Parveen Ahmed Explained

Parveen Ahmed
Fullname:Parveen Ahmed Sheikh
Plays:Right Handed
Singlestitles:4
Wimbledonresult:2R (1963)

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

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)

ResultNo.YearLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.October 1954Lyallpur, PakistanClay Rushna Dinshaw 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win2.January 1955Northern India Championships, New Delhi, IndiaHard Urmila Thapar 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Win3.February 1958Bombay, IndiaHard Anisa Desai 6–1, 6–2
Loss1.December 1958Lahore, PakistanHard Louise Snow 3–6, 4–6
Win4.April 1961Lahore, PakistanHard Salma Noorani 6–3, 6–3
Loss2.August 1963Worthing, United KingdomGrass Honor Durose 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (10–8)

ResultNo.YearlocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.January 1953Calcutta, IndiaHard Joy Mottram Rita Davar
Laura Woodbridge
1–6, 2–6
Win1.January 1953Lahore, PakistanHard Joy Mottram Taqi Butt
Sachiko Kamo
6–2, 10–8
Win2.February 1953Dacca, BangladeshHard Joy Mottram Taqi Butt
Sachiko Kamo
6–2, 2–6, 11–9
Loss2.January 1954New Delhi, IndiaHard Laura Woodbridge Rita Davar
Urmila Thapar
7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Loss3.May 1954Dorset, United KingdomGrass Elaine Watson Judy Burke
Betty Uber
0–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win3.October 1954Lyallpur, PakistanClay Tahira Hamid Rushna Dinshaw
Urmila Thapar
6–4, 6–2
Win4.January 1955Northern India Championships, New Delhi, IndiaHard Taqi Butt Sarah Mody
Laura Woodbridge
8–6, 6–3
Loss4.December 1955New Delhi, IndiaHard Taqi Butt Sachiko Kamo
Totte Zehden
1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win5.January 1956Allahabad, IndiaHard Tahira Hamid Inge Vogler
Totte Zehden
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss5.January 1956Bombay, IndiaHard Tahira Hamid Inge Vogler
Totte Zehden
3–6, 2–6
Win6.January 1956Madras, IndiaHard Sachiko Kamo
Totte Zehden
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win7.January 1957Bombay, India Hard Sarah Mody Khanum Singh
Leila Punjabi
6–0, 6–3
Win8.January 1957Delhi, India Hard Sarah Mody Khanum Singh
Pramila Khanna Singh
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss6.December 1958Lahore, PakistanHard Taqi Butt Tahira Hamid
Louise Snow
3–6, 2–6
Win9.January 1959Calcutta, IndiaHard Dechu Appaiah Khanum Singh
Laura Woodbridge
6–4, 6–2
Win10.April 1961Lahore, PakistanHard Salma Noorani Laila Sheikh
Shahnaz Rahim
6–3, 6–4
Loss7.February 1962New Delhi, IndiaHard Pia Balling Lesley Turner
Madonna Schacht
1–6, 3–6
Loss8.February 1963Calcutta, IndiaHard Rita Suriya Cherri Chettyanna
Rattan Thadani
1–6, 6–1, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian Lawn Tennis Championships – Lahore C. 1958. lahore.city-history.com.
  2. Web site: 1963 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws. wtafiles.