11th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships-2025-26

Islamabad – The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is pleased to inform you that the 11th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships 2025 continued at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.

The championship is organized annually to commemorate the memory of late Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan, mother of Senator Salim Saifullah Khan (Patron-PTF).

On the 2nd day, 35 matches were played in Men’s Singles, Ladies Singles, Junior 18&U Singles, Girls 14&U Singles, Boys 14&U Singles and Boys 12&U Singles categories.

Senator Salim Saifullah Khan, while sharing his views, said that the tournament holds deep emotional significance for him and his family, as it brings back cherished memories of his late mother. He extended his best wishes for the success of all participating players.

Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, President of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), and Col. Zia-ud-Din Tufail, Secretary General PTF, also conveyed their best wishes to the players and the organisers.

The event is sponsored by the Saif Group of Companies, including Kulsum International Hospital, Saif Energy Limited, Transworld, and PARCO.

The following are the Results:

Men’s Singles 1st Round

Abubakar Talha beat Talha Bin Asif 6-0 6-2, Barkatullah beat M.Hamza Aasim 6-0 6-2, Zalan Khan beat Uzair Khan 7-5 2-6 6-1, Ahmad Ch beat Jabir Ali 6-1 6-1, Muzammil Murtaza beat M.Huzaifa Khan 6-3 6-3, Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Abdul Basit 5-7 6-3 6-3, Hamza Roman beat Shahzad Khan 4-6 6-4 (Retd.) Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat M.Yahya 6-1 6-2, Muhammad Shoaib beat Heera Ashiq 6-3 6-4 Aqeel Khan beat M.Talha Khan 7-5 6-4,

Ladies Singles 1st Round

Fajar Fayyaz beat Hania Khalid 6-1 6-0, Haniya Adnan w/o Zara Khan, Shandana Rabi beat Zaira Ahmad Zaka 6-1 6-1, Aqsa Akram beat Sofia Tariq 6-4 6-0,

Junior 18&U Singles 1st Round

Zain Qamar beat Aaliyan Ali 6-2 6-1, Abdul Basit beat Haziq Areejo 6-3 7-6(2), Ahtesham Humayun beat Muhammad Hassan 6-0 6-1, Ali Zain beat M.Aayan Noori 6-1 6-1, Dawood Khan beat Inam Qadir 3-6 7-5 4-0 (Retd.) Abubakar Talha beat Ohad-e-Mustafa 6-0 6-1,

Boys 14&U Singles 1st Round

Moazzam Babar beat Talha Khan 4-1 4-1, Muhammad Shakaib beat Hassan KPK 5-3 4-0, M.Rayan Khan w/o Rayyan Khan, Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Meer Abbas Bhagat 6-1 6-0, Muhammad Aayan w/o Muhammad Huzaifa, Raja M. Taha 4-2 4-1, M. Hashir Irfan w/o M.Qublai Sheikh, M.Faizan beat M.  Danyal 4-1 4-2,

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Boys 12&U Singles 1st Round

Amir Masood beat Ali Asghar Bukhari 4-0 4-0,   Isfahan Maimoon w/o Sarim Amir, Hassan KPK w/o Sadda Hussain, M.Umar Toheed beat Subhan Ullah 4-0 4-2, Wilhel Cannell w/o M.Bilal Kamran

Regards,

Pakistan Tennis Federation