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Selima Sfar was born on 8 July, 1977 in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, is a Tunisian tennis player. Discover Selima Sfar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?
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46 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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8 July, 1977 |
| Birthday |
8 July |
| Birthplace |
Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia |
| Nationality |
Tunisia
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 46 years old group. She one of the Richest Player who was born in Tunisia.
Selima Sfar Height, Weight & Measurements
At 46 years old, Selima Sfar height is 1.66 m .
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1.66 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Selima Sfar Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Selima Sfar worth at the age of 46 years old? Selima Sfar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Tunisia. We have estimated Selima Sfar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$876,041 |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Player |
Selima Sfar Social Network
Timeline
She is a granddaughter of Habib Cheikhrouhou who founded the press group Dar Assabah in 1951.
Selima Sfar (سليمة صفر Salima Safar; born 8 July 1977) is a Tunisian former tennis player.
As a junior, Sfar won the Arab Junior Singles in 1992 and reached the quarter-finals of the junior tournament at French Open.
In 1994, she was African junior champion.
Sfar holds the records for the Tunesian in the Fed Cup with the most wins, the most singles wins, the most doubles wins, the most ties played, and the most years played.
She turned professional in 1999.
In 2000, she qualified for the US Open, to become the first Tunisian to achieve this feat.
In the meantime, she was able to receive wildcards for Middle Eastern tournaments in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world (16 July 2001).
Sfar is the second highest ranked female Tunisian and Arab player.
She has experienced most of her success in tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 11 singles titles and 21 doubles titles.
Sfar started playing tennis at age 8 at the Tennis Club of Carthage.
She left Tunis at age 12 to live and train with Nathalie Tauziat under coach Régis de Camaret in Biarritz, France.
The serve-and-volleyer preferred indoor hardcourts; favorite shots were serve, backhand.
Father, Moncef, is a physician; mother, Zeineb, is a dermatologist; older sister is Sonia and younger brother is Hassan.
In that year, she became the first Arab woman to break into the top 100 of the WTA rankings.
Sfar played for the Tunisia Fed Cup team, going 41–24.
At the 2005 African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Sfar won the gold medal at both the singles and mixed teams' competitions.
In 2011, Sfar announced her retirement from professional tennis.
In the meantime, she became a commentator for Qatari sports channel, beIN Sports.
The same coach was accused by Isabelle Demongeot of similar misconduct and later jailed for 8 years in 2012.
At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Sfar teamed with Martina Navratilova for the Invitational Ladies Doubles, and they won all three of their matches in their group.
On 28 August 2023, Sfar had an interview with L'Équipe in which she accused her coach, Régis de Camaret, of rape and sexual abuse, when she was 12 and a half years old.
