The 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships concluded at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad. 120 players participated to compete for a prize money of Rupees 850,000.
Singles Finals Overview
In the Men’s Singles Final, 22-year-old top seed Muhammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan in a straight set match which lasted over 1 hour 18 minutes to win the Championships.
Shoaib got off to a flying start, taking a 4-2 lead by breaking fist game of Aqeel Khan and kept the same pressure to win the first set at 6-2. In the second set Aqeel fought back but young Shoaib did not allow Aqeel to settle down and exhibited excellent tennis from the base line and break the 7th game of Aqeel to build up the winning streak 4-3 in which Aqeel hit a double fault. Shaoib continued the same pressure and in the 10th game he hit strong serve game and won the set by hitting Ace and clinched the Men’s Singles title at 6-2 6-4. The final match officiated by ITF White Badge Umpire Husnain Mehmood.
Earlier in the day, the Ladies Singles Sarah Mahboob clinched the title by eliminating up-comping youngster Amna Ali Qayum from Islamabad in a well-fought straight sets final. Sarah won the toss and chose to serve. Both the players exhibited excellent game of tennis down the line and cross-court, Sarah took the lead 5-4 and broke the 10th game of Amna and won the set at 6-4. In the second set both the players again played the marvelous game of tennis with the combination of excellent cross-court and down the lines. Sarah took the lead of 5-3 by breaking the 8th game of Aman, but Aman fought back bravely and managed to level the score 5 games all by breaking the 9th game of Sarah. In the 11th game, Sarah took the serve advance and again developed the winning lead 6-5. In the 12th game, Aman was unable to maintain her confidence and hit two double faults. Sarah took the advantage and comfortably broke the game and won the set and match at 6-4 7-5.
In the Boys & Girls 10&Under Muhammad Arsh from Karachi won the title by defeating the 2nd seed Muhammad Faizan.
Final Day Results
Men’s Singles Final
Muhammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 6-2 6-4
Ladies Singles Final
Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-4 7-5
Boys & Girls 10&U Singles Final
Muhammad Arsh beat Muhammad Faizan 4-2 4-1
Mr. Usama Azhar, Director Sport PTV and Mr. Majid Bashir, of Islamabad Tennis Association distributed the prizes amongst the winners and runners-up.
36th Federal Cup National Tennis C’ships 2024: Day 6 | Hamza & Hassan Clinch Junior Title’s
The 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships moved into the finals phase at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad. The Men’s and Ladies singles finals will be played on Sunday.
In the Junior 18&U category, 2nd Seed Hamza Roman clinched the title of Junior Singles when he eliminated top seed Hamid Israr in a well-contested straight set.
The Boys 14&U category, 5th seed M. Hassan Usmani proved his metal to crown the title of Boys 14&U in a very well-contested straight-set match against top seed Zohaib Afzal Malik 7-6(3) 6-2.
In the Ladies Singles Event, top seed Sarah Mahboob Khan and Aman Ali Qayum qualified for the Final after beating their respective opponents in well-contested semi-finals.
The best encounter of the day was played in Men’s Doubles Final when 2nd seed Muhammad Shoaib paring with Muzammil Murtaza struggled hard to win the title against top seed Yousaf Khalil parting with Barkatullah with score of 4-6 7-6(2) 10-6.
Day 6 Results
Men’s Singles Semi Final
Aqeel Khan beat Mudassar Murtaza 6-1 6-1.
Men’s Doubles Final
Muhammad Shoaib / Muzammil Murtaza beat Yousaf Khalil / Barkatullah 4-6 7-6(2) 10-6.
Ladies Singles Semi Final
Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Natalia Zaman 4-6 6-3 6-0, Amna Ali Qayum beat Sheeza Sajid 6-3 6-1.
Junior 18&U Singles Final
Hamza Roman beat Hamid Israr 7-5 6-3.
Boys 14&U Singles Final
M.Hassan Usmani beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 7-6(3), 6-2.
Boys 14&U Singles Semi Final
Muhammad Arsh beat M.Ibrahim Hussain Gill 4-2 4-2, Amir Masood beat Muhammad Faizan 4-0 4-0.
36th Federal Cup National Tennis C’ships 2024: Day 5 | Semi’s & Quarterfinals Held
The 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships moved into the finals phase after arduous and effortful tennis playing activity at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
In the first semifinal top seed Muhammad Shoaib won against Muzammil Murtaza with a score line. Whereas the second semi-final will be played tomorrow on Saturday, 6th January-2024 at 10:00 AM between Aqeel Khan and Mudassar Murtaza.
Day 5 Results
Men’s Singles – Semi Final
Muhammad Shaoib beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-1 6-0
Men’s Doubles – Semi Final
Barkatullah / Yousaf Khalil vs Abdullah Adnan / Mudassar Murtaza 6-4 6-2
Muzammil Murtaza / Muhammad Shoaib w/o Muhammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary
Ladies Singles – Quarter Finals
Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Marrukh Sajid 6-0 6-1, Natalia Zaman beat Soha Ali 6-1 4-6 6-4, Amna Ali Qayum beat Kainat Ali 6-0 6-0, Sheeza Sajid beat Lalarukh Sajid 7-6(5) 6-4
Boys 18&U Singles – Semi Finals
Hamid Israr beat Muhammad Hamza Aasim 7-6(1) 4-1, Hamza Roman beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi 7-5 6-4
Boys 14&U Singles – Semi Finals
Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Muhammad Junair Khan 4-0 4-1, M.Hussain Usmani beat Muhammad Shayyan 4-1 4-0
Boys & Girls Singles – Quarter Finals
Muhammad Ibrahim Hussain beat Azan Imran 4-1 4-0, Arsh Imran beat Salaar Khan 2-4 4-2 4-0, Amir Masood beat Umer Zaman 0-4 5-4(6) 4-1, Muhammad Faizan beat Behroze Umer 4-1 4-1
36th Federal Cup National Tennis C’ships 2024: Day 4 | Quarterfinals Stage Matches Held
The 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships stimulated tennis activity at the hard courts of PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad during the course of the quarter-finals.
6th seed Mudassar Murtaza upset 4th seed Muhammad Abid in a thrilling three-set match with a score line of 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Whereas top seed Muhammad Shaoib struggled hard to win his encounter against talented Yousaf Khalil. in an exciting three set match 7-5 5-7 6-2.
3rd seed Muzammil Murtaza faced tough resistance from 8th seed Barkatullah to qualify for the semi-final in a straight-set quarter-final match 7-6(2) 6-4. 2nd seed Aqeel Khan conveniently won his encounter against upcoming proficient Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-2 6-4.
The semi-finals will be batted out between Aqeel Khan vs Mudassar Murtaza on Friday, 5th January 2024 and Muhammad Shoaib vs Muzammil Murtaza on Saturday, 6th January 2024.
In the Junior 18 & under category 5th seed Muhammad Hamza Aasim, the upcoming proficient from Islamabad caused a major upset during the course of his quarter-final encounter with 3rd seed M. Salaar Khan. In pursuit of his victory, he added his foot speed and topspin to make him a force to be reckoned with. M. Hamza Aasim managed to defeat the 3rd seed 6-2, 6-3.
The top seed Hamid Israr, 2nd seed Hamza Roman and 4th seed Ahmad Nael Qureshi comfortably won their matches and moved to semi finals.
Day 4 Results
Men’s Singles – Quarter Finals
Muhammad Shaoib beat Yousaf Khalil 7-5 5-7 6-2, Muzammil Murtaza beat Barkatullah 7-6(2) 6-4, Mudassar Murtaza beat Muhammad Abid 5-7 6-2 6-2, Aqeel Khan beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi. 6-1 6-4.
Men’s Singles – Quarter Finals
Yousaf Khalil / Barkatullah beat Abdal Haider / Zaid Mujahid 7-5 6-3
Mudassar Murtaza / Abdullah Adnan beat M.Zaryab Khan / Huzaima Abdur Rehman 6-4 7-6(4)
Muhammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary beat Hamza Aasim / M. Salaar Khan 6-1 6-3
Muhammad Shaoib / Muzammil Murtaza beat Semi Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-3 6-3.
Men’s Singles – Pre-Quarter Finals
Abdal Haider / Zaid Mujahid beat Hamza Haziq / Hamza Aasim 6-2 6-0
M. Zaryab Khan / Huzaima Abdur Rehman beat Saqib Hayat / Hamza Roman 7-5 7-6(5)
Hamza Aasim / M. Salaar Khan beat Talha Khan / Kashan Tariq 6-3 6-3
Muhammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary beat Kamran Maqbool / Amir Mazari 6-1 6-1
Semi Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Kamran Khan / Zalan Khan 6-3 6-0
Ladies Singles
Soha Ali beat Shandana Rabbi 6-1 6-1, Natalia Zaman beat Sana Bilal 6-0 6-0, Kainat Ali beat Amna Khan 6-1 6-3, Amna Ali Qayum beat Asfa Shahbaz 5-7 7-5 6- 2, Sheeza Sajid w/o Arzoo Ishfaq, Lalarukh Sajid w/o Mehaq Khokhar, Marrukh Sajid w/o Zara Khan.
Junior 18&Under Singles – Quarter Finals
Hamid Israr beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-1 6-2, Muhammad Hamza Aasim beat M. Salaar Khan 6-2 6-3, Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Kashan Tariq 6-2 6-4, Hamza Roman beat Hamza Hussain 6-1 6-3.
Boys 14&Under Singles – Quarter Finals
Zoahib Afzal Malik beat Syed Mahmood 4-1 4-1, Muhammad Junaid Khan beat Zohaib Amjad 5-4(8) 4-1, Muhammad Shayyan beat Essa Fahad 4-1 4-1, M. Hassan Usmani beat Razik Sultan 4 -0 4-0.
Boys & Girls 10&Under Singles – Pre-Quarter Finals
Azan Imran beat Arham Amjad 4-0 4-2, Arsh Imran beat Hashir Mustafa Subhani 4-0 4-0, Amir Masood w/o Arshman Abbasi, Behroze Umer beat Muhammad Bilal Kamran 4-0 4-0.
36th Federal Cup National Tennis C’ships 2024: Day 3 | 1st & 2nd Round Matches Decided
The 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships continued on Day 3 at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
Day 3 Results
Men’s Singles 2nd Round
Muhammad Shoaib (PAF) beat Amir Mazari 6-1 6-1, Yousaf Khalil beat Hamza Roman 6-3 6-3, Muzammil Murtaza beat M. Salaar Khan 6-2 6-1, Barkatullah beat Shahzad Khan 3-1 (Retired), Mudassar Murtaza beat Sami Zeb Khan 6-2 6-1, Muhammad Abid beat Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-1 6-1, Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Saqib Hayat 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5, Aqeel Khan beat M. Zaryab Khan 6-2 6-0.
Junior 18&U Singles 2nd Round
Hamid Israr beat Rayyan Khan 6-1 6-2, Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Saifullah Khan 6-3 6-3, M. Salaar Khan beat Abdul Basit 6-4 6-3, Muhammad Hamza Aasim beat M. Rehaan Noori 6-1. 6-0, Kashan Tariq beat Talha Khan (PES) 5-7 6-3 6-0, Hamza Roman w/o Hasir Ahmad, Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Amir Mazari 6-1 6-2.
Junior 18&U Singles 1st Round (Unfinished match):
Hamid Israr beat Waqas Janas 6-1 6-1, Talha Khan (PES) beat Inam Qadir 7-5, 5-7 7-6(5), Samer Zaman beat Ali Zain 6-3 6-2, Hasir Ahmad w/ o Abdullah Khan, Hamza Roman beat Shahsawar Khan 6-4 6-4.
Boys 14&U Singles 2nd Round
Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Raja Muhammad Taha 4-0 4-0, Muhammad Junaid Khan beat Junaid Meher 1-4 5-4(6) 4-0, Essa Fahad beat Azan Imran 4-0 4-1, Muhammad Shayyan beat Zayd Zaman. 4-1 4-1, M.Hassan Usmani beat Rohan Sohail 4-2 4-1, Razik Sultan neat Waqas Janas 4-2 2-4 4-0, Zohaib Amjad beat Arslan Khan 4-1 4-1.
Boys 14&U Singles 1st Round
Junaid Meher beat Abdullah 3-5 4-1 4-2, Rohan Sohail beat Abdaar Ali 1-4 4-1 4-0. Arshiman beat Mahd Mehmood 5-4(5) 4-2.
Men’s Doubles are in progress.
36th Federal Cup National Tennis C’ships 2024: Day 2 | Seeded Players Score Comfortable Wins
On the opening day, all the seeded players except Abdullah Adnan (seed-7) comfortably advanced to the next round of Men’s Singles of 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
Matches are still in progress. Due to heavy fog in the morning session the scheduled matches were started late in the afternoon.
The first-round matches in Men’s Singles and Junior 18&Under went into action and exciting tennis as the experienced players over shadowed the ones in making.
Today the Draw of Ladies Singles and Men’s Doubles were taken out by Muhammad Arif Qureshi, ITF White Badge Referee in the presence of the players.
Top seed of the Ladies singles are: Sarah Mahboob Khan (1), Mehaq Khokhar (2), Amna Ali Qayum (3) and Soha Ali (4).
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Day 2 Results
Men’s Singles 1st Round
Muhammad Shoaib (PAF) beat Muhammad Hamza Aasim 6-3, 6-0, Amir Mazari beat M.Haziq Aasim 6-2, 7-5, Hamza Roman beat M.Azeem Khan 6-0 6-1, Yousaf Khalil beat Kashan. Tariq 6-1, 6-1, Muzammil Murtaza beat Jibran-ul-Haq 6-2 6-1, M. Salaar Khan beat Kamran Maqbool 6-4 6-4, Shahzad Khan beat Mustansir Ali 6-1 6-1, Barkatullah beat Zalan Khan 6-1 6-2, Mudassar Murtaza beat Hamza Hussain 6-3 6-3, Sami Zeb Khan beat M.Waqas Malik 6-1 6-4, Huzaima Abdul Rehman w/o Syed Nofil Kaleem, Muhammad Abid (WAPD) beat Hamid Israr 6-2 6-2, Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Abdullah Adnan 6-4 7-5, Saqib Hayat beat M.Talha Khan 5-7 6-4 6-4, M.Zaryab Khan beat Talha Khan (PES) 6-0 6-2, Aqeel Khan (WAPD) beat M. Huzaifa Khan 6-1 6-2.
Junior 18&U Singles 1st Round
Abdul Basit beat Kamran Khan 6-3, 6-3, Kashan Tariq beat Mustansir Ali 6-4, 6-3.
36th Federal Cup National Tennis C’ships 2024: Day 1 | 43 Qualifying Matches Decided
A total number of 43 matches were decided on the opening qualifying day of the opening day of 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2024, being hosted at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
The main draw matches will be played on Tuesday, 2nd January at 9:30 AM. 20 players were accepted directly into the main draw as per PTF National Ranking whereas 4 wild cards and 8 qualifiers completed the draw of 32. The Draw of Men’s Singles and Boys U-18 Singles and Ladies Singles were taken out by Muhammad Arif Qureshi, ITF White Badge Referee in the presence of the players.
35th Federal Cup Tennis Championships 2022: Qualifying Round Held
According to the Men’s Singles draw top eight seeds are Muhammad Shoaib (PAF), Aqeel Khan (WAPDA), Muzammil Murtaza, Muhammad Abid (WAPDA), Yousaf Khalil, Mudassar Murtaza, Abdullah Adnan, and Barkat Ullah.
The Day 1 Results were as follows:
Men’s Singles Qualifying
Final Round of Qualifying
Hamza Roman beat Qasim Khan 6-1, M. Haziq Aasim beat Kamran Nasir 7-5, Talha Khan beat Idress Saqib 7-5, Hamza Hussain beat Inam Qadir 6-3, Amir Mazari beat Shahsawar Khan 6-3, M.Zaryab Khan beat Azan Ahmed Sajid 6-0, Kashan Tariq beat Abdullah Shafaqat 6-1, Kamran Khan beat Samer Zaman 6-2.
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2nd Round
Hamza Roman beat Rohaan Noori 6-1, Qasim Khan beat Akbar Ali Malik 6-1, Kamran Nasir beat Zulqarnain Afridi 6-0, Muhammad Haziq Aasim beat Muhammad Abubakat Qureshi 6-4, Idress Saqib beat Haseen Inyat Raja 6-0, Talha Khan beat Jadraan Marwat 6-4, Inam Qadir beat Shan Mehmood 6-4, Hamza Husain beat Shams Ur Rehman 6-2, Amir Mazari beat Dr. Kashid 6-0, Shahsawar Khan beat Emaduddin Ahmed 6-1, M.Zaryab Khan beat Saaim Shahzad 6-1, Azan Sajid beat M.Shawal Azeem 7-6(6), Kashan Tariq beat Ali Zain 6-3, Abdullah Shafaqat beat Shaheen Mehmood 6-2, Kamran Khan beat Kamran Maqbool 6-1, Samer Zaman beat Danish Raza 6-1.
1st Round
Hamza Roman beat Ahmad Murad 6-1, Zulqarnain Afridi beat Muhammad Dawood 6-0, Idress Saqib beat Abrar-ul-Haq 6-2, Hamza Hussain beat Aadil Farooq 6-0, Amir Mazari beat Hassan Ahmad 6-0, Emaduddin Ahmed beat Saqib Ali 6-1, Shahsawar Khan bet Aqil Khan 6-2, M.Shawal Azeem beat Hamza Alam 6-0, Ali Zain beat Ali Anwar 6-4.
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Boys 18&Under Singles Qualifying
Qualifying Round
Saifullah Khan beat M.Dawood 6-3, Hasnain Safdar beat Aabdaar Ali 6-4, Abdullah beat Hamza Alam 6-3, Hamza Hussain beat Muhammad Junaid 6-2, Saqib Ali beat Saaim Shehzad 6-2, Waqas Janas beat Raja M.Yahya 6-1, M.Yahya beat Junaid Mehar Ali 6-2, Hasir Ahmed Alam beat AAmar Masood 6-2.
