# Heidi El Tabakh

Heidi El Tabakh (born September 25, 1986) is an Egyptian and Canadian former professional tennis player.
Her highest singles ranking by the WTA is 146, which she reached in October 2012. Her career-high of 173 in doubles, she set in February 2010. She represented Egypt, the country of her birth, from 2002 to April 2005, but since then has represented Canada.
She retired in April 2016 and became Canada's Fed Cup captain in 2019. She won with her team the Billie Jean King Cup in 2023.

## Tennis career
### 2002–2016

El Tabakh won one of the biggest singles tournaments of her career in 2009 at the $25k in Valladolid, Spain. In May 2010, she qualified for her Grand Slam debut at the French Open, where she lost to Aravane Rezaï in the first round.
In April 2012, El Tabakh won the second $25k event of her career at the Challenger in Jackson. She defeated former world No. 14, Elena Bovina, in the final. The week after, she won her second straight and third $25k tournament of her career in Pelham. In May 2012, El Tabakh qualified again for the French Open, but lost to fellow Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round.
In May 2014, she won the fourth $25k title of her career when she defeated Maria Sanchez in Raleigh. In August 2015 at the Rogers Cup, she reached the second round in doubles with fellow Canadian Françoise Abanda. In September 2015 in Redding, El Tabakh captured the seventh singles title of her career, her fifth $25k, by defeating Shérazad Reix in the final.
She played her last match on the professional circuit in April 2016, at the $50k Charlottesville Classic where she had to retire in the first round against Sachia Vickery.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | A | Q2 | A | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments (5–2)
* $10,000 tournaments (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2003 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2007 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Eva Fernández-Brugués | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay | Johanna Konta | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Elena Bovina | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Edina Gallovits-Hall | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Port St. Lucie, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Françoise Abanda | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2014 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Maria Sanchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Redding, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Shérazad Reix | 6–1, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $75,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $50,000 tournaments (1–2)
* $25,000 tournaments (5–5)
* $10,000 tournaments (3–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2003 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | Yomna Farid | Rebecca Dandeniya Michelle Snyman | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2003 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 10,000 | Hard | Yomna Farid | Lizaan du Plessis Noha Mohsen | 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2004 | ITF Edmond, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Anne Mall | Kelly Anderson Carine Vermeulen | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2004 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Vania King | Kelly Schmandt Aleke Tsoubanos | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2006 | Tevlin Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Raluca Olaru | Angelika Bachmann Hana Šromová | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2008 | ITF Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Audra Cohen | Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick | 6–3, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Story Tweedie-Yates | Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Emma Laine | Michelle Gerards Marcella Koek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Lindsay Lee-Waters Story Tweedie-Yates | 3–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [10–12] |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2009 | ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S. | 50,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Tetiana Luzhanska Lilia Osterloh | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2009 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Clay | Tetiana Luzhanska | Alexandra Mueller Allie Will | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Paula Fondevila Castro | Estrella Cabeza Candela Sara del Barrio Aragón | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2009 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | Kimberly Couts | María Fernanda Álvarez Karen Castiblanco | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–5 | Aug 2010 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 75,000 | Hard | Chang Kai-chen | Irina Falconi Amanda Fink | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2010 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Rebecca Marino | Jorgelina Cravero Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2011 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Kimberly Couts Līga Dekmeijere | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Kimberly Couts | Līga Dekmeijere Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6–2, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 9–9 | Apr 2011 | Hardee's Pro Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Alison Riske | Valeria Solovieva Lenka Wienerová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–9 | Jul 2013 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Allie Kiick | Samantha Murray Jade Windley | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |