Nosheen Ehtesham

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

Background

Ehtesham was born to tennis player, Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmad on 14 September 1958. Her son, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player. Her nephew, Samir Iftikhar 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 Haleema Rahim 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 Rui-Jing Wong 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 Nida Waseem Farah Dayoub
Sara Taweel		 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. March 1997 Pacific Oceania Nida Waseem Tagifano So'Onalole
Adriana Thaggard		 1–6, 3–6
Winner 3. February 1999 1999 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II		 Hard Turkmenistan Mariam Rahim Shahlio Ibadullaeva
Zihaida Shantalova		 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. February 1999 Syria Mariam Rahim Meray Malouf
Shaza Tinawai		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. February 1999 Fiji Mariam Rahim Archana Reddy
Walena White		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 6. February 1999 1999 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-off Semi-final)		 Hard Singapore Haleema Rahim King-See Lee
Yik-Hui Leow		 4-6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 7. April 2000 2000 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II		 Hard Syria Nida Waseem Farah Dayoub
Hazar Sidki		 6-3, 1–6, 6–1
Winner 8. April 2000 Jordan Nida Waseem Dina Ajani
Dina Naffa		 6-2, 6–1
Runner-up 9. April 2000 Turkmenistan Haleema Rahim Shahlio Ibadullaeva
Roxana Abdurakhmonova		 5-7, 3-6

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. "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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