Ali Hamadeh (born 5 September 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Memphis, Tennessee in the United States who competed for Lebanon.[1]

Ali Hamadeh

Country (sports)	Lebanon
Residence	Lebanon
Born	(1974-09-05) 5 September 1974 (age 47) Memphis, Tennessee United States
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1996
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$29,345
Doubles
Career record	5-10
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	153 (2 Aug 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (1995)

Hamadeh and partner, Mahesh Bhupathi, were NCAA double's champions in 1995, while at the University of Mississippi. He was a 2 Time All-American and 3 Time All SEC honors during his collegiate career. He was ranked #1 in the NCAA Doubles National Rankings (1995) and #6 in the NCAA Singles National Rankings (1996). He won the 1994 SEC Doubles Championships with Joakim Appleqvist.^{[citation needed]}

Professionally, he partnered with Bhupathi in the US Open and defeated the combination of Mark Keil and Peter Nyborg in the opening round. They were then eliminated in the second round by Byron Black and Jonathan Stark.[2]

Although born in the United States, Hamadeh represented Lebanon in the Davis Cup. He appeared in 20 ties for his country. He won 30 of his 44 matches, 18 of them in singles, both of which are national records.[3]

Challenger Titles

Doubles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	1998	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Sander Groen	Martín García Sebastián Prieto	6–4, 6–2

References

External links

• Tennis Academy in Beirut (Managed by Ali Hamadeh)