Sandra Sameh Samir Abdul Salam (Arabic: ساندرا سامح سمير عبدالسلام; born 4 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional tennis player.

Sandra Samir
ساندرا سمير
Samir at the 2013 US Open
Full nameSandra Sameh Samir Abdul Salam
Country (sports) Egypt
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26)
Giza, Egypt
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachKarim Mahmoud
Prize money$161,621
Singles
Career record403–232 (63.5%)
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 342 (26 October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 551 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2013)
French Open Junior2R (2013)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2013)
US Open Junior2R (2013)
Doubles
Career record217–177 (55.1%)
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 322 (24 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 421 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2013)
French Open Junior2R (2013)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2013)
US Open Junior2R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup23–26 (46.9%)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Tennis
Last updated on: 26 February 2024.

Samir won the 2013 U-16 African Junior Tennis Championships.[1]

She has won 16 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 26 October 2020, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 342. On 24 July 2023, she peaked at No. 322 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for the Egypt Fed Cup team, Samir has a win–loss record of 23–26 (as of August 2023).[2]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–7)
Clay (8–12)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia W10 Hard   Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Nuria Párrizas Díaz 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Victoria Muntean 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Jan 2016 ITF Cairo, Egypt W10 Clay   Chantal Škamlová 1–6, 6–4, 6–7(3)
Loss 1–4 Jan 2016 ITF Cairo, Egypt W10 Clay   Chantal Škamlová 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W10 Clay   Victoria Larrière 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 May 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W10 Clay   Lisa Sabino 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–7 Oct 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–8 Feb 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Hsu Chieh-yu 2–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 2–8 Oct 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Anastasia Pribylova 1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–8 Oct 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Emilie Francati 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–9 Nov 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Nuria Párrizas Díaz 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3)
Win 4–9 Dec 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Nastja Kolar 6–4, 6–1
Win 5–9 Feb 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Nefisa Berberović 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–9 May 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Shelby Talcott 6–0, 6–3
Win 7–9 Sep 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Anna Ureke 6–0, 2–1 ret.
Win 8–9 Dec 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Michele Alexandra Zmau 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 8–10 Dec 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Anastasiya Shoshyna 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 8–11 Jul 2019 ITF Getxo, Spain W25 Clay (i)   Despina Papamichail 2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–12 Aug 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay   Andreea Prisăcariu 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–13 Sep 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Fanny Östlund 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–13 Sep 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Nastja Kolar 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–14 Sep 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Nastja Kolar 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(4)
Win 10–14 Nov 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Joanna Zawadzka 6–2, 6–1
Win 11–14 Mar 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Zeel Desai 5–7, 7–6(7), 6–2
Loss 11–15 Oct 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Ganna Poznikhirenko 2–6, 4–6
Win 12–15 Oct 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Joanna Garland 6–4, 6–2
Loss 12–16 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Maria Timofeeva 3–6, 3–6
Loss 12–17 Aug 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Mayuka Aikawa 3–6, 5–7
Win 13–17 Sep 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Anastasia Abbagnato 6–2, 6–0
Loss 13–18 Mar 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Karola Bejenaru 4–6, 2–6
Win 14–18 Sep 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar 4–6, 6–4, 6-1
Win 15–18 Oct 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 15–19 Feb 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Katarína Kužmová 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win 16–19 Feb 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Laura Samson 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 18 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (8–13)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Barbara Haas   Amandine Hesse
  Marine Partaud
0–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Nov 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt W10 Clay   Naomi Totka   Ola Abou Zekry
  Ana Bianca Mihăilă
7–5, 6–7(9), [13–11]
Win 3–0 Sep 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Ana Bianca Mihăilă   Sharmada Balu
  Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal
6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Jan 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Fatma Al-Nabhani   Ayaka Okuno
  Chantal Škamlová
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 3–2 Jan 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Fatma Al-Nabhani   Ayaka Okuno
  Chantal Škamlová
3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Feb 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Shelby Talcott   Natasha Palha
  Rishika Sunkara
2–6, 1–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Hsu Chieh-yu   Ida Jarlskog
  Julia Rosenqvist
6–2, 7–5
Loss 4–4 Apr 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Ola Abou Zekry   Ana Veselinović
  You Xiaodi
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–5 Jul 2017 ITF Darmstadt, Germany W25 Clay   Kathinka von Deichmann   Laura-Ioana Andrei
  Anastasia Zarycká
6–4, 6–7(5), [3–10]
Loss 4–6 Feb 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Hsu Chieh-yu   Melania Delia
  Angelica Moratelli
2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 May 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Ola Abou Zekry   Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
  Maria Patrascu
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 5–7 Jul 2018 ITF Torino, Italy W25 Clay   Vivian Heisen   Martina Caregaro
  Federica di Sarra
6–3, 6–2
Win 6–7 Sep 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Michele Alexandra Zmău   Yasmin Ezzat
  Charlotte Roemer
6–2, 6–1
Loss 6–8 Dec 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Anastasiya Shoshyna   Minami Akiyama
  Viktoriia Dema
2–6, 7–6(2), [6–10]
Loss 6–9 Jul 2019 ITF Imola, Italy W25 Carpet   Rasheeda Micadoo   Paula Cristina Gonçalves
  Nina Stadler
4–6, 2–6
Loss 6–10 Aug 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay   Beatrice Lombardo   Katarina Kuzmová
  Elena Milovanović
6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 6–11 Sep 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Bojana Marinković   Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
  Anastasia Zolotareva
5–7, 6–2, [3–10]
Loss 6–12 Oct 2019 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard   Prarthana Thombare   Rutuja Bhosale
  Laura Pigossi
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 6–13 Oct 2019 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard   Prarthana Thombare   Rutuja Bhosale
  Laura Pigossi
3–6, 7–6(3), [6–10]
Win 7–13 Nov 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Clay   Federica Prati   Warona Mdlulwa
  Catalina Pella
6–2, 6–2
Win 8–13 Mar 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Jacqueline Cabaj Awad   Zeel Desai
  Stefania Rogozińska Dzik
7–5, 6–2
Loss 8–14 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Fanny Östlund   Anastasia Nefedova
  Lexie Stevens
1–6, 4–6
Win 9–14 Aug 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Zhibek Kulambayeva   María Paulina Pérez
  Mell Reasco
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9–15 Aug 2021 ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia W25 Clay   Ioana Loredana Roșca   Carolina Alves
  Andrea Gámiz
4–6, 1–6
Loss 9–16 Sep 2022 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay   Yang Ya-yi   Irina Khromacheva
  Iryna Shymanovich
2–6, 4–6
Win 10–16 Dec 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Anastasia Abbagnato   Tilwith Di Girolami
  Stéphanie Visscher
w/o
Loss 10–17 Feb 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay   Cody Wong   Nika Radišić
  Cristina Dinu
5–7, 2–6
Win 11–17 Mar 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Polina Iatcenko   Back Da-yeon
  Jeong Bo-young
6–4, 7–5
Loss 11–18 Aug 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Kristina Melenkovic   Anastasiia Gureva
  Radka Zelnicková
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 12–18 Sep 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Katie Dyson   Aruzhan Sagandikova
  Zhanel Rustemova
6–2, 6–2
Win 13–18 Sep 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar   Ashmitha Easwaramurthi
  Anna Sedysheva
6–2, 7–5
Win 14–18 Sep 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar   Zuzanna Bednarz
  Laura Cíleková
6–1, 6–4

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Montgomery heads International 18&U ITF/GSDF Team to Europe 2013". International Tennis Federation. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Sandra Samir at the Fed Cup".

External links edit