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Ismail El Shafei

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Country (sports)
  
Egypt

Australian Open
  
3R (1971)

Parents
  
Adli El Shafei

Career record
  
202–253 (Open era)

Name
  
Ismail Shafei

Residence
  
Cairo, Egypt

Career titles
  
6

Role
  
Tennis player

Retired
  
March 1983

Turned pro
  
1963


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Born
  
November 15, 1947 (age 76) Cairo, Egypt (
1947-11-15
)

Plays
  
Left-handed (1-handed backhand)

Highest ranking
  
No. 34 (8 April 1975)

Difilm stan smith vs ismail el shafei national indoor tennis 1969


Ismail El-Shafei (Arabic: إسماعيل الشافعي‎‎) (born 15 November 1947) is a former Head of the Egyptian Tennis Federation and a member of the International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to make the Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history. He had the distinction of being one of only four players to beat Björn Borg at Wimbledon, knocking him out in the third round in 1974 (the other three were John McEnroe, Roger Taylor and Arthur Ashe.)

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El-Shafei won the 1964 Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon.

He is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II.

Grand Slam Success

Won Wimbledon Championship for Boys 1964 & was Runner Up in 1963

Davis Cup

El Shafei participated in 17 ties for Egypt, where he played 42 matches.

References

Ismail El Shafei Wikipedia