Romy Farah Maksoud (born 5 January 1985) is a Colombian former professional
tennis
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player.
Biography
Born to Lebanese parents in
Beirut
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, Farah moved to Colombia at the age of two, via
Canada
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. She grew up in the city of
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
. 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
Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud (; born 20 January 1987) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 163 in June 2011.
Farah is a two-time Grand Slam Champion ...
.
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
The Copa Colsanitas is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Bogotá, Colombia, at the Country Club de Bogotá. Held since 1998, this WTA 250 tournament is played on outdoor clay courts
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WTA Tour tournament, in 2002 and 2003. She appeared in a total of eight
Fed Cup
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ties for Colombia, which included a World Group fixture in 2003 against France. Retiring in 2004, Farah went on to play college tennis in the United States, for
Clemson University
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and the
University of Miami
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...
.
ITF finals
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–4)
See also
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List of Colombia Fed Cup team representatives
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Colombian female tennis players
Colombian people of Lebanese descent
Sportspeople from Beirut
Tennis players from Cali
Clemson Tigers women's tennis players
Colombian expatriate tennis players in the United States
Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players
Sportspeople of Lebanese descent