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5th Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships 2020
SB News
ISLAMABAD (January 12, 2020):-The 5th edition of the Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships will be held from January 13 to 19, 2020, said an official of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Sunday.
This is a Grade-A Tournament offering several events in various categories. The tournament will be played on the World Class “Plexipave Cushion Prestige” surface of the courts at the SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad. It is amongst the leading prestigious events in the tennis calendar, organised by the Saifullah Khan family in memory of their mother, the late Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan.
Salim Saifullah Khan, President PTF, on behalf of the Saif Group, announced handsome prize money of Rs. 800,000, which would be distributed amongst the winners and runners up, and other prize winners. Event will be contested for Men’s Singles & Doubles, Ladies Singles & Doubles. In the Juniors categories, Boys 18U & 14U, Boys & Girls 12U & 10U will be played. As well, Seniors 45+ Doubles will also feature in the events.
Juniors Tennis: Bilal, Ahmad, Imran and Sikander sail into semifinals
Salman Khan
LAHORE (January 10, 2020):-Mian Bilal, Ahmad Kamil, Imran Bhatti and Sikander Hayat marched in the semifinal of men’s singles category of the First Sports Board Punjab Junior Tennis Championship 2020 at PLTA Courts Bagh-e-Jinnah on Friday.
The championship will conclude with a grand closing ceremony at State of the Art Nishtar Park Sports Complex Tennis Stadium on Saturday. The final matches will be played at the same venue where Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh will likely to be the chief guest.
The quarterfinal and semifinal competitions of men’s singles, boys’ Under-18, boys’ Under-16, boys’ Under-12 and boys’ Under-10 were played on the third day of First Sports Board Punjab Junior Tennis Championship at PLTA Courts Bagh-e-Jinnah.
According to results, Noor Malik and Esha Jawad thrashed their respective opponents and booked a place in the final of ladies contest. Noor Malik outplayed Asfa Shahbaz by 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets while Esha Jawad emerged triumphant against Nida Akram with the score of 6-2, 6-2. In girls’ U-18 semifinal clash, AshtifilaArif toppled Fajar Masood by 6-0, 6-1 and confirmed a spot in the semifinal.
In men’s singles category quarterfinal, Mian Bilal defeated Fayyaz Khan by 6-1, 6-0, Ahmad Kamil trounced Rana Humayun by 6-2, 6-2, Imran Bhatti beat Zaryab Pirzada by 6-3, 6-3 and Sikander Hayat beat Nalain Abbas by the score of 6-2, 6-3.
In boys’ U-18 quarterfinal competition, Faizan Fayyaz edged out Hamza Jawad by 8-6 while Hassan Ali won his match against Ahmad Amir with the score of 8-4.
Results: (Ladies Singles Semifinals)
Noor Malik beat Asfa Shahbaz 6-0, 6-0
Esha Jawad beat Nida Akram 6-2, 6-2.
Results (Girls’ U-18 semifinals)
AshtifilaArif beat Fajar Masood 6-0, 6-1
Results (Men’s singles quarterfinals)
Mian Bilal beat Fayyaz Khan 6-1, 6-0
Ahmad Kamil beat Rana Humayun 6-2, 6-2
Imran Bhatti beat Zaryab Pirzada 6-3, 6-3
Sikander Hayat beat Nalain Abbas 6-2, 6-3
Results (Boys’ U-18 quarterfinals)
Faizan Fayyaz beat Hamza Jawad 8-6
Zain Ch beat HarisWahla 8-5
Hassan Ali beat Ahmad Amir 8-4.
Results (Boys’ U-14 quarterfinals)
Saeed Suleman beat Abdullah Sajjad 8-1
Ameer Mazari beat Moavia Butt 8-2
Zaeem Ghafoor beat Eesa Bilal 8-1
Ehtesham Humayun beat Sarim Rasul 8-3
Results (Girls’ U-14 quarterfinals)
Mehru Fatima beat Jannat Khalil 3-4, 4-2, 10-2
Saleha Zeeshan beat Alina Suleman 0-4, 4-1, 10-1.
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship, Muzzamil topples Aqeel in final
Faraz Ahmed Kayani
ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2019):-Muzzamil Murtaza defeated Aqeel Khan in the final of Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship 2019, at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Sunday.
Results (All finals)
Men Singles:
Muzzamil Murtaza beat Aqeel Khan 7-6(8-6), 6-1
Boy’s Under-18:
Mohammad Shoaib Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-3, 6-3
Boys Under-14:
Hamid Israr beat Mahatir Mohammad 7-5, 6-4
Ladies Singles:
Mahin Aftab beat Sara Mehboob 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Boys/Girls final Under-12:
Hamza Roman beat Haider Ali Rizwan 6-2, 6-3.
Boys/Girls finalU-10:
Hamza Roman beat Haniya Minhas 6-2, 6-1
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship, Aisam and Aqeel win Men’s Double title
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship, Aisam and Aqeel win Men’s Double title
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2019):-Ace national players Aisam-ul Haq pairing with Aqeel Khan on Thursday won the Double Men’s Event of Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship by beating Mohammad Sohaib and Huzaifa Rehman 2-0 in the final at Islamabad Tennis Complex. The final score-line was 6-3 and 6-3.
Results:
Men Singles (Quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-3, 6-3
Ahmed Choudhry beat Shezad Khan 6-4, 6-2
Muzamil Murtaza beat Huzaifa A Murtaza 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
Heera Ashiq beat Aman Atiq 6-2, 6-1
Men Doubles final Matches:
AisamulHaq/Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Sohiab/Huzaifa A Rehman 6-3, 6-3
Boys Under-18 (Pre Quaterfinal):
Subhan bin Saliq beat Nalain Abbas 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Aqib Hayat beat Osama Khan 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Mohammad Shoaib beat M.ohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-1
Boys Under-14 (pre-quarterfinals):
Huzaima A Rehman beat Kamran Khan 4-2, 4-1
Uzair Khan beat Ahtesham Humayun 4-2, 4-0
Ahmad Niel beat Taimoor Khan 4-0, 4-1
Hamid Israr beat Ali Zain 4-0, 4-2
Hamza Asim beat Husnain Rizwan 4-1, 5-4(1)
Haider Ali Rizwan beat Yahya Musa Luni 4-1, 4-1
Mahatir Mohammad beat Shasawar Khan 4-1 5-3,
Ladies Singles (Pre-quaterfinals):
Sara Mansoor w/o Sara Rehman
Mehak Khokhar beat Mahnoor Sohail 6-0, 6-1
Mahvish Chisti beat SaherAleem 6-0, 6-1
Mariam Mirza beat Mahrukh Farooqui 6-2, 6-1
Mahin Aftab beat Nida Akram 6-0, 6-0
Boys/Girls(pre-quarterfinals):
Haniya Minhas w/o Rayan Saud
Hamza Roman beat LalarukhSajid 4-0, 4-0
Asad Zaman beat Sohail Afzal 3-5, 4-0, 4-0
Boys/Girls Under -10 (prequarterfinals):
Haniya Minhas bea tMohammad Shayan 4-0, 4-0
Haziq Asim beat Saqib Ali 4-1, 4-1
Nabeel Qayum beat Hassan Usmani 5-4(10), 2-4, 5-4
Amir Mazari beat Zunaisha Noor 4-0, 4-0
Ammar Masood beat Abdul Wasay 4-0, 4-0
Men Doubles (45+):
Imran Ahmed/Azeem Khan beat Isrargul/ Jahanzeb Khan 6-3, 6-4
Col Shahid/Col Aqeel Kiyani beat Ali Qayum/GulHameed 6-3, 6-0.
Aisam-ul-Haq to participate in the Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Tournament
Aisam-ul-Haq to participate in the Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Tournament
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 17, 2019):-Hameed-ul-Haq and Ahmed Choudhary have won their match on Tuesday in the 5th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Tournament 2019 at Islamabad Tennis Complex G-6 Islamabad.
Results (Men Singles Round-1):
Barkat ullah beat Nauman Aftab 6-4, 6-1
Hameed ul Haq beat Ahmed Kamil 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Ahmed Choudhry beat Khursheed Abbassi 6-0, 6-2
Shezad Khan beat Ibrahim omer 6-0, 6-2
Yousaf Khan beat Rashid Malik 6-1, 6-4.
Men Doubles (Round-2):
Muzzamil Murtaza/Muddassir Murtaza beat Rashid Malik/Sikandar Hayat 6-2, 6-2
Aisam ul Haq Qureshi/Aqeel Khan beat Col Shahid/Usman Ejaz 6-1, 6-1.
Boy’s Under-18:
Mahatir Mohammad beat Ahtesham Arif 6-2, 6-2
Mohammad Shoib w/o Afham Rana
Farman Shakeel beat Sami Zeb 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Uzair Khan beat Hasan Ali 6-3, 6-4
Nalain Abbas beat Parbat Kumar 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
Hamid Israr w/o Abdul Hanan Khan
Osama Khan beat Zain ch 6-0, 6-0
Noor e Mustafa beat Kashan Umer 6-0, 6-1
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Ahmed Nael 6-3, 6-0
Hasheesh Kumar beat Talha Khan 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
Faizan Shahid bt Hamza Asim 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Aqib Hayat beat Yahya Musa Luni 6-3, 6-0.
Boys/Girls 1st round U-12:
Ali Zain beat Marukh Sajid 4-0, 4-0
Hamza Ali beat Orhan Sohail 4-0, 4-1
Ahtesham Humayun beat Shahsawar Khan 4-1, 4-0
Boys/Girls 1st round U-10:
Han li De w/o Jamal Shah
Haziq Asim beat Aqtan Bekeshov 4-0, 4-0
Hamza Roman beat Lalarukh Sajid 4-0, 4-0
Abdul Wasay W/O Anees Ahmed
Mohammad Shayan w/o Hamad Shah
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship start at ITC
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 16, 2019):-The 5th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship kicked off here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) G-6/4 on Monday.
All top seeded players of main draw moved into next round after beating their rivals. As many as 185 players from all over the country are participating in different categories of the national tennis fixture that has one million rupees prize money.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-I):
Aqeel khan beat Faizan Fayaz 6-1, 6-1
Sami Zeb beat Shakir ullah 6-3, 6-0
Israr Gul beat Danish Ramzan 6-2, 6-3
Asan ullah beat Ejaz Khan 6-1, 6-3
Heera Ashiq beat Ayaz Khan 6-0, 6-2
Mohammad Shoiab beat Farhad Ali Raza 6-1, 6-0
Muzzamil Murtaza beat Saqib Hayat 6-3, 6-4
Aman Atiq beat Shaheen Mehmood 6-1, 6-1
Muddassar Murtaza beat Jibran ul Haq 6-2, 6-3
Huzaifa Abdur Rehman beat Ahmed Baber 6-0, 6-0.
Men’s Doubles (Round-I):
Amed baber/Saqib hayat beat Ahmed Kamil/Nauman Aftab 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
Rashid Malik/Sikandar Hayat beat Danish Ramzan/Asad Bachani 6-0, 6-2
Shazad Khan/Ahmed Choudhry beat Shakir ullah/Asad Ullah 6-0, 6-0
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil beat Shahid Afridi/Shaheen Mehmood 7-5, 6-4
Mohammad Shoiab/Huzaifa Abdul Rehman beat Khursheed Abbasi/Aman Atiq bt 6-1, 6-2
Muzzamil Murtaza/Muddassir Murtaza beat Ejaz khan/Barkat ullah 6-3, 1-6, 10-4
Col Shahid/Usman Ejaz beat Muhammad Minhas/Ibrahim Omer 4-6, 6-4 10-8.
Boys/Girls U-10:
Haider Ali Rizwan w/o Hammad Shah
Mohammad Haziq Asim beat Sameer Maqsood 4-2 4-0
Asad Zaman W/o Jamal Shah
Haniya Minhas beat Mahnoor Farooqi 4-0, 4-0
Lala Rukh Sajid bt Awais Ali 4-1, 4-1.
PTF nominates Gul Rehman only official for Davis Cup Tie
PTF nominates Gul Rehman only official for Davis Cup Tie
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (November 22, 2019):-President, Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Salim Saifullah Khan on Friday nominated Gul Rehman solitary official for upcoming Davis Cup Tennis Tie against traditional foes India. International Tennis Federation (ITF) has shifted this mega event from Pakistan to a neutral venue, as this will be played at Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan
In the backdrop of the decision of the Independent Tribunal of the ITF, UK, upholding the decision of the Davis Cup Committee, of November 2, 2019, on the appeal by the PTF challenging the Davis Cup Committee's decision, the senior players of the national team had decided not to play the tie against India at a neutral venue, due the unfair and high-handed behavior displayed by the Indian team to avoid coming to Islamabad despite the many other international teams and celebrities having visited during earlier weeks.
Respecting and supporting the stand of the senior players, yet obliged to participate in the Davis Cup, as a member of the ITF, the President of the PTF, Salim Saifullah Khan, directed the PTF to nominate three best juniors, and a couple of the best young transition players, with an eye on their potentially being top Pakistani players in the next 2 to 3 years, to select a 3 member team to play the tie, now to be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on 29 and 30 Nov, with both Pakistan and India being visiting nations, so Pakistan retaining the choice of Home Tie for the next time the 2 countries play one another.
President PTF and the Selection Committee picked up the 2 top juniors of the country and the best transition player to make the team. Huzaifa Abdul Rehman, Shoaib Khan, and Yousaf Khan Khalil would be the part of national tennis team against India. While secretary PTF Gul Rehman will visit along with the team as manager.
The PTF President, while expressing serious disappointment on the behavior of the AITA, wished the best to the team of youngsters, advising them to make most of the experience without worrying about winning or losing to the top players India will be fielding.
Tennis, Salim and Abbas visit Indian
SB Report
ISLAMABAD-A delegation of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), comprising Mr. Salim Saifullah Khan, President PTF, Senator Dilawar Abbas Vice President Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) and Tariq Murtaza, President Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA), will be visiting Bangalore, India, to attend the Annual General Meeting of ATF, which will be taken place at Bangalore, India, from November 29 to December 1, 2019.
The President PTF, while commenting on the ATF AGM said, "Pakistan delegation is proceeding to India, because we feel that sports should be above the politics and in this spirit the Indian Davis Cup Tennis team should visit Islamabad for the Davis Cup Tie between Pakistan and India at the end November 2019.The Indian team would be provided all possible hospitality and security during the visit. The security arrangements of PTF have already been approved by ITF requirements. We have already hosted several Davis Cup teams during the past two years and the arrangements were highly appreciated by ITF Officials who visited Islamabad supervising the ties, " he maintained. It is pertinent to mention here that the current visit of the members of Royal family of United Kingdom and this clearly signified that the security situation in the country is of high standard.
Salim visits PTF
Our Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD-Salim Saifullah Khan, President Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) visited PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad today to witness the Junior Tennis Initiative Program where student from Schools participated in the training under the JTI National Coordinator Hamid Niaz, NDD PTF/Head coach of NTC Asim Shafik, NTC Assistant coach Azim Khan and Regional JTI Coordinator Masood Abbasi.
He interacted with the students undergoing the JTI introductory training session. The students also took photographs with the President PTF, who appreciated their interest in the game of Tennis which is very essential besides generating healthy activities but also building of character and leadership traits of the students.
The President also witnessed some matches being played at the ITA-SNGPL ITF PAKISTAN JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2019 and interacted with the foreign players and their parents/coaches. The foreign players and their parents showed great satisfaction on the conduct of the event and also the state of the art courts. They said that they have been extended all possible hospitability by the Pakistanis and they feel at home.
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