Jalal Chafai

Jalal Chafai-Alaoui (born 22 January 1980) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player.[1]

Jalal Chafai
Full nameJalal Chafai-Alaoui
Country (sports) Morocco
Born (1980-01-22) 22 January 1980
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$16,060
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 546 (14 Jul 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 674 (23 Feb 2004)

Chafai, an Arab world junior champion from Salé, spent his early career in the United States playing collegiate tennis for the Drury Panthers, who were coached by Moroccan Amine Boustani.[2] After graduating in 2001 he competed on the professional tour and reached a best singles world ranking of 546, with an ITF Futures title win in Algeria in 2003.[3][4] His career included an ATP Tour doubles main draw appearance at the 2002 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. He has also played professional tennis for the Springfield Lasers in the World TeamTennis competition.[5] Returning to Drury to complete a Master's degree, Chafai served for a period as a tennis assistant coach for the college.[6]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1999 Morocco F1, Tangiers Clay Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 May 2003 Algeria F2, Sonatrach Clay Slovakia Boris Borgula 7–6(6), 6–7(3), 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2001 Morocco F2, Marrakech Clay Kuwait Mohammad Ghareeb Australia Kane Dewhurst
Australia David McNamara		 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(8)
Loss 1–1 Apr 2003 Algeria F1, Sidi Fredj Clay Morocco Rabie Chaki Spain David Cors-Pares
Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler		 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2003 Egypt F1, Cairo Clay Morocco Talal Ouahabi Egypt Karim Maamoun
Egypt Mohamed Mamoun		 4–6, 3–6

References
  1. "Maroc: Tennis : la Coupe du Sahara au Coralia Club d'Agadir". Libération. AllAfrica. 22 May 2003.
  2. Bailey, Eric (17 April 1998). "Moroccan tennis connection works for Drury". Springfield News-Leader.
  3. Cress, Joe (17 July 2004). "After some self-doubt early on, Jalal Chafai is ... Turning jitters into winners". Springfield News-Leader.
  4. "Circuit masculin de tennis «Futur's» : Jalal Chafai remporte la 2e étape". Le Matin (in French). 3 May 2003.
  5. "Springfield Lasers player capsules". Springfield News-Leader. 8 July 2004. p. 5D.
  6. "Chafai appreciates 'great experience'". Springfield News-Leader. 27 July 2004. p. 3D.
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