Overview
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Muzammil Murtaza lost the doubles final 7-6(3), 6-4 to Dominik Palan and Denis Yevseyev at the PTF Tennis Complex in Islamabad.
- With the defeat, Qureshi played his final match on the ATP circuit, closing a decades-long doubles career on home courts.
- The Pakistani pair became the first all-Pakistani team to reach the final of any ATP event during the inaugural Challenger staged in Pakistan.
- They advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal win over Turkey’s third seeds Mert Alkaya and Alp Horoz after upsetting second seeds Johan Nikles and Vadym Ursu 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-7 in the quarterfinals.
- The event featured international entrants from multiple countries and marked Pakistan’s debut as an ATP Challenger host at the PTF Tennis Complex.