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Selima Sfar

TUN Age 49 166 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1996–2010

Selima Sfar represented Tunisia on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 75. In TennisDB's records, Selima Sfar finished with a career record of 21–56 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

75 (Jul 16, 2001)

Elo peak

1591 (34th percentile)

Career record

21–56 (27.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$876,041

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Selima Sfar's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lucie Safarova #38	6-2 0-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 2010*	R32	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix	WTA 500	Clay
Virginie Razzano #24	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 16, 2010*	R64	Dubai Tennis Championships	WTA 1000	Hard
Jelena Jankovic #4	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 2009*	R16	Marbella	WTA 250	Clay
Estrella Cabeza Candela #167	6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 2009*	R32	Marbella	WTA 250	Clay
Caroline Wozniacki #22	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 2008*	R64	Beijing Olympics	Olympics	Hard

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Selima Sfar's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ai Sugiyama	0	3	3	Feb 22, 2007	H2H
Silvija Talaja	1	2	3	Aug 12, 2004	H2H
Lucie Safarova	0	2	2	Apr 29, 2010	H2H
Eleni Daniilidou	0	2	2	Mar 1, 2007	H2H
Vera Zvonareva	1	1	2	Feb 23, 2006	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Selima Sfar Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	First Round	0	1	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy #12 def. Selima Sfar #382 6-4 6-0	H2H	Match data
2008	Beijing Olympics	First Round	0	1	Caroline Wozniacki #22 def. Selima Sfar #173 6-4 6-1	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Selima Sfar career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1996	18	0	1	1	0.0%	339	502
2000	22	0	1	1	0.0%	298	160
2001	23	8	12	20	40.0%	160	82
2002	24	5	13	18	27.8%	82	139
2003	25	0	3	3	0.0%	139	154
2004	26	3	3	6	50.0%	154	118
2005	27	2	10	12	16.7%	118	193
2006	28	1	5	6	16.7%	193	181
2007	29	0	2	2	0.0%	181	166
2008	30	1	3	4	25.0%	166	198
2009	31	1	1	2	50.0%	198	281
2010	32	0	2	2	0.0%	281	452
Career		21	56	77	27.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Selima Sfar career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2000	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	23	5	7	12	41.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	8	12	20	40.0%
2002	24	2	7	9	22.2%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	5	13	18	27.8%
2003	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2004	26	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
2005	27	0	6	6	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	10	12	16.7%
2006	28	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
2007	29	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2008	30	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
2009	31	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2010	32	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	11	33	44	25.0%	6	14	20	30.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	21	56	77	27.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Selima Sfar career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2000	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	23	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	8	11	19	42.1%
2002	24	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	12	17	29.4%
2003	25	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2004	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
2005	27	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%
2006	28	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2007	29	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2008	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
2009	31	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2010	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	1	20	21	4.8%	15	26	41	36.6%	5	5	10	50.0%	21	54	75	28.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 75/77 (97.4%) of Selima Sfar's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Selima Sfar performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2003	25	1/3	3.0	1.0	50.0%	65.0%	25.0%	33.3%	—	45.0%	17.9%
2005	27	1/12	4.0	4.0	46.6%	77.8%	54.8%	66.7%	0.0%	65.5%	28.2%
2006	28	3/6	1.7	2.3	53.6%	57.4%	37.2%	53.6%	51.1%	47.8%	39.9%
2007	29	2/2	2.0	1.5	66.5%	48.8%	34.0%	25.0%	45.0%	43.7%	43.2%
2008	30	3/4	1.0	1.3	59.4%	59.9%	40.2%	59.3%	72.2%	52.0%	40.9%
2009	31	2/2	0.0	2.5	59.4%	49.0%	45.2%	54.5%	39.7%	47.5%	44.6%
2010	32	2/2	1.0	0.0	55.1%	58.2%	38.0%	47.7%	83.3%	49.5%	38.5%
Career		14/77	1.5	1.7	57.0%	57.6%	39.1%	49.5%	50.4%	49.4%	38.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 14/77 (18.2%) of Selima Sfar's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Selima Sfar advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1996	18	1497	107.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.12
2000	22	1486	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.06
2001	23	1521	118.1	—	—	—	—	+30	+32	+23	41.7%	-0.38	4–4 (50%)	2–7 (22%)	98.6	+0.22
2002	24	1499	110.5	—	—	—	—	+14	+26	+23	33.3%	-0.90	0–3 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	95.9	-0.83
2003	25	1475	94.6	+0.29	-2.39	0.326	31.6%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.33	—	0–1	—	-0.14
2004	26	1522	115.0	—	—	—	—	+36	—	—	22.2%	-2.00	1–0	—	—	-0.29
2005	27	1440	100.3	+0.90	-1.65	0.817	45.0%	+44	—	—	22.2%	-1.59	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.68
2006	28	1426	105.4	-2.14	-0.54	0.765	44.1%	+51	—	—	21.4%	-1.72	1–1	—	—	-0.02
2007	29	1416	104.3	-0.73	-2.75	0.768	43.5%	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.40	0–1	—	—	-0.05
2008	30	1429	111.6	+1.09	+2.41	0.851	46.9%	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.88	—	—	—	-0.11
2009	31	1446	106.1	-0.26	+0.36	0.848	45.8%	—	—	—	50.0%	-1.25	—	1–0	—	-0.10
2010	32	1436	99.1	-3.09	-0.72	0.761	44.8%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.06
Career		1591	114.9	-0.72	-0.33	0.763	44.1%	+32	+28	+23	29.5%	-1.29	7–11 (39%)	5–13 (28%)	96.4	-0.99

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Selima Sfar Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2000	22	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
2001	23	—	R64	R64	R64	3–3 (50%)
2002	24	R128	R128	R64	—	1–3 (25%)
2003	25	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2005	27	R128	—	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
2008	30	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	3–4 (43%)	1–2 (33%)	6–11 (35%)

WTA 1000

Selima Sfar WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	DUB	IW	MIA	CAN	W-L Win %
2001	23	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
2002	24	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
2005	27	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
2010	32	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–5 (0%)

WTA 500

Selima Sfar WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DOH	DUB	EAS	PAR	SDG	POR	LOS	W-L Win %
2001	23	—	QF	R32	—	R64	—	R64	2–4 (33%)
2002	24	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	25	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2004	26	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2005	27	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2006	28	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2007	29	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2008	30	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	4–8 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–16 (24%)

WTA 250

Selima Sfar WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	CIN	DOH	EST	STO	BAN	BIR	BUD	CAN	CAS	MAR	OPO	PAL	POR	MOR	SOP	STR	WAR	W-L Win %
2001	23	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	3–4 (43%)
2002	24	R16	—	R16	R32	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	4–7 (36%)
2003	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2004	26	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2005	27	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	0–4 (0%)
2006	28	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
2009	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	10–22 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jul 16, 2001

First Top 100

May 28, 2001

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Selima Sfar ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1994	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	661	—	391	400	408	419
1995	17	418	398	387	348	360	336	350	359	367	348	364	349
1996	18	333	311	310	336	367	387	407	425	420	428	499	502
1997	19	494	544	542	534	524	523	489	416	417	412	410	353
1998	20	350	349	293	284	274	272	258	255	246	256	261	284
1999	21	283	288	300	304	311	306	329	350	362	355	306	298
2000	22	295	312	306	292	268	255	213	199	172	174	183	160
2001	23	149	108	109	113	94	81	79	80	81	83	82	82
2002	24	88	111	109	109	115	135	139	154	155	144	136	139
2003	25	153	160	169	169	185	164	160	147	156	149	161	154
2004	26	149	151	138	133	137	140	156	122	127	122	116	118
2005	27	114	115	116	113	113	110	107	140	144	154	195	193
2006	28	204	212	210	225	158	162	196	201	188	193	185	181
2007	29	176	210	204	174	175	176	176	166	173	168	172	166
2008	30	170	167	168	175	241	163	167	185	184	193	193	198
2009	31	197	194	187	193	199	422	330	334	308	300	283	281
2010	32	280	300	314	372	337	338	383	388	432	405	453	452
2011	33	447	437	441	468	610	607	693	700	705	1005	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Wynne Prakusya	INA	74	1,542	0	62	19	43	30.6%	1996–2005	Match log
Angelika Roesch	GER	69	1,552	0	37	10	27	27.0%	2002–2007	Match log
Sandra Nacuk	SCG	81	1,547	0	40	11	29	27.5%	1998–2001	Match log
Tzipora Obziler	ISR	75	1,629	0	84	34	50	40.5%	1998–2009	Match log
Zuzana Ondraskova	CZE	74	1,594	0	98	31	67	31.6%	2001–2012	Match log
Pavlina Nola	NZL	68	1,611	0	80	25	55	31.3%	1997–2002	Match log
Tiantian Sun	CHN	77	1,649	1	81	27	54	33.3%	2002–2008	Match log
Viktoriya Kutuzova	UKR	76	1,618	0	62	21	41	33.9%	2003–2011	Match log
Zsofia Gubacsi	HUN	76	1,609	1	55	19	36	34.5%	1998–2007	Match log
Eva Dyrberg	DEN	77	1,596	0	23	8	15	34.8%	2000–2003	Match log
Sandra Kloesel	GER	87	1,515	0	70	16	54	22.9%	1996–2009	Match log
Hana Sromova	CZE	87	1,522	0	43	13	30	30.2%	1998–2008	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Selima Sfar?: Selima Sfar is 49 years old, born on July 8, 1977.
Which country does Selima Sfar represent?: Selima Sfar represents Tunisia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Selima Sfar?: Selima Sfar is 166 cm / 5'5".
Is Selima Sfar left-handed or right-handed?: Selima Sfar plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Selima Sfar won?: Selima Sfar has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Selima Sfar won?: TennisDB does not group any of Selima Sfar's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Selima Sfar's highest WTA ranking?: Selima Sfar's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 75, first achieved on July 16, 2001.
What is Selima Sfar's career win-loss record?: Selima Sfar has a career WTA singles record of 21 wins and 56 losses (27.3%).
How much career prize money has Selima Sfar earned?: Selima Sfar has earned at least $876,041 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Selima Sfar's career appear in TennisDB?: Selima Sfar appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1996 through 2010.
On which surface does Selima Sfar have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Selima Sfar's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 30.0% (6–14).
Who has Selima Sfar faced most often?: Selima Sfar's most frequent opponent is Ai Sugiyama, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.