Lina Qostal (Arabic: لينة قصطال; born 11 March 1997[1]) is a Moroccan tennis player.

Lina Qostal
لينة قصطال
Country (sports) Morocco
Born (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 27)
Rabat, Morocco
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$11,414
Singles
Career record27–30
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1165 (19 May 2014)
Doubles
Career record23–30
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 792 (10 November 2014)
Last updated on: 31 July 2023.

Qostal has won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 10 November 2014, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 792.

Qostal made her WTA Tour debut at the 2013 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, having been awarded a wildcard into both the singles and doubles draws. In singles, she was drawn against Karin Knapp and was beaten by the Italian in their first-round encounter. She partnered with Alizé Lim in the doubles event but fared no better there, ultimately losing to Sandra Klemenschits and Andreja Klepač in the first round.[2]

Qostal was born in Rabat. In 2018 she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, and was a member of the women's varsity tennis team. Qostal previously studied at Lycée Descartes in the capital city of Morocco, Rabat.

Playing for Morocco Fed Cup team, Qostal has a win–loss record of 10–3 in Fed Cup competition.[3]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Doubles (1–0) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 November 2013 Oujda, Morocco Clay   Zarah Razafimahatratra   Alexandra Nancarrow
  Olga Parres Azcoitia
6–3, 7–5

Fed Cup participation edit

Singles (5–0) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2013 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
P/O 11 May 2013 Chișinău, Moldova   Madagascar Clay   Hariniony Andriamananarivo W 6–2, 6–2
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R 13 June 2017 Chișinău, Moldova   Mozambique Clay   Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo W 6–0, 6–1
P/O 17 June 2017   Ireland   Jennifer Timotin W 7–6(7–5), 6–0
2019 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R 18 April 2019 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Ireland Clay   Jane Fennelly W 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–1)
P/O 20 April 2019   Armenia   Gabriella Akopyan W 7–5, 6–2

Doubles (5–3) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2013 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R 10 May 2013 Chișinău, Moldova   Denmark Clay   Nadia Lalami   Martine Ditlev
  Malou Ejdesgaard
L 2–6, 3–6
P/O 11 May 2013   Madagascar   Hariniony Andriamananarivo
  Zarah Razafimahatratra
A * 5–7, 2–2
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R 14 June 2017 Chișinău, Moldova   Algeria Clay   Abir El Fahimi   Amira Benaïssa
  Lynda Benkaddour
W 6–2, 6–3
15 June 2017   Moldova   Rita Atik   Gabriela Porubin
  Vitalia Stamat
L 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
P/O 17 June 2017   Ireland   Ruth Copas
  Jane Fennelly
W 6–4, 7–5
2019 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R 18 April 2019 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Ireland Clay   Rita Atik   Rachael Dillon
  Sinéad Lohan
L 5–7, 4–6
19 April 2019   Egypt   Hind Semlali   Ola Abou Zekry
  Rana Sherif Ahmed
W 6–3, 3–6, 1–1 ret.
P/O 20 April 2019   Armenia   Gabriella Akopyan
  Irena Muradyan
W 6–3, 6–2
  • abandoned doesn't count in her overall record.

References edit

  1. ^ "Lina Qostal". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Lina Qostal". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Lina Qostal". Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links edit