Slimane Saoudi (

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: سليمان سعودي) (born 23 July 1975) is a former professional Algerian

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. Saoudi reached his highest individual ranking on the

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on 21 July 2003, when he became World No. 212. His only appearance at a

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came at the 2002 U.S. Open, where he reached the main draw as a qualifier, losing in the first round in five sets to fellow qualifier

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. He played primarily on the Futures circuit. Saoudi was a member of the Algeria Davis Cup team until 2009, posting a 5-11 record in singles and a 3-6 record in doubles. He first played Davis Cup only in 2005.

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* * * 1975 births Living people Algerian male tennis players Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Algeria Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games African Games gold medalists for Algeria African Games medalists in tennis Universiade medalists in tennis Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Universiade bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in tennis Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Algeria 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-tennis-bio-stub