Bahia Mouhtassine

Bahia Mouhtassine (born 23 August 1979) is a former Moroccan professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is No.139, achieved on 24 June 2002. She is the highest ever ranked player from Morocco.

Bahia Mouhtassine
Country (sports) Morocco
ResidenceMohammedia, Morocco
Born (1979-08-23) 23 August 1979
Mohammedia, Morocco
Turned pro1999
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$200,051
Singles
Career record291–197
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (24 June 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
French Open1R (2003)
WimbledonQ1 (2003)
US OpenQ2 (2002)
Doubles
Career record115–127
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 143 (4 November 2002)
Bahia Mouhtassine
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing  Morocco
Pan Arab Games
1997 Beirut Singles
1997 Beirut Doubles
1997 Beirut Team
2004 Algiers Singles
2004 Algiers Doubles
2004 Algiers Team
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis Singles

Biography

Mouhtassine is the first female Moroccan player to feature at the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.[1] She lost in the first rounds of the 2002 Australian Open and 2003 French Open to Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues and Czech Zuzana Ondrášková, respectively.

In her career, Mouhtassine won eleven ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and nine doubles titles. She also played on many WTA Tour events, won six gold medals at the Pan Arab Games and one gold at the Mediterranean Games, representing Morocco. Mouthassine's biggest career win was at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca in 2004. She upset third-seeded Katarina Srebotnik, who was ranked 183 spots above her, in straight sets. She has also beaten Sania Mirza at an ITF final in Rabat in 2004.

Bahia retired after losing in the first round of the 2007 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem to Vania King.

ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (11–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 3 August 1997 Rabat, Morocco Clay Julia Carballal-Fernandez 6–2, 6–0
Winner 2. 26 October 1997 Ceuta, Spain Hard Ana Salas Lozano 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Winner 3. 17 May 1998 Tortosa, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 1 June 1998 Ceuta, Spain Clay Gisela Riera 5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Winner 5. 26 July 1998 Rabat, Morocco Clay Nina Schwarz 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 21 September 1998 Bucharest, Romania Clay Anna Földényi 4–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 30 November 1998 Cairo, Egypt Clay Nino Louarsabishvili 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 8. 1 November 1999 Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Sandra Martinović 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Winner 9. 30 April 2000 Talence, France Hard Anne-Laure Heitz 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up 10. 28 May 2000 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Kira Nagy 0–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 11. 1 July 2001 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Jelena Kostanić Tošić 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 30 October 2001 Bolton, England Hard (i) Els Callens 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 13. 5 November 2001 Cairo, Egypt Clay Gabriela Voleková 1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 14. 16 June 2002 Grado, Italy Clay Edina Gallovits-Hall 3–6, 3–6
Winner 15. 3 April 2004 Rabat, Morocco Clay Sania Mirza 6–2, 7–5
Winner 16. 18 April 2004 Biarritz, France Clay Laura Pous Tió 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 17. 30 May 2004 Tongliao, China Hard Li Na 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 18. 15 August 2004 Martina Franca, Italy Hard Timea Bacsinszky 4–6, 4–6
Winner 19. 5 September 2004 Mestre, Italy Clay Michelle Gerards 6–1, 6–0

Doubles (9–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 4 August 1996 Caserta, Italy Clay Marielle Bruens Inga Bertschmann
Joana Pedroso		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 5 August 1996 Carthage, Tunisia Clay Marielle Bruens Sandrine Bouilleau
Selima Sfar		 w/o
Winner 3. 3 August 1997 Rabat, Morocco Clay Nadine van de Walle Brigitte Loogen
Lucy McDonald		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 30 November 1998 Cairo, Egypt Clay Nino Louarsabishvili Sabina Da Ponte
Nathalie Viérin		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 7 December 1998 Ismailia, Egypt Clay Nino Louarsabishvili Ljiljana Nanušević
Gabriela Voleková		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 1 November 1999 Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Susanne Filipp Sabina Da Ponte
Silvia Uricková		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 4 June 2001 Galatina, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Vanessa Menga
Dally Randriantefy		 6–3, 0–6, 5–7
Winner 8. 30 October 2001 Bolton, England Hard (i) Maria Goloviznina Sandra Načuk
Dragana Zarić		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 1 April 2002 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Angelique Widjaja Seda Noorlander
Kirstin Freye		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 9 June 2002 Galatina, Italy Clay Sylvia Plischke Edina Gallovits-Hall
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 11. 8 June 2003 Galatina, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Arantxa Parra Santonja
María Emilia Salerni		 0–6, 6–7(6–8)
Runner-up 12. 5 October 2003 Caserta, Italy Clay Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Maret Ani
Giulia Casoni		 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 13. 5 December 2004 Ra'anana, Israel Hard İpek Şenoğlu Tzipora Obziler
Shahar Pe'er		 3–6, 0–6
Winner 14. 28 May 2005 Campobasso, Italy Clay Giulia Casoni Katarína Kachlíková
Lenka Tvarošková		 6–0, 7–5
Winner 15. 12 May 2006 Rabat, Morocco Clay Émilie Bacquet Raluca Olaru
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán		 w/o
Winner 16. 4 June 2006 Tortosa, Spain Clay Émilie Bacquet Laura Thorpe
Irene Rehberger Bescos		 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
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References
  1. "Moroccan woman a first for Roland Garros". The Star. 26 May 2003.
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