# Bahia Mouhtassine

Bahia Mouhtassine (born 23 August 1979) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is No.139, achieved on 24 June 2002. She is the highest ever ranked player from Morocco.

## Biography

Mouhtassine is the first female Moroccan player to feature at the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. She lost in the first rounds of the 2002 Australian Open and 2003 French Open to Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues and Czech Zuzana Ondrášková, respectively.
In her career, Mouhtassine won eleven ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and nine doubles titles. She also played on many WTA Tour events, won six gold medals at the Pan Arab Games and one gold at the Mediterranean Games, representing Morocco. Mouthassine's biggest career win was at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca in 2004. She upset third-seeded Katarina Srebotnik, who was ranked 183 spots above her, in straight sets. She has also beaten Sania Mirza at an ITF final in Rabat in 2004.
Bahia retired after losing in the first round of the 2007 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem to Vania King.

## ITF finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (11–8)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 3 August 1997 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Julia Carballal-Fernandez | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 26 October 1997 | Ceuta, Spain | Hard | Ana Salas Lozano | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 17 May 1998 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Patricia Aznar | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Clay | Gisela Riera | 5–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | 26 July 1998 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Nina Schwarz | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 21 September 1998 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Anna Földényi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 30 November 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Nino Louarsabishvili | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 1 November 1999 | Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Sandra Martinović | 1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | 30 April 2000 | Talence, France | Hard | Anne-Laure Heitz | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 10. | 28 May 2000 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Kira Nagy | 0–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 11. | 1 July 2001 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 30 October 2001 | Bolton, England | Hard (i) | Els Callens | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13. | 5 November 2001 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Gabriela Voleková | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 14. | 16 June 2002 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Edina Gallovits-Hall | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | 3 April 2004 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Sania Mirza | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 16. | 18 April 2004 | Biarritz, France | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 17. | 30 May 2004 | Tongliao, China | Hard | Li Na | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 18. | 15 August 2004 | Martina Franca, Italy | Hard | Timea Bacsinszky | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 19. | 5 September 2004 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Michelle Gerards | 6–1, 6–0 |

### Doubles (9–7)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 4 August 1996 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Marielle Bruens | Inga Bertschmann Joana Pedroso | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 5 August 1996 | Carthage, Tunisia | Clay | Marielle Bruens | Sandrine Bouilleau Selima Sfar | w/o |
| Win | 3. | 3 August 1997 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Nadine van de Walle | Brigitte Loogen Lucy McDonald | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 30 November 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Nino Louarsabishvili | Sabina Da Ponte Nathalie Viérin | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 7 December 1998 | Ismailia, Egypt | Clay | Nino Louarsabishvili | Ljiljana Nanušević Gabriela Voleková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 1 November 1999 | Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Susanne Filipp | Sabina Da Ponte Silvia Uricková | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7. | 4 June 2001 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Vanessa Menga Dally Randriantefy | 6–3, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 8. | 30 October 2001 | Bolton, England | Hard (i) | Maria Goloviznina | Sandra Načuk Dragana Zarić | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 1 April 2002 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Angelique Widjaja | Seda Noorlander Kirstin Freye | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 9 June 2002 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | Sylvia Plischke | Edina Gallovits-Hall Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 8 June 2003 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Arantxa Parra Santonja María Emilia Salerni | 0–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 12. | 5 October 2003 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | Maret Ani Giulia Casoni | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 13. | 5 December 2004 | Ra'anana, Israel | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Tzipora Obziler Shahar Pe'er | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 14. | 28 May 2005 | Campobasso, Italy | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Katarína Kachlíková Lenka Tvarošková | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 15. | 12 May 2006 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Émilie Bacquet | Raluca Olaru María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | w/o |
| Win | 16. | 4 June 2006 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Émilie Bacquet | Laura Thorpe Irene Rehberger Bescos | 1–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |

## National representation
### Fed Cup

Mouhtassine made her Fed Cup debut for Morocco in 1995, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, when she was 15 years and 259 days old.

#### Fed Cup

* Group membership
* World Group
* World Group Play-off
* World Group II
* World Group II Play-off
* Europe/Africa Group (13–7)
* Matches by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (15–7)
* Matches by type
* Singles (7–1)
* Doubles (8–6)
* Matches by setting
* Indoors (0–0)
* Outdoors (15–7)

##### Singles (6–1)

| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 9 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Greece | Clay | Christina Zachariadou | L | 2–6, 2–6 |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 11 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Egypt | Clay | Shahira Tawfik | W | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 12 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Tunisia | Clay | Selima Sfar | W | w/o * |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool C | 26 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Lithuania | Clay | Galina Misiuriova | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool C | 28 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Cyprus | Clay | Stephanie Kamberi | W | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool C | 30 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Estonia | Clay | Ilona Poljakova | W | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1 |
| 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool D | 30 April 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Malta | Clay | Sarah Wetz | W | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool D | 1 May 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Lithuania | Clay | Edita Liachovičiūtė | W | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.

##### Doubles (7–6)

| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 9 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Greece | Clay | Lamia Alami | Christína Papadáki Christina Zachariadou | L | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 1–6 |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 10 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Norway | Clay | Habiba Ifrakh | Mette Sigmundstad Molly Ulvin | L | 5–7, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 11 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Egypt | Clay | Lamia Alami | Mehry Shawki Shahira Tawfik | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool A | 12 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Tunisia | Clay | Habiba Ifrakh | Imen Ben Larbi Selima Sfar | W | w/o * |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool C | 26 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Lithuania | Clay | Meryem El Haddad | Edita Liachovičiūtė Galina Misiuriova | W | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool C | 29 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Kenya | Clay | Meryem El Haddad | Florence Mbugua Evelyn Otula | W | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool C | 30 April 1999 | Murcia, Spain | Estonia | Clay | Meryem El Haddad | Maret Ani Liina Suurvarik | W | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool D | 30 April 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Malta | Clay | Mouna Sabri | Lisa Camenzuli Carol Cassar-Torreggiani | L | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
| 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | Pool D | 1 May 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Lithuania | Clay | Habiba Ifrakh | Edita Liachovičiūtė Lina Stančiūtė | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | Pool A | 17 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Kenya | Clay | Fatyha Berjane | Caroline Oduor Veronica Osogo Nabwire | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | Pool A | 18 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Ireland | Clay | Fatyha Berjane | Jennifer Claffey Lynsey McCullough | L | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, 2–6 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | Pool A | 19 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Malta | Clay | Fatyha Berjane | Maria Giorgia Farrugia Sacco Elaine Genovese | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | Pool A | 20 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Armenia | Clay | Fatyha Berjane | Ani Amiraghyan Anna Movsisyan | W | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | PPO | 21 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Lithuania | Clay | Fatima El Allami | Justina Mikulskytė Lina Stančiūtė | L | 4–6, 5–7 |
* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.