Elly Hakami | |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1969 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 32 (May 9, 1988) |
Australianopenresult: | 1R (1994, 1995) |
Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1988) |
Usopenresult: | 3R (1987) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 68 (November 9, 1987) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (1988, 1989) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (1994) |
Elly Hakami (born August 25, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. She played from the mid-1980s until 1997. Hakami is from Tiburon, California.[1] She was ranked world No. 32 in 1988.[2]
After beating Hakami in 1987, Martina Navratilova said of Hakami: "She's a very good player. She seems to be very bright and she's a lot better all-court player than I thought she would be. I thought she served well and she comes out tough."[3]
Hakami was formerly married to Polo Cowen who was a former professional tennis player, and has two children, Sonya and Polo, and lives in Tiburon, California.[4]