Ismail El Shafei

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Ismail El Shafei (Template:Langx) (born 15 November 1947) is an Egyptian former professional tennis player and president of the Egyptian Tennis Federation. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the International Tennis Federation and is chairman of the ITF Junior Circuit.[1] He won six career singles titles and reached eleven finals. In doubles, he won nine career titles.

Career

El Shafei played his first tournament in March 1962 at the Egyptian Championships losing in straight sets to Italian player Giuseppe Merlo in the round of 32.[2] He reached his first tournament final in Ostordorf, West Germany in 1963 before losing to Harald Elschenbroich. In 1964, he won the boys' singles tournament at Wimbledon. He won his first senior's tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica in January 1966. He won the Egyptian Open in Cairo three times (1969, 1974–1974). An adaptable player, he competed on all surfaces, (grass, clay, hardcourt, and carpet). El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to make the top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history. He is one of only four players to beat Björn Borg at Wimbledon,[1] knocking him out in the third round in 1974 (the other three were John McEnroe, Roger Taylor and Arthur Ashe.) He reached his last professional singles final (exhibition) at the Cairo Invitational losing to Bjorn Borg in two sets in December 1979 and played his last singles tournament in June 1982 at the Bristol Open losing to then South African player Johan Kriek,[2] he retired in 1983.

Post playing career

Following his playing career El Shafei remained involved in tennis in an administrative role: he was elected president of the Egyptian Tennis Federation on two occasions (1994–96 and 2005–08).[3] In 1998, he was elected to the board of directors of the International Tennis Federation until 2001. He would serve a second term as director of the ITF (2003–2013).[3] In September 2015, he was elected for a third term as a director and is currently chairman of coaching and chairman of the juniors circuit.[3]

Personal

He was educated at Cairo University[3] and is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II.

Career finals

Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1963 Ostordorf, West Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Harald Elschenbroich 0–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Jan 1966 San José, Costa Rica Clay Template:Flagicon Gary Penberthy 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jan 1967 Kalkutta, India Grass Template:Flagicon Alex Metreveli 3–6, 6–8, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Mar 1967 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Jan-Erik Lundqvist 4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Jan 1968 Bremen, West Germany Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Contet 6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Loss 2–4 Mar 1968 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Milan Holeček 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Mar 1968 Le Touquet, France Clay Template:Flagicon François Jauffret 1–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Feb 1969 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 3–6, 8–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Mar 1969 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon István Gulyás 6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Loss 3–7 Mar 1969 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon István Gulyás 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 3–8 Oct 1969 Perth, UK Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Mark Cox 6–3, 12–14, 1–6
Loss 3–9 Mar 1971 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Alex Metreveli 6–8, 9–7, 4–6
Win 4–9 Mar 1973 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Patrick Proisy 6–4, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–9 Mar 1974 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–9 Nov 1974 Manila, Philippines [4] Hard Template:Flagicon Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–6, 6–1
Loss 6–10 Aug 1975 Brummana, Lebanon Clay Template:Flagicon Nikola Pilić 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 6–11 Nov 1977 Taipei, Taiwan [5] Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Tim Gullikson 7–6, 5–7, 6–7, 4–6

Doubles (9 titles, 18 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1970 Boston, US Hard Template:Flagicon Torben Ulrich Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson
Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 		1–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Sep 1972 Los Angeles, US Hard Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors 		3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 0–3 Oct 1972 Alamo WCT, US Hard Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Tom Okker
Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Nov 1972 Gothenburg, Sweden Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Tom Okker
Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen 		2–6, 6–7
Loss 0–5 Mar 1973 Chicago, US Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall
Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle 		7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–6 Apr 1973 Cleveland, US Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall
Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–7 Aug 1973 Tanglewood, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael
Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–7 Apr 1974 St. Louis, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters
Template:Flagicon Ross Case 		7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win 2–7 Oct 1974 Christchurch, New Zealand N/A Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner Template:Flagicon Syd Ball
Template:Flagicon Ray Ruffels 		w/o
Win 3–7 Nov 1974 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner Template:Flagicon Jürgen Fassbender
Template:Flagicon Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 3–8 Jan 1975 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan Template:Flagicon Dick Crealy
Template:Flagicon Ray Ruffels 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–9 Apr 1975 Charlotte, US Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Patricio Cornejo
Template:Flagicon Jaime Fillol 		3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 3–10 Mar 1976 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried
Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez 		4–6, 6–7
Loss 3–11 Oct 1976 Brisbane, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Syd Ball
Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick 		4–6, 4–6
Win 4–11 Oct 1976 Sydney, Australia Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Syd Ball
Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick 		7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 4–12 Oct 1976 Perth, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton
Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner 		7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–13 Nov 1976 Tokyo, Japan Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael
Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall 		4–6, 4–6
Win 5–13 Jul 1977 Newport, U.S. Grass Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Tim Gullikson
Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson 		6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win 6–13 Mar 1978 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Lito Álvarez
Template:Flagicon George Hardie 		6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 6–14 Jul 1978 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer
Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 6–15 Aug 1978 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen
Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 6–16 Mar 1979 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Template:Flagicon Peter Feigl Template:Flagicon Joel Bailey
Template:Flagicon Bruce Kleege 		4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 6–17 Sep 1979 Palermo, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon John Feaver Template:Flagicon Peter McNamara
Template:Flagicon Paul McNamee 		5–7, 6–7
Win 7–17 Mar 1980 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Christophe Freyss
Template:Flagicon Bernard Fritz 		6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–17 Jul 1980 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon Mark Edmondson
Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick 		6–4, 6–4
Win 9–17 Mar 1981 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci
Template:Flagicon Gianni Ocleppo 		6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 9–18 Dec 1981 Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Rick Meyer Template:Flagicon Thomas Emmrich
Template:Flagicon Jiří Granát 		6–7, 6–2, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Won Wimbledon Championship for Boys 1964 & was runner-up in 1963 Template:Performance key

Tournament 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Career SR Career W–L Career win %
Australian Open A A A 3R A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 2–2 33.33
French Open A 3R A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 7 4–7 36.36
Wimbledon 2R 1R 3R 1R A A QF 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 11 10–11 47.61
US Open A 3R 1R 1R A 3R 4R A 2R A A A A 0 / 6 8–6 53.33
Win–loss 1–1 4–3 2–2 2–3 0–0 2–2 8–3 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 0 / 26 24–26 48.00

Davis Cup

El Shafei participated in 17 ties for Egypt, where he played 42 matches, winning 23, losing 19 he also served as team captain in the 1980s.[6]

References

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External links

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