Faiza Zafar

{{Short description|Pakistani squash player (born 1996)}}

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| name = Faiza Zafar

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| country = {{PAK}}

| residence = Lahore, Pakistan

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|03|4}}

| birth_place = Sialkot, Pakistan

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| height = 158cm{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/10507/faiza-zafar|title = Faiza Zafar - Professional Squash Association}}

| weight = 65kg

| turnedpro = 2017

| retired = Active

| plays = Right Handed

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| event = Women's singles

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| highest_ranking = No. 78

| date_of_highest_ranking = November 2018

| current_ranking = No. 102

| date_of_current_ranking = December 2020

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{{MedalSport | Women's squash }}

{{MedalCountry | {{PAK}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | South Asian Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2019 Nepal | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Nepal | Singles}}

| updated = December 2020

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Faiza Zafar (born 4 March 1996 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani professional squash player.{{cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/rankings/world_tour?g=women|title=PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|access-date=2018-05-13|archive-date=2018-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225160934/https://psaworldtour.com/rankings/world_tour?g=women|url-status=dead}} As of February 2018, she was ranked number 174 in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/9593-faiza-zafar|title=Squash Info - Faiza Zafar|website=www.squashinfo.com}} She made her Commonwealth Games debut for Pakistan at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/7266-womens-commonwealth-games-2018|title=Squash Info {{!}} Women's Commonwealth Games 2018 {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|date=|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/7269-mixed-commonwealth-games-doubles-2018|title=Squash Info {{!}} Mixed Commonwealth Games Doubles 2018 {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}} She won the 2018 PSF Pakistan Squash Circuit I professional PSA World Tour tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/tournaments/view/9261?tab=womens_main|title=Tournaments - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}} Her younger sister Madina Zafar is also a fellow squash player who competes for Pakistan at the international level.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/9594-madina-zafar|title=Squash Info {{!}} Madina Zafar {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}}

Career

She made her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games along with her sister Madina Zafar.{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/athlete-profile-n6015537-faiza-zafar.htm|title=Squash {{!}} Athlete Profile: Faiza ZAFAR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2 June 2018}} Faiza partnered Madina Zafar in the women's doubles event during the 2018 Commonwealth Games and were eliminated from the group stage.{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/event-schedule-women-s-doubles.htm|title=Squash {{!}} Event Schedule Women's Doubles - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114105035/https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/event-schedule-women-s-doubles.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/16-Mar-2018/pak-teams-capable-of-finishing-on-podium-psf-secretary|title=Pak teams capable of finishing on podium: PSF secretary|date=2018-03-16|work=The Nation|access-date=2 June 2018|language=en-US}}

Faiza Zafar took part in the 2018 PSF Pakistan Squash Circuit I event as a part of 2018 PSA World Tour and emerged as champion by defeating her sister Madina Zafar in the final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/7460-womens-pakistan-circuit-no1-2018|title=Squash Info {{!}} Women's Pakistan Circuit No1 2018 {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}}

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