Yomna Farid

Yomna Farid (Arabic: يمنى فريد; born 28 June 1983) is a retired Egyptian female 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 Heidi El Tabakh Rebecca Dandeniya
Michelle Snyman
5–7, 3–6
Winner 2 November 2003 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Heidi El Tabakh Lizaan du Plessis
Noha Mohsen
6–1, 5–7, 6–1

ITF junior finals

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Singles (6–2)

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 5 September 1999 Beirut, Lebanon Hard Tanja Hırschauer 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 13 August 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Noha Mohsen 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 26 August 2000 Damascus, Syria Clay Amani Khalifa 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 4. 3 September 2000 Beirut, Lebanon Clay Amani Khalifa 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 22 September 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Alexandra Kostikova 6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. 3 March 2001 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Hard Amani Khalifa 6–3, 6–3
Winner 7. 7 April 2001 Tunis, Tunisia Clay Sylvia Montero 6–1, 6–7(2), 6–3
Runner-up 8. 15 April 2001 Tunis, Tunisia Clay 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 Dina Khalil Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer
Feriel Esseghir
5–7, 2–6
Winner 2. 5 September 1999 Beirut, Lebanon Hard Dalia Coutry Kerry Ann North
Karen Highfield
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 13 August 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Dalia Coutry Nisrine Hajbane
Meryem Lahlou
w/o
Winner 4. 18 August 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Dalia Coutry Tseng Chun-ning
Wang Ting-wen
6–3, 6–1
Winner 5. 26 August 2000 Damascus, Syria Clay Amani Khalifa Amal Basha
Reem Raouf
6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. 3 September 2000 Beirut, Lebanon Clay Amani Khalifa Reem Raouf
Sara Sabry
7–6(7), 6–2
Runner-up 7. 15 April 2001 Tunis, Tunisia Clay Amani Khalifa Sana Ben Salah
Feriel Esseghir
6–3, 2–6, 3–6


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