| Richard Akel | |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1962 |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 345 (June 17, 1985) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q2 (1984) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (1985) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 182 (July 15, 1985) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | Q1 (1985) |
Richard Akel (born February 12, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.
Akel grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and comes from a family which has origins in Palestine.[1]
A left-handed player, Akel won two state championships during his high school career and played collegiate tennis at Clemson University, where he was a member of three Atlantic Coast Conference championship teams.[1]
On the professional tour he had a best singles world ranking of 345 and appeared in qualifying draws for grand slam tournaments. He reached a career high doubles ranking 182 in the world and won one title at ATP Challenger level.[1]
In 2019 he was an inductee into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.[2]