Hazem Naw
Hazem Naw (born 1 January 2000) is a Syrian tennis player.
| Country (sports) | Syria |
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| Born | 1 January 2000 Aleppo, Syria |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $53,632 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 323 (4 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 343 (27 May 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 753 (20 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 1006 (27 May 2024) |
| Last updated on: 27 May 2024. | |
Naw has a career high ATP singles ranking of 323 achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 753 achieved on 20 June 2022.[1]
Naw represents Syria at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 8–3.
Due to the Syrian Civil War, Naw was forced out of Aleppo and moved to Beirut, Lebanon,[2] but now plays tennis for local leagues in Germany.[3]
After a short junior career, Naw began to play ITF events in both the singles and doubles draw. In August 2021, he received a wildcard into the doubles draw of the 2021 Platzmann-Sauerland Open, a Challenger event in Germany which he played alongside former top-100 player Dustin Brown. He made history as the first Syrian tennis player to record a win in a singles Challenger main draw with his victory over Billy Harris at the 2024 Koblenz Open.[4]
Naw is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Amer Naow.
Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (4–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sebastian Gima | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | M15, Kish Island | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dan Alexandru Tomescu | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2023 | M15, Kish Island | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Denis Klok | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2023 | M15, Trier | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Tom Gentzsch | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | M15, Alcalá de Henares | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Daniel Mérida | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2023 | M15, Madrid | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alastair Gray | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2024 | M15, Kish Island | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Oleg Prihodko | 6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M15, Huy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | John Sperle | Jonathan Binding Mark Whitehouse |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | M15, Sozopol | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yann Wójcik | Yan Bondarevskiy Nicholas David Ionel |
6–4, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2022 | M15, Valldoreix | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Franco Emanuel Egea | Álvaro López San Martín Daniel Rincón |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2022 | M15, Vaasa | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Robert Strombachs | Eero Vasa Iiro Vasa |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2023 | M15, Überlingen | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Taym Al Azmeh | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner |
7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
References
- "Hazem Naw | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- "Horror, Redemption, Hope: The story of the Syrian Davis Cup team".
- "Hazem Naw im Porträt: Hans im Glück". tennis MAGAZIN. December 18, 2021.
- "Hazem Naw hace historia en el tenis sirio". ESPNdeportes.com. January 30, 2024.
External links
- Hazem Naw at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Hazem Naw at the International Tennis Federation
- Hazem Naw at the Davis Cup