| Lina Qostal لينة قصطال | |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Careerprizemoney: | $11,414 |
| Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Singlesrecord: | 27–30 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 1165 (19 May 2014) |
| Doublesrecord: | 23–30 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 792 (10 November 2014) |
| Updated: | 31 July 2023 |
Lina Qostal (Arabic: لينة قصطال; born 11 March 1997[1]) is a Moroccan tennis player.
Qostal has won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 10 November 2014, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 792.
Qostal made her WTA Tour debut at the 2013 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, having been awarded a wildcard into both the singles and doubles draws. In singles, she was drawn against Karin Knapp and was beaten by the Italian in their first-round encounter. She partnered with Alizé Lim in the doubles event but fared no better there, ultimately losing to Sandra Klemenschits and Andreja Klepač in the first round.[2]
Qostal was born in Rabat. In 2018 she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, and was a member of the women's varsity tennis team. Qostal previously studied at Lycée Descartes in the capital city of Morocco, Rabat.
Playing for Morocco Fed Cup team, Qostal has a win–loss record of 10–3 in Fed Cup competition.[3]
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| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | P/O | 11 May 2013 | Chișinău, Moldova | Madagascar | Clay | Hariniony Andriamananarivo | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | R/R | 13 June 2017 | Chișinău, Moldova |  Mozambique | Clay | Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo | W | 6–0, 6–1 |
| P/O | 17 June 2017 |  Ireland | Jennifer Timotin | W | 7–6(7–5), 6–0 | |||
| 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | R/R | 18 April 2019 | Ulcinj, Montenegro | Ireland | Clay | Jane Fennelly | W | 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–1) |
| P/O | 20 April 2019 |  Armenia | Gabriella Akopyan | W | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | R/R | 10 May 2013 | Chișinău, Moldova | Denmark | Clay |  Nadia Lalami | Martine Ditlev Malou Ejdesgaard | L | 2–6, 3–6 |
| P/O | 11 May 2013 | Madagascar | Hariniony Andriamananarivo Zarah Razafimahatratra | * | 5–7, 2–2 | ||||
| 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | R/R | 14 June 2017 | Chișinău, Moldova | Algeria | Clay | Abir El Fahimi | Amira Benaïssa Lynda Benkaddour | W | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 15 June 2017 |  Moldova | Rita Atik | Gabriela Porubin Vitalia Stamat | L | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | ||||
| P/O | 17 June 2017 | Ireland | Ruth Copas Jane Fennelly | W | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III | R/R | 18 April 2019 | Ulcinj, Montenegro | Ireland | Clay | Rita Atik | Rachael Dillon Sinéad Lohan | L | 5–7, 4–6 |
| 19 April 2019 |  Egypt | Hind Semlali | Ola Abou Zekry Rana Sherif Ahmed | W | 6–3, 3–6, 1–1 ret. | ||||
| P/O | 20 April 2019 | Armenia | Gabriella Akopyan Irena Muradyan | W | 6–3, 6–2 |