Yomna Farid (Arabic: يمنى فريد; born 28 June 1983) is a retired Egyptian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Egypt |
|---|---|
| Residence | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Born | 28 June 1983 Alexandria, Egypt |
| 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 |
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 edit
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 edit
Doubles (1–1) edit
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| Outcome | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 25 October 2003 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh
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 Rebecca Dandeniya  Michelle Snyman
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2 November 2003 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh
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Lizaan du Plessis Noha Mohsen
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6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
ITF junior finals edit
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (6–2) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 5 September 1999 | Beirut, Lebanon | Hard |  Tanja Hırschauer
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6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 August 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Noha Mohsen
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 26 August 2000 | Damascus, Syria | Clay | Amani Khalifa
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3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 3 September 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon | Clay | Amani Khalifa
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 22 September 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Alexandra Kostikova
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 March 2001 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Hard | Amani Khalifa
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 7 April 2001 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay |  Sylvia Montero
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6–1, 6–7(2), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 15 April 2001 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Karin Coetzee
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2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (5–2) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 August 1998 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Dina Khalil
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 Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer Feriel Esseghir
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5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 September 1999 | Beirut, Lebanon | Hard | Dalia Coutry
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Kerry Ann North Karen Highfield
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3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 August 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Dalia Coutry
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 Nisrine Hajbane Meryem Lahlou
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w/o |
| Winner | 4. | 18 August 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Dalia Coutry
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 Tseng Chun-ning Wang Ting-wen
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 26 August 2000 | Damascus, Syria | Clay | Amani Khalifa
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Amal Basha Reem Raouf
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 September 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon | Clay | Amani Khalifa
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Reem Raouf Sara Sabry
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7–6(7), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 15 April 2001 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Amani Khalifa
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Sana Ben Salah Feriel Esseghir
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
External links edit
- Yomna Farid at the Women's Tennis Association
- Yomna Farid at the International Tennis Federation
- Yomna Farid at the Billie Jean King Cup
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