Mohammed Al-Nabhani (born 1 September 1985) is an Omani former professional

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player.

Biography

Al-Nabhani was born in 1985 to an Omani father and an Egyptian mother. His two siblings, Fatma and Khalid, are also tennis players. He has formed doubles partnerships with both in international competition, including at the

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, where he competed with sister Fatma in mixed doubles in 2010 and 2018. Since 2000 he has represented

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in the

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, and as of 2019 holds the team records for most ties played (71), most singles wins (40) and most doubles wins (37). His Davis Cup doubles partnership with brother Khalid has amassed 26 wins, which puts them among the top-5 in competition history. Al-Nabhani had a stint early in his career playing collegiate tennis for the

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. On the

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, Al-Nabhani made a main draw appearance 2011 at the

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, where he and his partner

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lost their first round match to

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and

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in a match tiebreak.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nabhani, Mohammed 1985 births Living people Omani male tennis players Toledo Rockets athletes College men's tennis players in the United States Expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Cairo Asian Games competitors for Oman Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games