Hazem Naw


Hazem Naw is a Syrian tennis player. Naw has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 299 achieved in October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 722 achieved in November 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Syrian player.
Naw represents Syria at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 16–4.

Career

After a short junior career, Naw began to play ITF events in both the singles and doubles draw. In August 2021, he received a wildcard into the doubles draw of the Platzmann-Sauerland Open, a Challenger event in Germany which he played alongside former top-100 player Dustin Brown.

2024: Historic first ATP Challenger win for Syria

Naw made history as the first Syrian tennis player to record a win in a singles Challenger main draw with his victory over Billy Harris at the 2024 Koblenz Open, having qualified for the main draw.

Personal life

Naw is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Amer Naow.
Due to the Syrian Civil War, Naw was forced out of Aleppo and moved to Beirut, Lebanon, but now plays tennis for local leagues in Germany.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0M15, MonastirWorld Tennis TourHarddts|Mar 2023

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0M15, HuyWorld Tennis TourClay