Richard Akel (born February 12, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.

Akel grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and comes from a family which has origins in Palestine.[1]

A left-handed player, Akel won two state championships during his high school career and played collegiate tennis at Clemson University, where he was a member of three Atlantic Coast Conference championship teams.[1]

On the professional tour he had a best singles world ranking of 345 and appeared in qualifying draws for grand slam tournaments. He reached a career high doubles ranking 182 in the world and won one title at ATP Challenger level.[1]

In 2019 he was an inductee into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

ATP Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Feb 1985 Kaduna Challenger
Kaduna, Nigeria 		Clay United States Jeff Arons Zimbabwe Haroon Ismail
Greece Fotis Vazeos 		6–3, 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b c Muck, Jeremy (March 19, 2019). "Richard Akel held his own on tennis court". The Sentinel Record.
  2. ^ "Hill inducted along with his coaches, six others". Arkansas Online. March 30, 2019.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Akel
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