Khalid Outaleb

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Khalid Outaleb
Country (sports)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Born (1963-04-27) 27 April 1963 (age 60)
Casablanca, Morocco
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Prize money$14,581
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 246 (20 Mar 1989)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 380 (3 Apr 1989)

Khalid Outaleb (born 27 April 1963) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. [1]

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Born in Casablanca, Outaleb was a collegiate tennis player for Florida Institute of Technology from 1983 to 1986, claiming two Sunshine State Conference Singles Championships. [2]

Outaleb, a two-time national singles champion, turned professional in 1988 and reached a best world ranking of 246. He was a playing member of the Morocco Davis Cup team from 1988 to 1990, registering wins in nine singles and five doubles rubbers. [3]

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References

  1. "Khalid Outaleb, le petit prince du RUC". Le Matin (in French). 22 January 2006.
  2. "Amerlinck Gets Only Chapman Tennis Victory". Los Angeles Times . 16 May 1986.
  3. "Florida Tech Inducts Four Into Sports Hall of Fame - Space Coast Daily". spacecoastdaily.com. February 2, 2013.