Tarek El-Sakka

Tarek-Shawki El-Sakka (born 11 October 1962) is an Egyptian former tennis player who has been working in the FMCG industry for more than thirty years.^[1]

Tarek El-Sakka

Full name	Tarek-Shawki El-Sakka
Country (sports)	Egypt
Residence	Dubai, UAE
Born	(1962-10-11) 11 October 1962 (age 62) Cairo, United Arab Republic (now Egypt)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$2,613
Singles
Career record	0-2
Highest ranking	No. 382 (18 March 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Junior	2R (1978, 1980)
Doubles
Career record	0-1
Highest ranking	No. 314 (18 March 1985)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	19–20
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca Singles 1983 Casablanca Doubles
Last updated on: 10 April 2020.

A singles and doubles silver medalist at the 1983 Mediterranean Games, he also played college tennis in the United States for the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. One of his coaches at the time, Jerry Simmons, said in 2014: "Tarek was the best overall player I had at USL. He could kill you on clay. He was a smart player, and a good doubles player."^[2] He was inducted into the University of Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.^[3]

ILTF circuit finals

Singles 2 (1 win, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1979	Hampshire Tennis Championships	Grass	Tim Robson	6–0, 6–2
Loss	1979	Winchester Open	Grass	Jeremy Bates	6–7, 4–6