Moharram Ali Khodai
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| Full name | Moharam Ali Khodaei Varposhti |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Iran |
| Residence | California |
| Born | August 20, 1957 Tehran |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Davis Cup | 9–6 (60%) |
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| Medals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Tennis | ||
| Asian Under-18 Championship | ||
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1974 Philippines (Manila) | Doubles |
| Asian Championship | ||
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1976 Japan (Osaka) | Doubles |
| Senior Tour (Over-45) | ||
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2003 Italy (Merano) | Singles |
Moharram Ali Khodai (Persian: محرم علی خدایی; born 20 August 1957 in Tehran) is an Iranian tennis player living in California. He is a tennis instructor in the United States.[1][2]
Tennis career[edit]
He became acquainted with tennis ball at the age of 4 and started training at the age of 8 on the tennis courts of Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran. He started his first competition at the age of 8 and became the champion of Iran for under-12 years old group, and then in the following years he won the championship of Iran for under-14 years old group, as well as for the under-16 years old and under-18 years old groups and he was the national champion for a total of 13 consecutive years. Moharram Ali Khodai became a member of the Iranian national tennis team at the age of 17 and was a member of the Iran Davis Cup team for 13 years and captain of the national team for several years.[3] He has been a member of Enqelab Tehran Club, Oqab Tehran and Foolad Khuzestan Clubs and has also been a champion of the Armed Forces with the Air Force team for two years.[3]
In December 2004, Alireza Khoroshi, the head of the federation of tennis in Iran at that time, appointed Moharram Khodai as the technical director of Iran's basic tennis teams.[4] He was then appointed coach of the senior national team by the Tennis Federation in April 2006. His brother Issa Khodai was also selected as the head coach of the senior national team.[5][6][7] Khodai also became the head coach of the Iran Davis Cup team in 2009.[3] He was nominated by the secretary of the Tennis Federation in November 2014 and elected as the representative of the coaches to participate in the meeting of the Electoral Assembly of the Tennis Federation to appoint the president of the federation.[8]
Records before the revolution[edit]
At the age of 18, Khodai won the Asian Championship for Under-18 Doubles group along with Mansour Bahrami in the seventh round of the Asian Youth Tennis Championships.[9] He won players from Romania, Netherlands and France, along with the former Czechoslovakia team,[10] and became world finalists for the group under the age of 21 in the Galia Cup with Ali Madani and Mansour Bahrami.[11] He was also among the top eight in the singles section of the Orange Bowl tournament in the United States in 1975. Moharram Khodai won third place at the Asian Championships in Osaka, and won the Over-45 Championship in 2003 at the Senior Tour in Merano.[12][3] Khodai participated in five Davis Cups in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992 and 1993 and recorded a total of 9 wins and 6 losses in his record, of which 7 wins and 6 losses in the singles section and 2 victories in the doubles section.[13][14] [15] [16]
Playing style[edit]
Moharram Khodai is the first Iranian tennis player to play backhands with both hands, and his technique is very similar to the techniques of modern tennis players. At Tehran International Tournament in 1977, he perfomed an interesting performance and a beautiful game against Mike Fishbach, an American tennis player who played with a spaghetti double-breasted racket, and presented an interesting game that was acclaimed at the time.[3][15][16][17][18]
Working in United States[edit]
Khodai has established a tennis academy in Irvine, California, and is training people who are interested in this sport.[1][2]
Career statistics[edit]
Singles: 20 (5–15)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–2 | 1973 | ATP Tehran | Clay |  Terry Ryan
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6-3, 6-3 |
| Win | 3-0 | 1976 | Davis Cup EUR PQ | Clay |  Moussa Said
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6-0, 6-1, 6-3 |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1976 | ATP Tehran | Clay |  Paolo Bertolucci
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6-3, 6-2 |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | Alabama Open |  Joel M. Bailey
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6-4, 6-2 | |
| Loss | 1-2 | 1977 | Little Rock | Chris Sylvan
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2-6, 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | W.A.T.C.H Fort Myers |  Antonio Hartmann
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7-6, 6-1 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | Shreveport International |  John James
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6-2, 6-1 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | Birmingham Classic | Paul R. Gerken
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7-6, 6-3 | |
| Loss | 1-1 | 1977 | ATP Tehran | Clay | Mike Fishbach
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4-6, 6-3, 3-2, ret. |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | Azalea Open | Steve Turner
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6-3, 6-2 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | Blue and Gray Invitation | Bruce Manson
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6-0, 6-2 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1977 | Southern Championships | Bruce Manson
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6-1, 6-0 | |
| Loss | 0-3 | 1978 | Davis Cup EUR |  Wojtek Fibak
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6-0, 7-5, 6-0 | |
| Loss | 0-3 | 1978 | Davis Cup EUR | Czeslaw Dobrowolski
|
6-1, 6-0, 6-4 | |
| Win | 3-0 | 1978 | Davis Cup EUR |  Kemal Anbar
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6-1, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Win | 2-0 | 1992 | 1992 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone |  Raymond Kattoura
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6-3, 6-4 | |
| Win | 2-0 | 1992 | 1992 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone |  Abdel Wahab Abdel Karim
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6-3, 6-0 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1992 | 1992 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone |  Aymen Azmy Galal
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2-6, 5-7 | |
| Win | 2-0 | 1992 | 1992 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone |  Aymen Ibrahim Al Ashwak
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7-5, 6-4 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | 1992 | 1992 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone |  Samer Mourad
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4-6, 6-7(6–8) |
Singles finals: 1 (1–0)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2-1 | 2003 | ITF Seniors Tour 2003 (Over-45) | Clay (o) | Claudio Rossetto
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6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
Singles quarter-finals: 1 (0–1)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkover | 2009 | ITF Seniors Tour 2009 (Over-50) | Carpet (o) |  Hiroaki Ito
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w/o |
Doubles: 5 (2-3)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–2 | 1973 | ATP Tehran | Clay | Mostafa Saleh
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Raymond Moore Allan Stone
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | 1976 | Davis Cup EUR | Clay | Ezzatollah Nemati
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Sebti Bounaib Abdeslam Mahmoudi
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6–2, 6–2, 6-3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 1976 | ATP Tehran | Clay | Issa Khodaei
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Terry Moor Nick Saviano
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6–3, 3–6, 6-1 |
| Loss | 0–2 | 1977 | ATP Tehran | Clay | Ali Madani
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Rick Fagel Deon Joubert
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6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | 1993 | 1993 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone | Hard (i) | Mansour Bahrami
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 Fares Azzouni Laith Azzouni
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6–2, 6–1, 6-1 |
Bibliography[edit]
- Matsuzaki, Carol (2005). ییادخ مرحم رظنریز سینت شزومآ [Tennis fundamentals under Moharram Khodaei] (in فارسی). Translated by Anbari Attar, Mohammadreza. ISBN 9649626379. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "مصاف کلینزمن با خدایی". 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ملی پوش اسبق ایران به مصاف کلینزمن رفت+عکس". Kayhan Varzeshi Magazine. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "محرم خدائی: عضو تیم دیویس کاپ و قهرمان دو نفره جوانان آسیا". Tennis Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""محرم خدایی" مدیرفنی تیم های تنیس پایه ایران شد". Islamic Republic News Agency. 2004-12-18. Retrieved 16 August 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "عیسی خدایی سرمربی تیم ملی تنیس شد". Iranian Students News Agency. 2006-04-09. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "سرمربی تیم ملی تنیس کشورمان مشخص شد". Tennis Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "کادر فنی تیم ملی تنیس کشورمان مشخص شد". Tennis Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "لیست نمایندگان رایدهنده تنیس اعلام شد/ 4 تغییر در لیست 7 نفره!". Mehr News Agency. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "7th Asian Junior Tennis Championship December 23, 1974 Rizal Courts, Manila, Philippines".
- ↑ "European Summer Cups 18 & Under Boys Galea/Valerio Cup". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "محرم خدایی فاتح جام شهیاد شد (منتشر شده در هفته نامه کیهان ورزشی 1357، شماره 1267، ص 58)". www.manouchehrzandi.ir. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 5 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "1. TORNEO INTERNAZIONALE VETERANI - MERANO". ITF. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "Moharram Ali Khodai at the Davis Cup". Davis Cup. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nation Activity Switzerland" (PDF). Swiss Tennis. Retrieved 19 February 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Moharram Ali Khodai [IRI]". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Moharram Ali Khodai". www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "MOHARRAM-ALI KHODAI VS MIKE FISHBACH". ATP. Retrieved 30 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "player". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022. Unknown parameter
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