Yomna Farid

Yomna Farid
يمنى فريد
Country (sports)  Egypt
Residence Alexandria, Egypt
Born (1983-06-28) 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
Last updated on: 12 January 2015.

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

Farid has a WTA singles career high ranking of 607 achieved on 29 December 2003. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 480 achieved on 10 November 2003. Farid has won one ITF doubles titles.

Farid made her WTA main draw debut at the 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic in the doubles event partnering Marwa El Wany.

Playing for Egypt in Fed Cup, Farid has a W/L record of 9–19. Farid retired from tennis 2006.

Early life

Farid was born in Alexandria. Favourite Surface clay and started playing tennis aged 12.

Career

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

ITF Finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 25 October 2003 10,000 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Egypt Heidi El Tabakh United Kingdom Rebecca Dandeniya
South Africa Michelle Snyman		 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2 November 2003 10,000 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Egypt Heidi El Tabakh South Africa Lizaan Du Plessis
Egypt Noha Mohsen		 6–1, 5–7, 6–1

ITF Junior Finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)

Legend
Junior Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5
Result Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
L 5 September 1999 Lebanese International Junior Tournament Beirut, Lebanese Hard Germany Tanja Hırschauer 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
W 13 August 2000 The Arab International Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Noha Mohsen 6–4, 6–4
W 26 August 2000 Damascus International Junior Tournament Damascus, Syria Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
W 3 September 2000 Lebanese Allied International Junior Tournament Beirut, Lebanese Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa 6-1, 6-3
W 22 September 2000 Movenpick International Junior Tournament Cairo, Egypt Clay Russia Alexandra Kostikova 6-4, 6-3
W 3 March 2001 Brunei International Junior Tournament Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Hard Egypt Amani Khalifa 6-3, 6-3
W 7 April 2001 International Junior Tournament of Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia Clay France Sylvia Montero 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-3
L 15 April 2001 African Closed Junior Championships Tunis, Tunisia Clay South Africa Karin Coetzee 2-6, 1-6

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
Junior Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5
Result Date Tournament Location Surface Partner Opponent Score
L 21 August 1998 Movenpick Pyramids Tournament Giza, Egypt Clay Egypt Dina Khalil Algeria Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer
Algeria Feriel Esseghir		 5–7, 2–6
W 5 September 1999 Lebanese International Junior Tournament Beirut, Lebanese Hard Egypt Dalia Coutry United Kingdom Kerry Ann North
United Kingdom Karen Highfield		 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
W 13 August 2000 The Arab International Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Dalia Coutry Morocco Nisrine Hajbane
Morocco Meryem Lahlou		 W\O
W 18 August 2000 International Junior Championships of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Dalia Coutry Chinese Taipei Chun-Ning Tseng
Chinese Taipei Ting-Wen Wang		 6–3, 6–1
W 26 August 2000 Damascus International Junior Tournament Damascus, Syria Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa Egypt Amal Basha
Egypt Reem Raouf		 6–4, 6–1
W 3 September 2000 Lebanese Allied International Junior Tournament Beirut, Lebanese Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa Egypt Reem Raouf
Egypt Sara Sabry		 7–6 (7), 6–2
L 15 April 2001 African Closed Junior Championships Tunis, Tunisia Clay Egypt Amani Khalifa Algeria Sana Ben Salah
Algeria Feriel Esseghir		 6-3, 2-6, 3-6
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