Faiza Zafar (born 4 March 1996 in

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) is a Pakistani professional squash player. As of February 2018, she was ranked number 174

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. She made her Commonwealth Games debut for Pakistan at the

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. She won the 2018 PSF Pakistan Squash Circuit I professional

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tournament. Her younger sister Madina Zafar is also a fellow squash player who competes for Pakistan in international level.

Career

She made her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance at the

along with her sister Madina Zafar. Faiza partnered Madina Zafar in the women's doubles event during the

and were eliminated from the group stage. 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.

References

1996 births Living people Pakistani female squash players Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Asian Games competitors for Pakistan Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games South Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan South Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan Sportspeople from Sialkot South Asian Games medalists in squash {{Pakistan-squash-bio-stub