Results

Challenger Cary 06/30 14:00 25 Stefan Dostanic v Abedallah Shelbayh CANC
Challenger Royan 06/16 16:50 25 [272] Mathys Erhard v Abdullah Shelbayh [338] 7-6,7-5
Challenger Bratislava 06/10 13:35 25 [122] Cristian Garin v Abdullah Shelbayh [339] 6-1,7-6
Challenger Prostejov 06/03 08:00 25 [178] Luca Van Assche v Abdullah Shelbayh [287] 6-3,6-2
Challenger Vicenza 05/26 14:30 25 [287] Abdullah Shelbayh v Jerome Kym [126] Retired
Challenger Skopje 05/20 13:25 25 [485] Franco Agamenone v Abdullah Shelbayh [277] 6-4,7-5
Challenger Rome 04/22 10:20 25 [267] Abdullah Shelbayh v Dimitar Kuzmanov [274] 4-6,2-6
Challenger Oeiras 04/13 11:25 45 [287] Stefano Travaglia v Abdullah Shelbayh [265] 7-5,4-6,7-5
Challenger Madrid 04/06 10:35 14 [347] Alex M Pujolras v Abdullah Shelbayh [266] 7-5,6-4
Challenger Barletta 04/01 16:15 25 [116] Valentin Royer v Abdullah Shelbayh [266] 6-3,6-4
Challenger Girona 03/24 10:55 14 [409] Max Alcala Gurri v Abdullah Shelbayh [270] 6-1,6-2
Challenger Murcia 03/16 14:50 14 [267] Abdullah Shelbayh v Raul Brancaccio [457] 4-6,3-6

Wikipedia - Abdullah Shelbayh

Abedallah Shelbayh (Arabic: عبد الله شلبايه, romanized: eabd allah shalabih; also known as Abdullah Shelbayh (Arabic: عبدالله شلبايه, romanized: eabdallah shalabih); born 16 November 2003) is a Jordanian tennis player.

Shelbayh has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 181 achieved on 29 January 2024, and is the first Jordanian tennis player to achieve an ATP world ranking. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 290, achieved on 8 January 2024. He had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 27 achieved on 12 July 2021. Shelbayh has won three ITF singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Men's Circuit and one on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Shelbayh represents Jordan at the Davis Cup, where he has a win-loss record of 10–1.

History

2022: Top 500

In September 2022, Shelbayh reached the semifinals of the Manacor Challenger after receiving a wildcard into the main draw, defeating the No. 1 seed and world No. 127 Dominic Stricker in his opening match. He became the first player from Jordan to win a match in ATP Challenger Tour history. Following this run, Shelbayh made his debut in the world's top 500.

On December 1, 2022, after one year as part of the Florida Gators men's tennis team at the University of Florida, Shelbayh announced that he would forego his remaining collegiate eligibility in order to turn professional. The following week, Shelbayh won his third ITF singles title in Trnava, Slovakia, defeating Daniel Rincón in the final.[]

On December 28, 2022, Shelbayh won the second edition of the Arab Masters Tennis Tournament, held in Kuwait City, defeating Benjamin Hassan in the final. In addition to prize money of $25,000, the win gave Shelbayh a wildcard to compete in the main draw of the 2023 Qatar Open in Doha.[]

2023: Historic maiden Challenger title

In February, Shelbayh reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2023 Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger, defeating the No. 1 seed and world No. 79 Jason Kubler en route. He became the first Jordanian player in history and the youngest Arab to reach a final at Challenger level. Shelbayh was defeated by Thanasi Kokkinakis in the final. As a result of this run, Shelbayh moved up more than 120 positions in ranking, entering the top 300 for the first time at world No. 276 on 20 February 2023.

Shelbayh made his ATP Tour-level main draw debut at the 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he received a wildcard. He lost to Kwon Soon-woo in the first round in three sets.

In April, Shelbayh won his first doubles title at Challenger level at the 2023 Murcia Open, partnering Daniel Rincón.[] The pair received entry into the doubles draw as alternates. He then qualified for the Banja Luka Open in Bosnia and Herzegovina, having received an alternate spot in the qualifying competition. He beat fellow qualifier Elias Ymer in straight sets in the first round, becoming the first Jordanian player to win an ATP Tour-level match. Shelbayh received a wildcard at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open, where he made his Masters 1000 debut. He lost to Pedro Cachin in the opening round.

In October, at the Charleston, Shelbayh defeated wildcard Oliver Crawford to become the first Jordanian player to win a Challenger title.

In November, he qualified for the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz, France, where he defeated Hugo Gaston in the first round. He lost in the second round to defending champion Lorenzo Sonego.

In November, Shelbayh was announced as the wildcard entry into the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals.