Warda Bouchabou

Warda Bouchabou was an Algerian tennis player. From 1984 to 1998 Bouchabou won the Algerian women’s singles title 10 times. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics Bouchabou became the first female athlete to represent Algeria at the Olympics when she competed in the women’s singles tournament. She lost to Tine Scheuer-Larsen of Denmark in the first round. At the 1991 All-Africa Games Bouchabou won the silver medal in both the singles and doubles tournaments. During her career she represented Algeria in the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup before working as a coach.

In 2019 Bouchabou was admitted to the Algerian Olympic Committee’s General Assembly.