Mayer Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, professionally known as Mayar Sherif is an Egyptian tennis player. She is famous for being the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed, who is an inactive Egyptian tennis player playing for Egypt at the Fed Cup and she peaked at no. 982 in the doubles ranking, also reached her best singles ranking of world no. 1110. She is best recognized for ranking in the top 100 at World No. 97 On 9 August 2021 and reached a career-high in doubles at No. 154. She became the first Egyptian woman to reach a WTA single and doubles final in Cluj-Napoca but she lost to Andrea Petkovic in the final as single she defeated top seed Alize Cornet, Alex Eala, Kristina Kucova, Mihaela Buzarnescu. On 30 August 2021, she has lost in the first round of the US Open main and her first qualifying match was against United States's Clevie Ngounoue with managing to win both openings sets 6-4, 6-3 on 25 August and then, she came up against Yuliya Hatouka of Belarus on 27 August with win back to back sets 6-4, 6-4. Moreover, Kalinina recovered her form in the second and third set and won 6-1, 6-1. In 2021, she made history as the first Egyptian woman to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament as well as she made her debut as the first Egyptian woman to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 after she won the 2019 African Games.
Initially, Mayar Sherif was appearance her first at a professional tournament in the Australian Open qualifier which she lost in the first round to Ann Li. and won the title at a $25000 tournament by defeating Dalma Galfi in the final. At the Prague Open, she attempted to qualify for the main draw debut at the WTA Tour level and she lost in three sets to Laura Siegemund. She was qualifying to defeat Maria Camila Osoria Serrano, Caty McNally, and Giulia Gatto-Monticone at the French Open where she making her Grand Slam main-draw debut and came up against the second seed & world No. 3 Karolina Pliskoa, losing in three sets. Before, she was part of the University's tennis team and was an all-American in both 2017 and 2018. She featured the West Coast Conference Player of the year in 2018 and ranked 11th in the nation in singles at the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA tournament. She has won nine singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Early Life
The 25 years, Mayar Sherif opened her eyes for the very first time on 5 May 1996 under the star sign of Taurus. She was born in Cairo, Egypt, holding Egyptian nationality and Egyptian-White ethnic background. She was conceived with her real name of Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (Arabic: ميار شريف أحمد عبد العزيز). Her religious belief is unknown and white is her race. She has celebrated her 25th birthday on 5 May 2021.
Talking about Mayar Sherif's family, she has a sibling: a sister named Rana Sherif Ahmed, who is a tennis player too.
Mayar Sherif graduated with a bachelor of science in sports medicine from Pepperdine University in 2018.
Personal Life
Unmarried lady, Mayar Sherif is possibly single and focuses on her professional career tennis player. Currently, she is not dating anyone and there is no information about her past relationship and boyfriend. By sexuality, she is straight.
Net Worth 2021
As of 2021, Mayar Sherif has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million whereas her exact salary income has not been disclosed yet. She has a career-high WTA ranking of World No. 94 in singles, reached on 16 August 2021, as well as World No. 154 in doubles. Her major source of income from her professional career tennis player, sponsorship, & prize money. In July 2021, she has earned $60000. Before, she earned $ 430000 & $370000 income at the total of ITF singles & double Circuits respectively. She is living a cool lifestyle at the present.
Body Measurement
The standing height of the beautiful lady, Mayar Sherif is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall with a perfectly balanced bodyweight. With a slim body build, she has a pair of black eyes color and her hair color is dark brown.
Single
Grand Slam Tournaments
- 2021- Australian Open 2R
2021- French Open 1R
2021- Wimbledon Q2
2021- US Open 1R
Other Tournaments
- 2021- Olympic Games 1R
WTA Career Finals
Single: 1 (1 runner-up)
- On August 2021- Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania with scores of 1-6, 1-6
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
- On August 2021- Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania with scores of 3-6, 4-6
ITF Circuit Finals
Singles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
- On Jan 2013- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh, Egypt with winning scores of 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
- On Sep 2013- ITF Lleida, Spain with scores of 6-0, 3-6, 2-6
- On Nov 2013- ITF Vinaros, Spain with scores of 6-4, 5-7, 4-6
- On Jul 2017- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh, Egypt with scores of 7-6, 5-7, 4-6
- On Jul 2017- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh with scores of 4-6, 6-3, 2-6
- In Feb 2019- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh with winning scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- In May 2019- ITF Cairo, Egypt with winning scores of 6-2, 6-1
- On Jun 2019- ITF Tabarka, Tunisia with winning scores of 6-4, 6-4
- On Jun 2019- ITF Tabarka with winning scores of 6-3, 6-2
- On Jun 2019- ITF Madrid, Spain with winning scores of 6-2, 6-3
- On Jul 2019- ITF Biella, Italy with scores of 1-6, 3-6
- On Jul 2019- ITF Beja, Hungary with scores of 3-6, 6-2, 2-6
- On Aug 2019- ITF Las Palmas, Spain with winning scores of 6-1, 6-0
- On Mar 2020- ITF Antalya, Turkey with winning scores of 6-4, 6-3
- On Nov 2020- LTP Charleston Pro, the US with winning scores of 6-2, 6-3
- On November 2020- ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain with scores of 3-6, 2-6
- On July 2021- Open Montpellier, France with scores of 2-6, 3-6
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
- On Jan 2013- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh, Egypt with scores of 6-3, 2-6, [3-10]
- On Jun 2013- ITF Melilla, Spain with scores of 3-6, 4-6
- On Jul 2013- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh, Egypt with winning scores of 6-3, 6-2
- On Jul 2013- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh with winning scores of 7-5, 6-3
- On Apr 2014- ITF Sharm EI Sheikh with scores of 4-6, 5-7
- On Jul 2017- ITF Sharm EI sheikh with winning score of 3-6, 6-3, [10-5]
- On Apr 2019- ITF Cairo, Egypt with scores of 3-6, 2-6
- On Jun 2019- ITF Tabarka, Tunisia with winning scores of 6-4, 4-6, [10-4]
- On Jul 2019- ITF Turin, Italy with scores of 0-6, 2-6
- On Jul 2019- ITF Baja, Hungary with winning score of 6-2, 4-6, [10-8]
- On Feb 2020- Zed Open, Egypt with scores of 4-6, 2-6
- On Mar 2020- ITF Antalya, Turkey with winning scores of 6-7, 6-1, [10-3]
- On Nov 2020- LTP Charleston Pro, the United States with scores of 6-4, 4-6, [2-10]
