| Intro | Tennis player |
| Is |
Athlete Tennis player |
| From | Egypt |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 November 1947, Cairo |
| Age: | 72 years |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
| Residence | Cairo |
Ismail El-Shafei (Arabic: إسماعيل الشافعي) (born 15 November 1947) is a former Head of the Egyptian Tennis Federation and a member of the International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to make the Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history. He had the distinction of being one of only four players to beat Björn Borg at Wimbledon, knocking him out in the third round in 1974 (the other three were John McEnroe, Roger Taylor and Arthur Ashe.)
El-Shafei won the 1964 Boys’ Singles tournament at Wimbledon.
He is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II.
Singles (1)
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in final |
| 1974 | Manila, Philippine | Hard | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 7–6, 6–1 |
Doubles (9)
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| 1974 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Clay | Brian Fairlie |
Geoff Masters Ross Case |
7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1974 | Christchurch, New Zealand | N/A | Roscoe Tanner |
Syd Ball Ray Ruffels |
w/o |
| 1974 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Roscoe Tanner |
Jurgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 1976 | ATP Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Brian Fairlie |
Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
7–5, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1977 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Brian Fairlie |
Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1978 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Brian Fairlie |
Lito Álvarez George Hardie |
6–3, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Tom Okker |
Christophe Freyss Bernard Fritz |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell |
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Balázs Taróczy |
Paolo Bertolucci Gianni Ocleppo |
6–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Grand Slam Success
Won Wimbledon Championship for Boys 1964 & was Runner Up in 1963
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | Career SR | Career W–L | Career Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 33.33 |
| French Open | A | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36.36 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 10–11 | 47.61 |
| US Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 4R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 53.33 |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 8–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 26 | 24–26 | 48.00 |
Davis Cup
El Shafei participated in 17 ties for Egypt, where he played 42 matches.