Hazem Naw
| Country (sports) | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
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| Born | 1 January 2000 Aleppo, Syria |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Amer Naow |
| Prize money | $70,263 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 299 (28 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 319 (4 December 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 722 (11 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 729 (2 December 2024) |
| Last updated on: 4 December 2024. | |
Hazem Naw (born 1 January 2000) is a Syrian tennis player. Naw has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 299 achieved in October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 722 achieved in November 2024.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Syrian player.[2]
Naw represents Syria at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 16–4.
Career
After a short junior career, Naw began to play ITF events in both the singles and doubles draw. In August 2021, he received a wildcard into the doubles draw of the Platzmann-Sauerland Open, a Challenger event in Germany which he played alongside former top-100 player Dustin Brown.
2024: Historic first ATP Challenger win for Syria
Naw made history as the first Syrian tennis player to record a win in a singles Challenger main draw with his victory over Billy Harris at the 2024 Koblenz Open, having qualified for the main draw.[3][4]
Personal life
Naw is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Amer Naow.
Due to the Syrian Civil War, Naw was forced out of Aleppo and moved to Beirut, Lebanon,[5] but now plays tennis for local leagues in Germany.[6]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Sebastian Gima | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | M15, Kish Island | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dan Alexandru Tomescu | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2023 | M15, Kish Island | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Denis Klok | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2023 | M15, Trier | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Tom Gentzsch | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | M15, Alcalá de Henares | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Daniel Mérida | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2023 | M15, Madrid | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Alastair Gray | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2024 | M15, Kish Island | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Oleg Prihodko | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2024 | M15, Metzingen | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Florian Broska | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M15, Huy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | John Sperle | Jonathan Binding Mark Whitehouse | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | M15, Sozopol | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Yann Wójcik | Yan Bondarevskiy Nicholas David Ionel | 6–4, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2022 | M15, Valldoreix | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Franco Emanuel Egea | Álvaro López San Martín Daniel Rincón | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2022 | M15, Vaasa | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Robert Strombachs |  Eero Vasa Iiro Vasa | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2023 | M15, Überlingen | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Taym Al Azmeh | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner | 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2024 | M15, Kamen | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Taym Al Azmeh | Jasper Camehn Moritz Kudernatsch | 1–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
References
- ^ "Hazem Naw | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Hazem Naw hace historia en el tenis sirio". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). January 30, 2024.
- ^ "How Syrian war refugee Hazem Naw triumphed through turmoil | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Horror, Redemption, Hope: The story of the Syrian Davis Cup team".
- ^ "Hazem Naw im Porträt: Hans im Glück". tennis MAGAZIN. December 18, 2021.
External links
- Hazem Naw at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Hazem Naw at the International Tennis Federation
- Hazem Naw at the Davis Cup
- Hazem Naw at ESPN.com
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top Middle Eastern male singles tennis players | |
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as of 14 April 2025 | |
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Association of Tennis Professionals Top Syrian male singles tennis players | |
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As of Aug 8, 2025 | |
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