# Adam El Mihdawy

Adam El Mihdawy (born August 9, 1989) is an American tennis player.
El Mihdawy has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 281 achieved on April 27, 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 330 achieved on August 26, 2013.
He was coached by former Moroccan tennis player Mehdy Karbid.
El Mihdawy made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis held on hard courts in New Haven, Connecticut when he was given a wild card direct entry into the doubles draw partnering Jesse Levine. The pair would go on to be defeated by Brazilian duo Marcelo Melo and André Sá.
El Mihdawy has reached 30 career singles finals, with a record of 14 wins and 16 losses all coming on the ITF Futures tour. Additionally, he has reached 23 career doubles finals with a record of 12 wins and 11 losses, which includes an 0–1 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.
In 2022, El Mihdawy was fined $5,000 and banned from tennis for 3+1⁄2 years after he admitted to fixing 2 matches in 2016.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 30 (14–16)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (14–16)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (11–13)
* Clay (3–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2009 | Bolivia F3, La Paz | Futures | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2009 | Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2010 | Mexico F4, Celaya | Futures | Hard | Víctor Romero | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jul 2010 | USA F17, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Rhyne Williams | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2010 | Mexico F7, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | Vasek Pospisil | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2010 | Bolivia F1, Tarija | Futures | Clay | Diego Schwartzman | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2010 | Bolivia F2, La Paz | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Carry | 2–6, 2–4 ret. |
| Loss | 2–6 | Dec 2010 | Mexico F11, Chiapas | Futures | Hard | Mark Verryth | 7–5, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Aug 2011 | Mexico F8, Leon | Futures | Hard | Marcel Felder | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Oct 2011 | Mexico F13, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Feb 2012 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Michael Shabaz | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–10 | Apr 2012 | Mexico F3, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Jamie Baker | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–11 | May 2012 | Mexico F6, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | Antoine Benneteau | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–11 | May 2012 | Mexico F7, Morelia | Futures | Hard | Antoine Benneteau | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–12 | Jun 2012 | Japan F5, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Nam Ji-sung | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–12 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F10, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | Marcelo Arévalo | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–13 | May 2013 | Mexico F8, Puebla | Futures | Hard | M-A Reyes-Varela | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–13 | Oct 2013 | Turkey F42, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Matwé Middelkoop | 2–1 ret. |
| Win | 6–13 | Apr 2014 | Mexico F1, Querétaro | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Meister | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–14 | May 2014 | Mexico F2, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Kevin King | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–14 | Sep 2014 | Mexico F11, Tehuacan | Futures | Hard | Evan Song | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–14 | Oct 2014 | USA F27, Houston | Futures | Hard | Lukas Finzelberg | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–15 | May 2016 | Mexico F1, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Darian King | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–15 | May 2016 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Farris Fathi Gosea | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–15 | Jun 2016 | Mexico F5, Zapopan | Futures | Clay | Luis Patino | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–15 | Jul 2016 | Egypt F16, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Lock | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–16 | Aug 2016 | Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Marek Jaloviec | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(14–16)}$ |
| Win | 12–16 | Sep 2016 | Canada F9, Niagara | Futures | Hard | Brayden Schnur | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–16 | May 2018 | Mexico F3, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–16 | Sep 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cristian Rodríguez | 6–4, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 23 (12–11)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (12–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–7)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2008 | USA F6, McAllen | Futures | Hard | Uladzimir Ignatik | Ričardas Berankis Sergey Betov | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2008 | USA F16, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Rhyne Williams | Treat Huey Somdev Devvarman | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 2009 | Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna | Futures | Clay | Mikal Statham | Sherif Sabry Karim Maamoun | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2009 | Egypt F10, Giza | Futures | Clay | Mikal Statham | Sherif Sabry Karim Maamoun | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2009 | USA F29, Amelia Island | Futures | Clay | Denis Zivkovic | Timothy Neilly Marcus Fugate | 6–2, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2009 | Dominican Republic F1, Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | Nikolaus Moser | Marin Draganja Dino Marcan | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Dec 2009 | Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | Blake Strode | Alexander Slabinsky Amir Weintraub | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2010 | Bolivia F1, Tarija | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Kohlberg Ruiz | Sergio Galdós Mauricio Echazú | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Dec 2010 | Mexico F11, Chiapas | Futures | Hard | Ty Trombetta | Boris Nicola Bakalov Rainer Eitzinger | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jan 2011 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Boris Nicola Bakalov | Blake Strode Takanyi Garanganga | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–6 | May 2011 | Mexico F2, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Jimmy Wang | Chris Letcher Brendan Moore | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Oct 2011 | Mexico F13, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | Nima Roshan | Miguel Gallardo Valles Claudio Grassi | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 7–6 | Dec 2011 | Mexico F14, Ixtapa | Futures | Hard | Luis Díaz Barriga | César Ramírez Nima Roshan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–6 | Dec 2011 | Mexico F16, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Luis Díaz Barriga | Bruno Rodríguez Manuel Sánchez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F9, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | Marvin Barker | Luis Patino Mauricio Astorga | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–6 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F11, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | Marvin Barker | Luis Patino Mauricio Astorga | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Feb 2013 | Mexico F2, Tijuana | Futures | Hard | Chris Letcher | Theodoros Angelinos Antoine Benneteau | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Feb 2013 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Roman Borvanov | Christopher Díaz Figueroa Nicolás Barrientos | 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 10–9 | Mar 2013 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard | Peter Polansky | Moritz Baumann Tim Pütz | 6–7$^{(0–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jul 2013 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Ante Pavić | Érik Chvojka Peter Polansky | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Oct 2013 | Turkey F39, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Denis Yevseyev | Andrei Ciumac Kirill Dmitriev | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Nov 2016 | Colombia F8, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Juan Sebastián Gómez | Nicolas Santos Oscar Jose Gutierrez | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–11 | Sep 2018 | Thailand F2, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Tyler Mercier | Nuttanon Kadchapanan Palaphoom Kovapitukted | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [10–5] |