Ismail El Shafei Tennis player

Ismail El-Shafei (born 15 November 1947) was the 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 He is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)إسماعيل الشافعي
Birth dateNovember 15, 1947
Birth place
Cairo , Egypt
Residence
Cairo , Egypt

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Tennis player

playsLeft-handed (1-handed backhand)

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Ismail El Shafei on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/El/I/Ismail-El-Shafei.aspx