Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (Arabic: ميار شريف أحمد عبد العزيز; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 31 in singles - making her the highest ranked Egyptian player in the Open Era[1] - and No. 88 in doubles. Sherif has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open. She has also won a record six WTA 125 singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She is the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed.[2]
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Full name | Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cairo | 5 May 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Pepperdine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $2,223,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 259–138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 WTA Challengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 31 (19 June 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 90 (19 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 93–55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 88 (11 July 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 130 (19 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 25–13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sherif spent her final two years of college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor of science in sports medicine. She was part of the university's tennis team and was an All-American in both 2017 and 2018, and the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2018. She made the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA singles tournament and ended her senior season ranked 11th in the nation in singles.[3]
Sherif made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2020 Prague Open. She was the first Egyptian female player in a main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2020 French Open. She made history again for Egyptian tennis at the 2021 Australian Open, becoming the first woman from her nation to win a Grand Slam main-draw match.[4][5] She became also the first Egyptian woman to qualify for the Olympic Games and reach a WTA tournament final in Cluj-Napoca. At the 2023 Madrid Open, she became the first Egyptian player to reach a WTA 1000 quarterfinal.
Playing for Egypt Billie Jean King Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 25–13 (singles 13–7; doubles 12–6) as of April 2024.[6]
Professional
edit2019–2020: Historic major & WTA Tour debuts
editSherif started 2020 playing in the Australian Open qualifiers which was her first appearance at a WTA tournament. She lost in the first round of qualifiers to Ann Li. In March, she won the title at a $25k tournament in Antalya defeating Dalma Gálfi in the final.
In August, at the Prague Open Prague Open, Sherif advanced through the qualifying making her main-draw debut at WTA Tour-level. In the first round, she lost there to Laura Siegemund in three sets.
In late September 2020, Sherif defeated Camila Osorio, Caty McNally and Giulia Gatto-Monticone in the French Open qualifying. Making her Grand Slam main-draw debut as the first Egyptian female player,[7] Sherif came up against second seed and world No. 3, Karolína Plíšková, losing in three sets.[8]
2021: Major & WTA 1000 wins, Olympics & top 100 debut
editSherif again made history as the first Egyptian woman to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament, beating Chloe Paquet in the first round of the Australian Open.[9]
She qualified for Indian Wells making her WTA 1000 debut, and defeated Zheng Saisai for her first win at this level. She received a wildcard for the WTA 1000 Miami Open.
Sherif delivered another highlight, when she, as the first Egyptian woman, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, after winning the 2019 African Games.[10][11]
Sherif also became the first Egyptian woman to reach a WTA Tour singles and doubles final in Cluj-Napoca. In singles, she defeated top seed Alizé Cornet, Alex Eala, Kristína Kučová and Mihaela Buzărnescu but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the final.[12] In doubles, partnering Katarzyna Piter, she lost to Natela Dzalamidze and Kaja Juvan in the final. As a result, she entered the top 100 at world No. 97 on 9 August 2021, the first Egyptian woman to do so, and also reached a career-high in doubles at No. 154.[13]
2022: Maiden career title, top 50 in singles & top 100 in doubles
editShe made her top 50 debut in singles and reached world No. 98 in doubles on 16 May 2022.
At the French Open, she became the first Egyptian woman to win a Roland Garros main-draw match, after defeating Marta Kostyuk in two sets. She withdrew in the second round due to injury.[14]
At the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Sherif defeated Anna Bondár, Simona Waltert, Lauren Davis, and Ana Bogdan to reach her second WTA 250 final, and her first since the previous summer. She then defeated top seed and world No. 7, Maria Sakkari, in straight sets to claim her first singles title and become the first woman from Egypt to win a WTA Tour title. The win against Sakkari was also her first top-10 win.[15]
2023-2024: WTA 1000 QF, record 6th WTA 125 title, historic ranking
editAt the 2023 Madrid Open, Sherif defeated Camila Giorgi by retirement, 30th seed Anhelina Kalinina, world No. 5 Caroline Garcia and 24th seed Elise Mertens to reach her first WTA 1000 singles quarterfinal, thus also becoming the first Egyptian player to do so.[16][17]
She won her second WTA 125 title at the Open Internacional de Valencia in two weeks following her triumph at the WTA 125 Makarska International.[18][19] As a result, she reached a historic career-high of No. 31 in the singles rankings, becoming the highest ranked Egyptian player, male or female, in the Open era. No other player had won more than three WTA Challenger titles since level was introduced in 2012.[20]
In 2023 at the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, she reached the semifinals in doubles, partnering Jasmine Paolini.
At the 2024 Italian Open, she made the third round at the WTA 1000 level for the second time, defeating 11th seed and former doubles partner, Jasmine Paolini, for her third career top 15 win.[21]
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[22]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 China Open.
Tournament | 2011 | ... | 2014 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R[a] | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–3 | 50% | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% | |||
National representation | |||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[b] | Z3 | Z2 | Z3 | Z2 [c] | Z2 | 0 / 0 | 9–6 | 60% | |||||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Qatar Open[d] | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | 1R | NMS | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Dubai[d] | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | QF | 3R | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% | ||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 1R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
China Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 5–8 | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
2011 | ... | 2014 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 0[e] | 0[e] | 0[e] | 2 | 11 | 15 | 21 | Career total: 49 | |||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 3 | ||||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–9 | 4–12 | 4–12 | 0 / 33 | 13–38 | 25% | |||
Clay win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 9–7 | 1 / 14 | 24–13 | 65% | |||
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 11–13 | 14–21 | 1 / 49 | 38–53 | 42% | |||
Win (%) | 50% | 0% | 100% | 33% | 39% | 46% | 40% | Career total: 42% | |||||
Year-end ranking[f] | n/a | 865 | 212 | 132 | 61 | 63 | 49 | $1,963,221 |
Doubles
editCurrent through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2011 | ... | 2014 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | ||
National representation | ||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[b] | Z3 | Z2 | Z3 | Z2[c] | Z2 | 0 / 0 | 10–5 | 67% | ||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0[e] | 0[e] | 0[e] | 0[e] | 2 | 6 | 7 | Career total: 15 | ||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||||
Overall win–loss | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 8–6 | 1–7 | 0 / 15 | 20–19 | 51% | ||
Year-end ranking[g] | n/a | n/a | 461 | 189 | 142 | 123 |
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | Winners Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | Andrea Petkovic | 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | Maria Sakkari | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2024 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | WTA 250 | Clay | Peyton Stearns | 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | Winners Open, Romania |
WTA 250 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Natela Dzalamidze Kaja Juvan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2022 | Melbourne Summer Set, Australia |
WTA 250 | Hard | Tereza Martincová | Bernarda Pera Kateřina Siniaková |
2–6, 7–6(9–7), [5–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2021 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | Martina Trevisan | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2022 | Marbella Open, Spain | Clay | Tamara Korpatsch | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2022 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany (2) | Clay | Bernarda Pera | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Nov 2022 | Copa Colina, Chile | Clay | Kateryna Baindl | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Win | 5–0 | Jun 2023 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay | Jasmine Paolini | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Win | 6–0 | Jun 2023 | Internacional de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Marina Bassols Ribera | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–1 | May 2024 | Catalonia Open, Spain | Clay | Kateřina Siniaková | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–2 | May 2024 | Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy | Clay | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2024 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay | Katie Volynets | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Jul 2024 | Contrexéville Open, France | Clay | Lucia Bronzetti | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 |
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2021 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany |
Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Irina Bara Ekaterine Gorgodze |
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
Win | 1–1 | May 2022 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany |
Clay | Panna Udvardy | Yana Sizikova Alison Van Uytvanck |
5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2022 | Copa Colina, Chile |
Clay | Tamara Zidanšek | Yana Sizikova Aldila Sutjiadi |
1–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2024 | Catalonia Open, Spain |
Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Ellen Perez Nicole Melichar-Martinez |
5-7, 2-6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | 6–0, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2013 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Olga Sáez Larra | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Eleni Kordolaimi | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Simona Waltert | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 3–4 | May 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Bárbara Gatica | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Stadler | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Biella, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Katarina Zavatska | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2019 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Aug 2019 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000+H | Clay | Leonie Küng | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 8–6 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Dalma Galfi | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9–6 | Nov 2020 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Kawa | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–7 | Nov 2020 | ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Kaia Kanepi | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–8 | Jul 2021 | Open de Montpellier, France | 60,000 | Clay | Anhelina Kalinina | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Arantxa Rus | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Valeria Podda | Eugeniya Pashkova Ekaterina Yashina |
6–3, 2–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Vanda Lukács | Lucia Cervera-Vasquez Pilar Dominguez-Lopez |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Lynn Kiro | Alina Mikheeva Anna Morgina |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Zuzana Zlochová | Sowjanya Bavisetti Rishika Sunkara |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ola Abou Zekry | Jana Fett Oleksandra Korashvili |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Rutuja Bhosale | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien |
3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Rana Sherif Ahmed | Despina Papamichail Simona Waltert |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Alica Rusová | Lena Lutzeier Nina Stadler |
6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Turin, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Melanie Stokke | Chihiro Muramatsu Yuki Naito |
0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Réka Luca Jani Lara Salden |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2020 | Cairo Open, Egypt | 100,000 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | Aleksandra Krunić Katarzyna Piter |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Melis Sezer İpek Öz |
6–7(8), 6–1, [10–3] |
Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2020 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | 100,000 | Clay | Astra Sharma | Magdalena Fręch Katarzyna Kawa |
6–4, 4–6, [2–10] |
Head-to-head records
editRecord against top 10 players
edit- She has a 2–5 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result | W–L | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | Rank | H2H |
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Loss | 0–1 | Karolína Plíšková | No. 4 | French Open | Clay | 1R | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 4–6 | No. 172 | |
2022 | |||||||||
Win | 1–1 | Maria Sakkari | No. 7 | Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy | Clay | F | 7–5, 6–3 | No. 74 | |
2023 | |||||||||
Loss | 1–2 | Caroline Garcia | No. 5 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | Hard | QF | 0–6, 4–6 | No. 53 | |
Win | 2–2 | Caroline Garcia | No. 5 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | No. 59 | |
Loss | 2–3 | Aryna Sabalenka | No. 2 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | QF | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 | No. 59 | |
Loss | 2–4 | Markéta Vondroušová | No. 10 | Canadian Open | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 2–6 | No. 33 | |
Loss | 2–5 | Coco Gauff | No. 7 | Cincinnati Open, US | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 2–6 | No. 33 | |
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Loss | 2-6 | Elena Rybakina | No. 4 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 1-6, 4-6 | No. 72 |
Notes
edit- ^ Withdrew during the tournament; not counted as a loss.
- ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
- ^ 2012: WTA ranking-n/a, 2013: WTA ranking-641, ... 2015-16: WTA ranking-n/a, 2017: WTA ranking-780, 2018: WTA ranking-n/a.
- ^ 2013: WTA ranking-700, ... 2015-16: WTA ranking-n/a, 2017: WTA ranking-1049, 2018: WTA ranking-n/a.
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- ^ "Sherif saves six championship points, wins Makarska 125 title".
- ^ "Sherif triumphs in Valencia; wins second WTA 125 title in two weeks".
- ^ "Rankings Watch: Boulter, Sherif reach career-highs".
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