Mayar Sherif is an Egyptian right-hander who became the first Egyptian woman in decades to break into the world's top hundred, a milestone that made her a trailblazer for tennis in her country and the wider Arab world. Built on a gritty, physical clay-court game, her rise came the hard way, largely through the ITF circuit, and she has continued to compete at WTA Tour level as one of the leading ambassadors for the sport's growth in Egypt.