Slimane Saoudi (Arabic: سليمان سعودي) (born 23 July 1975) is a former professional Algerian tennis player.

Slimane Saoudi
Country (sports) France
 Algeria
Born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 49)
Turned pro1993
Retired2008
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$161,196
Singles
Career record7–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 212 (21 July 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record3–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 422 (28 August 2006)
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Representing  Algeria
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Doubles
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers Team Event
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Ta'if Team Event
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ta'if Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ta'if Doubles
Representing  France
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Palma Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Palma Doubles

Saoudi reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 21 July 2003, when he became World No. 212. His only appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2002 U.S. Open, where he reached the main draw as a qualifier, losing in the first round in five sets to fellow qualifier Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland. He played primarily on the Futures circuit.

Saoudi was a member of the Algeria Davis Cup team until 2009, posting a 5–11 record in singles and a 3–6 record in doubles. He first played Davis Cup only in 2005.

Career titles

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Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (0)
Futures (10)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1999 Aix-les-Bains[1] Hard (i)   Julien Cuaz 7–5, 7–6
2. 2001 Bourg-en-Bresse Clay   Florent Serra 6–2, 7–6
3. 2001 Aix-en-Provence Clay   Julien Benneteau 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
4. 2002 Trier Clay   Petr Kralert 6–2, 6–4
5. 2002 Zell Clay   Łukasz Kubot 7–5, 6–3
6. 2005 Doha Hard   Philipp Mukhometov 6–2, 6–2
7. 2005 Irun Clay   Augustin Gensse 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
8. 2005 Algiers Clay   Lamine Ouahab 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
9. 2005 Feucherolles Hard (i)   Malek Jaziri 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
10. 2007 Irun Clay   Carlos Rexach-Itoiz 7–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Romoli, Jacopo (December 2019). "Why them?". Snippets (37): 84–86. doi:10.7358/snip-2019-037-romo. ISSN 1590-1807.
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