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Selima Sfar
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Selima Sfar
Country
Tunisia
Residence
Biarritz, France
Date of birth
July 8, 1977 (1977-07-08 ) (age 31)
Place of birth
Tunis, Tunisia
Height
5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Weight
121 lb (55 kg )
Turned pro
1999
Plays
Right-handed
Career prize money
$777,848
Singles
Career record:
365–340
Career titles:
11 ITF
Highest ranking:
No. 75 (July 16, 2001)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open
1r (2002, 2005)
French Open
2r (2001, 2008)
Wimbledon
2r (2001–02, 2005)
US Open
2r (2001)
Doubles
Career record:
206–163
Career titles:
17 ITF
Highest ranking:
No. 47 (July 28, 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
2r (2006 & 2008)
French Open
2r (2005 & 2007)
Wimbledon
QF (2008)
US Open
2r (2005-07)
Infobox last updated on: October 11, 2008.
Selima Sfar (born July 8, 1977 in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia) is a Tunisian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world (July 16, 2001). She has experienced most of her success in ITF tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and seventeen doubles tournaments. As of October 6, 2008, she is 185th in the WTA singles & 69th in the WTA doubles rankings.
Selima has been able to receive wildcards for Middle Eastern tournaments in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates . At the Dubai tournament in 2001, she reached the quarterfinals, beating Silvija Talaja and Barbara Schett before being defeated by Nathalie Tauziat in three sets.
Selima has represented Tunisia in Fed Cup , going 41–24. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics , losing in the first round to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy .
Titles
Singles
Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (0)
Tier I Event (0)
Tier II Event (0)
Tier III Event (0)
Tier IV-V Event (0)
ITF Circuit (11)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score
1.
August 14, 1994
Carthage
Clay
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
5–7 6–3 6–4
2.
March 26, 1995
Moulins
Hard Indoors
Linda Sentis
3–6 6–3 6–2
3.
November 26, 1995
Le Havre
Clay Indoors
Émilie Loit
0–6 6–3 6–4
4.
February 4, 1996
Dinan
Clay Indoors
Virginie Massart
6–4 7–6
5.
August 11, 1996
Carthage
Clay
Marielle Bruens
7–5 6–4
6.
December 14, 1997
Ismailia
Clay
Tzipora Obziler
5–7 7–5 6–4
7.
April 30, 2000
Bournemouth
Clay
Dragana Zarić
7–5 6–2
8.
September 22, 2002
Glasgow
Hard Indoors
Anne Keothavong
7–6 2–6 7–6
9.
November 3, 2002
Nottingham
Hard Indoors
Lilia Osterloh
6–2 6–2
10.
May 14, 2006
Jounieh
Clay
Anastasiya Yakimova
6–4 7–5
11.
May 13, 2007
Jounieh
Clay
Mariya Koryttseva
6–2 4–6 7–6
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