Juniors Qureshi played his first junior match in August 1995 at the age of 15 at a grade 5 tournament in
Syria hand ad a successful career in
junior tennis, finishing no. 7 in the world in 1998, which made him Pakistan's highest-ranked player ever in the international youth tennis arena. Qureshi turned pro in 1998. Junior Grand Slam results - Singles: Australian Open: 1R (1997, 1998) French Open: 2R (
1998) Wimbledon: 3R (
1998) US Open: 1R (1997, 1998) Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles: Australian Open: QF (1998) French Open: QF (
1998) Wimbledon: QF (
1998) US Open: QF (1998)
1998: Turning pro and making his Davis Cup debut On 25 September, he played and won his first Davis Cup match against
Danai Udomchoke. Paired with
Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq, he won the doubles match. They helped Pakistan beat Thailand 3–2 for the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Final and gained promotion to Group I. On 28 September, he played his first pro match and got into the doubles final of a Futures tournament in Japan. His singles career also started well, getting into two Futures quarterfinals in Pakistan and Japan, and ended the year ranked no. 779.
1999: Challenger Tour debut Aisam made it into the quarterfinals of his first Challenger tournament in
Calcutta but lost to Indian
Leander Paes. At the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I quarterfinal match against Uzbekistan, Pakistan lost 4–1, with Aisam winning the only rubber. Paired with
Dmitri Tomashevich, he won two doubles Futures titles in Turkey. In the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania I Relegation Play-off final, China defeated Pakistan 3–0, which saw them relegated back to Group II. In October, Qureshi went on to win his first Futures singles tournament on the hard courts of
Indonesia, beating
Danai Udomchoke. In Vietnam, Aisam won a doubles Futures title with
Mark Nielsen. This was followed up by another singles Futures win in
Bangladesh on clay, winning in straight sets. Aisam ended the year ranked no. 365 in singles, and no. 355 in doubles.
2000: Top 250 debut in doubles In January, he took Pakistan to a 3–2 victory against Hong Kong Asia/Oceania Group II quarter-final. Aisam then began to compete in more on the Challenger circuit, reaching the semi-finals at the Indian Oil Servo Cup in
Calcutta in February, defeated by Tuomas Ketola. At the Davis Cup Group II semi-final Pakistan was beaten by Chinese Taipei 3–2, with Aisam winning two of his three rubbers. In May, paired with
Dmitri Tomashevich, he reached the semis of the Samarkand Challenger in
Samarkand, Uzbekistan. At The LTA Manchester Challenger, in
Manchester, UK, Aisam made it to the semi-finals with partner
Jamie Delgado. In July, he took part in the Ted Open, in Istanbul, Turkey, where he made it to the quarter-finals, but was beaten by
Oleg Ogorodov 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. Returning to the UK, he played at the LTA Men's Challenger in
Wrexham, where he, along with Italian
Daniele Bracciali, won in the final 6–4, 6–2. With that Aisam also won his first Challenger doubles title. He won a futures doubles title in France with Israeli
Noam Behr. Together, they participated at the Bukhara Challenger, in
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, where they reached the final. Aisam won a futures single title in
Vietnam, beating
Jaroslav Levinský 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, and at the same tournament won a doubles title with Ashley Fisher. Aisam ended the year winning at the Neride Prague Indoor in Prague, Czech Republic where he partnered
Kristian Pless. He finished the year 2000 ranked 261st in singles and 211th in doubles.
2001 Aisam participated in his first ATP tournament at the
Chennai Open in
Chennai, India, with his partner Vadim Kutsenko of Uzbekistan. They won against Czech pair
Petr Kovačka and
Pavel Kudrnáč 6–1, 6–7(3), 6–4. However they were knocked out by Zimbabweans
Byron Black and
Wayne Black 2–6, 0–6. At the Davis Cup, he was unable to help Pakistan as they lost to Chinese Taipei in the Asia/Oceania Group II quarter-final 3–2. He went to
Mumbai, India to play in the MTNL ATP Challenger where he reached the doubles semi-final with Dennis van Scheppingen. At the Heineken Challenger in
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he again made it to the doubles semis, this time paired with
Denis Golovanov. In April at the Davis Cup Relegation Play-off semi-final, he helped Pakistan defeat Syria 5–0. The Fergana Challenger, in
Fergana, Uzbekistan, still with Golovanov, they made it to the semi-finals but failed again to progress further. In the UK, he played at The Wrexham Challenger in Wrexham; he progressed to the singles semi-final but was knocked out by
Ladislav Švarc 2–6, 6–2, 6–3. Although he did reach his first Challenger level doubles final of the year, now with a new partner
Luke Bourgeois they fell at the final hurdle. Asiam returned to
Uzbekistan to take part in the Samarkand Challenger in
Samarkand, where he made it to the quarter-finals in the singles, and with partner
Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky, the doubles semi-final. He stayed in Uzbekistan to play at the Bukhara Challenger, in
Bukhara, and with his Dutch partner Rogier Wassen, they won the final 6–2, 6–4. He won a single futures title in
Thailand, beating
Yeu-Tzuoo Wang 6–4, 4–6, 7–5. This followed a second in Vietnam against
Yen-Hsun Lu. He rounded off the year with a doubles challenger title with
Jaroslav Levinský at the 69th King's Cup in
Bangkok, Thailand. Aisam ended the year ranked 251st in singles and 170th in doubles.
2002 In February at the Davis Cup, he won both matches, as Pakistan beat Malaysia 4–1. In the next Davis Cup tie against Chinese Taipei, he won all three rubbers as Pakistan qualified for the Asia/Oceania Group II final. Aisam won a doubles futures title in
Kuwait with
Tuomas Ketola. At the Fergana Challenger, in
Fergana, Uzbekistan, he and Ketola were unable to win in the doubles final. Asiam qualified for his first Grand Slam at
Wimbledon with doubles partner
Amir Hadad. This pairing caused much controversy. In the first round they beat
Martín Rodríguez and
Tom Vanhoudt 7–5, 7–6(5), 7–6(2). In the second round, the Pakistani-Israeli pairing caused an upset when they knocked out 11th seeds
Ellis Ferreira and
Rick Leach 6–4, 6–4 6–4 to make it to the third round. They were finally beaten by seventh-seed Czechs
Martin Damm and
Cyril Suk. Aisam was threatened with expulsion from the Davis Cup by the Pakistan Tennis Federation. Although Aisam did have support from Pakistan's Davis Cup captain. Aisam said, "I don't like religion or politics to interfere with sport. We're not here to change anything – politics and governments do that. We're just here to play the game and enjoy it." The ITF eventually intervened, forcing the PTF to rescind their threat. At the West of England Tennis tournament in
Bristol, UK, he won his first Challenger doubles title of the season with Dejan Petrovic. Next, at The Manchester Trophy in Manchester, UK, he won the doubles title with
Karol Beck, although he was beaten by Beck in the singles semi-final. Asiam took his third doubles challenger title in a row when with
Stefano Pescosolido he took the Hilversum Open title in
Hilversum, Netherlands. In July at
Wrexham, UK in the Wrexham Challenger, his doubles winning streak was broken when he lost the final with
Daniele Bracciali. He also reached the singles quarter-finals. He partnered Hadad again at the
US Open, where they defeated
Mariano Hood and
Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 6–2 in the first round. In the second round, they faced fifth seeds Wayne Black and
Kevin Ullyett losing 4–6, 6–4, 2–6. In September, Aisam returned to Davis Cup action when Pakistan overcame China 3–2 to be promoted to Asia/Oceania Group I. However, he picked up an injury and missed the rest of the season. Despite this, Aisam ended the season ranked 265th in singles and 102nd in doubles.
2003 Aisam and
Amir Hadad picked up the ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. ATP chief executive Mark Miles said, "During a summer when fear and hatred garnered much of the headlines, Amir and Aisam-ul-Haq provided much-needed relief with their simple message about tolerance through tennis." Aisam, partnering with Hadad, participated at the
Milan Indoor in Milan, Italy, where they were knocked out of the first round by third seeds
Tomáš Cibulec and
Pavel Vízner, 6–7(8), 1–6. At the Asia/Oceania Group I quarter-final, Pakistan were beaten 5–0 by New Zealand. Aisam went to Germany to play at the Warsteiner Challenger in Wolfsburg, where he reached the final with Austrian Alexander Peya. He went to play at his second ATP tournament of the year, partnered with Hadad, at the
Copenhagen Open. They lost to
George Bastl and
David Prinosil 5–7, 3–6. In May, Aisam won a doubles futures title in
Uzbekistan with partner Justin Bower. They stayed together in the country to play at the Fergana Challenger in
Fergana where they won the doubles title. This victory saw Aisam reach 89th in the world for doubles rankings. At the French Open, he played with
Daniel Vacek, but they exited in the first round at the hands of
Rick Leach and
Brian MacPhie 3–6, 3–6. At
Wimbledon he and Hadad were beaten in the first round to
Jiří Novák and
Radek Štěpánek 6–7(5), 5–7, 5–7. Asiam Partnered
Rohan Bopanna at the Manchester Trophy in
Manchester, UK, where they reached the semi-finals. They went all the way to the final and won the Colorado Classic in
Denver, US. Returning to Davis Cup action in September, he helped save Pakistan from relegation as they beat South Korea 3–2. With his singles ranking sliding, Aisam concentrated on playing singles matches, winning three future titles, one in
Thailand and two in India. He also won two doubles future titles in India to round off the year, the first with Harsh Mankad and the second with Mustafa Ghouse. Aisam ended the year ranked 493rd in singles and 187th in doubles.
2004 Aisam won a single futures title in India in February. He then reached The
Wrexham Challenger doubles semi-finals with Vladimir Voltchkov. Aisam went on to win the IX Challenger Internacional de Salinas in
Salinas, Ecuador with doubles partner Federico Browne. Next, at the USTA Challenger of Calabasas in
Calabasas, USA with partner Cecil Mamiit, he reached the semis. At the Fergana Challenger in
Fergana, Uzbekistan, he paired up with Harsh Mankad to reach the final. In
Saudi Arabia, he won another singles futures title. In June, Aisam played his first singles ATP tournament at The
Nottingham Open in
Nottingham and was beaten in the first round by
Jonas Björkman in straight sets. He then paired up with Luxembourg's
Gilles Müller and won at the XI Open International D'Andorra in
Andorra. Aisam then took part in the Open de Montauban in
Montauban, France, where he and Mankad reached the semi-finals. At The LTA Nottingham Challenger in
Nottingham, UK, they both again reached the semis. Next, at The Manchester Trophy in
Manchester, UK he partnered Lovro Zovko to the final. Aisam reached the singles challenger semi-finals at the Arroyo de la Encomienda in
Valladolid, Spain. In the same tournament, he reached the doubles final with Michael Ryderstedt. After missing the previous tie, Aisam took part in the Davis Cup relegation play-off final against favorites New Zealand. He assisted Pakistan in causing a huge upset when they won 3–2 to stay in Asia/Oceania Group I. He travelled to
Nigeria and won another singles future title. In his final event of the season, Aisam partnered
Jason Marshall to the Audi Challenger semi-final held in
Groningen, Netherlands. Aisam finished the season ranked 199th in singles and 136th in doubles.
2005 In
Wolfsburg, Germany, Aisam played at the Volkswagen Challenger, where partnered by
Lovro Zovko, he reached the final. At the Davis Cup Pakistan defeated Thailand, with Aisam beating
Paradorn Srichaphan 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. Going to the Heineken Challenger at
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he reached his second final, this time with
Orest Tereshchuk, but they failed to win the final. Aisam went to
Mecca, Saudi Arabia to represent Pakistan at the Islamic Solidarity Games where he won 3 Golds in the singles, doubles, and team events. At the Davis Cup, he won all his rubbers as Pakistan beat Chinese Taipei to reach the World Group play-offs for the first time. He returned to action in the Fergana Challenger, in
Fergana, Uzbekistan, with Tereshchuk where they reached the semis. He travelled to
Surbiton, UK to play at the first grass court event of the season at The Surbiton Trophy, where with Stephen Huss he made it to the semi-final. Aisam stayed in Europe to play at the Arpa Ceramic Cup in
Reggio Emilia, Italy, and reached another doubles semi-final, with Mustafa Ghouse. Returning to the UK, he played at The LTA Summer Challenger, in
Nottingham, UK for his third doubles final, paired with
Jean-Michel Pequery, but Aisam still failed to win a final. There was more struggling for Aisam at the III Challenger Diursa in
Valladolid, Spain, where with Igor Zelenay, he could only get to the doubles semi-final. However, Aisam stayed in Spain to take part at the Open de Tenis Amaya in
Pamplona, wherewith Zovko, they won the final and gave Aisam his first doubles Challenger title of the year. He continued his partnership with Zovko as they went to
Uzbekistan to play at the Samarkand Challenger in
Samarkand, but fell at the semi-final. Pakistan faced Chile in the World Group play-offs. Aisam lost to
Nicolás Massú 2–6, 6–7(4), 1–6, and then with
Aqeel Khan in the doubles, they were beaten by Massu and
Fernando González 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 as Pakistan fell to a 5–0 loss. In December, Asiam won a singles futures title in India. He ended the year ranked 450th in singles and 168th in doubles.
2006 Aisam played at the Davis Cup where he wasn't able to help Pakistan, as they lost to Chinese Taipei 3–2. He travelled to the UK where he won a doubles futures title with Jean-François Bachelot. At the Davis Cup, Pakistan was beaten by India, despite Aisam winning both his matches. The season continued to be a struggle, however, in June he made it to only his second-ever ATP tournament at the
Ordina Open in
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, losing out to third seed
Mario Ančić, 6–7(3), 7–6, 5–7, in a closely fought match. He finally reached his first Challenger final of the year at the Bukhara Challenger, in
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, reaching the doubles final with Indian
Rohan Bopanna, but lost in straight sets. Aisam returned to Davis Cup action, but Pakistan fell to their third loss of the year, losing to China. This saw them relegated back to Asia/Oceania Group II. Going to India, he took part in the ATP tournament there, at the
Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open in
Mumbai, and paired up with
Leander Paes. They beat Paraguay's
Ramón Delgado and Greek
Konstantinos Economidis 6–4, 6–4. But they lost the quarter-final to third seeds and eventual champions
Mario Ančić and Indian
Mahesh Bhupathi 6–1, 7–5. In the first Indo-Pak tennis series, he and Aqeel Khan were beaten in the 5 rubber tournament 3–2. He stayed in India to play on the futures circuit, where he won a single futures title. At the
2006 Asian Games in
Doha, Qatar, Aisam reached the singles third round. In the doubles, he and Aqeel Khan progressed to the quarter-finals where they were beaten by first seeds and eventual champions
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 2–6, 4–6. In the team event, they were knocked out in the first round. In December, Aisam was declared ITF player of the month. Aisam ended the year ranked 417th in singles and 365th in doubles.
2007 Aisam started in 2007 playing in a number of Futures tournaments. He won two doubles titles in the UK, one with Stéphane Robert and the second with Purav Raja. Aisam won two more doubles titles with Jamie Baker. He went to the
UAE where he won a single futures title and two doubles titles with partner Rameez Junaid. In
Kuwait, Aisam won another single and doubles title, this time with Purav Raja. He qualified at the ATP tournament in
Halle, Germany, for the
Gerry Weber Open where he beat World number 11, and Wimbledon Semi-finalist
Richard Gasquet, 7–6(10), 6–4, which has been the biggest victory of his career to date. Aisam was knocked out in the second round by
Philipp Kohlschreiber 4–6, 3–6. He went on to achieve a landmark in his professional career by qualifying for the first time for the main rounds of
Wimbledon 2007 Men's Singles competition. Aisam became the first Pakistani in over 31 years to play at a Grand Slam tournament and the second Pakistani to reach the second round of Wimbledon. He won his first Grand Slam match at Wimbledon against
Lee Childs, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6, making him the second Pakistani player (the first being
Haroon Rahim in 1976) to reach the second round of Wimbledon, before losing to
Marat Safin 2–6, 4–6 and 6–7 (4–7). At the
Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships at
Newport, he continued his good form as he defeated first seed
Mardy Fish 6–3, 6–4. In the second round, he beat
Nathan Healey 7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4, to reach the last 8 of an ATP tournament for the first time. However, at the quarter-final, Asiam was beaten by
Dick Norman, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6. In the doubles, Asiam and
Prakash Amritraj were knocked out of the first round by
Wesley Moodie and
Fabrice Santoro 0–6, 4–6. Aisam followed up Newport with the Challenger Series tournament in the UK at the LTA Manchester Trophy in
Manchester and then The LTA Nottingham Challenger in
Nottingham. Aisam secured the doubles title with
Rohan Bopanna at Manchester. His red-hot streak continued as he powered into the singles final at Nottingham, only to be bested by Australian Alun Jones 3–6, 6–4, 4–6. Aisam did however win back-to-back doubles titles by succeeding in the doubles final at Nottingham with Bopanna. At the Castilla and León Open Challenger Series tournament in
Segovia, Spain, his failure at singles did not seem to trouble Aisam, as he went on to lift his third consecutive doubles Challenger victory with partner Rohan Bopanna. The duo became known as the "Indo-Pak Express". Aisam returned home and picked up the "Salaam Pakistan Awards" alongside footballer
Muhammad Essa and squash player
Maria Toor Pakay. Aisam then traveled to the US to take part in the GHI Bronx Tennis Classic Challenger Series in
Bronx to play in the doubles competition. Aisam and Bopanna continued their dominance in the doubles game, as they prepared for the US Open, by winning the hard-court challenger, and in the process, forming a 16-match winning streak that spanned four tournaments. In doing so, Aisam won his 50th title including both singles and doubles at all levels. To fulfill his dream of playing at the
US Open, Aisam needed to win three qualifying matches. He started strongly, advancing to the third qualifying round where he met
Scoville Jenkins of the US. Aisam pulled out before the third set due to a bout of tendinitis. Although not fully fit, Aisam returned in time to play at the
Kingfisher Airlines Open in
Mumbai, his fourth ATP tournament of the year. It was also the first time Aisam was in the first-round draw without needing to qualify or receiving a wildcard. Despite being the highest-ranking Asian in the tournament, he was defeated in the first round by Serbian
Viktor Troicki 6–2, 6–4. Aisam also resumed his partnership with Bopanna and easily won their first-round encounter, beating Indian duo
Stephen Amritraj and
Somdev Devvarman 6–3, 6–2. In the quarters, they faced
Iván Navarro Pastor and
Sergio Roitman, who pulled out, allowing Aisam to reach his first ATP semi-final. The Qureshi-Bopanna partnership beat
Lars Burgsmüller and
Olivier Rochus, 6–2, 6–3. In Aisam's first career ATP tournament final, the duo faced third seeds
Robert Lindstedt and
Jarkko Nieminen, but lost, 6–7(3), 6–7(5). This loss ended their 19-match win streak. At the Tarka Challenger in
Barnstaple, UK, Aisam teamed up with Frederik Nielsen and won the tournament. As his singles ranks rose into the top 150, making him the third-best Asian player, he took part in the second Indo-Pak tennis series. He and Aqeel Khan were beaten in the 3-rubber first leg 2–1 but won the second leg 2–1 to tie the series. Returning to the Challenger circuit at the Malaysian Open in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he was runner-up with Bopanna in the doubles. Aisam went to New Delhi, India to play in the second to last Challenger event of the year, though he lost the doubles final with Boanna, he won his first Challenger singles title with a victory against surprise finalist Jae Sung An 7–5, 6–4 and with that reaching the top 130. Asiam spent the rest of December in India to prepare for the following season, with
Sania Mirza,
Mahesh Bhupathi, and
Rohan Bopanna. Aisam ended the year ranked 125th in singles and 90th in doubles.
2008 Aisam began the season at the
Chennai Open in
Chennai, India. He missed the singles qualifiers due to unrest in Pakistan but made it in time to play doubles alongside Croat
Marin Čilić. They defeated first-round opponents
Mustafa Ghouse and
Karan Rastogi both from India, 6–4, 7–6(1). In the quarter-finals, they faced second seeds
Jaroslav Levinský and
Michal Mertiňák, who they overcame 6–1, 7–5. In the semis they were beaten by eventual title winners
Sanchai Ratiwatana, and
Sonchat Ratiwatana from Thailand 6–2, 2–6, 4–10. His doubles ranking rose to a new high of 82nd. Coincidentally, the Qureshi-Cilic partnership entered the 2008 doubles race ranked ninth. Qureshi entered the qualification draw for men's singles at the 2008 Australian Open. He was seeded 16 but lost in the first round in a tight three-set match. Back on the Challenger circuit, Aisam teamed up with
Igor Kunitsyn and reached the Heilbronn Open final in
Heilbronn, Germany. Aisam went to the US to play at the
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. With
Bobby Reynolds they beat
Amer Delic and
Rajeev Ram 6–1, 6–7(3) 10–5. In the quarter-finals, they lost to first seeds and world number ones
Bob Bryan and
Mike Bryan 4–6, 4–6. He then paired up with longtime doubles partner Bopanna at the
SAP Open in
San Jose, and was knocked out of the first round by third seeds
Max Mirnyi and
Jamie Murray 4–6, 4–6. Aisam and Bopanna were given wildcards for the
Dubai Tennis Championships and defeated
Paul-Henri Mathieu and
Igor Andreev 7–5, 6–4 in the first round. In the quarter-finals, they squandered a one-set advantage against first seeds
Daniel Nestor and
Nenad Zimonjić, losing 2–6, 7–6(5), 10–6. Aisam was called up to the Pakistan Davis Cup squad and prepared for the hectic Asia/Oceania Group III schedule. During the Davis Cup, he was inspired form, as Pakistan won each tie 3–0 to gain promotion back to Asia/Oceania Group II. He went to
Lanzarote, Spain, and reached the doubles final of the VII Open Isla de Lanzarote with
Gilles Müller, but were beaten 2–6, 6–7, however, this saw his doubles ranking rise to 67th. Then in New Delhi, India, Aisam took part in the New Delhi Challenger and was knocked out in the quarter-finals to World No. 78
Yen-Hsun Lu 7–6, 3–6, 5–7. He teamed up with Bopanna for the
French Open where in a tough first-round draw they took on first seeds
Bob Bryan and
Mike Bryan for the second time in a year, but lost 1–6, 4–6. They both moved on to
Wimbledon and knocked out Polish tenth seeds
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and
Marcin Matkowski 6–3, 7–5, 6–4. In the second round, they lost to
Marcel Granollers-Pujol and
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 2–6, 4–6, 2–6. He went to play a Challenger in
Dublin, Ireland, and with
Prakash Amritraj they beat
Jonathan Marray and
Frederik Nielsen in the doubles final 6–3, 7–6. Aisam returned to the US to play at the
Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships where he took on
Benjamin Becker in the singles first round and won 7–5, 7–6. In the second round, he was defeated by second seed and defending champion
Fabrice Santoro 6–7, 2–6. In the
doubles, he and Bopanna were seeded fourth, the first time both have been seeded in an ATP event. In the first round, they beat
Tripp Phillips and
Jim Thomas 4–6, 6–3, 10–2. They won their quarterfinal 7–6, 3–6, 10–7
Kevin Anderson and
James Cerretani and followed that up by defeating
Rik de Voest and
Ashley Fisher in the semis 5–7, 6–4, 11–9. In the second ATP doubles final of his career, they faced
Mardy Fish and
John Isner, but despite being favorites, they lost 4–6, 6–7. They then went to
Indianapolis where Aisam lost his first round
singles match to
Wayne Odesnik 4–6, 5–7. In the
doubles, he and Bopanna defeated fourth seeds
Igor Kunitsyn and
Dmitry Tursunov 2–6, 7–5, 10–6. In the second round Bopanna picked up an injury and retired at 2–6, 0–1 against eventual champions
Ashley Fisher and
Tripp Phillips. Aisam went back to playing challengers to
Belo Horizonte, Brazil to play at the lBH Tenis Open International Cup 2008 where he reached the singles quarter-finals and in the doubles, he and Mexican
Santiago González won the title. In
Campos do Jordão, at the Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup, Aisam was defeated in the semi-finals in both singles and doubles. He and Bopanna played at the
2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic they were defeated in the first round by third seeds
Rik de Voest and
Ashley Fisher 4–6, 4–6. Aisam took part in the
US Open. In the
Singles he faced former World No. 1 and French Open champion
Carlos Moyà in the first round but lost 4–6, 7–6, 6–7, 2–6. In the
Doubles he and Bopanna opened against
Marc Gicquel and
Sébastien Grosjean, losing 5–7, 3–6. He then appeared in the
Thailand Open, losing in the first round to Swedish sixth seed
Robin Söderling 2–6, 4–6. In the
doubles, he and Bopanna lost 6–7, 6–4, 7–10 to first seeds
Lukáš Dlouhý and
Leander Paes. Then in the
Stockholm Open, Aisam teamed up with
Mario Ančić, however, they were unable to get past the first round, losing to first seeds
Jonas Björkman and
Kevin Ullyett 5–7, 4–6. He traveled to
Kolding, Denmark to play in the Kobstaedernes ATP Challenger, reaching the doubles semi-finals before going on to Russia to take part in
St. Petersburg Open where he partnered
Rogier Wassen, but they lost to
Igor Kunitsyn and
Marat Safin 3–6, 6–2 9–11 in the first round. Aisam then went to play in Challenger in
Yokohama, Japan at the Keio Challenger International Tennis Tournament where he reached the singles quarterfinals, losing to former Asian number 1 and World No. 36
Hyung-Taik Lee 6–4, 4–6, 4–6. The Pakistani rounded off the year with a win in the Dunlop Challenger in
Toyota, Japan alongside
Frederik Nielsen.
2009 Aisam played in a future event in Sheffield, England, as the second seed. Aisam beat British Timothy Bradshaw in the first round 6–4, 6–0 but lost 6–4, 6–2 to Matthew Illingworth in the second. Aisam lost to Matthias Bachinger in the first round of qualifying in the Heilbronn Challenger in Germany 7–6(4), 2–6, 3–6, and also lost in the first round of doubles with James Auckland. Next week, Aisam went to the Wrocław Challenger but lost in the second round of qualifying. Teaming up with Auckland again, he lost in the second round of the doubles. Aisam went to the qualifying rounds in the Belgrade Challenger but lost in the first round to Julian Reister 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, Aisam was a break up in the second set and he also missed a match point in the tenth game of the second set as Reister was serving to stay in the match. Aisam teamed up with Lovro Zovko in the Doubles they lost in the final 6–3, 2–6 8–10. Aisam teamed up with Prakash Amritraj in the Dubai Championship but lost in the first round. Aisam played in Pakistan's win over Oman in the Davis Cup which they won 4–1. Aisam won his first rubber and he won the Doubles match with Aqeel Khan, but did not play in the dead rubbers. Back on the Challenger Circuit, Aisam traveled to Kyoto, Japan where he beat Chris Guccione in the first round 7–6(3), 6–4. He played I. Dodig in the second round, Aisam lost 5–7, 1–6, hurting his ankle during the match, but recovered to play in his Doubles Match. Aisam claimed the Doubles Title in Kyoto with partner M. Slanar. Aisam partnered with R. Bopanna in the Bangkok Challenger and they reached the semi-finals but lost in two close Tie-Breakers 6–7(4), 6–7(5) to Elgin & Kudryavtsev. Qureshi went to the Korat Challenger teaming up with Rohan Bopanna, where they reached the semi-finals. They defeated Levy and Okun 7–6(5), 3–6, 10–6 to reach the final, in which they beat
Sanchai and
Sonchat Ratiwatana 6–3, 6–7(5) 10–5. Qureshi & Bopanna had to play their semi-final and final matches on the same day. This meant Qureshi claimed his second title in three weeks, Aisam also was a semi-finalist in Bangkok. Aisam went to the Johannesburg Challenger where he lost in the first round. Aisam traveled to Busan, Korea to take part in the Challenger event. Aisam won his first round match against M. Semjan 6–3, 6–4, and in the second round Aisam won 7–6, 6–4 against T. Iwami to reach the quarter-finals. Qureshi travelled to Fergana where he lost in the second round in the Singles and lost in the Final in the Doubles. He qualified for the main round of the 2009 Wimbledon doubles, paired with Prakash Amritraj. After upsetting the 16th seeds Huss and Hutchins, they next defeated Junaid and Marx in the second round. They faced fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the third Round and lost 4–6, 7–5, 6–7, 0–6. Qureshi lost in the second round in the qualifying rounds in Newport and lost in the first round in the main draw in the doubles. Qureshi then went to Båstad for the doubles event but lost in the first round. Qureshi then traveled to Indianapolis to take part in the singles qualifiers and the main draw in the doubles, where he was partnered with Sam Querrey. Qureshi won his first round qualifier against Joe Bates 6–3, 1–6, 6–3. Qureshi then faced L.Gregorc in the second round and won 6–3, 7–6 (7–4). Qureshi lost to Alex Bogomolov, Jr. in the final round 5–7, 4–6. In the doubles Qureshi and Querrey made it to the semi-finals before losing to E.Gulbis & D.Tursunov 6–1, 2–6 8–10. Qureshi played in the US Open 2009 main draw, partnering with Jarkko Nieminen. They won the first round match, defeating A Golubev & D Istomin 4–6, 7–6(11), 6–4. They lost in the second round to second seeds Nestor & Zimonjic 7–6(5), 6–3. On 3 November 2009, Qureshi with his partner James Cerretani defeated
Roger Federer and Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets at the Basel Open Doubles. The final score was 6–4, 6–3. Qureshi said this was the greatest achievement of his career. Qureshi and Bopanna teamed up for both Challengers in Aachen & Helsinki and they won both Titles which marked a good end to the year for Qureshi. Qureshi ended the year at Number 59 in the Doubles Ranking.
2010: Breakthrough season, US Open men's and mixed doubles runner up Qureshi won his first ATP title ever at the
2010 SA Tennis Open in
Johannesburg, South Africa, with his partner
Rohan Bopanna. They defeated
Karol Beck and
Harel Levy, 2–6, 6–3, [10–5], in the final. Qureshi and Bopanna then made their second ATP final of the year at the
2010 Grand Prix Hassan II in
Casablanca, Morocco, but were defeated by
Robert Lindstedt and
Horia Tecău, 2–6, 6–3, [7–10]. In May, Qureshi and Bopanna were runners-up in the
2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur in Nice, France, falling 6–1, 3–6, 5–10 to
Marcelo Melo and
Bruno Soares in the final. Qureshi and Bopanna made the second round in the
French Open but lost to
Michaël Llodra and
Julien Benneteau. Qureshi and Bopanna reached their first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinals in the
2010 Wimbledon Championships. In the interim period between Wimbledon and the
2010 US Open, the South Asian duo made an appearance in the semifinals at the
2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, where they lost to eventual champions
Mardy Fish and
Mark Knowles after a dramatic straight-sets upset of second seeds
Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinal round. The duo had a disappointing second-round exit against
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and
Marcin Matkowski, the eighth seeds, at the
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters shortly before their return to New York. In
New Haven, Connecticut, at
the last tournament before the US Open, Qureshi and Bopanna reached the final, where they again lost to Lindstedt and Tecău. In
men's doubles at the US Open, a 16th-seeded Qureshi and Bopanna again upset the second-seeded team, taking out
Daniel Nestor and
Nenad Zimonjić to advance to the quarterfinals, their second straight quarterfinal showing at a major tournament. They advanced to the semifinals with a straight-sets upset of
Wesley Moodie and
Dick Norman, the tenth-seeded pairing. In the semifinal, they ousted
Eduardo Schwank and
Horacio Zeballos, Jr., to advance to a meeting with Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the final. Qureshi and Bopanna gave the Bryan twins quite a run for the title but eventually lost to them in straight sets, 7–6, 7–6. Qureshi also partnered with
Květa Peschke in
mixed doubles and beat the eighth-seeded team of
Vania King and Horia Tecău in the first round, eventually advancing to the quarterfinals (with a win over
Yaroslava Shvedova and
Julian Knowle), the semifinals (beating
Gisela Dulko and
Pablo Cuevas), and the final (beating
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and
Mark Knowles). In the final, Peschke and Qureshi put up a great fight but eventually lost to
Bob Bryan and
Liezel Huber in a straight 6–4, 6–4. Both US Open showings are Qureshi's best yet at any major tournament in any draw, and his partnership with Peschke marks his first outing in the mixed doubles competition of a hard-court major.
2011: Year end No. 9 and first Masters 1000 title Aisam started 2011 by taking part in
India Open in doubles, where he reached the quarterfinals. He then went to the
2011 Medibank International Sydney. Partnered with
Rohan Bopanna, he reached the semifinals, where they lost to eventual champions
Lukáš Dlouhý and
Paul Hanley 7 -5, 4–6, 10–8. Then Qureshi went to the Australian Open, where he and Bopanna reached the third round, before losing to
Michaël Llodra and
Nenad Zimonjić, 6–3, 6–7, 6–7. Bopanna and Qureshi's run at the Monte Carlo Masters ended on Saturday when they were beaten in the semifinals by unseeded South Americans
Juan Ignacio Chela and
Bruno Soares, 2–6, 7–6(4), 7–10, in 95 minutes. They advanced to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, but lost to the Bryan Brothers, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7. They were top seeds at the Gerry Weber Open, which they won by defeating
Milos Raonic and
Robin Haase, 7–6, 3–6, 11–9. He achieved the ranking of world no. 8 on 6 June 2011. He reached the semifinals of the US Open doubles with Bopanna. Next, he won the Thailand Open doubles with
Oliver Marach. This pair defeated
Michael Kohlmann and
Alexander Waske, 7–6(4), 7–6(5), in the final. Aisam and Bopanna won the Stockholm Open, defeating
Marcelo Melo and
Bruno Soares of Brazil, 6–4, 6–3. Aisam was also nominated for the Stephen Edberg Sportsmanship Award along with stars like
Novak Djokovic,
Rafael Nadal, and
Roger Federer. Bopanna and Qureshi compiled a consistent season, reaching the semifinals or better at seven tournaments in total, including at the US Open, where they were runners-up a year earlier. They also reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, losing to the Bryans. The greatest achievement of the Indo-Pak Express in 2011 was winning the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. They defeated the pair of
Julien Benneteau and
Nicolas Mahut in the final, 6–2, 6–4. They reached the finals by defeating the third seeds
Max Mirnyi and
Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 7–6, in the semifinals, and the second seeds
Michaël Llodra and
Nenad Zimonjić, 3–6, 6–4, 10–6, in the quarterfinals. They became the seventh doubles team to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on 6 November. In their first round-robin match, they lost to
Max Mirnyi and
Daniel Nestor, 6–7, 6–4, 9–11. In their second round-robin match, they were defeated by
Michaël Llodra and
Nenad Zimonjić, 6–7, 3–6. In their third match, they were defeated by the Polish pair
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and
Marcin Matkowski, 2–6, 1–6. Since they lost all three of their round-robin matches, they did not qualify for the semifinal.
2012: Multiple major semifinals and Paris masters final In 2012, Aisam played with Curaçaoan
Jean-Julien Rojer. They were seeded eighth at the
2012 Australian Open but only made it to the third round. In May 2012, Aisam and Jean-Julien Rojer won the
Estoril Open Tennis Tournament Doubles title. After winning the Estoril Open, Aisam and Rojer went to Madrid unseeded. They caused an upset by defeating the Bryan Brothers to make it to the quarter-finals but then lost to Bopanna and Bhupathi who were seeded seventh. They went as tenth seeds to
Roland Garros, breezed through to the quarter-finals, and then beat favorites third-seeded Llodra Zimonjic, but lost in the semi-finals to the Bryan brothers. Aisam-ul-Haq defended his Gerry Weber Open men's doubles title with Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer, defeating Conrad Huey (Philippines) and Scott Lipsky of the US, 6–4, 6–3. In the semi-finals, the top seeds defeated Poland's Łukasz Kubot and Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–4. "Many people thought that my win was a fluke last year. It's all come together and I’m very excited because it has just reaffirmed our confidence. Switching from clay to grass was difficult and I was feeling the pressure but we did well", the
Express Tribune quoted him as saying. "This win proves that I’m good enough. Both Rojer and I have continued the momentum we started in Estoril, then to the French Open, and now in Halle. I’m sure I’ll be able to improve my rankings by the time the US Open starts", he said. Qureshi and Rojer played the UNICEF Open and the second seeds lost in quarter-finals. Qureshi and Rojer were seeded eighth at
Wimbledon. They won the first round against Wild Cards and passed over Qualifiers
Bobby Reynolds and
Izak van der Merwe but after having an easy draw they lost in the third round to eventual winners
Jonathan Marray and
Frederik Nielsen, 6–7(5), 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 7–5, 5–7. On 4 November, Qureshi and his partner Rojer were defeated by Indian duo
Mahesh Bhupathi and
Rohan Bopanna at the
Paris Masters.
2013: World No. 8 and Monte Carlo title In 2013, Aisam ul Haq won the doubles titles with Netherlands partner Jean-Julien Rojer at the Sony Open in Miami, Florida, and the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden. Partnering with Rojer, Aisam also reached the Men's Doubles Quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. In singles, Aisam ul Haq won two total matches while playing for the Pakistani Davis Cup team. He defeated Daniel King-Turner of New Zealand 6–2, 3–6, 3–0 (RET) and Dineshkanthan Thangarajah of Sri Lanka 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
2014: Dubai Tennis Championship winner In 2014, Qureshi won the doubles title with
Rohan Bopanna at the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships, beating
Daniel Nestor and
Nenad Zimonjić. In Indian Wells, they went down in the first round against
Roger Federer and
Stanislas Wawrinka before a standing-room-only crowd, although they had been seeded sixth.
2015–2017: Mixed results In July, Qureshi won the
2015 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island alongside British player
Jonny Marray. Qureshi entered the
2016 US Open (tennis) doubles event, partnering with Sweden's
Robert Lindstedt where they lost in the quarterfinals to the top-seeded French duo of
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and
Nicolas Mahut. Qureshi also played mixed doubles with China's
Xu Yifan but they lost to
Kazakhstan's
Yaroslava Shvedova & Brazil's
Bruno Soares in the first round. In 2017 he won six titles: In January the ATP 250 tournament in Auckland; on 30 April, the ATP 500 event in Barcelona, Spain alongside Romanian player
Florin Mergea; on 11 June, the ATP Challenger in Surbiton, Great Britain alongside partner
Marcus Daniell; on 30 June, the ATP 250 event in Antalya, Turkey alongside Lindstedt; on 17 July, the ATP 250 Hall of Fame in Newport, RI, alongside partner
Rajeev Ram; on 1 October, the ATP 250 event in Chengdu, China alongside partner
Jonathan Erlich.
2018–2020: Final two ATP titles In 2018, Qureshi did not win any major tournaments, but reached the quarterfinals of the
2018 Australian Open with
Marcin Matkowski losing to
the Bryan brothers and the final at the
2018 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell with
Jean-Julien Rojer. In June 2019, Qureshi won two ATP Challenger Tours in Ilkey and Nottingham, Great Britain alongside partner
Santiago Gonzalez. They also won the
2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. On 16 February 2020, Qureshi won the ATP 250 event
2020 New York Open alongside partner
Dominic Inglot.
2021: Two ATP finals In 2021 he reached two more ATP 250 finals at the
Emilia-Romagna Open with Austria's
Oliver Marach losing in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to
Simone Bolelli and
Máximo González, and at
Stockholm Open with Rojer losing to
Santiago González and
Andrés Molteni 6–2, 6–2 in the final.
2022: Last ATP tour Finals In 2022, he reached the ATP final at the
Melbourne Summer Set 1 partnering with a new partner
Aleksandr Nedovyesov but lost to the pair of Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski 6–4, 6–4. At the
2022 Australian Open he again partnered with Nedoyesov where they defeated seventh-seeded pair of
Nicolas Mahut and
Fabrice Martin. before losing to the pair of
Marcos Giron and
Kwon Soon-woo in the second round. At the
Delray Beach Open he reached his second ATP final for the year with Nedovyesov, this time losing to the pair of
Marcelo Arévalo and
Jean-Julien Rojer 2–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10].
2023: Last Grand Slam appearance In 2023, he partnered with Serbian player
Nikola Ćaćić at the
Australian Open where the pair reached the third round where they lost the match 4–6, 2–6 to the World No. 1 pair of
Wesley Koolhof and
Neal Skupski. After several early tournament exits, in May 2023, after an impressive 722 consecutive weeks in the Top 100 of ATP doubles rankings, he finally dropped out of that elite group. This marked the first time he had fallen below the Top 100 since July 2009. As a result of this, he failed to qualify for the
2023 French Open resulting in the end of his streak of playing in fifty grand slams that stretch back to
2009 Wimbledon. As a consequence of these, he became absent from the main
ATP Tour and was forced to play in
ATP Challenger Tour in march he reached the final of
Play In Challenger alongside
Dustin Brown, but lost to
Max Purcell and
Jason Taylor 6–7(3–7), 4–6. In July, he won a title in
Iași partnering Colombian player
Nicolás Barrientos where they defeated the Romanian pair of
Gabi Adrian Boitan and
Bogdan Pavel 6–3, 6–3 in the final. In September, he playing with Dutch player
Sander Arends lost in the final of the
Istanbul Challenger 6–7(3–7), 3–6 to the pair of
Luke Johnson and
Skander Mansouri.
2024–2025: Last Davis Cup and retirement The
2024 season of Qureshi started quite poorly. He paired up with the Indonesian player,
Christopher Rungkat for the
Nonthaburi Challenger II but lost in the first round to the number #1 seeded pair of
Luke Johnson and
Skander Mansouri in straight sets 1–6, 4–6. The following week, the pair played at
Nonthaburi Challenger III, this time they lost in the second round. Meanwhile, his ATP doubles ranking continued to plummet. As he was only ranked world no. 127 on the week starting 8 January he failed to qualify for the
2024 Australian Open (for the first time since
2009 edition). Not playing in the
Melbourne Park prevented him from defending his 180 points earned from his third round advancement from the previous year. As a result, he fell out of the top 150 of the doubles rankings, dropping to #154 on the rankings ending 28 January. In February, he played a Davis Cup singles match against India during the
2024 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs where played the opening tie against
Ramkumar Ramanathan but lost after winning the first set in a tiebreaker with the final scoreline being 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 0–6. During this time, he also made a return to the ATP main tour after a nearly six-month hiatus. His comeback occurred at the
Dubai Tennis Championships. During this tournament, he partnered with Skander Mansouri, the same player he had faced and lost to in Nonthaburi in January. The Tunisian-Pakistani duo received a wild card entry into the main draw. Their first-round opponents were none other than the world No. 1 pair, Matthew Ebden and Qureshi’s former partner, Rohan Bopanna. They narrowly lost the match to the Indo-Aussie pair, with a scoreline of 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7). During this month, Qureshi announced that 2024 season will be his last one. In March, Qureshi participated at the
Murcia Open alongside Spaniard
David Vega Hernández. The pair lost in the first round to the number one seeded pair of
Théo Arribagé and
Victor Vlad Cornea in straight sets, 6–1, 6–4. The following week, the pair took part in the
2024 Girona Challenger, where they won their first round match against Swedish/American pair of
André Göransson and
Reese Stalder, 7–5, 6–4. In the second round they lost in a very close match to the Dutch 3rd seeded pair of
Sander Arends and
Matwé Middelkoop by the score of 4–6, 6–3, [8-10]. In April, Qureshi alongside Hernández took part in
2024 Sánchez-Casal Cup, a Challenger 75 event. They were the 1st seeded pair at the event. They won their first round and quarterfinal matches in straight sets over the pairs of
Ivan Gakhov / Ryan Nijboer and
Karol Drzewiecki /
Szymon Walkow, respectively. They eventually lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Spanish pair of
Daniel Rincón and
Oriol Roca Batalla, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [3–10]. Despite this performance his ranking continued its downfall. He dropped to 183rd rank on the week ending on 8 April after losing in the first round of the
2024 Open Comunidad de Madrid. This was his lowest rank since the week ending 30 July in 2007. The following week, the Pak-Spanish pair played at the
2024 Open Comunidad de Madrid, where they lost in the first round in straight sets to the unseeded pair of
Marco Bortolotti and
Sergio Martos Gornés, 2–6, 6–7(3–7). Qureshi did not play a professional match for the next two months. As a consequence of which, on the week ending 24 June, Aisam dropped out of the ATP doubles ranking Top 200, after 860 weeks. In July, Qureshi played at the
2024 Iași Open, where he was the defending champion alongside
Nicolás Barrientos, but only Qureshi chose to defend his title, partnering
Dmitry Popko. They lost in the first round to
Alexandru Jecan and
Szymon Walków in straight sets, 2–6, 6–7(3–7). Over the following two weeks, he again partnered Hernández to play at the
2024 Dutch Open and
2024 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Verona. They end up losing their opening round matches in both the tournament. After these tournaments, he took a hiatus of nearly two months. His doubles ranking took a hit as a result, he not only dropped out of Top 300, but also out of Top 400. This was his first week out of the doubles Top 400 after 914 weeks or since 1 October 2006. In September, Qureshi returned to play a doubles match at
2024 Davis Cup World Group II. He played alongside
Aqeel Khan. However, the pair lost the crucial and decisive doubles match against the pair of
Darian King and
Haydn Lewis in three sets, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–1), 2–6. In the end,
Pakistan lost their tie against
Barbados, 1–3. ==Personal life==