The Most Famous
TENNIS PLAYERS from Morocco
This page contains a list of the greatest Moroccan Tennis Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,569 Tennis Players, 5 of which were born in Morocco. This makes Morocco the birth place of the 41st most number of Tennis Players behind Thailand, and Mexico.
Top 6
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. Guy Forget (b. 1965)
With an HPI of 44.41, Guy Forget is the most famous Moroccan Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Younes El Aynaoui (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 44.09, Younes El Aynaoui is the 2nd most famous Moroccan Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
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.
3. Ronald Agénor (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 40.96, Ronald Agénor is the 3rd most famous Moroccan Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 19 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. Karim Alami (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 38.27, Karim Alami is the 4th most famous Moroccan Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Karim Alami (Arabic: كريم علمي) (born 24 May 1973) is a retired tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. The right-hander won two career titles in singles, both in 1996 (Atlanta and Palermo), and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 25, in February 2000. Alami reached the semifinals of the 2000 Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Magnus Norman and Albert Costa en route.
5. Hicham Arazi (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 37.95, Hicham Arazi is the 5th most famous Moroccan Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 19 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.
6. Arnaud Di Pasquale (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 34.99, Arnaud Di Pasquale is the 6th most famous Moroccan Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 11 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Moroccan tennis players born between 1964 and 1979. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Moroccan tennis players include Guy Forget, Younes El Aynaoui, and Ronald Agénor. As of April 2024, 1 new Moroccan tennis players have been added to Pantheon including Karim Alami.
Living Moroccan Tennis Players
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Guy Forget
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Younes El Aynaoui
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Ronald Agénor
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Karim Alami
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Hicham Arazi
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Arnaud Di Pasquale
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.99
