Yomna Farid
Country (sports) | Egypt |
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Residence | Alexandria, Egypt |
Born |
Alexandria, Egypt | 28 June 1983
Turned pro | 1997 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $11,038 |
Singles | |
Career record | 31 - 41 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 607 (29 December 2003) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open Junior | 1R (2001) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 21 - 28 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 480 (10 November 2003) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open Junior | 2R (2001) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R(2001) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 9–19 |
Last updated on: 12 January 2015. |
Yomna Farid (Arabic: يمنى فريد; born 28 June 1983) is a retired Egyptian female tennis player.
Farid has a WTA singles career high ranking of 607 achieved on 29 December 2003. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 480 achieved on 10 November 2003. Farid has won one ITF doubles titles.
Farid made her WTA main draw debut at the 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic in the doubles event partnering Marwa El Wany.
Playing for Egypt in Fed Cup, Farid has a W/L record of 9–19. Farid retired from tennis 2006.
Early life
Farid was born in Alexandria. Favourite Surface clay and started playing tennis aged 12.
Career
Farid had a successful junior career, winning six singles and five doubles ITF titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was world number 38, and she finished her junior career with a record of 80–45.
ITF Finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
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Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner–up | 25 October 2003 | 10,000 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | Rebecca Dandeniya Michelle Snyman |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 2 November 2003 | 10,000 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | Lizaan Du Plessis Noha Mohsen |
6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
ITF Junior Finals
Singles: 8 (6–2)
Legend |
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Junior Grand Slam |
Category GA |
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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L | 5 September 1999 | Lebanese International Junior Tournament | Beirut, Lebanese | Hard | Tanja Hırschauer | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
W | 13 August 2000 | The Arab International | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Noha Mohsen | 6–4, 6–4 |
W | 26 August 2000 | Damascus International Junior Tournament | Damascus, Syria | Clay | Amani Khalifa | 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
W | 3 September 2000 | Lebanese Allied International Junior Tournament | Beirut, Lebanese | Clay | Amani Khalifa | 6-1, 6-3 |
W | 22 September 2000 | Movenpick International Junior Tournament | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Alexandra Kostikova | 6-4, 6-3 |
W | 3 March 2001 | Brunei International Junior Tournament | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Hard | Amani Khalifa | 6-3, 6-3 |
W | 7 April 2001 | International Junior Tournament of Tunisia | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Sylvia Montero | 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-3 |
L | 15 April 2001 | African Closed Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Karin Coetzee | 2-6, 1-6 |
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
Legend |
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Junior Grand Slam |
Category GA |
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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L | 21 August 1998 | Movenpick Pyramids Tournament | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Dina Khalil | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer Feriel Esseghir |
5–7, 2–6 |
W | 5 September 1999 | Lebanese International Junior Tournament | Beirut, Lebanese | Hard | Dalia Coutry | Kerry Ann North Karen Highfield |
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
W | 13 August 2000 | The Arab International | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Dalia Coutry | Nisrine Hajbane Meryem Lahlou |
W\O |
W | 18 August 2000 | International Junior Championships of Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Dalia Coutry | Chun-Ning Tseng Ting-Wen Wang |
6–3, 6–1 |
W | 26 August 2000 | Damascus International Junior Tournament | Damascus, Syria | Clay | Amani Khalifa | Amal Basha Reem Raouf |
6–4, 6–1 |
W | 3 September 2000 | Lebanese Allied International Junior Tournament | Beirut, Lebanese | Clay | Amani Khalifa | Reem Raouf Sara Sabry |
7–6 (7), 6–2 |
L | 15 April 2001 | African Closed Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Amani Khalifa | Sana Ben Salah Feriel Esseghir |
6-3, 2-6, 3-6 |
External links
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- Yomna Farid at the Women's Tennis Association
- Yomna Farid at the International Tennis Federation
- Yomna Farid at the Fed Cup