Yomna Farid

Yomna Farid (Arabic: يمنى فريد; born 28 June 1983) is a retired Egyptian tennis player.

Yomna Farid
يمنى فريد
Country (sports) Egypt
ResidenceAlexandria, Egypt
Born (1983-06-28) 28 June 1983
Alexandria, Egypt
Turned pro1997
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$11,038
Singles
Career record31–41
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 607 (29 December 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior1R (2001)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2001)
Doubles
Career record21–28
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 480 (10 November 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2001)
Wimbledon Junior1R(2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–19

Farid has career-high WTA rankings of 607 in singles and 480 in doubles, both achieved in 2003. In her career, she won one doubles title on the ITF circuit.

Playing for Egypt in Fed Cup, Farid has a win–loss record of 9–19.

Career

Born in Alexandria, Farid started playing tennis aged 12; her favourite surface has been clay.

She had a successful junior career, winning six singles and five doubles titles on the ITF junior circuit. Her career-high ranking as a junior was world number 38, and she finished her junior career with a record of 80–45.

Farid made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, in the doubles event partnering Marwa El Wany. She retired from professional tennis 2006.

ITF finals

Doubles (1–1)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Outcome Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 25 October 2003 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Egypt Heidi El Tabakh United Kingdom Rebecca Dandeniya
South Africa Michelle Snyman
5–7, 3–6
Winner 2 November 2003 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Egypt Heidi El Tabakh South Africa Lizaan du Plessis
Egypt Noha Mohsen
6–1, 5–7, 6–1

ITF junior finals

Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (6–2)

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 5 September 1999 Beirut, Lebanon Hard Germany Tanja Hırschauer 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 13 August 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Noha Mohsen 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 26 August 2000 Damascus, Syria Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 4. 3 September 2000 Beirut, Lebanon Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 22 September 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Russia Alexandra Kostikova 6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. 3 March 2001 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Hard Egypt Amani Khalifa 6–3, 6–3
Winner 7. 7 April 2001 Tunis, Tunisia Clay France Sylvia Montero 6–1, 6–7(2), 6–3
Runner-up 8. 15 April 2001 Tunis, Tunisia Clay South Africa Karin Coetzee 2–6, 1–6

Doubles (5–2)

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 21 August 1998 Giza, Egypt Clay Egypt Dina Khalil Algeria Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer
Algeria Feriel Esseghir
5–7, 2–6
Winner 2. 5 September 1999 Beirut, Lebanon Hard Egypt Dalia Coutry United Kingdom Kerry Ann North
United Kingdom Karen Highfield
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 13 August 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Dalia Coutry Morocco Nisrine Hajbane
Morocco Meryem Lahlou
w/o
Winner 4. 18 August 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Dalia Coutry Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-ning
Chinese Taipei Wang Ting-wen
6–3, 6–1
Winner 5. 26 August 2000 Damascus, Syria Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa Egypt Amal Basha
Egypt Reem Raouf
6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. 3 September 2000 Beirut, Lebanon Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa Egypt Reem Raouf
Egypt Sara Sabry
7–6(7), 6–2
Runner-up 7. 15 April 2001 Tunis, Tunisia Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa Algeria Sana Ben Salah
Algeria Feriel Esseghir
6–3, 2–6, 3–6


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