![]() Heidi El Tabakh in 2011 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
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Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | September 25, 1986
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | April 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $328,338 |
Singles | |
Career record | 317–291 (52.1%) |
Career titles | 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 (49.4%) |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 173 (February 8, 2010) |
Heidi El Tabakh (born September 25, 1986) is an Egyptian and Canadian former professional tennis player.
Her highest singles ranking by the WTA is 146, which she reached in October 2012. Her career-high of 173 in doubles, she set in February 2010. She represented Egypt, the country of her birth, from 2002 to April 2005, but since then has represented Canada.
She retired in April 2016 [1] and became Canada's Fed Cup captain in 2019. [2] [3] She won with her team the Bille Jean King Cup in 2023.
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 Grand Slam debut 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 for 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]
She played her last match on the professional circuit in April 2016, at the $50k Charlottesville Classic where she had to retire in the first round against Sachia Vickery. [1]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
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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 |
Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments (5–2) |
$10,000 tournaments (2–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2003 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2007 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 5–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Port St. Lucie, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–2 | May 2014 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Redding, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Legend |
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$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 |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2003 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2003 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2004 | ITF Edmond, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2004 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2006 | Tevlin Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–3 | May 2008 | ITF Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(3) |
Win | 4–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(5), [10–12] |
Win | 6–4 | May 2009 | ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S. | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 8–5 | Nov 2009 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 9–5 | Aug 2010 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2010 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2011 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 9–9 | Apr 2011 | Hardee's Pro Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Jul 2013 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
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