Name Hicham Arazi Turned pro 1993 Prize money $3,602,644 Role Tennis player | Career record 221–226 Height 1.75 m Retired 2007 Career titles 1 Weight 65 kg | |
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Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Highest ranking No. 22 (5 November 2001) Similar People Younes El Aynaoui, Karim Alami, Gustavo Kuerten, Cedric Pioline, Marcelo Rios | ||
Hicham arazi crazy smash vs nicolas kiefer bercy 2001
Hicham Arazi (Arabic: هشام أرازي; born 19 October 1973) is a former male tennis player from Morocco. He played professionally from 1993 to the end of 2007. The left-hander reached his career-high ATP Tour singles ranking of world No. 22 on November 5, 2001. During his career, Arazi captured one singles title, in Casablanca. "The Moroccan Magician" reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open twice and the French Open twice. As well as the aforementioned nickname, some tennis analysts called him "The Moroccan McEnroe" due to his talent - he played with incredible touch, and often enjoyed the support of the crowd even when not at home. He led Patrick Rafter, winner of the US Open in 1997 and 1998, two sets to love during the first round of the latter tournament. In the third set he was upset with several line calls, telling umpire Norm Chryst to "get out of here", which sparked the beginning of Arazi's meltdown (and Rafter's comeback). During his career, he notably gained victories over former World No. 1s and Grand Slam champions Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyá and Jim Courier.
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- Hicham arazi crazy smash vs nicolas kiefer bercy 2001
- Hicham arazi hitting with othmane lalami
- Singles performance timeline
- References
Hicham arazi hitting with othmane lalami
Singles performance timeline
1This event was held in Essen in 1995, and in Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.
