TENNIS PLAYERS from Morocco

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Moroccan Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous Moroccan Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Younes El Aynaoui (1971 - )

With an HPI of 43.54, Younes El Aynaoui is the most famous Moroccan Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.

Younes El Aynaoui (Arabic: يونس العيناوي) (born 12 September 1971) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. He is a five-time singles winner on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 in March 2003, at the age of 31. His long career has been plagued by injuries and he did not play competitive tennis between September 2008 and January 2010. However, in December 2009 he scheduled to play at the ATP Champions Tour tournament in London, where he made his debut at the senior tour. He received a gold medal – the nation's highest sporting honor – from King Mohammed VI. In a 2003 poll by leading Moroccan newspaper L'Economiste, readers named El Aynaoui their favorite role model for society, ahead of athletics star Hicham El Guerrouj.

2. Guy Forget (1965 - )

With an HPI of 42.13, Guy Forget is the 2nd most famous Moroccan Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Guy Forget (French: [ɡi fɔʁʒɛ]; born 4 January 1965) is a French tennis administrator and retired professional player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.

3. Ronald Agénor (1964 - )

With an HPI of 39.71, Ronald Agénor is the 3rd most famous Moroccan Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Ronald Jean-Martin Agénor (born November 13, 1964) is a former professional tennis player who represented Haiti during his playing career. He is the only Haitian to have ever earned a Top 25 world ranking in singles, reaching a highest singles ranking of world No. 22 in May 1989. During his career he won three ATP tour singles titles.

4. Hicham Arazi (1973 - )

With an HPI of 35.83, Hicham Arazi is the 4th most famous Moroccan Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Hicham Arazi (Arabic: هشام أرازي; born 19 October 1973) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. He played professionally from 1993 to the end of 2007. The left-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 22 on November 5, 2001. During his career, Arazi captured one ATP Tour singles title, in Casablanca. "The Moroccan Magician" reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open twice and the French Open twice. Some tennis analysts also called him "The Moroccan McEnroe" due to his talent – he played with incredible touch, and often enjoyed the support of the crowd even when not at home. He led Patrick Rafter, winner of the US Open in 1997 and 1998, two sets to love during the first round of the latter tournament. In the fourth set he was upset with several line calls, telling umpire Norm Chryst to "get out of here", which sparked the beginning of Arazi's meltdown (and Rafter's comeback). During his career, he notably gained victories over former world No. 1s and major champions Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyá and Jim Courier.

5. Arnaud Di Pasquale (1979 - )

With an HPI of 30.91, Arnaud Di Pasquale is the 5th most famous Moroccan Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 11 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France.