Copenhagen WCT 1973ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 3-6 6-3Player
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
101 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Milan 1973ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4Rotterdam 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-5 4-6 6-4Gothenberg WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 6-0Gothenberg WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 7-5Essen 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 6-1Washington 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 6-3St. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
W/OSt. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 3-6 7-6Denver 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-5 6-2Chicago 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 7-5Toronto 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 7-5Bologna WCT 1971ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-3Bologna WCT 1971ATP · Carpet · Third round
UNKBologna WCT 1971ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-3 6-2Cologne 1971ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 6-4Dallas 1971ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-4Chicago 1971ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-5 6-3Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-5Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-4Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-5Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-4Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-4Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-3Denver 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-3Philadelphia WCT 1971ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 4-6 6-2Wembley 3 1970ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 9-8Paris Masters 1970ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-2Vancouver 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-6 7-6St. Louis 1970ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-2 5-7 6-1St. Louis 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
8-6 8-6Wembley 1970ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
2-6 10-8 11-9Wembley 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 6-3Philadelphia WCT 1970ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-3 6-2Wembley 3 1969ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
3-6 6-3 6-4Wembley 3 1969ATP · Carpet · Third round
W/OLondon 3 1969ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
9-7 3-6 8-6Macon 1969ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
4-6 6-3 6-4Macon 1969ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-4Bremen Indoors 1968ATP · Carpet · Final
6-2 6-2 9-7Bremen Indoors 1968ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
7-5 10-8Bremen Indoors 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-4Bremen Indoors 1968ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-3