Feriel Esseghir

Feriel Esseghir

Country (sports)	Algeria
Born	29 October 1983 Algiers, Algeria
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$12,226
Singles
Career record	37 - 50
Highest ranking	381 (8 April 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open Junior	2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record	4 - 11
Highest ranking	534 (5 August 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior	2R (2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	8–17
Last updated on: 24 October 2016.

Feriel Esseghir (born 29 October 1983) is an Algerian retired tennis player.

Esseghir has a WTA singles career high ranking of 381 achieved on 8 April 2002. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 534 achieved on 5 August 2002.

Playing for Algeria in Fed Cup, Esseghir has a W/L record of 8–17.^[1]

She made her WTA Tour singles main draw debut at the 2002 Morocco Open. İn the doubles event partnering Meryem El Haddad.^[2]

ITF finals (0–1)

Singles (0–1)

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Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	13 May 2001	Midlothian, United States	Clay	Jessica Steck	5–7, 3–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles

Edition	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Score
1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	7 May 1998	Manavgat, Turkey	Denmark	Clay	Charlotte Aagaard	L	2–6, 7–6(5), 0–6
	9 May 1998		Tunisia		Issem Essaies	W	6–1, 6–2
1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	27 April 1999	Murcia, Spain	Malta	Clay	Carol Cassar-Torreggiani	L	4–6, 3–6
	29 April 1999		Turkey		Duygu Akşit Oal	L	4–6, 7–5, 1–6
2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	28 March 2000	Estoril, Portugal	Madagascar	Clay	Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika	L	5–7, 4–6
	29 March 2000		Moldova		Svetlana Komleva	L	3–6, 3–6
	29 March 2000		Estonia		Maret Ani	L	4–6, 1–6
	31 March 2000		Portugal		Ana Catarina Nogueira	L	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	9 April 2002	Pretoria, South Africa	Latvia	Hard	Katrina Banderę	L	1–6, 4–6
	10 April 2002		Liechtenstein		Sabrina Vogt	W	6–2, 6–1
	11 April 2002		South Africa		Nicole Rencken	L	4–6, 7–6(0), 3–6
	12 April 2002		V		Ina Sartz	W	6–2, 6–4
	13 April 2002		Ireland		Kelly Liggan	L	6–7(3), 1–6

Doubles

Edition	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	5 May 1998	Manavgat, Turkey	Cyprus	Clay	Lamia Hameurlaine	Daphne Nicolatou Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou	W	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
	6 May 1998		Denmark		Lamia Hameurlaine	Eva Dyrberg Maria Rasmussen	L	2–6, 1–6
	7 May 1998		Lithuania		Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Rūta Deduraitė Edita Liachovičiūtė	L	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	27 April 1999	Murcia, Spain	Malta	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Lisa Camenzuli Carol Cassar-Torreggiani	L	6–7(12), 4–6
	28 April 1999		Ireland		Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Yvonne Flynn Karen Nugent	L	2–6, 2–6
	29 April 1999		Turkey		Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Merve Asımgil Seden Özlü	W	3–0 ret.
2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	28 March 2000	Estoril, Portugal	Madagascar	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika Solange Rasoarivelo	W	6–3, 6–2
	29 March 2000		Moldova		Sihem Ben Youcef	Svetlana Komleva Natalia Volcova	L	1–6, 6–2, 3–6
	30 March 2000		Estonia		Sihem Ben Youcef	Maret Ani Liina Suurvarik	L	3–6, 1–6
2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II	9 April 2002	Pretoria, South Africa	Latvia	Hard	Sihem Ben Youcef	Katrina Banderę Ilona Giberte	W	6–2, 7–6(3)
	10 April 2002		Liechtenstein		Saida Hared	Nadine Batliner Angelika Schädler	W	6–4, 6–3
	11 April 2002		South Africa		Sihem Ben Youcef	Esme De Villiers Natalie Grandin	L	2–6, 2–6

ITF Junior Finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Legend
Junior Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Result	Date	Tournament	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
W	09 August 1998	2nd Smash Arab International Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Karin Coetzee	6-0, 6-2
L	21 August 1998	Movenpick Pyramids Tournament	Giza, Egypt	Clay	Dina Milošević	5-7, 6-2, 2-6
W	29 August 1998	Damascus Int. Junior Tournament	Damascus, Syria	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	6-3 6-4
L	6 September 1998	3rd Lebanese International Junior Tournament	Beirut, Lebanon	Clay	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	1-6 5-7
L	17 March 2000	Sidi Fredj Junior Tournament	Algiers, Algeria	Clay	Marion Bartoli	2-6 1-6
L	22 April 2000	African Closed Junior Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Aniela Mojzis	6-2 3-6 4-6

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

Legend
Junior Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Result	Date	Tournament	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
W	05 April 1997	Martinique International Junior Tournament	Sainte-Marie, Martinique	Hard	Audrey Legay	Beatrice Burlet Neyssa Etienne	3-6, 6-1, 6-2
W	10 August 1997	1st Arab Championships	Giza, Egypt	Clay	Sihem Ben Youcef	Meriem Addou Meryem El Haddad	6-2, 6-7, 6-4
W	21 August 1998	Movenpick Pyramids Tournament	Giza, Egypt	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Yomna Farid Dina Khalil	7-5, 6-2
W	29 August 1998	Damascus Int. Junior Tournament	Damascus, Syria	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	May Kabani Dina Khalil	6-3 6-2
W	6 September 1998	3rd Lebanese International Junior Tournament	Beirut, Lebanon	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Stephanie Balzert Tanja Hırschauer	7-5 6-3
W	17 March 2000	Sidi Fredj Junior Tournament	Algiers, Algeria	Clay	Siham-Soumeya Ben Nacer	Sana Ben Salah Djamila Khaldi	6-7 6-2 6-0
W	19 August 2000	USTA Junior International Grass Court Championships	Haverford, United States	Grass	Aniela Mojzis	Megan Bradley Danielle Schwartz	6-4 6-2
L	27 August 2000	USTA Junior International Hard Court Championships	New Jersey, United States	Hard	Stephanie Ginsburg	Erin Burdette Tanner Cochran	3-6 0-6
L	11 March 2001	21st Asuncion Bowl	Lambaré, Paraguay	Hard	Ko Bei'er	Eva Hrdinová Ema Janašková	3-6 4-6
W	15 April 2001	African Closed Junior Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	Clay	Sana Ben Salah	Yomna Farid Amani Khalifa	3-6 6-2 6-3

References

1. Feriel Esseghir at the Fed Cup
2. Casablanca Main Draw

External links

• Feriel Esseghir at the Women's Tennis Association
• Feriel Esseghir at the International Tennis Federation
• Feriel Esseghir at the Fed Cup