Sultan Khalfan Al-Alawi (born March 16, 1977 in

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) is a Qatari former professional

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player. A top junior player in Qatar, runner-up of the International Junior Championships in 1994 and 1995, Khalfan was the most successful member of the

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, playing 59 ties between 1993 and 2009 and compiling a 29–26 record in singles, 19–22 in doubles. He appeared nine times in the Qatar Open draw between 1996 and 2007, losing each time in the first round. Khalfan reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 950 in late 2000.

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* * * 1977 births Living people Qatari male tennis players Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Qatar {{Qatar-tennis-bio-stub