Bassam Beidas

Bassam Beidas (born 26 December 1988) is a British-born Lebanese former professional tennis player.

Bassam Beidas
Country (sports) Lebanon
Born (1988-12-26) 26 December 1988
London, England[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$12,741
Singles
Career record16–1 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 499 (21 May 2012)
Doubles
Career record5–6 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 694 (30 July 2007)

Biography

Beidas, who was born in London, is the son of Lebanese parents who left the country during the civil war and his father is originally from Palestine. In junior tennis he was ranked in the world's top-20 and was a boys' doubles semi-finalist at the Australian Open, as well as a doubles winner of the Eddie Herr International Championships. After growing up in Egypt, where he was educated at the Manor House School, Beidas came to the United States and played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University, earning All-American honors three times.[2]

Graduating from Pepperdine in 2011, Beidas reached a best singles ranking of 499 on the professional tour. He won one singles and five doubles titles at ITF Futures level. Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Lebanon Davis Cup team, having previously played a solitary year in 2007. During his Davis Cup career he won 16 of his 17 singles rubbers, with a further five wins in doubles. He retired from professional tennis at the age of 26.[3]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (1)
No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. May 2011 Morocco F2, Rabat Clay France Tak Khunn Wang 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: (5)
No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Jun 2007 Morocco F3, Kenitra Clay Egypt Mahmoud-Bahaa Hamed France Clément Reix
France Florian Reynet		 2–6, 6–1, 7–5
2. Jul 2008 Syria F2, Damascus Hard Romania Ioan-Alexandru Cojanu Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Russia Dmitri Sitak		 4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
3. Aug 2009 Egypt F12, Cairo Clay Germany Omar Altmann Italy Giulio Torroni
Russia Mikhail Vasiliev		 6–2, 6–3
4. Aug 2009 Egypt F13, Cairo Clay Germany Omar Altmann Egypt Ramy Kamal Aita
Egypt Mohamed Moussa		 6–7(5), 6–1, [10–8]
5. Oct 2011 USA F29, Niceville Clay Czech Republic Roman Vögeli United States Harrison Adams
United States Shane Vinsant		 6–4, 6–0

References
  1. "College Tennis Teams - Pepperdine - Team Roster - Bassam Beidas". www.collegetennisonline.com.
  2. "Four locals advance in NCAA singles". Daily News. 28 May 2010.
  3. "An inside look at a pro career cut cruelly short". Tennis.com. 12 December 2015.
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