Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam | |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1993 |
Birth Place: | Sarawak, Malaysia |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $12,415 |
Singlesrecord: | 4–9 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup) |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 1498 (20 Feb 2012) |
Doublesrecord: | 0–6 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 1378 (16 May 2011) |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | Yes |
Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam (born 24 December 1993) is a Malaysian former professional tennis 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 from 2010 to 2015, debuting as a 16-year old. He appeared in a total of 15 ties, for wins in four singles rubbers.[1]
On the ATP Tour, 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.[2]
Elyaas's career included a stint playing U.S. collegiate tennis for the University of the Cumberlands.[3]
In 2015 he won a team bronze medal for Malaysia at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.