2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
Career Statistics
|
Singles |
|
Doubles |
|
| Season |
Overall |
Big Ten |
Overall |
Big Ten |
| 2016-17 |
12-7 |
5-2 |
0-6 |
0-1 |
| 2017-18 |
13-13 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
1-0 |
| 2018-19 |
19-9 |
5-2 |
9-9 |
3-4 |
| 2019-20 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 2020-21 |
17-2 |
15-1 |
11-5 |
10-3 |
| Total |
61-31 |
16-7 |
22-23 |
14-8 |
Rankings History
- Career-High Singles Ranking: 90 (November 14, 2018)
- Career-High Doubles Ranking: 32 (November 14, 2018; with Gui Gomes)
Collegiate Honors
- 2019 ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete
- 2019 Strength and Conditioning Award*
- 2019 GPA Award*
- 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
- 2018 NCAA Elite 90 Award
- 2018 Scholar-Athlete*
- 2017-19 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2017-18 ITA Scholar-Athlete
*team award
2020-21
- Win over Robert Cash 4-6,6-3,7-5 help Illinois clinch the Big Ten Tournament title
- Clinched Illini win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals
- Went 17-2 in singles play and 11-5 in doubles play on the season
- Had a 16-match win streak during the season
2019-20 Senior
2018-19 Junior
- In their doubles debut together, Khlif and partner Keenan Mayo clinched the doubles point for the Illini with a 6-3 win over Michigan State's Ivan Rakic and Colin Harvey in the No. 2 position on Apr. 6.
- In his doubles debut, he paired with fellow junior Zeke Clark to defeat Purdue's Stephan Koenigsfest and Athell Bennett, 6-1.
- Picked up the Illini's first point of the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win against UCF's Mikhail Sokolovskiy.
- Clinched his first match of the season against Northwestern's Trice Pickens, 6-4, 6-4.
2017-18 Sophomore
- Earned the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Championships
2016-17 Freshman
- Clinched Illinois' first victory of the season at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend against Arkansas
- Earned a 5-3 record against Big Ten opponents
- Contributed a team point in the NCAA First Round against Drake
Junior Tennis | High School
- French Singles Champion
- Two-time French Doubles Champion
- ITF G5 Singles Champion
- ITF G4 Singles Champion
- ITF G3 Doubles Champion
Personal
- Born on April 28, 1998
- Parents: Samir and Emmanuella Khlif
- Has four siblings: Anis, Sindbad, Aladdin, Hannibal
- Favorite professional athlete: Usain Bolt
- Biggest thrill in sports: Becoming a French Singles Champions, winning the ITF G4 and G5 Titles and being a qualifier in an ATP Challenger
- People who influences his tennis career: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Parents and Coaches
- Hobbies outside of playing tennis: sports, watching sports and movies, hanging out with family and friends
- Why he chose Illinois: "The team was very nice with good coaches, amazing facilities and a great business school."
- Majoring in accounting
Statistics
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