Ismail El Shafei
Tennis Player
1947 –
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Who is Ismail El Shafei?
Ismail El-Shafei is a former 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
El-Shafei won the 1964 Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon.
He is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II.
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1947
Cairo - Parents
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Profession
- Lived in
- Cairo
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on July 23, 2013
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