Heidi El Tabakh (born September 25, 1986) is an Egyptian and Canadian former professional tennis player.

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 and became Canada's Fed Cup captain in 2019.Canada vs Netherlands , Fed Cup 2019 She won with her team the Billie Jean King Cup in 2023.

Tennis career

2002–2016 El Tabakh won one of the biggest singles tournaments of her career in 2009 at the $25k in Valladolid, Spain. In May 2010, she qualified for her Grand Slam debut at the French Open, where she lost to Aravane Rezaï in the first round.

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. The week after, she won her second straight and third $25k tournament of her career in Pelham. In May 2012, El Tabakh qualified again for the French Open, but lost to fellow Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round.

In May 2014, she won the fourth $25k title of her career when she defeated Maria Sanchez in Raleigh. In August 2015 at the Rogers Cup, she reached the second round in doubles with fellow Canadian Françoise Abanda. 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.

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.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016W–L Australian OpenAQ2Q1AAAAQ10–0 French OpenA1RQ11RAAQ1A0–2 WimbledonAQ1Q2Q2AQ1AA0–0 US OpenQ2Q2Q1Q3AQ2AA0–0Win–loss0–00–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–2

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups) Legend$25,000 tournaments (5–2)$10,000 tournaments (2–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Lagos Open, Nigeria10,000Hard Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram6–4, 6–4Win2–0ITF Lleida, Spain10,000Clay Eva Fernández-Brugués6–2, 6–3Loss2–1Waterloo Challenger, Canada25,000Clay Johanna Konta2–6, 6–3, 3–6Win3–1ITF Valladolid, Spain25,000Hard Estrella Cabeza Candela6–2, 3–6, 6–3Win4–1ITF Jackson, United States25,000Clay Elena Bovina6–0, 6–4Win5–1ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Edina Gallovits-Hall3–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss5–2ITF Port St. Lucie, United States25,000Clay Françoise Abanda3–6, 4–6Win6–2ITF Raleigh, United States25,000Clay Maria Sanchez6–3, 6–4Win7–2ITF Redding, United States25,000Hard Shérazad Reix6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups) Legend$75,000 tournaments (1–0)$50,000 tournaments (1–2)$25,000 tournaments (5–5)$10,000 tournaments (3–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Lagos Open, Nigeria10,000Hard Yomna Farid Rebecca Dandeniya Michelle Snyman5–7, 3–6Win1–1Lagos Open, Nigeria10,000Hard Yomna Farid Lizaan du Plessis Noha Mohsen6–1, 5–7, 6–1Win2–1ITF Edmond, United States10,000Hard Anne Mall Kelly Anderson Carine Vermeulen3–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss2–2ITF Evansville, United States10,000Hard Vania King Kelly Schmandt Aleke Tsoubanos4–6, 4–6Loss2–3Tevlin Challenger, Canada25,000Hard (i) Raluca Olaru Angelika Bachmann Hana Šromová4–6, 1–6Win3–3ITF Landisville, United States10,000Hard Audra Cohen Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick6–3, 7–6(3)Win4–3ITF Valladolid, Spain25,000Hard Story Tweedie-Yates Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick6–2, 6–4Win5–3ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Emma Laine Michelle Gerards Marcella Koek6–3, 6–4Loss5–4ITF Osprey, United States25,000Clay Melanie Klaffner Lindsay Lee-Waters Story Tweedie-Yates3–6, 7–6(5), [10–12]Win6–4ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S.50,000Clay Melanie Klaffner Tetiana Luzhanska Lilia Osterloh6–3, 3–6, [10–7]Loss6–5Waterloo Challenger, Canada25,000Clay Tetiana Luzhanska Alexandra Mueller Allie Will2–6, 1–6Win7–5ITF Valladolid, Spain25,000Hard Paula Fondevila Castro Estrella Cabeza Candela Sara del Barrio Aragón6–2, 6–4Win8–5ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico25,000Hard Kimberly Couts María Fernanda Álvarez Karen Castiblanco6–3, 6–1Win9–5Vancouver Open, Canada75,000Hard Chang Kai-chen Irina Falconi Amanda Fink3–6, 6–3, [10–4]Loss9–6Challenger de Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard (i) Rebecca Marino Jorgelina Cravero Stéphanie Foretz Gacon3–6, 4–6Loss9–7ITF Clearwater, United States25,000Hard Arina Rodionova Kimberly Couts Līga Dekmeijere1–6, 4–6Loss9–8ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Kimberly Couts Līga Dekmeijere Marie-Ève Pelletier6–2, 4–6, [10–12]Loss9–9Hardee's Pro Classic, United States50,000Clay Alison Riske Valeria Solovieva Lenka Wienerová3–6, 4–6Win10–9Winnipeg Challenger, Canada25,000Hard Allie Kiick Samantha Murray Jade Windley6–4, 2–6, [10–8]

Notes

References

External links