Habiba Ifrakh

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Habiba Ifrakh
Country (sports)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Born (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 43)
Prize money$8,314
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 652 (22 Jul 2002)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 838 (15 May 1995)

Habiba Ifrakh (born 3 March 1978) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. [1]

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Trained at the Wifaq Tennis Academy in Rabat, Ifrakh was a member of the Morocco Fed Cup team between 1995 and 2009, winning seven singles and one doubles rubber across 14 ties. She also represented Morocco at the Mediterranean Games and Pan Arab Games. [2]

Ifrakh had a best world ranking of 652 in singles and made two WTA Tour main draw appearances. In 2001, as a wildcard entrant in Casablanca, she won her first round match against Dutch player Kristie Boogert. [3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.May 2005 Rabat, MoroccoClay Flag of Morocco.svg Meryem El Haddad Flag of Estonia.svg Anet Kaasik
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
0–6, 2–6

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References

  1. "Morocco Tennis Tour : Habiba Ifrakh accède au second tour". Libération (in French). 3 February 2011.
  2. "Profil : Habiba Ifrakh, une championne aux multiples facettes". Le Matin (in French). 14 March 2005.
  3. "WTA Casablanca: uitslagen 2de ronde". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 26 July 2001.