The 12-year-old Pakistani tennis prodigy Haniya Minhas took first place in the Girl’s 12 and under singles, doubles, and Mixed doubles competitions at the recently finished Little Mo Internationals in New York.
Haniya won the girls singles match 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets over Juliana Castellanos Trujillo. She next teamed up with Juliana for the Girl’s 12 doubles, which they won 8-3 against Janita Files and Nella Glowacka. Thomas O’Neill and Haniya defeated Ishaan Yadlapalli and Elizabeth Sabaev by a score of 8-5 in the Mixed Doubles championship match. Haniya stated that these trophies mean a lot to her, and she wants to keep playing to the best of her skills.
There are big star-launching contests called the “Little Mo” Tournaments. The nickname Little Mo was given to Maureen Connolly, the first female to win a Grand Slam and the winner of nine major singles titles. She was a strong player in her period and the first person in history to win a title at all four major events without dropping a set. Haniya was first sponsored when she was nine years old by Abdul Razak Dawood, the founder of the Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation. Abdul Razak Dawood once stated about Haniya that her zeal, passion, and discipline will one day make her a world-class tennis player. He is thrilled to see this new talent. A star is emerging for Pakistan.
Haniya Minhas made history by defeating Tunisia in the final match of her group in May 2022. Zeineb Jaiez, the top-ranked player in Tunisia, was defeated by Haniya Minhas in the decisive match, 6-0, 6-0, and she has now advanced to the quarterfinals. The Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Championship is won for the first time by a Pakistani female, Haniya Minhas. In the Quarter Finals of the IMG Future Stats competition at Greece Attens, Haniya will face off against Astria, Anna Pircher. Haniya’s achievement in reaching the Final 8 out of the 24 best female tennis players in the Tennis World Championship has brought honor to her family and Pakistan.
She won the Asian Tennis Federation 14&U competition, becoming the first female from the nation to do so. Haniya defeated second seed Sumaya Tukhtaeva in the championship match of the Asian Tennis Federation 14&U Sobir Cup in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The 10-year-old extended her remarkable run at the competition without dropping a set as she overcame Sumaya of Tajikistan 6-1, 6-0. Haniya’s accomplishment was verified by a Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) news release. The PTF Executive Committee and President Salim Saifullah Khan complimented the young prodigy on her accomplishment.
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