Hazem Naw (born 1 January 2000) is a

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Naw has a career high ATP singles ranking of 469 achieved on 11 December 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 753 achieved on 20 June 2022. Naw represents

at the

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

, where he has a W/L record of 8–3. Due to the Syrian Civil War, Naw was forced out of Aleppo and moved to

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, but now plays tennis for local leagues in Germany. After a short junior career, Naw began to play ITF events in both the singles and doubles draw. In August 2021, he received a wildcard into the doubles draw of the 2021 Platzmann-Sauerland Open, a Challenger event in Germany which he played alongside former top-100 player Dustin Brown. He made history as the first Syrian tennis player to record a win in a singles Challenger main draw with his victory over Billy Harris at the 2024 Koblenz Open. Naw is the younger brother of fellow tennis player

Amer Naow Amer Naow (born 1 January 1995) is a Syrian tennis player. Naow represents Syria at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 8–8. Due to the Syrian Civil War, Naow was forced out of Aleppo and moved to Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon ( , ...

Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

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