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Lina Qostal (Arabic: لينة قصطال; born 11 March 1997[1]) is a Moroccan tennis player.

Lina Qostal
لينة قصطال

Full name	Lina Qostal
Country (sports)	Morocco
Born	(1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 25) Rabat, Morocco
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$10,204
Singles
Career record	16–19
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	1165 (19 May 2014)
Doubles
Career record	11–14
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	792 (10 November 2014)
Last updated on: 26 October 2020.

Qostal has won one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 19 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 1165. On 10 November 2014, she peaked at world number 792 in the doubles rankings.

Qostal made her WTA tour debut at the 2013 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, having been awarded a wildcard into both the singles and doubles draws. In singles, she was drawn against Karin Knapp and was beaten by the Italian in their first round encounter. She partnered with Alizé Lim in the doubles event but fared no better there, ultimately losing to Sandra Klemenschits and Andreja Klepač in the first round.[2]

Qostal was born in Rabat. In 2018 she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, and was a member of the women's varsity tennis team. Qostal previously studied at Lycée Descartes in the capital city of Morocco, Rabat.

Playing for Morocco at the Fed Cup, Qostal has a win–loss record of 9–3.[3]

ITF Circuit Finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	17 November 2013	Oujda, Morocco	Clay	Zarah Razafimahatratra	Alexandra Nancarrow Olga Parres Azcoitia	6–3, 7–5

Fed Cup participation

Singles

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Score
2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III	P/O	11 May 2013	Chișinău, Moldova	Madagascar	Clay	Hariniony Andriamananarivo	W	6–2, 6–2
2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III	R/R	13 June 2017	Chișinău, Moldova	Mozambique	Clay	Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo	W	6–0, 6–1
	P/O	17 June 2017		Ireland		Jennifer Timotin	W	7–6(7–5), 6–0
2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III	R/R	18 April 2019	Ulcinj, Montenegro	Ireland	Clay	Jane Fennelly	W	6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–1)
	P/O	20 April 2019		Armenia		Gabriella Akopyan	W	7–5, 6–2

Doubles

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III	R/R	10 May 2013	Chișinău, Moldova	Denmark	Clay	Nadia Lalami	Martine Ditlev Malou Ejdesgaard	L	2–6, 3–6
	P/O	11 May 2013		Madagascar			Hariniony Andriamananarivo Zarah Razafimahatratra	A *	5–7, 2–2
2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III	R/R	14 June 2017	Chișinău, Moldova	Algeria	Clay	Abir El Fahimi	Amira Benaïssa Lynda Benkaddour	W	6–2, 6–3
		15 June 2017		Moldova		Rita Atik	Gabriela Porubin Vitalia Stamat	L	2–6, 6–4, 3–6
	P/O	17 June 2017		Ireland			Ruth Copas Jane Fennelly	W	6–4, 7–5
2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III	R/R	18 April 2019	Ulcinj, Montenegro	Ireland	Clay	Rita Atik	Rachael Dillon Sinéad Lohan	L	5–7, 4–6
		19 April 2019		Egypt		Hind Semlali	Ola Abou Zekry Rana Sherif Ahmed	W	6–3, 3–6, 1–1 ret.
	P/O	20 April 2019		Armenia			Gabriella Akopyan Irena Muradyan	W	6–3, 6–2

• Abandoned doesn't count in her overall record.

References

External links

• Lina Qostal at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lina Qostal at the International Tennis Federation
• Lina Qostal at the Billie Jean King Cup

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