Romy Farah Maksoud (born 5 January 1985) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.

Biography

Born to Lebanese parents in Beirut, Farah moved to Colombia at the age of two, via Canada. She grew up in the city of Cali. Her father Patrick coached tennis and comes from a generation of tennis players, while her mother Eva was a volleyball player who captained Lebanon's national team. She is the elder sister of tennis player Robert Farah.

Romy Farah

Farah, a right-handed player, competed briefly on the professional tour while a junior, twice featuring in the singles main draw of the Copa Colsanitas WTA Tour tournament, in 2002 and 2003. She appeared in a total of eight Fed Cup ties for Colombia, which included a World Group fixture in 2003 against France. Retiring in 2004, Farah went on to play college tennis in the United States, for Clemson University and the University of Miami.

Romy Farah

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Romy Farah

Doubles (0–4)

See also

List of Colombia Fed Cup team representatives

References

External links

1985 births

Living people

Colombian female tennis players

Colombian people of Lebanese descent

Sportspeople from Beirut

Sportspeople from Cali

Clemson Tigers women's tennis players

Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players

Sportspeople of Lebanese descent