In 1990, at the age of 18, El Aynaoui traveled to Bradenton, Florida, to spend a week at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, after which he decided to turn professional.
Godine 1990., u dobi od 18 godina, El Aynaoui otputovao u Bradenton, Florida, kako bi proveo tjedan dana na teniskoj akademiji "Nick Bollettieri", nakon čega se odlučio profesionalno baviti tenisom.