Tennis in Egypt

Tennis in Egypt has seen a rather slow progress, but the enthusiasm towards the game is pretty high. Egypt has been participating in tennis tournaments for long. The Egyptian Tennis federation has been the chief nation body that has been training and organizing the Egyptian tennis players for national and international level tennis matches. Egyptian tennis participation has been rather limited. The Davis cup and the Fed cup are the only two international tennis tournaments in which Egypt has played any significant game.

The Egypt Davis Cup Team of 1986 is well remembered for their match against Malta, where it secured an easy victory by 5-0 score. In spite of this marvelous win, the Egyptian tennis team could not live up to the expectations in the quarter final round against Bulgaria. Bulgaria won by 3 points but Egypt made its stamina felt at the international level. Egypt was playing with the European zone. The Davis cup is meant only for men and so the women tennis players of Egypt were not a part of this tournament.

Tennis in Egypt can reach better heights with better coaches and funding. There is no doubt in the fact that the Egyptian tennis players are very industrious. More exposure and practice is required for them to make the Egyptian Tennis Federation proud of its players.