Nida Waseem

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Nida Waseem (born 1 November 1982, Karachi) is a former tennis player from Pakistan. [1]

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Background

Waseem was born in Karachi. She started playing tennis when she was about 7 and continued with as she enjoyed the sport. [2] Her parents encouraged and supported her. [2] She earned her bachelor's degree from Boston College, Boston, United States and her law degree from the UK.

Career

She was once the Pakistan's youngest national champion and was a dominant force on the national scene during her teenage years. [3] At an International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior ranking event, held in Islamabad in 2000, she beat the Indian player, Sania Mirza. [3] As a junior, she was in the top 10 players in Asia. [3] She took a break while she pursued her studies though she continued playing college tennis in the USA. While at Boston College she was the captain of the tennis team. [3]

National

Waseem represented Sindh in domestic tournaments. At the 30th National Games held at the CDGK Sports Complex in Karachi in 2007, Waseem won three golds: singles, doubles and team. [4] In singles, she beat Army's Natasha Afridi, 6-2 and 6–4. She paired with Farah Khurshid to beat the Army pair of Sara Mahboob Khan and Natasha Afridi, 6-2 and 6–2.

International

Waseem played in her first Fed Cup match as a 14 year old against Philippines' Marisue Jacutin on 11 March 1997 in Wellington, New Zealand. [5] She went on to lose it in 2 straight sets (0-6, 0-6). [5]

Singles

OutcomeNo.DateEditionSurfaceAgainstOpponentScore
Runner-up1.March 1997 1997 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg Marisue Jacutin 0-6, 0-6
Runner-up2.March 1997 Syria Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Sara Taweel 5-7, 3-6
Runner-up3.March 1997 Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania flag.png Tagifano So'onalole 4-6, 4-6
Runner-up4.March 1997 1997 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-Off)
Hard Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Rui-Jing Wong 1-6, 1-6
Runner-up5.March 1997 Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sobhini Wickramahewa 4-6, 4-6
Runner-up6.February 1998 1998 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard India Flag of India.svg Nirupama Vaidyanathan 0-6, 1-6
Winner7.February 1998 Iraq Flag of Iraq.svg Ishraq Salman 6-2, 6-1
Runner-up8.February 1998 1998 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-Off)
Hard Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Chin-Bee Khoo 0-6, 1-6
Runner-up9.February 1998 Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alissa Velts 6-7, 1-6
Winner10.April 2000 2000 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sobhini de Silva 6-0, 6-2
Runner-up11.April 2000 Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg Maricris Fernandez 1-6, 6-7
Winner12.April 2000 Syria Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Farah Dayoub 6-2, 6-3
Winner13.April 2000 Jordan Flag of Jordan.svg Dina Naffa 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

OutcomeNo.DateEditionSurfaceAgainstPartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.March 1997 1997 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Syria Flag of Pakistan.svg Nosheen Ehtesham Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Farah Dayoub
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Sara Taweel
0–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.March 1997 Pacific Oceania Flag of Pakistan.svg Nosheen Ehtesham Pacific Oceania flag.png Tagifano SO'ONALOLE
Pacific Oceania flag.png Adriana Thaggard
1–6, 3–6
Winner3.April 2000 2000 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Syria Flag of Pakistan.svg Nosheen Ehtesham Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Farah Dayoub
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Hazar Sidki
6-3, 1–6, 6–1
Winner4.April 2000 Jordan Flag of Pakistan.svg Nosheen Ehtesham Flag of Jordan.svg Dina Ajani
Flag of Jordan.svg Dina Naffa
6-2, 6–1

Awards

Waseem was awarded the President's Pride of Performance medal (2008) for her services to tennis. [6] The medal was accompanied by a cheque of Rs. 0.3 million.

References

  1. "Nida Waseem - Billie Jean King Cup- Players". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  2. 1 2 "Nida Waseem, Exclusive Interviews". pakpassion.net. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Nida Waseem eyes competitive tennis return". The News. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. Nida sweeps tennis golds in brilliant display Dawn 14 August 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2020
  5. 1 2 "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. Nida Waseem awarded Pride of Performance Dawn 24 March 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2020.