ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran qualified for the final of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group III (B) event after securing victories in their respective ties here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Friday.
Pakistan reached the final with a 2-1 victory over top seeds Maldives in Group ‘A’ while Iran made the decider with a convincing 3-0 win against Qatar in Group ‘B’.
Pakistan’s players won their respective singles matches as Ushna Suhail defeated Keyara Usama 6-2, 6-3 while Mahin Aftab crushed Aishath Karin Saizan 6-1, 6-0.
In the doubles, Romaisa Malik and Hajra Sohail lost to the pair of Aishath Karin Saizan and Nayara Usama Ali 6-4, 6-4.
Iran, meanwhile, outplayed Qatar.
In the singles, Yasaman Yazdani brushed aside Dana Khalifa 6-0, 6-0 while Kimia Sagheb Tehrani trounced Mubaraka Al Naimi 6-2, 6-1. The pair of Meshkatolzahra Safi and Hana Soltani completed the clean sweep for Iran with a 6-2, 7-6(2) victory over Hind Almudahka and Khadija Gassama.
The final will be held on Saturday.
Results:
Group ‘A’:
Pakistan bt Maldives 2-1: Ushna Suhail bt Keyara Usama 6-2, 6-3; Mahin Aftab bt Aishath Karin Saizan 6-1, 6-0; Aishath Karin Saizan/Nayara Usama Ali bt Romaisa Malik/Hajra Sohail 6-4, 6-4
Bhutan bt Bahrain 2-1: Hajar Zaidan (Bahrain) bt Tandin Tsheyang Wangmo (Bhutan) 6-1, 6-3; Tenzin Wangsel Lhaden (Bhutan) bt Gharam Alkhayat (Bahrain) 6-0, 6-0; Tandin Dorji/Tenzin Wangsel Lhaden (Bhutan) bt Eman Alzaimoor/Hajar Zaidan (Bahrain) 6-4, 7-5 (13-11)
Group ‘B’:
Iran bt Qatar 3-0: Yasaman Yazdani bt Dana Khalifa 6-0, 6-0; Kimia Sagheb Tehrani bt Mubaraka Al Naimi 6-2, 6-1; Meshkatolzahra Safi/Hana Soltani bt Hind Almudahka/ Khadija Gassama 6-2, 7-6(2)
Jordan bt Kuwait 2-1: Anna Abualhaj (Jordan) bt Huda Aldabbous (Kuwait) 6-0, 6-0; Noor Sayej (Jordan) bt Sumou Aldabbous (Kuwait) 6-1, 6-1; Huda Aldabbous/Sumou Aldabbous (Kuwait) bt Hajar Al Louzi/Rama Bagaeen (Jordan) 6-2, 6-3.
Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2026
