Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam (born 24 December 1993) is a Malaysian former professional
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player. Elyaas, the son of former national tennis head coach Deen Heshaam, comes from Kuching on the island of Borneo and was a member of the
Malaysia Davis Cup team The Malaysia Davis Cup team represents Malaysia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia. Malaysia currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They have reached the semifinals of Gro ...
from 2010 to 2015, debuting as a 16-year old. He appeared in a total of 15 ties, for wins in four singles rubbers. On the
ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organ ...
, Elyaas featured in his only singles main draw at the 2012 Proton Malaysian Open, held in Kuala Lumpur. Competing as a wildcard, he was beaten in the first round by Igor Sijsling. Elyaas's career included a stint playing U.S. collegiate tennis for the
University of the Cumberlands The University of the Cumberlands is a private Christian university in Williamsburg, Kentucky. About 18,000 students are enrolled at the university. History University of the Cumberlands, first called Williamsburg Institute, was founded on Janu ...
. In 2015 he won a team bronze medal for Malaysia at the
Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
in Singapore.


References


External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elyaas Deen Heshaam, Ariez 1993 births Living people Malaysian male tennis players Sportspeople from Kuching University of the Cumberlands alumni Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games SEA Games medalists in tennis SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games College men's tennis players in the United States 21st-century Malaysian people