Mohamed Safwat facts for kids
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| Country (sports) |  Egypt |
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| Residence | Cairo, Egypt |
| Born | 19 September 1990 Mansoura, Egypt |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (Double-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 849,360 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 16–26 (38.1% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (10 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 392 (16 October 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2020) |
| French Open | 1R (2018) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2016) |
| US Open | 1R (2020) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–10 (28.57% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 225 (26 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 872 (29 August 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 32–18 |
Mohamed Safwat (Arabic: محمد صفوت; born 19 September 1990) is a professional Egyptian tennis player. He has been a regular member of the Egypt Davis Cup team since 2009. Safwat has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently the top-ranked Egyptian tennis player.
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Professional career
In 2016, Safwat made history by becoming the first Egyptian player since 1997 to reach the final of an ATP Challenger tournament. This happened at the tournament in Kenitra, where he played against Maximilian Marterer but lost. He also reached the semifinals at the Challenger tournament in Launceston in 2017.
In 2018, Safwat had another great run. He beat Jordan Thompson, a player ranked in the top 100, on his way to his second Challenger singles final in Anning. He lost that final to Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
Safwat got to play in his first major tennis tournament, called a Grand Slam, at the 2018 French Open. He got in as a "lucky loser" and played against Grigor Dimitrov. Even though he lost, he was the first man from Egypt to play in a Grand Slam singles main draw in 22 years.
In January 2020, Safwat qualified for a Grand Slam main draw on his own for the first time. This was at the 2020 Australian Open. He won three matches in the qualifying rounds to earn his spot. This made him the first Egyptian since Ismail El Shafei in 1978 to play in the main draw of the Australian Open.
In February 2020, Safwat won his first singles Challenger title. He won the Launceston International by beating local player Alex Bolt in the final. This was a big achievement, as he was the first Egyptian to win a Challenger singles title since Tamer El-Sawy in 1996. This win also helped him reach his highest-ever world ranking of No. 130 on February 10, 2020.
National representation
In 2018, Safwat was part of the Egyptian Davis Cup team. They made it to the third round of the Europe/Africa Zone II bracket. This was the first time Egypt had reached this stage since 1996.
Safwat also made history for Egyptian sports at the Tokyo Olympic Games. He played in the Olympics in 2021, becoming the first Egyptian man to qualify for tennis at the Olympics. He earned his spot by winning the 2019 African Games.
Challenger and Futures finals
Mohamed Safwat has played in many finals in both singles and doubles tournaments.
- In singles, he has played in 55 finals, winning 30 of them and losing 25.
- In doubles, he has played in 21 finals, winning 13 and losing 8.
Davis Cup ties played
Safwat has played in 22 Davis Cup matches. He has won 17 singles matches and lost 10. In doubles, he has won 7 matches and lost 4. These records are from 2009 to the end of 2018.
See also
In Spanish: Mohamed Safwat para niños
