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'sFed Cup captain in 2019.[2][3] She won with her team the Bille Jean King Cup in 2023.
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 timelineedit
Key
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F
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QF
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RR
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(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.
heidi, tabakh, born, september, 1986, egyptian, canadian, former, professional, tennis, player, 2011country, sports, egypt, 2002, 2005, canada, 2005, present, residencetoronto, ontario, canadaborn, 1986, september, 1986, alexandria, egyptheight1, turned, pro20. Heidi El Tabakh born September 25 1986 is an Egyptian and Canadian former professional tennis player Heidi El TabakhHeidi El Tabakh in 2011Country sports Egypt 2002 2005 Canada 2005 present ResidenceToronto Ontario CanadaBorn 1986 09 25 September 25 1986 age 37 Alexandria EgyptHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Turned pro2002RetiredApril 2016PlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize money 328 338SinglesCareer record317 291 52 1 Career titles7 ITFHighest rankingNo 146 October 8 2012 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenQ2 2010 French Open1R 2010 2012 WimbledonQ2 2011 2012 US OpenQ3 2012 DoublesCareer record133 136 49 4 Career titles10 ITFHighest rankingNo 173 February 8 2010 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 Bille Jean King Cup in 2023 Contents 1 Tennis career 1 1 2002 2016 2 Grand Slam performance timeline 2 1 Singles 3 ITF Circuit finals 3 1 Singles 9 7 titles 2 runner ups 3 2 Doubles 19 10 titles 9 runner ups 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksTennis career edit nbsp El Tabakh at the 2010 French Open2002 2016 edit 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 Rezai 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 Francoise Abanda 10 In September 2015 in Redding El Tabakh captured the seventh singles title of her career her fifth 25k by defeating Sherazad 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 editKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH 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 edit Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W LAustralian Open A Q2 Q1 A A A A Q1 0 0French Open A 1R Q1 1R A A Q1 A 0 2Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 Q2 A Q1 A A 0 0US Open Q2 Q2 Q1 Q3 A Q2 A A 0 0Win loss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2ITF Circuit finals editSingles 9 7 titles 2 runner ups edit Legend 25 000 tournaments 5 2 10 000 tournaments 2 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1 0 Oct 2003 Lagos Open Nigeria 10 000 Hard nbsp Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 6 4 6 4Win 2 0 Sep 2007 ITF Lleida Spain 10 000 Clay nbsp Eva Fernandez Brugues 6 2 6 3Loss 2 1 Jun 2009 Waterloo Challenger Canada 25 000 Clay nbsp Johanna Konta 2 6 6 3 3 6Win 3 1 Jul 2009 ITF Valladolid Spain 25 000 Hard nbsp Estrella Cabeza Candela 6 2 3 6 6 3Win 4 1 Apr 2012 ITF Jackson United States 25 000 Clay nbsp Elena Bovina 6 0 6 4Win 5 1 Apr 2012 ITF Pelham United States 25 000 Clay nbsp Edina Gallovits Hall 3 6 6 2 6 4Loss 5 2 Jan 2014 ITF Port St Lucie United States 25 000 Clay nbsp Francoise Abanda 3 6 4 6Win 6 2 May 2014 ITF Raleigh United States 25 000 Clay nbsp Maria Sanchez 6 3 6 4Win 7 2 Sep 2015 ITF Redding United States 25 000 Hard nbsp Sherazad Reix 6 1 6 3Doubles 19 10 titles 9 runner ups edit Legend 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 ScoreLoss 0 1 Oct 2003 Lagos Open Nigeria 10 000 Hard nbsp Yomna Farid nbsp Rebecca Dandeniya nbsp Michelle Snyman 5 7 3 6Win 1 1 Nov 2003 Lagos Open Nigeria 10 000 Hard nbsp Yomna Farid nbsp Lizaan du Plessis nbsp Noha Mohsen 6 1 5 7 6 1Win 2 1 Jun 2004 ITF Edmond United States 10 000 Hard nbsp Anne Mall nbsp Kelly Anderson nbsp Carine Vermeulen 3 6 6 3 6 4Loss 2 2 Jul 2004 ITF Evansville United States 10 000 Hard nbsp Vania King nbsp Kelly Schmandt nbsp Aleke Tsoubanos 4 6 4 6Loss 2 3 Nov 2006 Tevlin Challenger Canada 25 000 Hard i nbsp Raluca Olaru nbsp Angelika Bachmann nbsp Hana Sromova 4 6 1 6Win 3 3 May 2008 ITF Landisville United States 10 000 Hard nbsp Audra Cohen nbsp Stefania Boffa nbsp Anna Fitzpatrick 6 3 7 6 3 Win 4 3 Jul 2008 ITF Valladolid Spain 25 000 Hard nbsp Story Tweedie Yates nbsp Stefania Boffa nbsp Anna Fitzpatrick 6 2 6 4Win 5 3 Jul 2008 ITF Darmstadt Germany 25 000 Clay nbsp Emma Laine nbsp Michelle Gerards nbsp Marcella Koek 6 3 6 4Loss 5 4 Apr 2009 ITF Osprey United States 25 000 Clay nbsp Melanie Klaffner nbsp Lindsay Lee Waters nbsp Story Tweedie Yates 3 6 7 6 5 10 12 Win 6 4 May 2009 ITF Indian Harbor Beach U S 50 000 Clay nbsp Melanie Klaffner nbsp Tetiana Luzhanska nbsp Lilia Osterloh 6 3 3 6 10 7 Loss 6 5 Jun 2009 Waterloo Challenger Canada 25 000 Clay nbsp Tetiana Luzhanska nbsp Alexandra Mueller nbsp Allie Will 2 6 1 6Win 7 5 Jul 2009 ITF Valladolid Spain 25 000 Hard nbsp Paula Fondevila Castro nbsp Estrella Cabeza Candela nbsp Sara del Barrio Aragon 6 2 6 4Win 8 5 Nov 2009 ITF Bayamon Puerto Rico 25 000 Hard nbsp Kimberly Couts nbsp Maria Fernanda Alvarez nbsp Karen Castiblanco 6 3 6 1Win 9 5 Aug 2010 Vancouver Open Canada 75 000 Hard nbsp Chang Kai chen nbsp Irina Falconi nbsp Amanda Fink 3 6 6 3 10 4 Loss 9 6 Sep 2010 Challenger de Saguenay Canada 50 000 Hard i nbsp Rebecca Marino nbsp Jorgelina Cravero nbsp Stephanie Foretz Gacon 3 6 4 6Loss 9 7 Mar 2011 ITF Clearwater United States 25 000 Hard nbsp Arina Rodionova nbsp Kimberly Couts nbsp Liga Dekmeijere 1 6 4 6Loss 9 8 Apr 2011 ITF Pelham United States 25 000 Clay nbsp Kimberly Couts nbsp Liga Dekmeijere nbsp Marie Eve Pelletier 6 2 4 6 10 12 Loss 9 9 Apr 2011 Hardee s Pro Classic United States 50 000 Clay nbsp Alison Riske nbsp Valeria Solovieva nbsp Lenka Wienerova 3 6 4 6Win 10 9 Jul 2013 Winnipeg Challenger Canada 25 000 Hard nbsp Allie Kiick nbsp Samantha Murray nbsp Jade Windley 6 4 2 6 10 8 Notes editReferences edit a b 50 000 Charlottesville VA ITFTennis com Retrieved January 27 2018 Canada vs Netherlands Archived 2020 06 08 at the Wayback Machine Fed Cup 2019 Tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu fronts Canada s Fed Cup roster CBC Sports Drawsheet 25 000 Valladolid ITFTennis com Retrieved October 31 2012 France s Rezai demolishes Canadian El Tabakh in first round France 24 23 May 2010 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heidi El Tabakh Heidi El Tabakh at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Heidi El Tabakh at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Heidi El Tabakh at the Billie Jean King Cup nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heidi El Tabakh amp oldid 1191257755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
