Meshkatolzahra_Safi

Meshkatolzahra Safi

Meshkatolzahra Safi

Iranian tennis player

Meshkatolzahra Safi (Persian: مشکات‌الزهرا صفی, born 5 August 2004)[1] is an Iranian tennis player who became the first Iranian to win a match in a Grand Slam,[2] competed at 2022 Australian Open – Girls' singles, 2022 Australian Open – Girls' doubles and 2022 French Open – Girls' singles.[3][4][5]

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She also missed out playing at Wimbledon 2022 after failing to grand a visa in time.[6][7][8][9]

Safi also became the first Iranian under-100 ITF junior ranked female player in the history, holds a career high ITF Junior Ranking of 69 achieved on 21 March 2022.[10][11]

International career

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal said that he is very proud to have inspired Meshkatolzahra Safi's Australian Open journey, while Safi had a chance to meet him during the Australian Open 2022.[12][13][14][15]

References

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    Farda, RFE/RL's Radio. "Visa Delay Denies Iranian Tennis Player Chance To Play In Wimbledon". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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    "MESHKATOLZAHRA SAFI: IRAN'S FIRST TOP 100-RANKED JUNIOR PLAYER". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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    Abulleil, Reem (2022-01-26). "Rafael Nadal 'very proud' to have inspired Meshkatolzahra Safi's Australian Open journey". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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    "Rafael Nadal proud to be Meshkatolzahra Safi's idol". Tehran Times. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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    "Meshkatolzahra Safi: I went out to find a court in Iran after watching Rafael Nadal". Tennis World USA. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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    "Australian Open: Rafael Nadal describes 'special' meeting with Iran's Meshkatolzahra Safi". GiveMeSport. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-22.


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