Mohamed Safwat

Mohamed Safwat (Arabic: محمد صفوت‎; born 19 September 1990) is an Egyptian tennis player. Safwat has been a regular player on the Egypt Davis Cup team since 2009. He is currently the Egyptian No. 1 and the highest ranked Arab player on the ATP Tour, having overtaken Malek Jaziri in the rankings after reaching the final of the Tali Open in Helsinki, Finland, in November 2019. Safwat won his first singles Challenger title at the Launceston International in February 2020, beating local Alex Bolt in the final, thereby becoming the first Egyptian to win a Challenger title in singles since Tamer el-Sawy in 1996.

Mohamed Safwat
Country (sports) Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Mansoura, Egypt
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (Double-handed backhand)
Prize money$643,909
Singles
Career record9–21 (30.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles25
1 Challengers, 24 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 130 (10 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 131 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French Open1R (2018)
WimbledonQ3 (2016)
US OpenQ1 (2017, 2018)
Doubles
Career record3–8 (27.3% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles13
3 Challengers, 10 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 225 (26 September 2016)
Current rankingNo. 746 (16 March 2020)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

In 2016, Safwat became the first Egyptian player since 1997 to reach the final of an Challenger tournament when he reached the final in Kenitra, where he lost to Maximilian Marterer in straight sets.[1] He also reached the semifinals at the Challenger tournament in Launceston in 2017, eventually losing to Mitchell Krueger.

In 2018, Safwat beat No. 3 seed and top 100 player Jordan Thompson en route to his second Challenger singles final in Anning, where he lost to Prajnesh Gunneswaran.[2] Safwat qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2018 French Open as a lucky loser, where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.[3] He was the first man from Egypt to play in a Grand Slam tennis tournament's main singles draw in 22 years.[4]

In 2018, Safwat was part of the Egyptian Davis Cup team to advance to the 3rd round of the Europe/Africa Zone II bracket for the first time since 1996.

Safwat has also won 3 titles in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 45 (25–20)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
ITF Futures Tour (24–17)
Titles by Surface
Hard (11–13)
Clay (14–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2010 Thailand F1, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Simon Cauvard 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2011 Kazakhstan F5, Astana Futures Hard Karan Rastogi 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Nov 2011 Rwanda F1, Kigali Futures Clay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jun 2012 Spain F17, Melilla Futures Hard James McGee 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Sep 2012 Turkey F34, Antalya Futures Hard Brydan Klein 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2013 Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Ivan Nedelko 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–3 Apr 2013 Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Gianluigi Quinzi 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Jun 2013 Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Karim Hossam 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–4 Jun 2013 Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Marc Rath 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
Win 6–4 Jul 2013 Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Omar Giacalone 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–4 Aug 2013 Egypt F21, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6–4, 6–3
Win 8–4 Sep 2013 Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Mazen Osama 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 9–4 Oct 2013 Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Hicham Khaddari 6–4, 6–2
Win 10–4 Nov 2013 Egypt F32, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Axel Michon 6–3, 7–5
Win 11–4 Dec 2013 Egypt F35, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Peđa Krstin 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 12–4 Mar 2014 Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Sherif Sabry 6–3, 6–3
Loss 12–5 Mar 2014 Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Jaroslav Pospíšil 1–6, 2–6
Loss 12–6 Jun 2014 Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Marc Giner 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 12–7 Oct 2014 Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Matwé Middelkoop 5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win 13–7 Nov 2014 Turkey F38, Antalya Futures Hard Marc Sieber 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win 14–7 Nov 2014 Egypt F33, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Tom Jomby 6–4, 6–4
Win 15–7 Nov 2014 Egypt F34, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Jaroslav Pospíšil 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 16–7 Jan 2015 Egypt F2, Cairo Futures Clay Kamil Majchrzak 7–5, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Mar 2015 Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Jan Šátral 3–6, 4–6
Win 17–8 Mar 2015 Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Jaroslav Pospíšil 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 5–0 ret.
Loss 17–9 Mar 2015 Egypt F11, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Jaroslav Pospíšil 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 17–10 Apr 2015 Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Dennis Novak 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 17–11 May 2015 Egypt F16, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Marko Tepavac 4–6, 4–6
Win 18–11 Jun 2015 Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard David Pérez Sanz 6–2, 6–3
Loss 18–12 Jun 2015 Egypt F23, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard David Pérez Sanz 5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 18–13 Sep 2015 Egypt F30, Cairo Futures Clay Bastian Trinker 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 19–13 Sep 2015 Egypt F31, Cairo Futures Clay Bastian Trinker 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Loss 19–14 Sep 2015 Egypt F32, Cairo Futures Clay Adrien Puget 6–7(1–7), 0–6
Win 20–14 Jan 2016 Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Enrique López Pérez 6–3, 7–5
Win 20–14 Jan 2016 Egypt F2, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Julien Dubail 6–2, 6–1
Loss 20–15 Apr 2016 Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Marko Tepavac 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 21–16 Apr 2016 Nigeria F1, Abuja Futures Hard Antal van der Duim 5–7, 3–6
Win 22–16 Apr 2016 Nigeria F2, Abuja Futures Hard Aldin Šetkić 6–4, 4–2 ret.
Loss 22–17 May 2016 Nigeria F4, Abuja Futures Hard David Pérez Sanz 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 22–18 Sep 2016 Kenitra, Morocco Challenger Clay Maximilian Marterer 2–6, 4–6
Win 23–18 Jul 2017 Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Lorenzo Frigerio 6–4, 7–5
Win 24–18 Aug 2017 Italy F25, Cornaiano Futures Clay Tomislav Brkić 6–4, 6–3
Loss 24–19 Apr 2018 Anning, China, P.R. Challenger Clay Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7–5, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 24–20 Nov 2019 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard (i) Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 2-6
Win 25–20 Feb 2020 Lauceston, Australia Challenger Hard Alex Bolt 7-6(7-5), 6-1

Doubles: 21 (13–8)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures Tour (10–7)
Titles by Surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2011 Turkey F17, Adana Futures Clay Issam Haitham Taweel Sam Barry
Barry King		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2011 Rwanda F2, Kigali Futures Clay Sherif Sabry Lukas Jastraunig
Gerald Melzer		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2012 Turkey F40, Adana Futures Hard Andrei Ciumac Jack Carpenter
George Morgan		 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2014 Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Sherif Sabry Karim Hossam
Mazen Osama		 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–3 Mar 2014 Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Sherif Sabry Stefan Fiacan
Filip Horanský		 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 3–3 Jun 2014 Mohammedia, Morocco Challenger Clay Fabiano de Paula Richard Becker
Elie Rousset		 6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 4–3 Oct 2014 Egypt F28, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Matwé Middelkoop Sherif Sabry
Libor Salaba		 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 2014 Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Matwé Middelkoop Libor Salaba
Jan Zieliński		 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 6–3 Nov 2014 Egypt F33, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Sherif Sabry Jan Blecha
Pascal Brunner		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6–4 Jun 2015 Egypt F23, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Issam Haitham Taweel Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
David Pérez Sanz		 5–7, 3–6
Win 7–4 Jul 2015 Italy F17, Sassuolo Futures Clay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Alessandro Giannessi
Matteo Volante		 4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 8–4 Sep 2015 Egypt F32, Cairo Futures Clay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Luca Margaroli
Adrien Puget		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 8–5 Oct 2015 Egypt F33, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Issam Haitham Taweel Scott Clayton
Jonny O'Mara		 2–6, 4–6
Win 9–5 Oct 2015 Casablanca, Morocco Challenger Clay Laurynas Grigelis Thiemo de Bakker
Stephan Fransen		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–6 Jan 2016 Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Lukas Mugevičius Darko Jandrić
Enrique López Pérez		 3–6, 4–6
Win 10–6 Jan 2016 Egypt F2, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Luca Margaroli Enrique López Pérez
Laurent Rochette		 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 11–6 Feb 2016 Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Federico Bonacia
Matteo Fago		 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 11–7 Apr 2016 Nigeria F1, Abuja Futures Hard Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Nicolas Meister
Enrique López Pérez		 3–6, 4–6
Win 12–7 Sep 2016 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Luca Margaroli Pedro Martínez
Oriol Roca Batalla		 6–4, 6–4
Win 13–7 Nov 2017 Finland F4, Helsinki Futures Hard (i) Evgeny Karlovskiy Vladimir Polyakov
Evgenii Tiurnev		 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 13–8 Feb 2019 Launceston, Australia Challenger Hard Hiroki Moriya Max Purcell
Luke Saville		 5–7, 4–6

Davis Cup ties played

22 ties played, 17 victories and 10 defeats in the singles ; 7 victories and 4 defeats in the doubles (from 2009 to end of 2018)

References
  1. Reem Abulleil (23 September 2016). "Egypt's Safwat reaches first career singles Challenger final". sport360.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. "Anning | Results | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. Jonathan Jurejko (27 May 2018). "French Open 2018: Grigor Dimitrov beats lucky loser Mohammed Safwat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "Mohamed Safwat restores some Egyptian sporting pride at French Open". 27 May 2018.
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