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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 | 13–25 (34.2% 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 (28.6% 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 |
| Last updated on: 18 October 2023. | |
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. Safwat has won one singles and three titles in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently the Egyptian No. 1.
Professional career
In 2016, Safwat became the first Egyptian player since 1997 to reach the final of a 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 January 2020, Safwat qualified for a Grand Slam main draw for the first time in his career at the 2020 Australian Open by defeating three opponents in the qualifications at Melbourne Park. It made him the first Egyptian since Ismail El Shafei in 1978 to feature in an Australian Open main draw.
In February 2020, Safwat won his first singles Challenger title at the Launceston International 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 and took him to a career-high of World No. 130 in the ATP rankings on 10 February 2020.
National representation
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.[5]
Safwat made history for Egyptian sport at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where he made his debut, as the first Egyptian man to qualify for the Olympics in 2021 after he won the 2019 African Games.[6][7][8]
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 55 (30–25)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2010 | Thailand F1, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard |  Simon Cauvard
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2011 | Kazakhstan F5, Astana | Futures | Hard |  Karan Rastogi
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2011 | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2012 | Spain F17, Melilla | Futures | Hard |  James McGee
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2012 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Brydan Klein
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6–2, 6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2013 | Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Ivan Nedelko
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2013 | Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Gianluigi Quinzi
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6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2013 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Karim Hossam
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2013 | Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Marc Rath
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2013 | Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Omar Giacalone
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–4 | Aug 2013 | Egypt F21, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–4 | Sep 2013 | Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Mazen Osama
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–4 | Oct 2013 | Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Hicham Khaddari
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–4 | Nov 2013 | Egypt F32, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–4 | Dec 2013 | Egypt F35, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Peđa Krstin
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6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 12–4 | Mar 2014 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Sherif Sabry
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Mar 2014 | Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Jaroslav Pospíšil
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–6 | Jun 2014 | Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay |  Marc Giner
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4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Oct 2014 | Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Matwé Middelkoop
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5–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–7 | Nov 2014 | Turkey F38, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Marc Sieber
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7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–7 | Nov 2014 | Egypt F33, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Tom Jomby
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–7 | Nov 2014 | Egypt F34, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Jaroslav Pospíšil
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–7 | Jan 2015 | Egypt F2, Cairo | Futures | Clay |  Kamil Majchrzak
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Mar 2015 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Jan Šátral
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–8 | Mar 2015 | Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Jaroslav Pospíšil
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6–3, 6–7(2–7), 5–0 ret. |
| Loss | 17–9 | Mar 2015 | Egypt F11, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Jaroslav Pospíšil
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 17–10 | Apr 2015 | Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Dennis Novak
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2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 17–11 | May 2015 | Egypt F16, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Marko Tepavac
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 18–11 | Jun 2015 | Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | David Pérez Sanz
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–12 | Jun 2015 | Egypt F23, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | David Pérez Sanz
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5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 18–13 | Sep 2015 | Egypt F30, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Bastian Trinker
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 19–13 | Sep 2015 | Egypt F31, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Bastian Trinker
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7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| Loss | 19–14 | Sep 2015 | Egypt F32, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Adrien Puget
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6–7(1–7), 0–6 |
| Win | 20–14 | Jan 2016 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Enrique López Pérez
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 20–14 | Jan 2016 | Egypt F2, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Julien Dubail
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 20–15 | Apr 2016 | Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Marko Tepavac
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 21–16 | Apr 2016 | Nigeria F1, Abuja | Futures | Hard | Antal van der Duim
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 22–16 | Apr 2016 | Nigeria F2, Abuja | Futures | Hard |  Aldin Šetkić
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6–4, 4–2 ret. |
| Loss | 22–17 | May 2016 | Nigeria F4, Abuja | Futures | Hard | David Pérez Sanz
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 22–18 | Sep 2016 | Kenitra, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Maximilian Marterer
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 23–18 | Jul 2017 | Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Lorenzo Frigerio
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 24–18 | Aug 2017 | Italy F25, Cornaiano | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić
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6–4, 6–3 |