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Adam El Mihdawy

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Adam El Mihdawy
Country (sports) United States
Born (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35)
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.

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

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.

He was coached by 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

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Singles: 30 (14–16)

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

Doubles: 23 (12–11)

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

References

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