Jaziri at the2019 French Open | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-01-20)January 20, 1984 (age 41) Bizerte, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) *occasionally uses one-handed backhand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dejan Petrović | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$4,050,966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 104–145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (7 January 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2015,2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2012,2016,2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2011,2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 32–61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (12 August 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2015,2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malek Jaziri (Arabic:مالك الجزيري,romanized: Mālik al-Jazīrī; born January 20, 1984) is a Tunisian former professional tennis player. Jaziri reached his highest singles ranking on theATP Tour of WorldNo. 42 in January 2019. He primarily played on theFutures circuit and theChallenger circuit.
He reached the final of the2018 Istanbul Open, the semifinals inMoscow in 2012,Winston-Salem in 2015,Dubai in 2018 and the quarterfinals inDubai in 2014.
Jaziri has been a member of theTunisia Davis Cup team since 2000, posting an 33–15 record in singles and a 10–14 record in doubles in 41 ties.
Jaziri was coached by Tunisian legend Haythem Abid on and off throughout his career.He is currently coachingVasek Pospisil and is the captain of Tunisia’s Davis Cup team.[1]
He appeared in the qualifying draw at the2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round toMichał Przysiężny of Poland.
Jaziri qualified for the2011 US Open, defeatingBrian Dabul,Michael Ryderstedt, andGuillaume Rufin in the qualifying draw. This was the first time Jaziri played in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. In the first round, Jaziri defeated world No. 159,Thiemo de Bakker, in four sets. Jaziri lost to world No. 8,Mardy Fish, in the second round.
In 2012, he kicked off his year at the ATP 250 event inDoha as a wildcard and pushed world No. 6,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to three sets in the first round. He fell in the first round of qualifying at the2012 Australian Open toTim Smyczek. He then reached three Challenger finals in Quimper, Kyoto, and Pingguo to break into the top 100 for the first time.
In his clay-court season, he made the semifinals in the Barletta Challenger and played his first Roland Garros main draw, winning his first-round match over GermanPhilipp Petzschner before losing a tight second-round match to SpaniardMarcel Granollers, missing two match points.
On grass, he reached the second round in his2012 Wimbledon Championships debut (lost to Kohlschreiber) and also the second round at the London Olympics (lost toJohn Isner).
He lost in the2012 US Open first round, but later had his best result on the ATP World Tour when he reached the semifinals of the2012 Kremlin Cup in Moscow, where he lost to eventual championAndreas Seppi, to become the first Tunisian male to reach the semifinals of an ATP event.
In 2013, Jaziri started off the year inDubai as a wildcard, where he faced 17-time Grand Slam champion,Roger Federer and lost in three tight sets.
Jaziri started off 2015 by making his first appearance at theAustralian Open main draw, and beatingMikhail Kukushkin andEdouard Roger-Vasselin, making him the first Arab male tennis player to make it to the third round of a Grand Slam in over a decade. Jaziri then lost in the third round to Australian teenNick Kyrgios.
He reached the top 50 on 3 October 2016. He also reached the third round again at the2017 Australian Open.[2]
In 2018, he played againstGilles Müller at the Australian Open.
At theDubai Tennis Championships, Jaziri as a wildcard, stunned top seed and then world No. 4,Grigor Dimitrov, to register his first win against a top-10 player.[3] He reached the semifinals defeatingRobin Haase and wildcardStefanos Tsitsipas.
Jaziri made his first ATP final at the2018 Istanbul Open, where he played Japanese-AmericanTaro Daniel, who had also reached his maiden final and won the title.
Before the COVID season, he received a wildcard for the2020 Qatar ExxonMobil Open and for the2020 Dubai Tennis Championships.
At the2021 Qatar Open, Jaziri recorded as a wildcard, his 100th win on the ATP Tour againstNorbert Gombos.[4]He received a wildcard for the next2022 edition in Qatar (his eight overall at this tournament) as well as for Dubai in2021,2022, and in2023 (his eight overall at this tournament) where he officially retired.[5] In May, he entered the main draw of his home Challenger tournament, the2023 Tunis Open as a wildcard and played his last match against compatriotAziz Dougaz.
Jaziri was embroiled in a controversial political incident, in which he withdrew from a tournament rather than play an Israeli player.[6] In the October2013 Tashkent Challenger, tournament inTashkent,Uzbekistan, he was slated to play IsraeliAmir Weintraub in the quarterfinals.[7] But theTunisian tennis federation ordered Jaziri by email to withdraw from the match, and he did so.[7][6]
Weintraub said that Jaziri is "a good friend," and that "he really wanted to play."[7] Israel Tennis Association CEOShlomo Glickstein said: "It is sad to me that these kinds of things still happen. I feel bad for the athletes who find themselves embroiled in such situations, which end up hurting their careers.”[7]
Jaziri was cleared of wrongdoing by the ATP, but theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) found that the Tunisian Tennis Federation breached the ITF constitution by ordering him not to compete. The organization barred Tunisia from competing in the2014 Davis Cup.[8] ITF presidentFrancesco Ricci Bitti said: "There is no room for prejudice of any kind in sport or in society. The ITF Board decided to send a strong message to the Tunisian Tennis Federation that this kind of action will not be tolerated by any of our members."[8]
In February 2015, Jaziri was again embroiled in a controversial political incident when he withdrew from a tournament before facing Israeli players.[9][10] He withdrew from both the singles and doubles events at theOpen Sud de France, citing an elbow injury, after winning his first set in his singles match againstDenis Istomin of Uzbekistan.[9] Had Jaziri won, he would have been scheduled to face IsraeliDudi Sela in the next round. In the doubles event, he and Spanish partnerMarc López would have faced Israeli opponentJonathan Erlich andFrantišek Čermák of the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.[9]
The ATP said that they had confirmed with on-site medical staff that Jaziri's elbow injury was genuine, but opened an inquiry, stating: "Given a previous incident involving the player's national federation in 2013, we are looking into any wider circumstances of his withdrawal as a matter of prudence."[9] On February 10, the ATP closed its investigation after extensive discussions with Jaziri and medical staff, saying it was satisfied that Jaziri had a legitimate medical reason to retire from the event.[11]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2004 | Tunisia F2,Tunis | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 0–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2004 | Tunisia F4,Sfax | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2005 | Italy F13,Grottaglie | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 2005 | Tunisia F3,Nabeul | Futures | Clay | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2005 | Iran F1,Tehran | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2005 | Iran F2,Tehran | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 0–3 RET | |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2006 | France F2,Feucherolles | Futures | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–6 | Dec 2006 | Tunisia F7,Mégrine | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–7 | May 2009 | Kuwait F1, Meshref | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–8 | May 2009 | Kuwait F2, Meshref | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 2–9 | Jun 2009 | Tunisia F1,Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 0–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 3–9 | Jun 2009 | Tunisia F3,Kelibia | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 4–9 | Jul 2009 | Georgia F2,Tbilisi | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–10 | Mar 2010 | Italy F2,Rome | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 4–11 | Jun 2010 | Tunisia F1,Tunis | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5–11 | Jun 2010 | Tunisia F2,Sfax | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–11 | Oct 2010 | Spain F36,Córdoba | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–12 | Feb 2011 | Colombia F1,Cartagena | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 7–12 | May 2011 | Great Britain F7,Newcastle | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 8–12 | Jul 2011 | Great Britain F8,Manchester | Futures | Grass | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 9–12 | Aug 2011 | Kazakhstan F4,Almaty | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 9–13 | Aug 2011 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 0–0 RET | |
| Win | 10–13 | Nov 2011 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 10–14 | Feb 2012 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 10–15 | Mar 2012 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 10–16 | Mar 2012 | Pingguo, China | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 | |
| Win | 11–16 | Nov 2013 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 11–17 | Feb 2014 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 11–18 | Sep 2014 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 | |
| Win | 12–18 | Oct 2015 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 13–18 | Mar 2016 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 14–18 | Apr 2016 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 15–18 | Sep 2016 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Win | 16–18 | Sep 2017 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 0–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 17–18 | Mar 2018 | Qujing, China | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
| French Open | A | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 1–7 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0 / 24 | 11–24 |
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 0 / 4 | 6–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0 / 15 | 11–15 |
Jaziri's record against those who have beenranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.
| Player | Years | Matches | Record | Win% | Hard | Grass | Clay | Carpet | Last match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2017 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at2017 Dubai 1st Round | |
| 2013–2016 | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 5–7) at2016 Halle 2nd Round | |
| 2016–2020 | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at2020 Dubai 1st Round | |
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2016–2018 | 5 | 2–3 | 40.0% | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | Won (7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4) at2018 Beijing 2nd Round | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 6–3, 6–7(8–10)) at2018 Barcelona 3rd Round | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2017 Miami 3rd Round | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (6–7(13–15), 3–6) at2019 Buenos Aires 1st Round | |
| 2016–2018 | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 5–7) at2018 Cincinnati 2nd Round | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at2015 Nottingham 2nd Round | |
| 2014–2018 | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 6–2) at2018 Istanbul 2nd Round | |
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2016 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 6–2, 2–6, 4–6) at2016 Roland Garros 2nd Round | |
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2012–2017 | 6 | 1–5 | 16.6% | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at2017 Washington 2nd Round | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–8) at2016 Australian Open 1st Round | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0% | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–4, 6–7(6–8), 2–6) at2018 's-Hertogenbosch 2nd Round | |
| 2012–2021 | 3 | 1–2 | 33.3% | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (3–3, retired) at2021 Dubai 1st Round | |
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2014–2019 | 5 | 0–5 | 0.0% | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6) at2019 Indian Wells 2nd Round | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–7(5–7), 5–7, 4–6) at2014 Wimbledon 1st Round | |
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6) at2018 Roland Garros 2nd Round | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 2–6, 4–6) at2011 US Open 2nd Round | |
| 2016–2018 | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 7–5) at2018 Paris 2nd Round | |
| 2016–2019 | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6) at2019 Estoril Quarterfinal | |
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2012–2017 | 4 | 0–4 | 0.0% | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at2017 Beijing 1st Round | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1) at2014 Washington 2nd Round | |
| 2016–2018 | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0% | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at2018 Paris 3rd Round | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–7(6–8), 2–6) at2016 Shenzhen Quarterfinal | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–2) at2018 Chengdu 1st Round | |
| 2016–2018 | 2 | 2–0 | 100.0% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2) at2018 Roland Garros 1st Round | |
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2018 Dubai Semifinal | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 1–6) at2017 Stockholm 1st Round | |
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 2–6, 2–6) at2018 US Open 1st Round | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)) at2017 Wimbledon 1st Round | |
| Total | 2011–2021 | 61 | 13–48 | 20.0% | 10–33 (21.4%) | 0–6 (0.0%) | 3–9 (25.0%) | 0–0 (0.0%) | :* Statistics correct as of 14 March 2021[update]. |
| Season | 2003–2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Jaziri Rank |
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| 2018 | |||||||
| 1. | 4 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | 117 | |
| 2. | 4 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 | 78 | |
| 3. | 5 | Beijing, China | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 | 61 | |