Heidi El Tabakh
Heidi El Tabakh (born September 25, 1986) is a Canadian-born Egyptian former professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 146, which she reached on October 8, 2012. Her career high in doubles is No. 173, which she set on February 8, 2010. She represented Egypt, the country of her birth, from 2002 to April 2005, but since then has represented Canada. She has been inactive since April 2016.[1] She became Canada's Fed Cup captain in 2019.[2][3]
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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 27, 2016 (last match)[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $328,338 |
Singles | |
Career record | 317–291 (52.1%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 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 | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 173 (February 8, 2010) |
Tennis career
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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 first Grand Slam 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 at 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] In April 2016, she played her last match at the ITF 50K in Charlottesville where she had to retire in the first round against Sachia Vickery.[1]
She has been inactive since.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Winner-Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
$75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
$50,000 tournaments (0–0) |
$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 | ITF Lagos, 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 (MS), United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 5–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham (AL), 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 (NC), United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Redding (CA), United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Winner-Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
$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 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2003 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2004 | ITF Edmond, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2004 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2006 | Tevlin Women's Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–3 | May 2008 | ITF Salunga-Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–12] |
Win | 6–4 | May 2009 | Revolution Technologies Pro Tennis Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 8–5 | Nov 2009 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 9–5 | Aug 2010 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2010 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2011 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 9–9 | Apr 2011 | Hardee's Pro Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Jul 2013 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
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 |
Head-to-head against top-100 players
El Tabakh's win-loss record (7–14, 33%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[12]
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–0 Karolina Šprem 1–0 Tathiana Garbin 1–0 Edina Gallovits-Hall 1–0[nb 1] Stéphanie Foretz 1–0[nb 2] Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 1–0[nb 3] Sania Mirza 1–1 Ana Ivanovic 0–1 Samantha Stosur 0–1 Yanina Wickmayer 0–1 Zheng Jie 0–1 Aravane Rezaï 0–1 Alisa Kleybanova 0–1 Aleksandra Wozniak 0–1[nb 4] Lauren Davis 0–1[nb 5] Anca Barna 0–1 Anastasiya Yakimova 0–1 Jana Čepelová 0–1 Tímea Babos 0–1 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 0–1
- * Statistics as of March 7, 2016
Notes
- Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Gallovits-Hall
- Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Foretz
- Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Mayr-Achleitner
- Has a 0–4 overall record vs. Wozniak
- Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Davis
References
- "$50,000 Charlottesville, VA". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- Canada vs Netherlands, Fed Cup 2019
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/canada-s-fed-cup-roster-1.4998731
- "Drawsheet: $25,000 Valladolid". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- "France's Rezai demolishes Canadian El Tabakh in first round". France 24. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- "Drawsheet: $25,000 Jackson, MS". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- "El Tabakh collects second straight Challenger title". Tennis Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- "Wozniak beats El Tabakh in Canadian battle at French Open". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- "Drawsheet: $25,000 Raleigh, NC". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- "Draws". RogersCup.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- "Drawsheet: $25,000 Redding, CA". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- "Results". WTATennis.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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