Jaklin Alawi (born 28 December 1990) is a former professional

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player from Bulgaria.

Biography

A right-handed player from Sofia, Alawi competed on the professional ITF circuit while a junior, from 2005 to 2008. Alawi featured in two ties for the

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, against Great Britain and Poland in 2007, both times partnering

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. In 2009 she left the tour to play and attend college in the United States, first at

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, then the University of South Carolina. While in South Carolina, Alawi and her college teammate

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received a wildcard to compete in the doubles at the

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, which was her only WTA Tour main draw appearance.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Fed Cup

Jaklin Alawi debuted for the

in 2017. Since then, she has a 0–0 singles record and a 0–2 doubles record (0–2 overall).

Doubles (0–2)

* RR = Round Robin

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alawi, Jaklin 1990 births Living people Bulgarian female tennis players South Carolina Gamecocks women's tennis players Long Beach State Beach women's tennis players Sportspeople from Sofia