Mohamed Safwat (; born 19 September 1990) is a former Egyptian tennis player. Safwat had been a regular player on the Egypt Davis Cup team from 2009 until 2026. Safwat has won one singles and three titles in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently the Egyptian No. 4.

Professional career In 2016, Safwat became the first Egyptian player since 1997 to reach the final of a Challenger tournament when he reached the final in Kenitra, where he lost to Maximilian Marterer in straight sets. He also reached the semifinals at the Challenger tournament in Launceston in 2017, eventually losing to Mitchell Krueger.

In 2018, Safwat beat No. 3 seed and top 100 player Jordan Thompson en route to his second Challenger singles final in Anning, where he lost to Prajnesh Gunneswaran.

Safwat qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2018 French Open as a lucky loser, where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. He was the first man from Egypt to play in a Grand Slam tennis tournament's main singles draw in 22 years.

In January 2020, Safwat qualified for a Grand Slam main draw for the first time in his career at the 2020 Australian Open by defeating three opponents in the qualifications at Melbourne Park. It made him the first Egyptian since Ismail El Shafei in 1978 to feature in an Australian Open main draw.

In February 2020, Safwat won his first singles Challenger title at the Launceston International beating local Alex Bolt in the final, thereby becoming the first Egyptian to win a Challenger title in singles since Tamer El-Sawy in 1996 and took him to a career-high of World No. 130 in the ATP rankings on 10 February 2020.

National representation In 2018, Safwat was part of the Egyptian Davis Cup team to advance to the 3rd round of the Europe/Africa Zone II bracket for the first time since 1996.

Safwat made history for Egyptian sport at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where he made his debut, as the first Egyptian man to qualify for the Olympics in 2021 after he won the 2019 African Games.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 57 (31–26) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)ITF Futures Tour (30–23)Titles by surfaceHard (16–14)Clay (15–12)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Thailand F1, NonthaburiFuturesHard Simon Cauvard7–6(7–5), 6–3Loss1–1Kazakhstan F5, AstanaFuturesHard Karan Rastogi2–6, 1–6Win2–1Rwanda F1, KigaliFuturesClay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun6–3, 6–2Loss2–2Spain F17, MelillaFuturesHard James McGee3–6, 5–7Loss2–3Turkey F34, AntalyaFuturesHard Brydan Klein6–2, 6–7(7–9), 1–6Win3–3Egypt F3, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Ivan Nedelko6–4, 6–2Win4–3Egypt F4, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Gianluigi Quinzi6–2, 1–6, 6–3Loss4–4Egypt F9, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Karim Hossam4–6, 5–7Win5–4Egypt F10, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Marc Rath6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3Win6–4Egypt F14, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Omar Giacalone6–2, 6–3Win7–4Egypt F21, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun6–4, 6–3Win8–4Egypt F22, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Mazen Osama6–2, 4–6, 6–3Win9–4Egypt F29, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Hicham Khaddari6–4, 6–2Win10–4Egypt F32, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Axel Michon6–3, 7–5Win11–4Egypt F35, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Peđa Krstin6–4, 7–6(7–1)Win12–4Egypt F9, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Sherif Sabry6–3, 6–3Loss12–5Egypt F10, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil1–6, 2–6Loss12–6Egypt F20, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Marc Giner4–6, 6–2, 2–6Loss12–7Egypt F29, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Matwé Middelkoop5–7, 6–2, 3–6Win13–7Turkey F38, AntalyaFuturesHard Marc Sieber7–5, 3–6, 6–4Win14–7Egypt F33, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Tom Jomby6–4, 6–4Win15–7Egypt F34, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Jaroslav Pospíšil5–7, 6–3, 6–2Win16–7Egypt F2, CairoFuturesClay Kamil Majchrzak7–5, 6–3Loss16–8Egypt F9, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Jan Šátral3–6, 4–6Win17–8Egypt F10, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Jaroslav Pospíšil6–3, 6–7(2–7), 5–0 ret.Loss17–9Egypt F11, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Jaroslav Pospíšil7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss17–10Egypt F15, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Dennis Novak2–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss17–11Egypt F16, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Marko Tepavac4–6, 4–6Win18–11Egypt F22, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard David Pérez Sanz6–2, 6–3Loss18–12Egypt F23, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard David Pérez Sanz5–7, 6–3, 1–6Loss18–13Egypt F30, CairoFuturesClay Bastian Trinker6–7(5–7), 3–6Win19–13Egypt F31, CairoFuturesClay Bastian Trinker7–6(7–3), 6–0Loss19–14Egypt F32, CairoFuturesClay Adrien Puget6–7(1–7), 0–6Win20–14Egypt F1, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Enrique López Pérez6–3, 7–5Win20–14Egypt F2, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Julien Dubail6–2, 6–1Loss20–15Egypt F12, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Marko Tepavac6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss21–16Nigeria F1, AbujaFuturesHard Antal van der Duim5–7, 3–6Win22–16Nigeria F2, AbujaFuturesHard Aldin Šetkić6–4, 4–2 ret.Loss22–17Nigeria F4, AbujaFuturesHard David Pérez Sanz6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss22–18Kenitra, MoroccoChallengerClay Maximilian Marterer2–6, 4–6Win23–18Egypt F20, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Lorenzo Frigerio6–4, 7–5Win24–18Italy F25, CornaianoFuturesClay Tomislav Brkić6–4, 6–3Loss24–19Anning, China, P.R.ChallengerClay Prajnesh Gunneswaran7–5, 3–6, 1–6Loss24–20Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard (i) Emil Ruusuvuori3–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6Win25–20Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Alex Bolt7–6(7–5), 6–1Loss25–21M15 Cairo, EgyptFuturesClay Alex Barrena6–7(4–7), 1–6Loss25–22M15 Cairo, EgyptFuturesClay Leonardo Aboian6–7(4–7), 2–6Loss25–23M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptFuturesHard Robert Strombachs2–6, 3–6Win26–23M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptFuturesHard Ilia Simakin6–4, 6–0Loss26–24M15 Osijek, CroatiaFuturesClay Neil Oberleitner4–6, 3–6Loss26–25M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicFuturesClay Martin Krumich2–6, 0–6Win27–25M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptFuturesHard Stuart Parker6–2, 3–6, 6–3Win28–25M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptFuturesHard Stuart Parker7–5, 7–5Win29–25M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Alex Knaff6–4, 6–4Win30–25M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Robin Bertrand3–6, 6–2, 6–2Win31–25M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Nikola Milojević6–3, 6–2Loss31–26M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Fares Zakaria5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 21 (13–8) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)ITF Futures Tour (10–7)Titles by surfaceHard (6–6)Clay (7–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Turkey F17, AdanaFuturesClay Issam Haitham Taweel Sam Barry Barry King2–6, 2–6Loss0–2Rwanda F2, KigaliFuturesClay Sherif Sabry Lukas Jastraunig Gerald Melzer2–6, 3–6Loss0–3Turkey F40, AdanaFuturesHard Andrei Ciumac Jack Carpenter George Morgan3–6, 4–6Win1–3Egypt F9, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Sherif Sabry Karim Hossam Mazen Osama6–2, 6–3Win2–3Egypt F10, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Sherif Sabry Stefan Fiacan Filip Horanský4–6, 6–3, [10–6]Win3–3Mohammedia, MoroccoChallengerClay Fabiano de Paula Richard Becker Elie Rousset6–2, 3–6, [10–6]Win4–3Egypt F28, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Matwé Middelkoop Sherif Sabry Libor Salaba6–3, 6–4Win5–3Egypt F29, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Matwé Middelkoop Libor Salaba Jan Zieliński7–6(7–1), 6–3Win6–3Egypt F33, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Sherif Sabry Jan Blecha Pascal Brunner6–3, 6–1Loss6–4Egypt F23, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Issam Haitham Taweel Karim-Mohamed Maamoun David Pérez Sanz5–7, 3–6Win7–4Italy F17, SassuoloFuturesClay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Alessandro Giannessi Matteo Volante4–6, 7–5, [10–8]Win8–4Egypt F32, CairoFuturesClay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Luca Margaroli Adrien Puget6–4, 7–5Loss8–5Egypt F33, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Issam Haitham Taweel Scott Clayton Jonny O'Mara2–6, 4–6Win9–5Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClay Laurynas Grigelis Thiemo de Bakker Stephan Fransen6–4, 6–3Loss9–6Egypt F1, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Lukas Mugevičius Darko Jandrić Enrique López Pérez3–6, 4–6Win10–6Egypt F2, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Luca Margaroli Enrique López Pérez Laurent Rochette6–3, 3–6, [10–7]Win11–6Egypt F6, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Federico Bonacia Matteo Fago6–3, 5–7, [10–8]Loss11–7Nigeria F1, AbujaFuturesHard Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Nicolas Meister Enrique López Pérez3–6, 4–6Win12–7Meknes, MoroccoChallengerClay Luca Margaroli Pedro Martínez Oriol Roca Batalla6–4, 6–4Win13–7Finland F4, HelsinkiFuturesHard (i) Evgeny Karlovskiy Vladimir Polyakov Evgenii Tiurnev7–6(7–2), 6–4Loss13–8Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Hiroki Moriya Max Purcell Luke Saville5–7, 4–6

Davis Cup ties played

22 ties played, 17 victories and 10 defeats in the singles; 7 victories and 4 defeats in the doubles (from 2009 to end of 2018)

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