Ahtesham Humayun Wins Silver at ITF J30 Junior Tennis Championships in Tunisia 2026

Pakistan’s Ahtesham Humayun finished runner-up in the doubles at the ITF World Junior Championships J30 Akouda in Tunisia. Partnering Belarus’s Aliaksandr Viarsotski, Ahtesham lost the final to Tunisia’s Anas Ben Youssef and Algeria’s Yacine Meghari 3-6, 6-2, 6-10 in a closely contested match.

A silver medal at a J30-level ITF junior event is a solid result for a Pakistani junior player competing internationally. Ahtesham and his partner won the second set before the Tunisian-Algerian pair pulled clear in the match tiebreak.

Pakistan’s Ahtesham Humayun finished runner-up in the boys doubles at the ITF World Junior Championships J30 Akouda in Tunisia on 23 August 2026. The 17-year-old Lahore player, seeded second in the draw, partnered Belarus’s Aliaksandr Viarsotski and lost the final to Tunisia’s Anas Ben Youssef and Algeria’s Yacine Meghari 3-6, 6-2, 6-10.

Pakistan Tennis Federation President Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Secretary General Col. Zia-ud-Din Tufail congratulated Ahtesham on the result.

Who Is Ahtesham Humayun?

Ahtesham Humayun was born in 2008 and represents Crescent School, Lahore on the domestic circuit. He plays for SNGPL in national competitions and is one of the most decorated junior tennis players in Pakistan’s current crop.

At the 2023 Millat Tractors Junior National Championship, he won both the U-18 singles and doubles titles. He repeated that doubles achievement at the 2026 Servis Tyres Junior National Championship, winning the U-18 doubles alongside Amir Mazari at Punjab Tennis Academy in Lahore.

His ITF junior ranking stands at 1982, with a career high of 1591. Being seeded second in the J30 Akouda doubles draw reflects his standing on the international junior circuit relative to other players in the field.

The Final

Ahtesham and Viarsotski won the second set to level the match before the Tunisian-Algerian pair pulled away in the match tiebreak. The final scoreline of 3-6, 6-2, 6-10 reflects how closely contested the decider was — a ten-point tiebreak that could have gone either way.

The tournament ran from 18 to 23 August 2026 in Akouda, Tunisia.

Round	Result
Boys Doubles Final	Ahtesham Humayun / Viarsotski vs Ben Youssef / Meghari
Score	3-6, 6-2, 6-10
Seeding	Ahtesham seeded 2nd, opponents seeded 1st
Outcome	Silver medal for Pakistan

What J30 Means on the Junior Circuit

The ITF grades junior tournaments from J30 up to J1, with lower numbers representing higher prize money and ranking points. J30 events attract players building their ranking toward higher-grade competitions. Reaching a final at this level as the second seed and pushing the top seeds to a match tiebreak is a solid performance for a 17-year-old building toward the senior circuit.

Pakistan’s most successful tennis export, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, now PTF President, built his junior career through exactly this kind of international circuit exposure before turning professional and reaching a world doubles ranking of 8.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What medal did Ahtesham Humayun win at the ITF J30 Akouda? Ahtesham Humayun won a silver medal in the boys doubles at the ITF World Junior Championships J30 Akouda, Tunisia on 23 August 2026.

How old is Ahtesham Humayun? Ahtesham Humayun was born in 2008, making him 17 years old at the time of this tournament.

What is Ahtesham Humayun’s ITF ranking? His ITF junior ranking stands at 1982 with a career high of 1591.

Who did Pakistan lose to in the ITF J30 doubles final? Ahtesham and his Belarusian partner Aliaksandr Viarsotski lost to Tunisia’s Anas Ben Youssef and Algeria’s Yacine Meghari 3-6, 6-2, 6-10.

What domestic titles has Ahtesham Humayun won? Ahtesham has won the U-18 singles and doubles at the 2023 Millat Tractors Junior National Championship and the U-18 doubles at the 2026 Servis Tyres Junior National Championship in Lahore.