Jalal Chafai

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Jalal Chafai
Full nameJalal Chafai-Alaoui
Country (sports)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Born (1980-01-22) 22 January 1980 (age 42)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$16,060
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 546 (14 Jul 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 674 (23 Feb 2004)

Jalal Chafai-Alaoui (born 22 January 1980) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. [1]

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Chafai, an Arab world junior champion from Salé, spent his early career in the United States playing collegiate tennis for the Drury Panthers, who were coached by Moroccan Amine Boustani. [2] After graduating in 2001 he competed on the professional tour and reached a best singles world ranking of 546, with an ITF Futures title win in Algeria in 2003. [3] [4] His career included an ATP Tour doubles main draw appearance at the 2002 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. He has also played professional tennis for the Springfield Lasers in the World TeamTennis competition. [5] Returning to Drury to complete a Master's degree, Chafai served for a period as a tennis assistant coach for the college. [6]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 1999Morocco F1, Tangiers Clay Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win1–1May 2003Algeria F2, Sonatrach Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Boris Borgula7–6(6), 6–7(3), 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2001Morocco F2, Marrakech Clay Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammad Ghareeb Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kane Dewhurst
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McNamara		7–5, 4–6, 7–6(8)
Loss1–1Apr 2003Algeria F1, Sidi Fredj Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Rabie Chaki Flag of Spain.svg David Cors-Pares
Flag of Spain.svg Gabriel Trujillo Soler 		5–7, 2–6
Loss1–2Aug 2003Egypt F1, Cairo Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Talal Ouahabi Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Maamoun
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Mamoun 		4–6, 3–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Maroc: Tennis : la Coupe du Sahara au Coralia Club d'Agadir". Libération . AllAfrica. 22 May 2003.
  2. ↑ Bailey, Eric (17 April 1998). "Moroccan tennis connection works for Drury". Springfield News-Leader .
  3. ↑ Cress, Joe (17 July 2004). "After some self-doubt early on, Jalal Chafai is ... Turning jitters into winners". Springfield News-Leader .
  4. ↑ "Circuit masculin de tennis «Futur's» : Jalal Chafai remporte la 2e étape". Le Matin (in French). 3 May 2003.
  5. ↑ "Springfield Lasers player capsules". Springfield News-Leader . 8 July 2004. p. 5D.
  6. ↑ "Chafai appreciates 'great experience'". Springfield News-Leader . 27 July 2004. p. 3D.
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