Romy Farah | |
Full Name: | Romy Farah Maksoud |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1985 |
Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
College: | University of Miami |
Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $10,898 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 493 (8 July 2002) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 451 (27 October 2003) |
Fedcupresult: | 2–7 |
Romy Farah Maksoud (born 5 January 1985) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.
Born to Lebanese parents in Beirut, Farah moved to Colombia at the age of two, via Canada. She grew up in the city of Cali.[1] Her father Patrick coached tennis and comes from a generation of tennis players, while her mother Eva was a volleyball player who captained Lebanon's national team. She is the elder sister of tennis player Robert Farah.[2]
Farah, a right-handed player, competed briefly on the professional tour while a junior, twice featuring in the singles main draw of the Copa Colsanitas WTA Tour tournament, in 2002 and 2003. She appeared in a total of eight Fed Cup ties for Colombia, which included a World Group fixture in 2003 against France.[3] Retiring in 2004, Farah went on to play college tennis in the United States, for Clemson University and the University of Miami.[4]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Runner-up | 1. | 25 November 2001 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Mariana Correa | Livia Azzi Maria Fernanda Alves | 5–7, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 May 2003 | Almería, Spain | Hard | Astrid Waernes | Neuza Silva İpek Şenoğlu | 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 October 2003 | Carcavelos 1, Portugal | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Iveta Gerlová Katarína Kachlíková | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
Runner-up | 4. | 18 October 2003 | Carcavelos 2, Portugal | Clay | Neuza Silva | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Céline Beigbeder | 2–6, 0–1 ret. |