Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam is the best player in the history of Pakistan. He has been ranked as high as A.T.P. # 160 in singles.
Biography
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (born March 17, 1980, in Lahore) is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is the Pakistani Number 1. His highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian number 3. Aisam had a successful career in Junior tennis, finishing No. 7 in the world in 1998, which made him Pakistan's highest-ranked player ever on the international youth tennis arena and turned pro in 1998.
Career
As Pakistan number one, he has led Pakistan's Davis Cup campaign. After shocking New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I second round play-off in 2004 to survive relegation, he took them to the World Group Play-Offs for the first time in 2005, before they were beaten by Chile. He has won the most Davis Cup matches for Pakistan, being the most successful singles and doubles player ever. He also has the best doubles pairing for Pakistan with Aqeel Khan. In 2007 he reached the second round at Wimbledon and later in July at Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, USA he reached the quarter-finals. In September 2007, he reached his first ATP doubles final with Indian Rohan Bopanna at the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open in Mumbai, India, where they lost to Robert Lindstedt and Jarkko Nieminen. In the 2008 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Championships, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, he and Bopanna were 4th seeds, and were favourites to win the final but lost out to Mardy Fish and John Isner, 4–6 6–7.
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