Ushna Suhail (born 26 June 1993 in Lahore) is a female tennis player from Pakistan.[1] With a world ranking of #943 in 2016, Suhail became and still remains the highest ranked female tennis player in Pakistan's history.

Ushna Suhail
Country (sports) Pakistan
Born (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31)
Lahore, Pakistan
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 7,966
Singles
Career record14 - 47
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 943 (12 December 2016)
Current rankingUnranked
Doubles
Career record15 - 48
Highest rankingNo. 864 (11 July 2016)
Current rankingUnranked
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati Mixed

On 11 July 2016, she peaked at world number 864 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Pakistan at the Fed Cup, Suhail has a win–loss of 24–42.[2]

Suhail is a cousin of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[3]

Career

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Suhail represents Pakistan and competes on the ITF Pro Circuit tour. South Asian Games Double Bronze Medalist in singles and mixed doubles, Pakistan's first world-ranked female tennis player in singles and doubles.[4][5]

2014

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In September 2014, Suhail along with Sara Mansoor became the first women tennis players from Pakistan to participate at the Asian Games when they competed at the Asian Games being held in Incheon, South Korea. 2015 she made to the semi-finals of three tournaments at Sharm el-Sheikh futures.

Fed Cup participation

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Singles: (12-22)

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Outcome No. Date Edition Surface Against Opponent Score
Winner 1. February 2011 2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Kyrgyzstan   Emilia Tenizbaeva 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 2. February 2011 Indonesia   Ayu-Fani Damayanti 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. February 2011 Philippines   Tamitha Nguyen 7–5, 3–6, 3-6
Winner 4. February 2011 Turkmenistan   Amangul Mollayeva 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 5. January 2012 2012 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Kyrgyzstan   Inna Volkovich 4–6, 3–6
Winner 6. January 2012 Singapore   Hannah En Xin Chew 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 7. February 2012 Hong Kong   Venise Chan 1–6, 2–6
Winner 8. February 2012 Sri Lanka   Roshenko Fernando 6–3, 6–1
Winner 9. February 2012 Oman   Sarah Al Balushi 6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 10. February 2013 2013 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Kyrgyzstan   Bermet Duvanaeva 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11. February 2013 Indonesia   Ayu-Fani Damayanti 0–6, 0–6
Winner 12. February 2013 Iran   Ghazaleh Torkaman 6-7(5), 6–3, 7-5
Runner-up 13. February 2013 Philippines   Marinel Rudas 6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 14. February 2013 Malaysia   Theiviya Selvarajoo 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 15. February 2013 Singapore   Rheeya Doshi 2–6, 6–4, 4-6
Runner-up 16. February 2014 2014 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard New Zealand   Dianne Hollands 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 17. February 2014 India   Prarthana Thombare 0–6, 1–6
Winner 18. February 2014 Iran   Ghazaleh Torkaman 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 19. April 2015 2015 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Malaysia   Jawairiah Noordin 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 20. April 2015 India   Ankita Raina 0–6, 1–6
Winner 21. April 2015 Kyrgyzstan   Eliza Askarova 3–6, 6–0, 6-1
Runner-up 22. April 2016 2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Singapore   Stefanie Tan 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 23. April 2016 Malaysia   Jawairiah Noordin 1–6, 2–6
Winner 24. April 2016 Kyrgyzstan   Nelli Buyuklianova 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 25. April 2016 Sri Lanka   Nethmi Himashi Waduge 0–6, 2–6
Winner 26. April 2016 Bahrain   Maram Mohamed Sharif 6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 27. July 2017 2017 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Malaysia   Theiviya Selvarajoo 1–6, 6–2, 4-6
Runner-up 28. July 2017 Singapore   Nicole Y-kit Tan 6-2, 3–6, 5-7
Runner-up 29. July 2017 Iran   Ghazal Pakbaten 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 30. February 2018 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Sri Lanka   Anika Seneviratne 3-6, 6–4, 3-6
Runner-up 31. February 2018 Indonesia   Beatrice Gumulya 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 32. February 2018 New Zealand   Erin Routliffe 3–6, 1–6
Winner 33. February 2020 2020 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Mongolia   Jargal Altansarnai 6-3, 6-0
Winner 34. February 2020 Singapore   Sarah Pang 6–0, 6–0

Doubles: (10-16)

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Outcome No. Date Edition Against Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. February 2011 2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Kyrgyzstan Hard   Sarah Mahboob Khan   Zhamilia Duisheeva
  Emilia Tenizbaeva
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. February 2011 Turkmenistan   Sarah Mahboob Khan   Jenneta Halliyeva
  Anastasiya Prenko
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. January 2012 2012 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Kyrgyzstan Hard   Sara Mansoor   Bermet Duvanaeva
  Inna Volkovich
5–7, 0–6
Winner 4. January 2012 Singapore   Sara Mansoor   Geraldine Ang
  Olivia Koh Ee Yi
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 5. February 2012 Hong Kong   Sara Mansoor   Yang Zi-Jun
  Zhang Ling
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. February 2012 Sri Lanka   Sara Mansoor   Nilushi Fernando
  Thisuri Molligoda
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. February 2012 Oman   Sara Mansoor   Sarah Al Balushi
  Fatma Al Nabhani
2–6, 6–7(9)
Runner-up 8. February 2013 2013 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Kyrgyzstan Hard   Iman Qureshi   Arina Beliaeva
  Bermet Duvanaeva
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. February 2013 Malaysia   Sara Mansoor   Alyssa Boey
  Theiviya Selvarajoo
2–6, 6–3, 3-6
Runner-up 10. February 2014 2014 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
India Hard   Sara Mansoor   Sania Mirza
  Prarthana Thombare
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11. February 2014 Iran   Sara Mansoor   Sahar Amini Hajibashi
  Ghazal Pakbaten
6-7(10), 6–3, 5-7
Runner-up 12. April 2015 2015 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Malaysia Hard   Sara Mansoor   Jawairiah Noordin
  Yus Syazlin Nabila Binti Yusri
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 13. April 2015 India   Iman Qureshi   Natasha Palha
  Prarthana Thombare
0–6, 4–6
Winner 14. April 2016 2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Singapore Hard   Sara Mansoor   Goh Yee-loon
  Ashley Kei Yim
6–1, 4–6, 7-6(2)
Runner-up 15. April 2016 Malaysia   Sarah Mahboob Khan   Jawairiah Noordin
  Theiviya Selvarajoo
3–6, 0–6
Winner 16. April 2016 Kyrgyzstan   Sarah Mahboob Khan   Nelli Buyuklianova
  Alina Lazareva
w/o
Runner-up 17. April 2016 Indonesia   Sara Mansoor   Beatrice Gumulya
  Jessy Rompies
1–6, 1–6
Winner 18. April 2016 Bahrain   Sara Mansoor   Malak Jasim Fardan
  Nazli Nader Redha
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 19. July 2017 2017 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Singapore Hard   Mahin Qureshi   Angela Shan Min Lim
  Charmaine Shi Yi Seah
3–6, 7–5, 6-7(2)
Winner 20. July 2017 Iran   Sarah Mahboob Khan   Sara Amiri
  Ghazal Pakbaten
6–3, 7–5
Winner 21. February 2018 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Sri Lanka Hard   Mahin Qureshi   Anika Seneviratne
  Nethmi Himashi Waduge
6–1, 6-4
Runner-up 22. February 2018 Indonesia   Mahin Qureshi   Deria Nur Haliza
  Jessy Rompies
1–6, 0–6
Winner 23. February 2018 Bahrain   Sara Mansoor   Faten Husain
  Nazli Nader Redha
6–0, 6–0
Winner 24. February 2020 2020 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Mongolia Hard   Mahin Qureshi   Jargal Altansarnai
  Erdenesuren Erdenebat
6–3, 6-3
Winner 25. February 2020 Singapore   Mahin Qureshi   Tammy Tan
  Izabella Tan Hui Xin
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 26. February 2020 New Zealand   Mahin Qureshi   Valentina Ivanov
  Erin Routliffe
1–6, 0–6

References

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  1. ^ "Fed Cup 2016 : Ushna optimistic despite limited resources". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ Ushna Suhail at the Billie Jean King Cup
  3. ^ "Ushna carries family torch". Deccan Chronicle. 14 April 2015.
  4. ^ Pakistan Fed Cup official website. Retrieved 14 September 2014
  5. ^ Abhijeet, Kulkarni (17 April 2015). "Chasing a dream". Bangalore Mirror.
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