Personal

Coach since she was 16 is Justo Gonzalez Martinez; trains in Elche, southeast Spain
Mother is Amal, father is Sherif and has three sisters, Rawan, Dalya, Rana (also a player on tour); introduced to tennis by her sister and parents at the age of four
Studied at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor degree of science in Sports Medicine
Has a sponsorship deal with a bank in Egypt
Love listening to drums and would like to play one day
Speaks English, Arabic, French and Spanish

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2022 - Parma.
Finalist (3): 2024 - Makarska (WTA 125), Rabat; 2021 - Cluj-Napoca.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2024 - Monastir (w/Blinkova).
Finalist (2): 2022 - Melbourne 2 (w/Martincova); 2021 - Cluj-Napoca (w/Piter).

WTA 125 TITLES
SINGLES (6): 2023 - Makarska, Valencia; 2022 - Marbella, Karlsruhe, Colina; 2021 - Karlsruhe. Finalist (2): 2024 - Contrexeville, Lleida

ADDITIONAL
Egyptian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021; Egyptian Olympic Team, 2021.

Career in Review

In 2023 enjoyed SF run at Palermo (l. Q. Zheng) and was a quarterfinalist at Monterrey (l. Garcia) and Madrid, where she became the first Egyptian player to reach last eight at a WTA 1000 event (l. Sabalenka in 3s)

Also in 2023 won back-to-back WTA 125 titles at Makarska (saving six championship points against Paolini in F) and Valencia (d. Bassols Ribera in F), afterwards attaining new career-high ranking of No.31 (week of June 19); best Grand Slam result came at Roland Garros (2r, l. Potapova)

Won maiden WTA title at 2022 Parma (d. No.7 Sakkari in F - first Top-10 win)

Last season also reached 2r on three occasions (including Roland Garros) and lifted WTA 125K Series titles at Marbella, Karlsruhe and Colina

Broke into Top 100 for first time on August 9, 2021 - highest-ranked Egyptian woman ever

At 2021 Cluj-Napoca, finished R-Up in singles (l. Petkovic) and doubles (w/Piter)

Last season also reached 2r on three occasions (including at Australian Open) and finished R-Up at WTA 125K Series event at Karlsruhe

Made debuts in WTA main draw at 2020 Prague and Grand Slam main draw at 2020 Roland Garros, falling 1r as qualifier on both occasions; is the first woman representing Egypt to contest the main draw of a major

Also contested WTA 125K Series event in Prague in August, reaching 3r; best results on ITF Circuit were picking up eighth and ninth title at this level, at $25k ITF/Antalya-TUR in March and $100k ITF/Charleston-SC, USA in November

Fell in qualifying at 2020 Australian Open (l. Li in 1r), her first time contesting qualifying at Tour level

During 2019 season, broke into Top 200 for the first time (at No.189 on November 11, 2019), having only appeared on the rankings on July 1 (at No.500)

Returned to ITF Circuit in 2019 unranked, ended the year at No.212 after winning six titles, including a 26-match winning streak and ending the year with a win-loss record of 68-17

Won the 2019 African Games to earn a place at Tokyo Olympics in 2021

Owns nine singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Made Fed Cup debut in 2011, has also played in 2014, 2019-20

Won first ITF Circuit title in 2013 at $10k Sharm El-Sheik

Made ITF Circuit debut in 2010, at a $10k event in Ain Alsoukhna-Suiz in Egypt