Moqaddas Ashraf (born 27 July 1987, in Lahore) is a Pakistani professional squash player.[1] As of November 2020, she is ranked number 133 in the world.
| Country |  Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 27, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Lahore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Abdul Rasheed and Yawar Islam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 91 (September 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 133 (November 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on November 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editAshraf was born to Mohammad Ashraf [2] on 27 July 1987 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Career
editNational
editAshraf represents WAPDA in national competitions. At the National Games held in Peshawar in November 2019, she won silver in the women's team event.[3] She had earlier lost in the singles quarter-finals to eventual winner, Madina Zafar of Pakistan Army.
South Asian Games
editAshraf was part of the team which competed at the 2004 South Asian Games held in Islamabad, Pakistan. She won a silver medal in the women's team event and bronze in the individual event.[4] In 2006, she was again part of the team which competed at the South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka and won a bronze medal in the team event.[5] No women's team was sent to compete at the 2010 South Asian Games[6] while she was not included in the 2016 Games.[7] After a gap of over a decade, in 2019, Ashraf was again part of the team sent to the 2019 South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal. She won a silver medal in the women's team event.[2]
Professional
editAshraf turned professional in 2005.[8] She is currently coached by Abdul Rasheed[9] while Yawar Islam had coached her earlier.[8]
In 2018 at the Faletti's International Women's Squash Championship held in Lahore, as an unseeded player in the quarter-finals, she beat fellow countrywoman and the number 1 seed, Madina Zafar by 3 sets to 2 (7-11, 14–12, 6-11, 11–6, 11-7) in 51 minutes.[10][11] She fell in the semi-finals to number 4 seed of Egypt, Farida Mohamed by 3-0 (6-11, 3-11, 2-11).[11]
2019 saw her compete in a number of professional events including Pakistan International Championships (PIC), Northern Open and Pakistan Circuit no 1. Her best performance came in August when she was runners up to Amma Fayyaz (10-12, 8-11, 10-12) at the Pakistan Circuit no 1 professional tournament held in Islamabad. In April and December she competed at the Pakistan International Championships. In April she reached the quarter-finals while in December she lost in the 2nd round. She also lost in the second round at the Northern Open in UK.
| Year | Best | Worse | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 124 (Nov.) | 127 (Dec.) | 127 |
| 2006 | 118 (May/Jun.) | 148 (Dec.) | 148 |
| 2007 | 112 (Dec. | 180 (Aug.) | 112 |
| 2008 | 107 (Jun./Aug.) | 133 (Dec.) | 133 |
| 2009 | 121 (Mar.) | 195 (Dec.) | 195 |
| 2010 | 141 (Aug.) | 170 (Dec.) | 170 |
| 2011 | 203 (Apr.) | 276 (Aug.) | 264 |
| 2012 | 219 (Aug.) | 253 (Jan.) | 227 |
| 2013 | 193 (Apr.) | 230 (Jan.) | 201 |
| 2014 | 167 (Mar.) | 227 (Dec.) | 227 |
| 2015 | 155 (Dec.) | 234 (Jan.) | 155 |
| 2016 | 130 (Apr) | 184 (Dec.) | 184 |
| 2017 | 187 (Jan.) | 231 (Jun.) | No ranking |
| 2018 | 146 (Dec.) | 254 (May) | 146 |
| 2019 | 91 (Sep.) | 126 (Dec.) | 126 |
| 2020 |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Moqaddas Ashraf - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ a b Squash 13th South Asian Games, Nepal, Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Khilari. "WAPDA & Army win Golds in National Games 2019 squash team events - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ 9th SAF Games Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ 10th SAF Games Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ 11th SAF Games Punjab Sports Board Retrieved 22 November 2020
- ^ 12th SAF Games Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 22 November 2020
- ^ a b "Squash Info | Moqaddas Ashraf | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Moqaddas Ashraf (Info) - Professional Squash Association". www.allambritishopen.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Pakistan's unseeded player makes biggest upset in international squash event". Times of Islamabad. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ a b "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association". www.allambritishopen.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Squash Info | PSA World Squash Rankings: Moqaddas Ashraf | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.