Rotterdam 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-5 4-6 6-4Player
Ismail El Shafei
EGYBorn: November 15, 1947right-handed
256–29646.4% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 398January 3, 1983
Best rankingNo. 34April 14, 1975
Record256–29646.4% wins
Titles24 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height—
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Ismail El Shafei has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 34 April 14, 1975
- Archived observations
- 64 64 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 5011documented weeks
- Top 10058documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recent97best-of-five matches
17reached a fifth set
1comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Arthur AsheUSA15 matches7–8Marty RiessenUSA14 matches4–10Tom OkkerNED11 matches4–7John NewcombeAUS10 matches3–7Rod LaverAUS10 matches4–6Nikola PilicCRO9 matches4–5Dick CrealyAUS8 matches4–4Ilie NastaseROU8 matches2–6Mark CoxGBR8 matches2–6Roy EmersonAUS8 matches2–6Stan SmithUSA8 matches2–6Charlie PasarellUSA7 matches1–6
Matches
49 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Gothenberg WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 6-0Gothenberg WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 7-5Stockholm 1972ATP · Hard · Second round
6-4 6-4Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
7-6 6-4Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-4Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-2 6-2Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-1Vancouver 1972ATP · Round of 16
6-3 6-3Vancouver 1972ATP · Third round
3-6 6-1 6-0Alamo WCT 1972ATP · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Alamo WCT 1972ATP · Third round
6-4 7-6Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-4Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Second round
6-4 6-4Montreal WCT 1972ATP · Semifinal
7-6 6-4Montreal WCT 1972ATP · Quarterfinal
7-6 7-6Montreal WCT 1972ATP · Round of 16
6-2 6-2Montreal WCT 1972ATP · Third round
6-4 3-6 6-4US Open 1972ATP · Grass · First round
7-6 6-4 6-4Fort Worth NTL 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-1Cleveland WCT 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-3 7-6Cleveland WCT 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-7 6-3Cleveland WCT 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-3Louisville 1972ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-3 6-4Louisville 1972ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 1-6 6-3Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
7-6 6-0Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 4-6 6-3Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 3-6 6-3Bretton Woods 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-2Bretton Woods 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
DEFBretton Woods 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
3-6 6-0 6-3Boston 1 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 6-2Boston 1 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
4-6 6-4 7-6St. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
W/OSt. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 3-6 7-6Las Vegas 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
7-6 6-4Las Vegas 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-2Denver 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-5 6-2Charlotte 1972ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-4 4-6 7-6Charlotte 1972ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-1Quebec WCT 1972ATP · Third round
6-4 6-2Houston 2 1972ATP · Clay · Third round
6-3 7-6Chicago 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 7-5Miami WCT 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
2-6 6-4 7-6Miami WCT 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-0Miami WCT 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
1-6 6-2 6-1Toronto WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
4-6 6-1 6-1Philadelphia WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 2-6 6-4Richmond 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-1 7-5