# Feriel Esseghir

Feriel Esseghir (born 29 October 1983) is an Algerian retired tennis player.
Esseghir has career-high WTA rankings of 381 in singles and 534 in doubles, both achieved in 2002. In her career, she was not able to win a title on the ITF circuit, and retired from pro tennis in 2003.
Playing for Algeria in Fed Cup, Esseghir has a win/loss record of 8–17.
She made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2002 Morocco Open, in the doubles event partnering Meryem El Haddad.

## ITF finals
### Singles (0–1)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Outcome | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 13 May 2001 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | Jessica Steck | 5–7, 3–6 |

## Fed Cup participation
### Singles

| Edition | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 7 May 1998 | Manavgat, Turkey | Denmark | Clay | Charlotte Aagaard | L | 2–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 0–6 |
| 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 9 May 1998 | Manavgat, Turkey | Tunisia | Clay | Issem Essaies | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 27 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Malta | Clay | Carol Cassar-Torreggiani | L | 4–6, 3–6 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 29 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Turkey | Clay | Duygu Akşit Oal | L | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 28 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Madagascar | Clay | Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika | L | 5–7, 4–6 |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 29 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Moldova | Clay | Svetlana Komleva | L | 3–6, 3–6 |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 29 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Estonia | Clay | Maret Ani | L | 4–6, 1–6 |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 31 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Portugal | Clay | Ana Catarina Nogueira | L | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 9 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | Latvia | Hard | Katrina Banderę | L | 1–6, 4–6 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 10 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | Liechtenstein | Hard | Sabrina Vogt | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 11 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa | Hard | Nicole Rencken | L | 4–6, 7–6$^{(0)}$, 3–6 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 12 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | Norway | Hard | Ina Sartz | W | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 13 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | Ireland | Hard | Kelly Liggan | L | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 1–6 |

### Doubles

| Edition | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
| 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 5 May 1998 | Manavgat, Turkey | Cyprus | Clay | Lamia Hameurlaine | Daphne Nicolatou Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou | W | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 6 May 1998 | Manavgat, Turkey | Denmark | Clay | Lamia Hameurlaine | Eva Dyrberg Maria Rasmussen | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
| 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 7 May 1998 | Manavgat, Turkey | Lithuania | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Rūta Deduraitė Edita Liachovičiūtė | L | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 27 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Malta | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Lisa Camenzuli Carol Cassar-Torreggiani | L | 6–7$^{(12)}$, 4–6 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 28 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Ireland | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Yvonne Flynn Karen Nugent | L | 2–6, 2–6 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 29 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Turkey | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Merve Asımgil Seden Özlü | W | 3–0 ret. |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 28 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Madagascar | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika Solange Rasoarivelo | W | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 29 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Moldova | Clay | Sihem Ben Youcef | Svetlana Komleva Natalia Volcova | L | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 30 March 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Estonia | Clay | Sihem Ben Youcef | Maret Ani Liina Suurvarik | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 9 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | Latvia | Hard | Sihem Ben Youcef | Katrina Banderę Ilona Giberte | W | 6–2, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 10 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | Liechtenstein | Hard | Saida Hared | Nadine Batliner Angelika Schädler | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 11 April 2002 | Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa | Hard | Sihem Ben Youcef | Esmé de Villiers Natalie Grandin | L | 2–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Junior finals

* Category G1
* Category G2
* Category G3
* Category G4
* Category G5

### Singles (2–4)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 9 August 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Karin Coetzee | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 August 1998 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Dina Milošević | 5–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 August 1998 | Damascus, Syria | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 6 September 1998 | Beirut, Lebanon | Clay | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 March 2000 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Marion Bartoli | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 22 April 2000 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Aniela Mojzis | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles (8–2)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 5 April 1997 | Sainte-Marie, Martinique | Hard | Audrey Legay | Beatrice Burlet Neyssa Etienne | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 10 August 1997 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Sihem Ben Youcef | Meriem Addou Meryem El Haddad | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 August 1998 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Yomna Farid Dina Khalil | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 29 August 1998 | Damascus, Syria | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | May Kabani Dina Khalil | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 6 September 1998 | Beirut, Lebanon | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Stephanie Balzert Tanja Hırschauer | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 17 March 2000 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer | Sana Ben Salah Djamila Khaldi | 6–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 19 August 2000 | Haverford, United States | Grass | Aniela Mojzis | Megan Bradley Danielle Schwartz | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 27 August 2000 | New Jersey, United States | Hard | Stephanie Ginsburg | Erin Burdette Tanner Cochran | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 11 March 2001 | Lambaré, Paraguay | Hard | Beier Ko | Eva Hrdinová Ema Janašková | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 15 April 2001 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Sana Ben Salah | Yomna Farid Amani Khalifa | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |