Nosheen Ehtesham

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Nosheen Ehtesham (born 14 September 1958)[1] is a former tennis player from Pakistan.

Background[]

Ehtesham was born to tennis player, on 14 September 1958. Her son, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player. Her nephew, has played international tennis at the junior level while her niece, Ushna Suhail has competed in the Fed Cup and South Asian Games.

National[]

Ehtesham was Pakistan's no 1 for ten years.[2] She won the title in 2000.[3]

Fed Cup career[]

Ehtesham was part of the first team to compete at the Fed Cup in 1997 where she was the playing captain.[4] Ehtesham partnered with Nida Waseem in the doubles rubber of ties against Syria and Pacific Oceania, losing both in two sets. At the 1999 edition, in the Group matches, she partnered with Mariam Rahim in the doubles and won against all three nations: Turkmenistan, Syria and Fiji. In the playoff against Singapore she won the doubles rubber by 2-1, partnering with but lost the singles by 0-2 to Rui-Jin Wong. [5] She was also replaced as captain by Shahida Chishtie.[5] In 2000, history was made when Ehtesham and her son, Qureshi both represented Pakistan in Fed Cup and Davis Cup respectively and in the process became the first mother-son duo to compete at these events at the same time.[6] She regained her captaincy and competed in the doubles rubber of three ties, winning against Jordan and Syria and losing against Turkmenistan. For a decade, Pakistan stopped competing at the Fed Cup (2001-2010). On its return, Ehtesham became the non-playing captain[7] in 2011 and 2013.[8]

Singles[]

Outcome No. Date Edition Surface Against Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. February 1999 1999 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-off Semi-final) 		Hard Singapore Singapore 1-6, 0-6

Doubles[]

Outcome No. Date Edition Surface Against Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. March 1997 1997 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Syria Pakistan Nida Waseem Syria
Syria 		0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. March 1997 Pacific Oceania Pakistan Nida Waseem Pacific Oceania Tagifano So'Onalole
Pacific Oceania 		1–6, 3–6
Winner 3. February 1999 1999 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Turkmenistan Pakistan Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan 		6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. February 1999 Syria Pakistan Syria
Syria 		6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. February 1999 Fiji Pakistan Fiji Archana Reddy
Fiji 		6–4, 6–4
Winner 6. February 1999 1999 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-off Semi-final) 		Hard Singapore Pakistan Singapore
Singapore 		4-6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 7. April 2000 2000 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Syria Pakistan Nida Waseem Syria
Syria 		6-3, 1–6, 6–1
Winner 8. April 2000 Jordan Pakistan Nida Waseem Jordan
Jordan 		6-2, 6–1
Runner-up 9. April 2000 Turkmenistan Pakistan Turkmenistan Shahlio Ibadullaeva
Turkmenistan 		5-7, 3-6

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References[]

  1. ^ "Nosheen Ehtesham, Billie Jean King Cup- Players". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. ^ HNHStyle (2020-10-14). "HNH Spotlight with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi – The Tennis Ace Proudly Representing Pakistan on the World Stage For Two Decades". HNH Style. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "A game without frontiers". South China Morning Post. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. ^ "Pak vs Syria, Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ a b "Pak vs Singapore (Playoff), Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup camp for female tennis players begins | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  7. ^ "Ushna included in Fed Cup squad". The Express Tribune. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup - Zone Group I team nominations". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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