Mansour Bahrami has the reputation of an on-court clown,



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Mansour Bahrami

DoB	26th April 1956
Age	51
Residence	Paris, France
Plays	Right Handed
Singles titles	0
Doubles titles	3
Highest ATP Rating	192 (31 in doubles)
Career Prize Money	US$368,780

Personal

Mansour Bahrami has the reputation of an on-court clown, but there is a serious story behind his success.

As a child, Bahrami helped support his family by working as a ball boy and this is where his love of tennis developed. Unable to afford a racket of his own, Mansour improvised with frying pans, and broom handles to teach himself the game. His progress was brought to an abrupt halt when the Islamic Revolution led to the banning of professional sport in Iran, so Mansour set off for France with his life savings in his pocket, about $2,000, which he gambled in a casino and lost!

In 1982 his visa ran out and he was refused a new one. After qualifying for Roland Garros in 1983, the papers quickly latched on to the story of the Iranian who couldnât get a visa and he was granted an alien card making life much easier for him.

While stuck in traffic on the Champs Elysees at precisely midnight one New Yearâs Eve, he wound down his window and asked the lady in the car next door âIsnât it tradition to kiss whoever is closest to you at midnight?â â and in doing so, met his future wife, Frederique! Together they now have two sons, Sam and Antoine.

Bahrami reluctantly withdrew from the circuit in the early 90s and when the Champions Tour came into being in 1993, Mansour had found his calling. He now spends over 40 weeks of the year playing in tournaments and exhibitions around the world.

In 2006 Mansour wrote his autobiography (in French) "Le Court des Miracles" published by Cherce Midi (ISBN 2-74910-765-2) and the first edition sold out within weeks. He also produced a DVD of his career (in English and French) which includes interviews, personal photographs, match highlights and the entire epic match from the Masters in 2004 featuring Becker, Leconte and Nastase. Copies of the DVD can be ordered by visiting his website - www.mansourbahrami.com.

My Favourite....

Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Book: Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Song: My Way - Frank Sinatra

Meal: Chelo Kabab - Iranian Meal

Luxury Item: Shoes and Watches

My Ideal Dinner Guests

Ilie Nastase

Sharon Stone

Frank Sinatra

Henri Leconte

Yannick Noah