Sean Karam

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Sean Karam
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Born (1969-08-24) 24 August 1969 (age 53)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 757 (29 Sep 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1985)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 852 (29 Sep 1986)

Sean Karam (born 24 August 1969) is an Australian former professional tennis player of Lebanese descent. [1]

Karam, who grew up in Sydney, competed on the satellite tour and debuted for the Lebanon Davis Cup team at the age of 27 in 1997. [2] He played in the Davis Cup until 2002 and now works as a tennis coach in Shanghai. [3]

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References

  1. "Coast star qualifies for crack at Open". The Courier Mail . 18 December 2004.
  2. "Group II, Asia/Oceania Quarter-Final". daviscup.com.
  3. "Tennis". Wellington College International Shanghai.