The Egyptian Tennis Federation confirmed to the BBC Abdelkader has never been registered as an Egyptian player and had not been entered into the tournament on Egypt’s behalf.

Egyptian Tennis Federation technical director Dia Nabil Loutfy said: “We would like to clarify that she is not registered with the Egyptian Tennis Federation, nor is she included in any of our official player lists.

“Based on the information available to us, the player was previously residing in Kenya and participated in the ITF tournament in Nairobi through a wildcard granted by the Kenyan Tennis Federation.

“The Egyptian Tennis Federation had no role whatsoever, whether directly or indirectly, in the nomination, approval, or issuance of this wild card, and we were not involved in the player’s entry into the tournament in any capacity.”

The organisation said it had no records relating to Abdelkader, and said she had never been affiliated with the Egyptian Tennis Federation.