Zuleykha Safarova (Azerbaijani: Züleyxa Səfərova; born 27 November 1999) is an Azerbaijani tennis player.

Zuleykha Safarova
Native nameZüleyxa Səfərova
Country (sports) Azerbaijan
Born (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24)
Azerbaijan
Prize money$3,254
Singles
Career record0–4
Highest ranking
Doubles
Career record1–2
Highest ranking
Last updated on: 14 June 2021.

Safarova made her WTA main draw debut at the 2015 Baku Cup, receiving a wildcard into the singles draw. She lost her first round match to Oleksandra Korashvili, 6–0, 6–0. She also lost in the first round of the doubles, partnering Amine Dik.

Safarova has represented Azerbaijan in international competitions since 2011, and was Champion of the Azerbaijan Republic for two years in a row (in 2013 and 2014).[1] She competed at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

National representation edit

Billie Jean King Cup edit

Safarova made her Billie Jean King debut for Azerbaijan in 2021, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III, when she was 21 years and 200 days old.

Billie Jean King Cup (1–2) edit

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (1–2)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (1–1)
Matches by setting
Indoors (1–2)
Outdoors (0–0)

Singles (0–1) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool F 15 June 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania   Montenegro Hard (i) Tea Nikčević L 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (1–1) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool F 16 June 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania   South Africa Hard (i) Alina Guseynova Delien Kleinhans
Lara van der Merwe
L 0–6, 0–6
17 June 2021   Namibia Umayra Hashimova Carita Moolman
Liniques Theron
W 7–5, 7–5


References edit

  1. ^ "A day with tennis player Zuleykha Safarova". Baku 2017. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

External links edit