Elly Hakami
Appearance
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | 25 August 1969 |
Singles | |
Career record | 121–123 |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (May 9, 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1994, 1995) |
French Open | 1R (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1988) |
US Open | 3R (1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 91–100 |
Highest ranking | No. 68 (November 9, 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997) |
French Open | 1R (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1989) |
US Open | 3R (1994) |
Elly Hakami (born August 25, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. She played from the mid-1980s until 1997. Hakami is from Tiburon, California.[1] She was ranked world No. 32 in 1988.[2]
After beating Hakami in 1987, Martina Navratilova said of Hakami: "She's a very good player. She seems to be very bright and she's a lot better all-court player than I thought she would be. I thought she served well and she comes out tough."[3]
Family
[edit]Hakami was formerly married to Polo Cowen who was a former professional tennis player, and has two children, Sonya and Polo, and lives in Tiburon, California.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elly Hakami". ITFTennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Tennis Staff". Tiburon Peninsula Club. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (August 15, 1987). "Manhattan Beach Tennis : Hakami Arrives in Time to Lose to Navratilova". LA Times. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
Said Hakami: "The match wasn't above (my capabilities). I could have given her a better match. It was the first time I played against her and it was a little difficult."
- ^ "Tennis Staff". Tiburon Peninsula Club. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
Categories:
- American female tennis players
- Tennis players from California
- Living people
- 1969 births
- People from Tiburon, California
- Sportspeople from Marin County, California
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- US Open (tennis) junior champions
- 21st-century American women
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American tennis biography stubs