Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Cairo, Egypt | October 1, 1993||||||||||||||
Residence | Giza, Egypt | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Akram Yousef Mohamed Farid Samy Farag | ||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (June 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 11 (July 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on July 2020. |
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