Lina Bennani

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Lina Bennani
Country (sports)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Born (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 31)
Casablanca, Morocco
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$14,079
Singles
Career record27–47
Highest rankingNo. 672 (25 April 2011)
Doubles
Career record27–30
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 579 (4 May 2009)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 5–1

Lina Bennani (born 4 July 1991) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. [1] [2]

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Born in Casablanca, Bennani participated in six Fed Cup ties for Morocco between 2008 and 2011, mostly as a doubles player. She won her only singles rubber, over Malta's Elaine Genovese in 2010.

Bennani, who won three ITF doubles titles, competed in the main draw of her home WTA Tour tournament, the Morocco Open, once in singles and four times in doubles.

At the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha, Bennani won bronze medals in the singles and team events for Morocco.

ITF finals

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.31 August 2008ITF La Marsa, TunisiaClay Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima El Allami Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Davinia Lobbinger
Flag of Slovenia.svg Mika Urbančič
4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Runner-up1.12 October 2008ITF Espinho, PortugalClay Flag of Poland.svg Veronika Domagala Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima El Allami
Flag of Portugal.svg Catarina Ferreira
1–6, 3–6
Winner2.19 October 2008ITF Lisbon, PortugalClay Flag of Poland.svg Veronika Domagala Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima El Allami
Flag of Portugal.svg Catarina Ferreira
7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
Winner3.18 July 2010ITF Casablanca, MoroccoClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anouk Tigu Flag of Spain.svg Laura Apaolaza-Miradevilla
Flag of Spain.svg Montserrat Blasco-Fernandez
6–1, 6–2

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References

  1. "Tennis : Lina Bennani s'illustre en Europe". Libération (in French). 9 September 2010.
  2. "Lina Bennani dans la cours des grands". Le Matin (in French). 4 January 2011.