Patrick Chucri
Country (sports) | Lebanon |
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Born | Beruit, Lebanon | 28 October 1981
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 9–11 (Davis Cup) |
Highest ranking | No. 1053 (17 May 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–15 (Davis Cup) |
Highest ranking | No. 594 (3 Oct 2005) |
Patrick Chucri (Arabic: باتريك شكري; born 28 October 1981) is a Lebanese former professional tennis player.[1] He represented Lebanon in the Davis Cup and at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.
Chucri, a Beirut native, spent part of his childhood in Belgium and at the age of 16 moved to Florida to train. As a 17-year old he won Lebanon's national championships and after graduating high school took up a scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), captaining the team in his senior year.[2]
Competing full-time after college, Chucri won five doubles titles on the ITF Futures circuit, four of those partnering Ole Miss teammate Alexander Hartman. He had a best doubles ranking of 594 in the world.
Chucri was a regular member of the Lebanon Davis Cup team until 2014, with appearances in 31 ties. His Davis Cup career included a win over Ashkan Shokoofi in the deciding rubber of a 2003 tie in Tehran, where he came from 2–5 down in the fifth set to secure the tie for Lebanon.[2]
ITF Futures titles[]
Doubles: (5)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | Aug 2003 | Iran F1, Tehran | Clay | Alexander Hartman | Khalid Al-Nabhani Mohammed Al-Nabhani |
6–3, 6–3 |
2. | Aug 2003 | Iran F2, Tehran | Clay | Alexander Hartman | Shahab Hassani-Nafez Farshad Talavar |
6–3, 6–2 |
3. | Apr 2005 | Kuwait F2, Mishref | Hard | Jasper Smit | Motaz Abou El Khair Xavier Audouy |
6–3, 6–4 |
4. | Jul 2005 | Lebanon F1, Jounieh | Clay | Alexander Hartman | Xavier Audouy Laurent Recouderc |
7–6(2), 2–6, 6–3 |
5. | Aug 2005 | Lebanon F2, Jounieh | Clay | Alexander Hartman | Benjamin Balleret Clément Morel |
6–7(3), 7–6(2), 1–0 ret. |
References[]
- ^ "William Farah et Patrick Chucri, héroïques Coupe Davis : le Liban domine l'Iran à l'issue de la première journée". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 7 February 2004.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rencontre - Joueur de tennis numéro un sur le circuit libanais et pièce incontournable de l'équipe nationale de Coupe Davis Patrick Chucri, chef de file du tennis libanais (photo)". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 5 May 2004.
External links[]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Lebanese male tennis players
- Ole Miss Rebels men's tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Lebanon
- Sportspeople from Beirut
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States