moroccan tennis player, Mehdy Karbid. [1]

El Mihdawy made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis held on hard courts in New Haven, Connecticut when he was given a wild card direct entry into the doubles draw partnering Jesse Levine. The pair would go on to be defeated by Brazilian duo Marcelo Melo and André Sá.

El Mihdawy has reached 30 career singles finals, with a record of 14 wins and 16 losses all coming on the ITF Futures tour. Additionally, he has reached 23 career doubles finals with a record of 12 wins and 11 losses, which includes an 0–1 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

In 2022, El Mihdawy was fined $5,000 and banned from tennis for 3+12 years after he admitted to fixing 2 matches in 2016. [2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 30 (14–16)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (14–16)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–13)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2009Bolivia F3, La Paz FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Dec 2009Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo FuturesHard Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss0–3May 2010Mexico F4, Celaya FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Romero 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win1–3Jul 2010USA F17, Pittsburgh FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Rhyne Williams 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss1–4Sep 2010Mexico F7, Guadalajara FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil 0–6, 1–6
Win2–4Sep 2010Bolivia F1, Tarija FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss2–5Sep 2010Bolivia F2, La Paz FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Carry2–6, 2–4 ret.
Loss2–6Dec 2010Mexico F11, Chiapas FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Verryth7–5, 2–6, 0–6
Loss2–7Aug 2011Mexico F8, Leon FuturesHard Flag of Uruguay.svg Marcel Felder 2–6, 3–6
Loss2–8Oct 2011Mexico F13, Monterrey FuturesHard Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Díaz Figueroa 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss2–9Feb 2012Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shabaz 1–6, 4–6
Loss2–10Apr 2012Mexico F3, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Baker 3–6, 2–6
Loss2–11May 2012Mexico F6, Guadalajara FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Antoine Benneteau7–6(7–4), 3–6, 5–7
Win3–11May 2012Mexico F7, Morelia FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Antoine Benneteau7–5, 6–1
Loss3–12Jun 2012Japan F5, Karuizawa FuturesClay Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung 4–6, 4–6
Win4–12Sep 2012Mexico F10, Manzanillo FuturesHard Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss4–13May 2013Mexico F8, Puebla FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg M-A Reyes-Varela 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 3–6
Win5–13Oct 2013Turkey F42, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop 2–1 ret.
Win6–13Apr 2014Mexico F1, Querétaro FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister 7–5, 6–4
Loss6–14May 2014Mexico F2, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King 2–6, 5–7
Win7–14Sep 2014Mexico F11, Tehuacan FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan Song6–2, 6–2
Win8–14Oct 2014USA F27, Houston FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Finzelberg6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Loss8–15May 2016Mexico F1, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King 1–6, 4–6
Win9–15May 2016Mexico F3, Mexico City FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Farris Fathi Gosea7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win10–15Jun 2016Mexico F5, Zapopan FuturesClay Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Patino 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win11–15Jul 2016Egypt F16, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock 6–2, 6–4
Loss11–16Aug 2016Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Jaloviec6–7(3–7), 6–7(14–16)
Win12–16Sep 2016Canada F9, Niagara FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Schnur 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win13–16May 2018Mexico F3, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Díaz Figueroa 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win14–16Sep 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Rodríguez 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–1

Doubles: 23 (12–11)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (12–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2008USA F6, McAllen FuturesHard Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis
Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Betov
3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 2008USA F16, Pittsburgh FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Rhyne Williams Flag of the United States.svg Treat Huey
Flag of India.svg Somdev Devvarman
3–6, 2–6
Win1–2Jun 2009Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna FuturesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Mikal Statham Flag of Egypt.svg Sherif Sabry
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Maamoun
6–1, 7–5
Loss1–3Jun 2009Egypt F10, Giza FuturesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Mikal Statham Flag of Egypt.svg Sherif Sabry
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Maamoun
4–6, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 2009USA F29, Amelia Island FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Denis Zivkovic Flag of the Bahamas.svg Timothy Neilly
Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Fugate
6–2, 3–6, [10–2]
Win3–3Nov 2009Dominican Republic F1, Santo Domingo FuturesHard Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Moser Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Marcan
7–5, 6–4
Win4–3Dec 2009Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Blake Strode Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Slabinsky
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Weintraub
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss4–4Sep 2010Bolivia F1, Tarija FuturesClay Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Eduardo Kohlberg Ruiz Flag of Peru.svg Sergio Galdós
Flag of Peru.svg Mauricio Echazú
1–6, 4–6
Win5–4Dec 2010Mexico F11, Chiapas FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ty Trombetta Flag of Bulgaria.svg Boris Nicola Bakalov
Flag of Austria.svg Rainer Eitzinger
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Loss5–5Jan 2011Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Boris Nicola Bakalov Flag of the United States.svg Blake Strode
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Takanyi Garanganga
5–7, 5–7
Loss5–6May 2011Mexico F2, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jimmy Wang Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Letcher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Moore
4–6, 3–6
Win6–6Oct 2011Mexico F13, Monterrey FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nima Roshan Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo Valles
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Grassi
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win7–6Dec 2011Mexico F14, Ixtapa FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Díaz Barriga Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramírez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nima Roshan
6–4, 6–4
Win8–6Dec 2011Mexico F16, Guadalajara FuturesClay Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Díaz Barriga Flag of Mexico.svg Bruno Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
Win9–6Sep 2012Mexico F9, Manzanillo FuturesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Marvin Barker Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Patino
Flag of Mexico.svg Mauricio Astorga
7–5, 6–1
Win10–6Sep 2012Mexico F11, Manzanillo FuturesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Marvin Barker Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Patino
Flag of Mexico.svg Mauricio Astorga
6–3, 6–4
Loss10–7Feb 2013Mexico F2, Tijuana FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Letcher Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Angelinos
Flag of France.svg Antoine Benneteau
5–7, 4–6
Loss10–8Feb 2013Mexico F3, Mexico City FuturesHard Flag of Moldova.svg Roman Borvanov Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss10–9Mar 2013Canada F1, Gatineau FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Pütz
6–7(0–7), 1–6
Loss10–10 Jul 2013 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Pavić Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
4–6, 3–6
Win11–10Oct 2013Turkey F39, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Denis Yevseyev Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac
Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Dmitriev
7–5, 6–3
Loss11–11Nov 2016Colombia F8, Medellín FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Gómez Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Jose Gutierrez
4–6, 3–6
Win12–11Sep 2018Thailand F2, Nonthaburi FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Mercier Flag of Thailand.svg Nuttanon Kadchapanan
Flag of Thailand.svg Palaphoom Kovapitukted
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5]

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