Saba Aziz
Quick Facts
Biography
Saba Aziz (born 26 November 1986 in Lahore) is a female tennis player from Pakistan.
She represented Pakistan in Fed Cup from 2011-2013. Playing for Pakistan at the Fed Cup, Aziz has a win–loss of 1–9.
Career
In 2011, she along with Sarah Mahboob Khan, Ushna Suhail and Sara Mansoor made history as Pakistan re-entered the Fed Cup competition after a decade of absence.
Saba became the first Pakistani female tennis player to win an ITF Futures main draw match and earn a ranking point in 2008. On the ITF junior circuit, she was ranked as high as 457 in the world.
Winner of multiple national titles, Saba was the ladies singles champion at the National Shalimar Women Ranking Tennis Tournament (Rawalpindi May '13), ladies singles champion at the IC Open National Ranking Tennis Championship (Karachi Feb. '12), ladies singles and mixed doubles champion at the UBL International Hard Court Tennis Championship (Karachi Dec’11); ladies singles champion at the 10th National Bank Subh-e-Nau Ladies & Juniors Tennis Championship (Karachi Oct ’11); ladies singles champion at the 27th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships (Islamabad Oct ’11); ladies singles champion at the 1st Aisam-ul-Haq Masters Tennis Championship (Islamabad July ’11) and the ladies singles champion at the Pakistan Open Tennis Championship (Karachi July ’09);.
Saba was also a Fulbright Scholar 2013 to Boston University.
Fed Cup participation
Singles
Edition | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II | 30 January 2012 | Shenzhen, China | Kyrgyzstan | Hard | Bermet Duvanaeva | L | 1–6, 1–6 |
31 January 2012 | Singapore | Geraldine Ang | L | 6–4, 0–6, 2–6 | |||
1 February 2012 | Hong Kong | Zhang Ling | L | 0–6, 0–6 | |||
3 February 2012 | Sri Lanka | Thisuri Molligoda | L | 4–6, 5–7 | |||
4 February 2012 | Oman | Fatma Al Nabhani | L | 0–6, 2–6 | |||
2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II | 6 February 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Iran | Hard | Maryam Mazaheri | W | 7–5, 6–0 |
7 February 2013 | Philippines | Anna Clarice Patrimonio | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles
Edition | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2011 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II | 2 February 2011 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Indonesia | Hard | Sara Mansoor | Yayuk Basuki Jessy Rompies | L | 0–6, 0–6 |
4 February 2011 | Philippines | Sara Mansoor | Anna Christine Patrimonio Marinel Rudas | L | 0–6, 1–6 | |||
2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II | 9 February 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Singapore | Hard | Sara Mansoor | Rheeya Doshi Wee Khee-yen | L | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(2–7) |