Draft:Ghita Benhadi

Ghita Benhadi (* February 15 1998) is a Moroccan tennisplayer.

Career
So far, Benhadi has primarily played on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, where she has not yet won a title.

She was Moroccan Youth Champion in 2012 and 2013 and Moroccan Champion in 2015.

In 2012 she played a WTA Tour tournament for the first time, where she received a Wildcard for the Qualification of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. But she failed in the first round against Karolína Plíšková with 0:6 and 0:6.

In 2014 she again received a wildcard for the Qualification for the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, where she was in the lost the first round against Maria João Koehler 3:6 and 0:6. For the main draw in women's doubles, she and her compatriot Zaineb El Houari also received a wildcard. The pairing lost to Katarzyna Piter and Maryna Zanevska with 3:6 and 0:6.

In 2015 she again received a wildcard for the Qualification for the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, where she competed against [ [Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova|Marina Melnikova]] lost 0:6 and 4:6.

In 2016 she received a wildcard for both the main draw in women's singles and women's doubles together with her partner Ons Jabeur. While she had no chance in the singles against Laura Robson with 1:6 and 1:6, Benhadi and Jabeur narrowly lost in the doubles in three sets against the Dutch with 2:6, 6:2 and [5:10]. Pairing Richèl Hogenkamp and Lesley Kerkhove.

Ghita Benhadi was a member of the Moroccan Fed Cup team in 2016 and 2017. She has a record of four wins and four defeats in eight appearances, two of which were in singles and two in doubles.

College Tennis
From 2016 to 2020 she played for the Dragons women's tennis team for Drexel University.

Personal
Ghita is the daughter of Mohamed and Raha Benhadi and the eldest of three siblings. She attended the Lycee Paul Valery in Meknes. In addition to tennis, she was also a member of her university's swimming team during her studies.

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