Ali Hamadeh

{{Short description|Lebanese American tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Ali Hamadeh

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| country = {{flagu|Lebanon}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|9|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee
United States

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.86m

| turnedpro = 1996

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $29,345

| doublesrecord = 5–10

| doublestitles =Winner 1 ATP Challenger

Finalist 3 ATP Challengers

| highestdoublesranking = No. 153 (2 Aug 1999)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1995)

Q (1999)

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Ali Hamadeh (born 5 September 1974) is an American former professional tennis player.{{cite news |title=علي حمادة فصل عالميٌّ من تاريخ التّنس اللبنانيّ يدير أكاديمية «تنس اينك» في وطن الأرز |url=https://addiyar.com/article/1794771-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B2 |work=Ad-Diyar |date=20 September 2019 |language=Arabic}} He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and represented Lebanon through his dual citizenship.{{cite news |title=Rebel in Davis Cup |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger/122998315/ |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=April 3, 1996}}

Hamadeh, a University of Mississippi collegiate player, partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi to win the NCAA doubles championship in 1995. He was a two-time All-American and three-time All SEC 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.{{cite news |title=Ole Miss pair take doubles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger/122998188/ |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=May 22, 1995}}

Professionally, Hamadeh held a world ranking of 153 in doubles. He partnered with Bhupathi at the 1995 US Open and they defeated the combination of Mark Keil and Peter Nyborg in the opening round.{{cite web |title=Ali Hamadeh Tennis Player Profile |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/ali-hamadeh/800192696/lbn/mt/d/overview/ |website=www.itftennis.com}}

Hamadeh represented Lebanon in 20 Davis Cup ties and won a record 30 rubbers.{{cite web |title=Davis Cup - Teams - Lebanon |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team.aspx?id=LBN |website=www.daviscup.com}}

Challenger titles

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1.

|1998

|Guadalajara, Mexico

|Clay

|{{flagicon|NED}} Sander Groen

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Martín García
{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Prieto

|6–4, 6–2

References

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