 He is currently the Egyptian No.1 and the highest ranked Arab player on the ATP Tour, having overtaken Malek Jaziri in the rankings after reaching the final of the Tali Open in Helsinki, Finland, in November 2019.Safwat won his first singles Challenger title at the Launceston International in February 2020, beating local Alex Bolt in the final, thereby becoming the first Egyptian to win a Challenger title in singles since Tamer el-Sawy in 1996.