Heidi El Tabakh

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Heidi El Tabakh
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Heidi El Tabakh in 2011
Country (sports)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (2002–2005)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2005–present)
Residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Born (1986-09-25) September 25, 1986 (age 37)
Alexandria, Egypt
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2002
RetiredApril 2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$328,338
Singles
Career record317–291
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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 record133–136
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 173 (February 8, 2010)

Heidi El Tabakh (born September 25, 1986) is an Egyptian and Canadian former professional tennis player.

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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 Billie Jean King Cup in 2023.

Tennis career

El Tabakh at the 2010 French Open Heidi El Tabakh.jpg
El Tabakh at the 2010 French Open

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 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]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 AAAA Q1 0–0
French Open A 1R Q1 1R AA Q1 A0–2
Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 Q2 A Q1 AA0–0
US Open Q2 Q2 Q1 Q3 A Q2 AA0–0
Win–loss0–00–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (5–2)
$10,000 tournaments (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2003 Lagos Open, Nigeria10,000Hard Flag of India.svg Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 6–4, 6–4
Win2–0Sep 2007ITF Lleida, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Eva Fernández-Brugués 6–2, 6–3
Loss2–1Jun 2009 Waterloo Challenger, Canada25,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johanna Konta 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win3–1Jul 2009ITF Valladolid, Spain25,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win4–1Apr 2012ITF Jackson, United States25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina 6–0, 6–4
Win5–1Apr 2012ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits-Hall 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss5–2Jan 2014ITF Port St. Lucie, United States25,000Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Françoise Abanda 3–6, 4–6
Win6–2May 2014ITF Raleigh, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 6–3, 6–4
Win7–2Sep 2015ITF Redding, United States25,000Hard Flag of France.svg Shérazad Reix 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (5–5)
$10,000 tournaments (3–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2003 Lagos Open, Nigeria10,000Hard Flag of Egypt.svg Yomna Farid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Dandeniya
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Snyman		5–7, 3–6
Win1–1Nov 2003Lagos Open, Nigeria10,000Hard Flag of Egypt.svg Yomna Farid Flag of South Africa.svg Lizaan du Plessis
Flag of Egypt.svg Noha Mohsen		6–1, 5–7, 6–1
Win2–1Jun 2004ITF Edmond, United States10,000Hard Flag of Ireland.svg Anne Mall Flag of South Africa.svg Kelly Anderson
Flag of South Africa.svg Carine Vermeulen		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2Jul 2004ITF Evansville, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Vania King Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Schmandt
Flag of the United States.svg Aleke Tsoubanos 		4–6, 4–6
Loss2–3Nov 2006Tevlin Challenger, Canada25,000Hard (i) Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová 		4–6, 1–6
Win3–3May 2008ITF Landisville, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Audra Cohen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefania Boffa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Fitzpatrick 		6–3, 7–6(3)
Win4–3Jul 2008ITF Valladolid, Spain25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Story Tweedie-Yates Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefania Boffa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Fitzpatrick		6–2, 6–4
Win5–3Jul 2008ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michelle Gerards
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Koek 		6–3, 6–4
Loss5–4Apr 2009ITF Osprey, United States25,000Clay Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Klaffner Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
Flag of the United States.svg Story Tweedie-Yates		3–6, 7–6(5), [10–12]
Win6–4May 2009 ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S.50,000Clay Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Klaffner Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh 		6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss6–5Jun 2009 Waterloo Challenger, Canada25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Flag of the United States.svg Allie Will 		2–6, 1–6
Win7–5Jul 2009ITF Valladolid, Spain25,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Paula Fondevila Castro Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela
Flag of Spain.svg Sara del Barrio Aragón 		6–2, 6–4
Win8–5Nov 2009ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts Flag of Bolivia.svg María Fernanda Álvarez
Flag of Colombia.svg Karen Castiblanco 		6–3, 6–1
Win9–5 Aug 2010 Vancouver Open, Canada75,000Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Fink 		3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss9–6Sep 2010 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero
Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 		3–6, 4–6
Loss9–7Mar 2011ITF Clearwater, United States25,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Arina Rodionova Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts
Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere 		1–6, 4–6
Loss9–8Apr 2011ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier 		6–2, 4–6, [10–12]
Loss9–9Apr 2011 Hardee's Pro Classic, United States50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Solovieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Lenka Wienerová 		3–6, 4–6
Win10–9Jul 2013 Winnipeg Challenger, Canada25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jade Windley 		6–4, 2–6, [10–8]

Notes

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