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Mayar Sherif: Player Profile, Bio, Net Worth, Other Interesting Facts

March 29, 2022
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Mayar Sherif

Mayar Sherif

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  • The Pepperdine University alumni, Mayar Sherif comes from a country where there are just a few tennis players but she has defied the odds by becoming the first Egyptian Woman to Reach a WTA Final
  • Born May 5, 1996, the tennis player is the sister of the professional tennis player Rana Sherif and the two sisters have had the support of their tennis-loving family
  • The 5 feet 11 inches tall athlete has bagged quite a number of lucrative endorsement deals from companies such as MasterCard, Peugeot, and Allianz

Tennis legend, Mayar Sherif made history as the first woman from Egypt to win a Grand Slam main-draw match and also the first Egyptian woman to qualify for the Olympics.

The 29 year-old tennis player was introduced to the game at the early of four by her parents and sisters who are also making waves in the game.

While attending Pepperdine University, Mayar recorded quite a number of achievements including WCC Player of the Year 2018 and WCC All-Preseason Team in 2018 also.

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  • Mayar Sherif Current Player Profile
  • Details about the Egyptian Tennis Player’s Early Life
  • What Is Her Net Worth?
  • Here Are Other Interesting Facts about Mayar Sherif
    • 1. Maya Sherif isn’t the Only Professional Tennis Player in Her Family
    • 2. The Star Started Playing Tennis on Clay
    • 3. She Is the First Egyptian Woman to Reach a WTA Final
    • 4. How Tall Is She?
    • 5. Mayar Sherif Has Recorded Quite a Number of Achievements
  • Complete profile of Mayar Sheriff 

Mayar Sherif Current Player Profile

Full Name: Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz

Birthdate: 5 May 1996

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Age: 29 years

Nationality: Egyptian

Occupation: Tennis player

Height: 1.80m (5 ft 11 in)

College: Pepperdine University

Prize Money: US$ 667,399

Career Record: 177-86 (67.3%)

Career Titles: 1WTA 125, 9 ITF

Highest ranking: No. 61 (8 November 2021)

Current ranking: No. 67 (7 March 2022)

Father: Sherif Ahmed

Mother: Amal Thabet

Sister(s): Rawan, Dalya, and Rana.

Details about the Egyptian Tennis Player’s Early Life

Sherif was born to her parents, Amal Thabet and Sherif Ahmed on the 5th of May 1996 in Cairo Egypt. She however grew up in Spain.  Her full name is Mayar Sherif Ahmed AbdelAziz. She has three sisters, Rawan, Dalya, and Rana.

The tennis player attended Lycee El Horreya de Bab el Louck high school in Cairo and upon her graduation, she enrolled at Fresno State and later Pepperdine University in Malibu Califonia where she bagged a bachelor of science in Sports Medicine.

What Is Her Net Worth?

Maya’s net worth is speculated to be more than $500,000. Most of her net worth has been through her successful career in tennis. At the moment, her prize money is reportedly around $667,399.

She also enjoys a couple of sponsorship and endorsement deals. On the 3rd of December 2020, she revealed that she was chosen as the new face of Peugeot in Egypt. She is also the brand ambassador of the world-leading insurance brand, Allianz. The tennis star has other mouthwatering deals with companies like MasterCard, Vodafone, the National Bank of Egypt, and Ora Developers.

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Here Are Other Interesting Facts about Mayar Sherif

1. Maya Sherif isn’t the Only Professional Tennis Player in Her Family

The Egyptian-born amazingly has all three of her sisters as professional tennis players. Her older sister Rana Sherif Ahmed used to play at Fresno State. She is currently an inactive Egyptian tennis player that reached her best singles ranking at No. 1110 in the world and was able to peak at no. 982 in the doubles ranking.

2. The Star Started Playing Tennis on Clay

Working with her Pepperdine head coach Nilsson was the opportunity she had to play on hard courts. Before then, the 29 year old had a humble beginning of playing on clay.

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3. She Is the First Egyptian Woman to Reach a WTA Final

Mayar is well known for being able to make it to the world’s top 100 tennis players. She was named to be no. 97 in August 2021. She is the first Egyptian woman to have reached a WTA final for doubles and singles in Cluj-Napoca.

She, however, lost to Andrea Petkovic in the singles final. She was able to restore her record when she defeated top players like Alize Cornet, Mihaela Buzarnescu, Kristina Kucova, and Alex Eala.

Sherif has the following grand slam records; Australian open 2R (2021), French open 1R (2020), Wimbledon Q2 (2021), and US open 1R (2021). She has 6 ITF titles and currently ranks 142 in the world. The star made history in Tokyo Olympics being the first Egyptian woman to qualify.

On the 1st of December 2021, Mayar disclosed that she was nominated as the best rising tennis player in the world. She thanked God for the nomination by the Tennis Professionals Association as the best rising player in the world.

She also appreciated the World Tennis Community and her republic for the support shown to her. She specially sent her love to her fans & supporters for always standing by her.

4. How Tall Is She?

The nicely built beautiful tennis player stands at about 1.80m (5 feet and 11 inches) in height. She is slim and has a good set of black eyes. Her hair color is curly dark brown and she loves to let it fly over from her face cap when playing.

5. Mayar Sherif Has Recorded Quite a Number of Achievements

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The 5 feet 11 inches tall athlete graduated from the Pepperdine women’s tennis program as the 4th player to ever reach the NCAA Singles Championship semifinal. Some of the awards she recorded at the university include:

  • WCC All-Tournament Team singles – 2017
  • WCC All-Tournament Team doubles – 2017
  • ITA All-American doubles – 2017
  • ITA All-American singles – 2017, 2018
  • ITA Southwest Region Senior Player of the Year – 2018
  • WCC Player of the Year – 2018
  • ITA Southwest Region Most Improved Senior – 2018

Complete profile of Mayar Sheriff 

Mayar Sherif
Full NameMayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz
Date of Birth5 May 1996
Age29 years
Zodiac SignTaurus
Birth placeCairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Education Pepperdine University
ProfessionProfessional Tennis player
Father Sherif
MotherAmal
Siblings Rana , Rawan and Dalya Sherif Ahmed
Marital StatusSingle
Spouse/PartnerNA
BoyfriendNA
KidsNA
ReligionNA
Estimated Net Worth:$1.5 million
Source of net worthTennis career
Height5feet11inches (1.80m)
WeightNA
Eye colorBlack
Hair colorDark Brown
Social mediaInstagram
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