As a junior Abdullah Shelbayh reached a peak ranking of world number 27. 2018 he moved to Mallorca to train at the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy.

He played college tennis for a year at the University of Florida. In 2023, he won his first Challenger title in Charleston becoming the first player from Jordan to achieve the feat. He also reached the final at the Manama Challenger, losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Yonex sponsors him. He has made less than $1 million in his career.

Abdullah Shelbayh’s Sponsors

Yonex

Shelbayh has a head-to-toe sponsorship contract with Yonex. He previously had a clothing and shoe sponsorship deal with Adidas

In tennis, there are tournaments every week. If a player does well in one week and reaches the later stages of the tournament, they have to quickly move on to the next tournament. To help players rest and perform their best, the WTA introduced something called a “Performance Bye.”

A Performance Bye is not like a regular bye because it’s based on how well a player did in the previous week, not their ranking. The regular byes usually go to the top 4 seeded players in the tournament, depending on how many players are in the draw.

Some top players are worried that the Performance Bye isn’t fair. It might not help players who have been doing well all year. For example, a player could do really well in a less important tournament and still get a bye in a bigger tournament. However, a few players like Iga Swiatek support the Performance Bye rule because it gives players a chance to rest and avoid getting hurt.

Performance bye is a rule change the WTA is trying this year. The WTA could change the rule depending on the feedback it receives from players.