Adam El Mihdawy (born August 9, 1989) is an American tennis player.

Adam El Mihdawy
Country (sports) United States
Born (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 34)
Prize money$165,739
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 14 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 281 (April 27, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 622 (May 17, 2021)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 330 (August 26, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 1357 (May 17, 2021)
Last updated on: May 19, 2021.

El Mihdawy has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 281 achieved on April 27, 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 330 achieved on August 26, 2013.

At the height of his career, Adam was sponsored by Loriet Sports and coached by its founder and former Moroccan tennis player, Mehdy Karbid.[1]

El Mihdawy made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis held on hard courts in New Haven, Connecticut when he was given a wild card direct entry into the doubles draw partnering Jesse Levine. The pair would go on to be defeated by Brazilian duo Marcelo Melo and André Sá.

El Mihdawy has reached 30 career singles finals, with a record of 14 wins and 16 losses all coming on the ITF Futures tour. Additionally, he has reached 23 career doubles finals with a record of 12 wins and 11 losses, which includes an 0–1 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

In 2022, El Mihdawy was fined $5,000 and banned from tennis for 3+12 years after he admitted to fixing 2 matches in 2016.[2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 30 (14–16) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (14–16)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–13)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2009 Bolivia F3, La Paz Futures Clay   Facundo Bagnis 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2009 Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo Futures Hard   Víctor Estrella Burgos 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 0–3 May 2010 Mexico F4, Celaya Futures Hard   Víctor Romero 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Jul 2010 USA F17, Pittsburgh Futures Clay   Rhyne Williams 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 1–4 Sep 2010 Mexico F7, Guadalajara Futures Hard   Vasek Pospisil 0–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Sep 2010 Bolivia F1, Tarija Futures Clay   Diego Schwartzman 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 2–5 Sep 2010 Bolivia F2, La Paz Futures Clay   Guillermo Carry 2–6, 2–4 ret.
Loss 2–6 Dec 2010 Mexico F11, Chiapas Futures Hard   Mark Verryth 7–5, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 2–7 Aug 2011 Mexico F8, Leon Futures Hard   Marcel Felder 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–8 Oct 2011 Mexico F13, Monterrey Futures Hard   Christopher Díaz Figueroa 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 2–9 Feb 2012 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard   Michael Shabaz 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–10 Apr 2012 Mexico F3, Córdoba Futures Hard   Jamie Baker 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–11 May 2012 Mexico F6, Guadalajara Futures Hard   Antoine Benneteau 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–11 May 2012 Mexico F7, Morelia Futures Hard   Antoine Benneteau 7–5, 6–1
Loss 3–12 Jun 2012 Japan F5, Karuizawa Futures Clay   Nam Ji-sung 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–12 Sep 2012 Mexico F10, Manzanillo Futures Hard   Marcelo Arévalo 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss 4–13 May 2013 Mexico F8, Puebla Futures Hard   M-A Reyes-Varela 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 3–6
Win 5–13 Oct 2013 Turkey F42, Antalya Futures Hard   Matwé Middelkoop 2–1 ret.
Win 6–13 Apr 2014 Mexico F1, Querétaro Futures Hard   Nicolas Meister 7–5, 6–4
Loss 6–14 May 2014 Mexico F2, Córdoba Futures Hard   Kevin King 2–6, 5–7
Win 7–14 Sep 2014 Mexico F11, Tehuacan Futures Hard   Evan Song 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–14 Oct 2014 USA F27, Houston Futures Hard   Lukas Finzelberg 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 8–15 May 2016 Mexico F1, Córdoba Futures Hard   Darian King 1–6, 4–6
Win 9–15 May 2016 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard   Farris Fathi Gosea 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 10–15 Jun 2016 Mexico F5, Zapopan Futures Clay   Luis Patino 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win 11–15 Jul 2016 Egypt F16, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Benjamin Lock 6–2, 6–4
Loss 11–16 Aug 2016 Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Marek Jaloviec 6–7(3–7), 6–7(14–16)
Win 12–16 Sep 2016 Canada F9, Niagara Futures Hard   Brayden Schnur 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 13–16 May 2018 Mexico F3, Córdoba Futures Hard   Christopher Díaz Figueroa 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 14–16 Sep 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard   Cristian Rodríguez 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–1

Doubles: 23 (12–11) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (12–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2008 USA F6, McAllen Futures Hard   Uladzimir Ignatik   Ričardas Berankis
  Sergey Betov
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2008 USA F16, Pittsburgh Futures Clay   Rhyne Williams   Treat Huey
  Somdev Devvarman
3–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2009 Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna Futures Clay   Mikal Statham   Sherif Sabry
  Karim Maamoun
6–1, 7–5
Loss 1–3 Jun 2009 Egypt F10, Giza Futures Clay   Mikal Statham   Sherif Sabry
  Karim Maamoun
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2009 USA F29, Amelia Island Futures Clay   Denis Zivkovic   Timothy Neilly
  Marcus Fugate
6–2, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 3–3 Nov 2009 Dominican Republic F1, Santo Domingo Futures Hard   Nikolaus Moser   Marin Draganja
  Dino Marcan
7–5, 6–4
Win 4–3 Dec 2009 Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo Futures Hard   Blake Strode   Alexander Slabinsky
  Amir Weintraub
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–4 Sep 2010 Bolivia F1, Tarija Futures Clay   Eduardo Kohlberg Ruiz   Sergio Galdós
  Mauricio Echazú
1–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Dec 2010 Mexico F11, Chiapas Futures Hard   Ty Trombetta   Boris Nicola Bakalov
  Rainer Eitzinger
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Loss 5–5 Jan 2011 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard   Boris Nicola Bakalov   Blake Strode
  Takanyi Garanganga
5–7, 5–7
Loss 5–6 May 2011 Mexico F2, Córdoba Futures Hard   Jimmy Wang   Chris Letcher
  Brendan Moore
4–6, 3–6
Win 6–6 Oct 2011 Mexico F13, Monterrey Futures Hard   Nima Roshan   Miguel Gallardo Valles
  Claudio Grassi
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win 7–6 Dec 2011 Mexico F14, Ixtapa Futures Hard   Luis Díaz Barriga   César Ramírez
  Nima Roshan
6–4, 6–4
Win 8–6 Dec 2011 Mexico F16, Guadalajara Futures Clay   Luis Díaz Barriga   Bruno Rodríguez
  Manuel Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
Win 9–6 Sep 2012 Mexico F9, Manzanillo Futures Hard   Marvin Barker   Luis Patino
  Mauricio Astorga
7–5, 6–1
Win 10–6 Sep 2012 Mexico F11, Manzanillo Futures Hard   Marvin Barker   Luis Patino
  Mauricio Astorga
6–3, 6–4
Loss 10–7 Feb 2013 Mexico F2, Tijuana Futures Hard   Chris Letcher   Theodoros Angelinos
  Antoine Benneteau
5–7, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Feb 2013 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard   Roman Borvanov   Christopher Díaz Figueroa
  Nicolás Barrientos
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 10–9 Mar 2013 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard   Peter Polansky   Moritz Baumann
  Tim Pütz
6–7(0–7), 1–6
Loss 10–10 Jul 2013 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Ante Pavić   Érik Chvojka
  Peter Polansky
4–6, 3–6
Win 11–10 Oct 2013 Turkey F39, Antalya Futures Hard   Denis Yevseyev   Andrei Ciumac
  Kirill Dmitriev
7–5, 6–3
Loss 11–11 Nov 2016 Colombia F8, Medellín Futures Clay   Juan Sebastián Gómez   Nicolas Santos
  Oscar Jose Gutierrez
4–6, 3–6
Win 12–11 Sep 2018 Thailand F2, Nonthaburi Futures Hard   Tyler Mercier   Nuttanon Kadchapanan
  Palaphoom Kovapitukted
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5]

References edit

  1. ^ "TEAM LORIET PLAYERS AND COACHES". Loriet Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "El Mihdawy banned after admitting match-fixing". BBC Sport.

External links edit