Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri
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    • Nickname is Jazz.
    • Began playing tennis at age 5.
    • Father, Mohamed; mother, Heida; brothers, Emir and Elyes.
    • Member of 1998 African 14-Under ITF Touring Team, supported by Grand Slam Development Fund.
    • Trained in Barcelona from 2009-10.
    • Favourite surface is hard, shot is forehand and tournament is US Open.
    • Idol growing up was Pete Sampras.
    • Hobbies include football, movies, music and golf.
    • Supports Club Athletique Bizertin (CAB).
    • Speaks Arabic, English, Spanish and French.
    • Wife, Jihene; son, Malek; daughter, Mayar.

    (UPDATED 1 JULY 2019)

    • Top Tunisian in ATP Rankings history. Achieved career-high No. 42 on 7 January 2019after posting personal-best 23 wins in 2018. Finished 4 of last 5 seasons in Top 100 (2014, 2016-18).
    • Equaled biggest win of career by beating No. 4 Cilic en route to 1st ATP Tour final at 2018 Istanbul. Defeated No. 4 Dimitrov en route to 2018 Dubai SF. Entered Dubai as 117th-ranked WC and became lowest-ranked semi-finalist in 27-year tournament history.
    • Advanced to 2R-or-better at all 4 Grand Slam events, highlighted by Australian Open 3R in 2015 and 2017. Reached R16 at 3 ATP Masters 1000 events: 2014 Shanghai as Q, 2017 Indian Wells and 2018 Paris as LL.
    • Upset 2017 championRojer/Tecau and 2016 championJ. Murray/Soares en route to 2018 US Open doubles SF w/Albot as ALT. Became 1st Tunisian to reach Grand Slam SF in doubles or singles.
    • Owns ATP Challenger Tour recordof 170-109, including victories over past or present Top 10 players Carreno Busta, Khachanov, Massu and Pouille. Winner of 8 Challenger titles, including Guadalajara, MEX; Le Gosier, GUD and Istanbul, TUR in 2016.

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