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Nida Waseem (born 1 November 1982, Karachi) is a former tennis player from Pakistan.^[1]

Background

Waseem was born in Karachi. She started playing tennis when she was about 7 and continued with as she enjoyed the sport.^[2] Her parents encouraged and supported her.^[2] She earned her bachelor's degree from Boston College, Boston, United States and her law degree from the UK.

Career

She was once the Pakistan's youngest national champion and was a dominant force on the national scene during her teenage years.^[3] At an International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior ranking event, held in Islamabad in 2000, she beat the Indian player, Sania Mirza.^[3] As a junior, she was in the top 10 players in Asia.^[3] She took a break while she pursued her studies though she continued playing college tennis in the USA. While at Boston College she was the captain of the tennis team.^[3]

National

Waseem represented Sindh in domestic tournaments. At the 30th National Games held at the CDGK Sports Complex in Karachi in 2007, Waseem won three golds: singles, doubles and team.^[4] In singles, she beat Army's Natasha Afridi, 6-2 and 6–4. She paired with Farah Khurshid to beat the Army pair of Sara Mahboob Khan and Natasha Afridi, 6-2 and 6–2.

International

Waseem played in her first Fed Cup match as a 14 year old against Philippines' Marisue Jacutin on 11 March 1997 in Wellington, New Zealand.^[5] She went on to lose it in 2 straight sets (0-6, 0-6).^[5]

Singles

Ties:13
Matches: 13
W-L: 4-9

Outcome	No.	Date	Edition	Surface	Against	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	March 1997	1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	Philippines	Marisue Jacutin	0-6, 0-6
Runner-up	2.	March 1997			Syria	Sara Taweel	5-7, 3-6
Runner-up	3.	March 1997			Pacific Oceania	Tagifano So'onalole	4-6, 4-6
Runner-up	4.	March 1997	1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-Off)	Hard	Singapore	Rui-Jing Wong	1-6, 1-6
Runner-up	5.	March 1997	1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-Off)	Hard	Sri Lanka	Sobhini Wickramahewa	4-6, 4-6
Runner-up	6.	February 1998	1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	India	Nirupama Vaidyanathan	0-6, 1-6
Winner	7.	February 1998	1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	Iraq	Ishraq Salman	6-2, 6-1
Runner-up	8.	February 1998	1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-Off)	Hard	Malaysia	Chin-Bee Khoo	0-6, 1-6
Runner-up	9.	February 1998	1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II (Play-Off)	Hard	Kazakhstan	Alissa Velts	6-7, 1-6
Winner	10.	April 2000	2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	Sri Lanka	Sobhini de Silva	6-0, 6-2
Runner-up	11.	April 2000			Philippines	Maricris Fernandez	1-6, 6-7
Winner	12.	April 2000			Syria	Farah Dayoub	6-2, 6-3
Winner	13.	April 2000			Jordan	Dina Naffa	6-0, 6-1

Doubles

Outcome	No.	Date	Edition	Surface	Against	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	March 1997	1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	Syria	Nosheen Ehtesham	Farah Dayoub Sara Taweel	0–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	March 1997	1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	Pacific Oceania	Nosheen Ehtesham	Tagifano SO'ONALOLE Adriana Thaggard	1–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	April 2000	2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II	Hard	Syria	Nosheen Ehtesham	Farah Dayoub Hazar Sidki	6-3, 1–6, 6–1
Winner	4.	April 2000			Jordan	Nosheen Ehtesham	Dina Ajani Dina Naffa	6-2, 6–1

Awards

Waseem was awarded the President's Pride of Performance medal (2008) for her services to tennis.^[6] The medal was accompanied by a cheque of Rs. 0.3 million.