Heidi El Tabakh
 Heidi El Tabakh in 2011 | |
| Country (sports) |  Egypt (2002–2005) Canada (2005–present) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | September 25, 1986 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | April 27, 2016 (last match)[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $328,338 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 317–291 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 146 (October 8, 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2010) |
| French Open | 1R (2010, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2011, 2012) |
| US Open | Q3 (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 133–136 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 173 (February 8, 2010) |
Heidi El Tabakh (born September 25, 1986) is a Canadian-born Egyptian former professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 146, which she reached on October 8, 2012. Her career high in doubles is No. 173, which she set on February 8, 2010. She represented Egypt, the country of her birth, from 2002 to April 2005, but since then has represented Canada. She has been inactive since April 2016.[1] She became Canada's Fed Cup captain in 2019.[2][3]
Tennis career
2002–2016
El Tabakh won one of the biggest singles tournaments of her career in 2009 at the $25k in Valladolid, Spain.[4] In May 2010, she qualified for her first Grand Slam at the French Open, where she lost to Aravane Rezaï in the first round.[5] In April 2012, El Tabakh won the second $25k event of her career at the Challenger in Jackson. She defeated former world No. 14 Elena Bovina in the final.[6] The week after, she won her second straight and third $25k tournament of her career in Pelham.[7] In May 2012, El Tabakh qualified again at the French Open, but lost to fellow Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round.[8] In May 2014, she won the fourth $25k title of her career when she defeated Maria Sanchez in Raleigh.[9] In August 2015 at the Rogers Cup, she reached the second round in doubles with fellow Canadian Françoise Abanda.[10] In September 2015 in Redding, El Tabakh captured the seventh singles title of her career, her fifth 25K, by defeating Shérazad Reix in the final.[11] In April 2016, she played her last match at the ITF 50K in Charlottesville where she had to retire in the first round against Sachia Vickery.[1]
She has been inactive since.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Winner-Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (5–2) |
| $10,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2003 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard |  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2007 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Eva Fernández-Brugués
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay |  Johanna Konta
|
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Estrella Cabeza Candela
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Jackson (MS), United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Elena Bovina
|
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham (AL), United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Edina Gallovits-Hall
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Port St. Lucie, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Françoise Abanda
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2014 | ITF Raleigh (NC), United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Maria Sanchez
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Redding (CA), United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Shérazad Reix
|
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)
| Winner-Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $25,000 tournaments (5–5) |
| $10,000 tournaments (3–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2003 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | Yomna Farid
|
 Rebecca Dandeniya  Michelle Snyman
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2003 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | Yomna Farid
|
Lizaan du Plessis Noha Mohsen
|
6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2004 | ITF Edmond, United States | 10,000 | Hard |  Anne Mall
|
Kelly Anderson Carine Vermeulen
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2004 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Vania King
|
Kelly Schmandt Aleke Tsoubanos
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2006 | Tevlin Women's Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Raluca Olaru
|
 Angelika Bachmann  Hana Šromová
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2008 | ITF Salunga-Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Audra Cohen
|
 Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick
|
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Story Tweedie-Yates
|
Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Emma Laine
|
 Michelle Gerards Marcella Koek
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Melanie Klaffner
|
Lindsay Lee-Waters Story Tweedie-Yates
|
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–12] |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2009 | Revolution Technologies Pro Tennis Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner
|
 Tetiana Luzhanska Lilia Osterloh
|
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay | Tetiana Luzhanska
|
Alexandra Mueller Allie Will
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Paula Fondevila Castro
|
Estrella Cabeza Candela Sara del Barrio Aragón
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2009 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | Kimberly Couts
|
 María Fernanda Álvarez  Karen Castiblanco
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–5 | Aug 2010 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 75,000 | Hard |  Chang Kai-chen
|
Irina Falconi Amanda Fink
|
3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2010 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Rebecca Marino
|
 Jorgelina Cravero Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2011 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova
|
Kimberly Couts  Līga Dekmeijere
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Kimberly Couts
|
Līga Dekmeijere Marie-Ève Pelletier
|
6–2, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 9–9 | Apr 2011 | Hardee's Pro Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Alison Riske
|
Valeria Solovieva  Lenka Wienerová
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–9 | Jul 2013 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Allie Kiick
|
Samantha Murray Jade Windley
|
6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | A | Q2 | A | A | 0–0 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Head-to-head against top-100 players
El Tabakh's win-loss record (7–14, 33%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[12]
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–0
Karolina Šprem 1–0
Tathiana Garbin 1–0
Edina Gallovits-Hall 1–0[nb 1]
Stéphanie Foretz 1–0[nb 2]
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 1–0[nb 3]
Sania Mirza 1–1
Ana Ivanovic 0–1
Samantha Stosur 0–1
Yanina Wickmayer 0–1
Zheng Jie 0–1- Aravane Rezaï 0–1
- Alisa Kleybanova 0–1
Aleksandra Wozniak 0–1[nb 4]
Lauren Davis 0–1[nb 5]
Anca Barna 0–1
Anastasiya Yakimova 0–1
Jana Čepelová 0–1
Tímea Babos 0–1- Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 0–1
- * Statistics as of March 7, 2016
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "$50,000 Charlottesville, VA". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Canada vs Netherlands, Fed Cup 2019
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/canada-s-fed-cup-roster-1.4998731
- ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Valladolid". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "France's Rezai demolishes Canadian El Tabakh in first round". France 24. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Jackson, MS". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "El Tabakh collects second straight Challenger title". Tennis Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Wozniak beats El Tabakh in Canadian battle at French Open". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Raleigh, NC". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Draws". RogersCup.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Redding, CA". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ "Results". WTATennis.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
External links
- Heidi El Tabakh at the Women's Tennis Association
- Heidi El Tabakh at the International Tennis Federation
- Heidi El Tabakh at the Billie Jean King Cup
Women's Tennis Association: Top Middle Eastern female singles tennis players | |
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