Kareem Al Allaf

Kareem Al Allaf (born 22 March 1998) is an American tennis player of Syrian descent.

Kareem Allaf

Country (sports)	Syria (2015–2022)  United States (2022–)
Residence	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Born	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26) Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Iowa
Prize money	$8,279
Singles
Career record	12–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 756 (27 December 2022)
Current ranking	No. 766 (01 January 2023)
Doubles
Career record	6–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1333 (2 December 2019)
Current ranking	No. 2097 (20 June 2022)
Last updated on: 20 June 2022.

Allaf has a career high ATP singles ranking of 755 achieved on 27 December 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1333 achieved on 2 December 2019. Allaf also holds the all-time wins record for singles and doubles combined in college tennis at the University of Iowa.^[1][2]

Allaf represented Syria at the Davis Cup, where he had a W/L record of 18–9.^[3] He switched nationalities to represent his birth country, the United States, after being banned by the Syrian Tennis Federation for competing in a match against an Israeli opponent in a tournament in November 2022.^[4]

References

1. "Kareem Allaf". University of Iowa Athletics. April 10, 2020.
2. "Kareem Al Allaf | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
3. "Horror, Redemption, Hope: The story of the Syrian Davis Cup team". Tennis.com.
4. Mitra, Adreej Kumar (November 9, 2022). "Syrian tennis player Kareem Al Allaf banned for playing Israeli opponent at ITF event in Arkansas".

External links

• Kareem Al Allaf at the Association of Tennis Professionals  
• Kareem Al Allaf at the International Tennis Federation  
• Kareem Al Allaf at the Davis Cup