Career titles 0 WTA, 11 ITF Weight 55 kg Name Selima Sfar Turned pro 1999 | Prize money $876,041 Role Tennis Player Retired 2011 Career record W-L / 395 - 383 Height 1.66 m | |
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Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Service game of tsvetana pironkova vs selima sfar porsche tennis grand prix 2009
Selima Sfar (Arabic: سليمة صفر Salima Sifr; born 8 July 1977 in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia) is a Tunisian former professional tennis player.
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- Service game of tsvetana pironkova vs selima sfar porsche tennis grand prix 2009
- Selima sfar stuttgart 2010 match qr1
- Biography
- Tennis career
- References
She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world (16 July 2001). She still is the highest ever ranked female Tunisian and Arab player. She has experienced most of her success in ITF tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and twenty doubles tournaments.
Selima sfar stuttgart 2010 match qr1
Biography
Currently without a coach. Left Tunis at age 13 to live and train with Nathalie Tauziat in Biarritz, France. Is a serve-and-volleyer who prefers indoor hardcourts; favorite shots are serve, backhand. Father, Moncef, is a physician; mother, Zeineb, is a dermatologist; older sister is Sonia and younger brother is Hassen. Likes working out, body-boarding. Favorite place to be is Biarritz because of the ocean and Pyrenees mountains.
Most memorable experience was qualifying for US Open in 2000. Has several superstitions, one of which is to never put the volume on an odd number. Describes herself as honest, stubborn, sensitive. Admires her grandfather her all his great commitments. Loves being a pro athlete and loves tennis. Favorite tournament is US Open.
Tennis career
Sfar has been able to receive wildcards for Middle Eastern tournaments in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. At the Dubai tournament in 2001, she reached the quarterfinals, beating Silvija Talaja and Barbara Schett before being defeated by Nathalie Tauziat in three sets.
Sfar has represented Tunisia in the Fed Cup, going 41–24. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki. Sfar holds the records for the Tunesian in the Fed Cup with the most wins, the most singles wins, the most doubles wins, the most ties played, and the most years played.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Sfar and her partner Ekaterina Makarova reached the quarterfinals of the doubles competition, where they were defeated by Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.
Rencently, Sfar became a commentator for Qatari sports channel JSC Sport.
In 2011, Sfar anounced her retirement from professional tennis.
During the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Sfar and Martina Navratilova partnered in the Invitational Ladies Doubles, where they emerged victorious in all three matches within their group.