Adli El Shafei
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Adli El-Shafei (born 18 April 1919) was an Egypt
ian Davis Cup
Team tennis
player from 1946 to 1955. He is the father of Ismail El Shafei
and grandfather of Adli El Shafei II
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Played 32 matches for Egypt in Davis cup
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
Team tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from 1946 to 1955. He is the father of Ismail El Shafei
Ismail El Shafei
Ismail El-Shafei was the Head of Egyptian Tennis Federation and Member of International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to enter Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history...
and grandfather of Adli El Shafei II
Adli El Shafei II
Adli El-Shafei Junior عدلي الشافعي is an Egyptian tennis player who competed in the Davis Cup. He played 2 matches for Egypt in the Davis Cup. His career high in the ATP singles ranking is number 1,071, which he achieved on 3 August 1992....
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Played 32 matches for Egypt in Davis cup