Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 2005
Adil Shamasdin ’05 helped the Brown men’s tennis program capture its first-ever Ivy League Championship in 2002 and is one of the best tennis players in program history. Shamasdin, along with Phil Charm, stands as the only Bears to earn All-American honors in doubles. The pair did so in Shamasdin’s senior season in 2005.
In the Ivy League, Shamasdin was a First Team All-Ivy singles selection and a Second Team All-Ivy doubles selection in 2005. As a junior in 2004, he was named Second Team All-Ivy in singles. As a sophomore in 2003, Schamasdin and Nick Goldberg picked up First Team All-Ivy accolades in doubles.
In the Brown career record book, Shamasdin ranks first in program history in combined wins (216), second in doubles wins (115), and third in singles wins (101). In the Brown single-season record book, Shamasdin 27 wins in 2002 rank eighth and his 25 wins in 2004 and 2005 rank 15th. In single-season doubles wins, Shamasdin’s 33 wins in 2004 rank third, his 29 wins in 2005 rank 10th, and his 27 wins in 2002 rank 14th.
Since graduating from Brown, Adil has competed on the ATP world tour for the past 12 years, traveling across the world including competing at all the major grand slams.
His tennis career highlights in doubles include 24 challenger titles, three ATP tour titles, a quarter finalist at Wimbledon and a win over world number one Novak Djokovic at the 2016 Rogers Cup. In 2017, Adil reached a career high ranking of 41 in the world.
After recently completing his competitive career, Adil continues to be involved in tennis and is transferring his knowledge to players as a coach. Most recently, he has been named Davis Cup coach for team Canada and will be accompanying them in the final 8 this month in Malaga.
