Person Open DS/UK/9517 El-Shafei; Ismail (1947-); Egyptian tennis player El-Shafei Ismail 1947- Egyptian tennis player Male

Ismail El-Shafei (born 15 November 1947) is a former Head of the Egyptian Tennis Federation and a member of the International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to make the Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history. He had the distinction of being one of only four players to beat Björn Borg at Wimbledon, knocking him out in the third round in 1974 (the other three were John McEnroe, Roger Taylor and Arthur Ashe.) El-Shafei won the 1964 Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon. He is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 11/27/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 27515666-f456-4e54-bcb6-927d1956decd