Parveen Ahmed

Parveen Ahmed (born 1930s) is a former Pakistani tennis player.[1]

Parveen Ahmed
Full nameParveen Ahmed Sheikh
Country (sports) Pakistan
PlaysRight Handed
Singles
Career titles4
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1963)

Career

She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1963. She lost to the Brazilian Maria Bueno in the Second Round.[2] She is the first Pakistani female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam.

Career finals

Singles (4–2)

Result No. Year Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. October 1954 Lyallpur, Pakistan Clay India Rushna Dinshaw 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win 2. January 1955 Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India Hard India Urmila Thapar 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Win 3. February 1958 Bombay, India Hard India Anisa Desai 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1. December 1958 Lahore, Pakistan Hard United States Louise Snow 3–6, 4–6
Win 4. April 1961 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Pakistan Salma Noorani 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2. August 1963 Worthing, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Honor Durose 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (10–8)

Result No. Year location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. January 1953 Calcutta, India Hard United Kingdom Joy Mottram India Rita Davar
India Laura Woodbridge
1–6, 2–6
Win 1. January 1953 Lahore, Pakistan Hard United Kingdom Joy Mottram Pakistan Taqi Butt
Japan Sachiko Kamo
6–2, 10–8
Win 2. February 1953 Dacca, Bangladesh Hard United Kingdom Joy Mottram Pakistan Taqi Butt
Japan Sachiko Kamo
6–2, 2–6, 11–9
Loss 2. January 1954 New Delhi, India Hard India Laura Woodbridge India Rita Davar
India Urmila Thapar
7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 3. May 1954 Dorset, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Elaine Watson New Zealand Judy Burke
United Kingdom Betty Uber
0–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3. October 1954 Lyallpur, Pakistan Clay Pakistan Tahira Hamid India Rushna Dinshaw
India Urmila Thapar
6–4, 6–2
Win 4. January 1955 Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India Hard Pakistan Taqi Butt India Sarah Mody
India Laura Woodbridge
8–6, 6–3
Loss 4. December 1955 New Delhi, India Hard Pakistan Taqi Butt Japan Sachiko Kamo
West Germany Totte Zehden
1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 5. January 1956 Allahabad, India Hard Pakistan Tahira Hamid West Germany Inge Vogler
West Germany Totte Zehden
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 5. January 1956 Bombay, India Hard Pakistan Tahira Hamid West Germany Inge Vogler
West Germany Totte Zehden
3–6, 2–6
Win 6. January 1956 Madras, India Hard United Kingdom Angela Buxton Japan Sachiko Kamo
West Germany Totte Zehden
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 7. January 1957 Bombay, India Hard India Sarah Mody India Khanum Singh
India Leila Punjabi
6–0, 6–3
Win 8. January 1957 Delhi, India Hard India Sarah Mody India Khanum Singh
India Pramila Khanna Singh
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss 6. December 1958 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Pakistan Taqi Butt Pakistan Tahira Hamid
United States Louise Snow
3–6, 2–6
Win 9. January 1959 Calcutta, India Hard India Dechu Appaiah India Khanum Singh
India Laura Woodbridge
6–4, 6–2
Win 10. April 1961 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Pakistan Salma Noorani Pakistan Laila Sheikh
Pakistan Shahnaz Rahim
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7. February 1962 New Delhi, India Hard Denmark Pia Balling Australia Lesley Turner
Australia Madonna Schacht
1–6, 3–6
Loss 8. February 1963 Calcutta, India Hard India Rita Suriya India Cherri Chettyanna
India Rattan Thadani
1–6, 6–1, 3–6

References

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