Mayar Sherif looks to extend her winning streak when she begins her Hamburg campaign against Simona Waltert.
Sherif Continues Her Dominant Clay Run
- Waltert holds a 3–6 record in tour-level first-round matches in 2026.
- She has a 3–12 record against Top 100 players this year.
- Sherif enters this match on a 15-match winning streak on clay.
- She owns a 2–2 record in tour-level first-round matches in 2026.
HTH - Mayar Sherif leads 5-1
| Year | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tucumán | Semifinal | Clay | Mayar Sherif | 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 |
| 2025 | Parma | Semifinal | Clay | Mayar Sherif | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2022 | Parma | Round of 16 | Clay | Mayar Sherif | 6-3, 7-6(1) |
| 2019 | Turin ITF | Round of 16 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 7-5, 7-6(5) |
| 2019 | Cairo 3 ITF | Final | Clay | Mayar Sherif | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2019 | Sharm El Sheikh 3 ITF | Final | Hard | Mayar Sherif | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 |
Waltert Seeks Fresh Start
Simona Waltert reached the final of the Bastad WTA 125 a few weeks ago, but failed to build on that result, suffering an opening-round loss to Katarzyna Kawa the following week.
Before that runner-up finish, she had struggled for consistency, recording multiple main-draw wins in only two tournaments this season, reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 125 events in Oeiras and Canberra.
Waltert has made nine tour-level main-draw appearances this year and cleared the opening round in only three of them, reaching the second round in Abu Dhabi, Madrid, and Rome. She will be looking for a better result this week while making her Hamburg debut.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Age | 25 (Born 13 December 2000) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| World Ranking | 91 |
| Career High | 81 (9 February 2026) |
| Elo Ranking | 120 (Rating: 1679) |
| Tour-Level Titles | 0 |
Sherif Continues Her Clay-Court Surge
Mayar Sherif captured her first WTA Tour title in four years at Iasi last week, defeating Yulia Putintseva, Oleksandra Oliynykova, and Paula Badosa in the later rounds.
The Egyptian was ranked close to No. 130 just a few weeks ago, but three consecutive clay-court titles, at Iasi and the WTA 125 events in Brescia and Contrexeville, have lifted her close to the top 50 in the rankings.
Sherif is currently on a 15-match winning streak on clay, an impressive turnaround for the 30-year-old. Before her title run in Iasi, she had not recorded multiple main-draw wins at tour level since 2024.
This will be her fourth appearance in Hamburg. She reached the quarterfinals in 2024 but suffered first-round exits in her other two appearances, in 2023 and 2025.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Age | 30 (Born 5 May 1996) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| World Ranking | 55 |
| Career High | 31 (19 June 2023) |
| Elo Ranking | 71 (Rating: 1774) |
| Tour-Level Titles | 4 |