Adam El Mihdawy (born August 9, 1989) is an American tennis player.
El Mihdawy has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 281 achieved on 27 April 2015 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 330 achieved on 26 August 2013.
He was coached by former Moroccan tennis player Mehdy Karbid.
El Mihdawy made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis held on hard courts in New Haven, Connecticut when he was given a wild card direct entry into the doubles draw partnering Jesse Levine. The pair would go on to be defeated by Brazilian duo Marcelo Melo and André Sá.
El Mihdawy has reached 30 career singles finals, with a record of 14 wins and 16 losses all coming on the ITF Futures tour. Additionally, he has reached 23 career doubles finals with a record of 12 wins and 11 losses, which includes an 0–1 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.
In 2022, El Mihdawy was fined $5,000 and banned from tennis for years after he admitted to fixing 2 matches in 2016.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 30 (14–16) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures (14–16)Finals by surfaceHard (11–13)Clay (3–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Bolivia F3, La PazFuturesClay Facundo Bagnis3–6, 2–6Loss0–2Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Víctor Estrella Burgos6–7(4–7), 3–6Loss0–3Mexico F4, CelayaFuturesHard Víctor Romero6–4, 3–6, 2–6Win1–3USA F17, PittsburghFuturesClay Rhyne Williams6–3, 7–6(8–6)Loss1–4Mexico F7, GuadalajaraFuturesHard Vasek Pospisil0–6, 1–6Win2–4Bolivia F1, TarijaFuturesClay Diego Schwartzman7–6(7–4), 6–1Loss2–5Bolivia F2, La PazFuturesClay Guillermo Carry2–6, 2–4 ret.Loss2–6Mexico F11, ChiapasFuturesHard Mark Verryth7–5, 2–6, 0–6Loss2–7Mexico F8, LeonFuturesHard Marcel Felder2–6, 3–6Loss2–8Mexico F13, MonterreyFuturesHard Christopher Díaz Figueroa3–6, 6–3, 1–6Loss2–9Guatemala F1, Guatemala CityFuturesHard Michael Shabaz1–6, 4–6Loss2–10Mexico F3, CórdobaFuturesHard Jamie Baker3–6, 2–6Loss2–11Mexico F6, GuadalajaraFuturesHard Antoine Benneteau7–6(7–4), 3–6, 5–7Win3–11Mexico F7, MoreliaFuturesHard Antoine Benneteau7–5, 6–1Loss3–12Japan F5, KaruizawaFuturesClay Nam Ji-sung4–6, 4–6Win4–12Mexico F10, ManzanilloFuturesHard Marcelo Arévalo7–6(7–2), 6–2Loss4–13Mexico F8, PueblaFuturesHard M-A Reyes-Varela6–7(5–7), 6–1, 3–6Win5–13Turkey F42, AntalyaFuturesHard Matwé Middelkoop2–1 ret.Win6–13Mexico F1, QuerétaroFuturesHard Nicolas Meister7–5, 6–4 Loss6–14Mexico F2, CórdobaFuturesHard Kevin King2–6, 5–7 Win7–14Mexico F11, TehuacanFuturesHard Evan Song6–2, 6–2 Win8–14USA F27, HoustonFuturesHard Lukas Finzelberg6–1, 2–6, 6–4 Loss8–15Mexico F1, CórdobaFuturesHard Darian King1–6, 4–6 Win9–15Mexico F3, Mexico CityFuturesHard Farris Fathi Gosea7–6(7–3), 6–3Win10–15Mexico F5, ZapopanFuturesClay Luis Patino6–3, 4–6, 6–2Win11–15Egypt F16, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Benjamin Lock6–2, 6–4Loss11–16Egypt F19, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Marek Jaloviec6–7(3–7), 6–7(14–16)Win12–16Canada F9, NiagaraFuturesHard Brayden Schnur4–6, 7–5, 6–4Win13–16Mexico F3, CórdobaFuturesHard Christopher Díaz Figueroa3–6, 6–4, 7–5Win14–16M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Cristian Rodríguez6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–1
Doubles: 23 (12–11) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (12–10)Finals by surfaceHard (9–7)Clay (3–4)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1USA F6, McAllenFuturesHard Uladzimir Ignatik Ričardas Berankis Sergey Betov3–6, 3–6Loss0–2USA F16, PittsburghFuturesClay Rhyne Williams Treat Huey Somdev Devvarman3–6, 2–6Win1–2Egypt F8, Ain SokhnaFuturesClay Mikal Statham Sherif Sabry Karim Maamoun6–1, 7–5Loss1–3Egypt F10, GizaFuturesClay Mikal Statham Sherif Sabry Karim Maamoun4–6, 3–6Win2–3USA F29, Amelia IslandFuturesClay Denis Zivkovic Timothy Neilly Marcus Fugate6–2, 3–6, [10–2]Win3–3Dominican Republic F1, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Nikolaus Moser Marin Draganja Dino Marcan7–5, 6–4Win4–3Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Blake Strode Alexander Slabinsky Amir Weintraub6–3, 2–6, [10–7]Loss4–4Bolivia F1, TarijaFuturesClay Eduardo Kohlberg Ruiz Sergio Galdós Mauricio Echazú1–6, 4–6Win5–4Mexico F11, ChiapasFuturesHard Ty Trombetta Boris Nicola Bakalov Rainer Eitzinger6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]Loss5–5Guatemala F1, Guatemala CityFuturesHard Boris Nicola Bakalov Blake Strode Takanyi Garanganga5–7, 5–7Loss5–6Mexico F2, CórdobaFuturesHard Jimmy Wang Chris Letcher Brendan Moore4–6, 3–6Win6–6Mexico F13, MonterreyFuturesHard Nima Roshan Miguel Gallardo Valles Claudio Grassi6–2, 7–6(7–2)Win7–6Mexico F14, IxtapaFuturesHard Luis Díaz Barriga César Ramírez Nima Roshan6–4, 6–4Win8–6Mexico F16, GuadalajaraFuturesClay Luis Díaz Barriga Bruno Rodríguez Manuel Sánchez6–3, 6–3Win9–6Mexico F9, ManzanilloFuturesHard Marvin Barker Luis Patino Mauricio Astorga7–5, 6–1Win10–6Mexico F11, ManzanilloFuturesHard Marvin Barker Luis Patino Mauricio Astorga6–3, 6–4Loss10–7Mexico F2, TijuanaFuturesHard Chris Letcher Theodoros Angelinos Antoine Benneteau5–7, 4–6Loss10–8Mexico F3, Mexico CityFuturesHard Roman Borvanov Christopher Díaz Figueroa Nicolás Barrientos5–7, 6–7(6–8)Loss10–9Canada F1, GatineauFuturesHard Peter Polansky Moritz Baumann Tim Pütz6–7(0–7), 1–6Loss10–10Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Ante Pavić Érik Chvojka Peter Polansky4–6, 3–6Win11–10Turkey F39, AntalyaFuturesHard Denis Yevseyev Andrei Ciumac Kirill Dmitriev7–5, 6–3Loss11–11Colombia F8, MedellínFuturesClay Juan Sebastián Gómez Nicolas Santos Oscar Jose Gutierrez4–6, 3–6Win12–11Thailand F2, NonthaburiFuturesHard Tyler Mercier Nuttanon Kadchapanan Palaphoom Kovapitukted4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5]
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