Mayar Sherif and the Rise of Egyptian Tennis

A string of firsts for Egypt

Mayar Sherif has rewritten the record books for Egyptian tennis. She reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 31 in June 2023 – the best ever for an Egyptian woman.

1. First Egyptian woman to win a WTA title (Parma, 2022) – and she added a second in Iași in 2026.
2. The first Egyptian woman to play Olympic tennis, competing in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

What it means for tennis in Egypt

Every record Mayar breaks makes the path clearer for the young players training at clubs across Cairo and Alexandria. Tennis participation keeps growing, and so does demand for proper tennis gear.

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Sources: Wikipedia – Mayar Sherif