Elly Hakami (born August 25, 1969) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the U.S. She played from the mid-1980s until 1997. Hakami is from
Tiburon, California. She was ranked world No. 32 in 1988.
After beating Hakami in 1987,
Martina Navratilova
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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."
WTA career finals
Singles: (1 title)
Family
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.
References
American female tennis players
Tennis players from California
Living people
1969 births
People from Tiburon, California
Sportspeople from Marin County, California
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
US Open (tennis) junior champions
21st-century American women
20th-century American sportswomen
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