Parveen Ahmed
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| Full name | Parveen Ahmed Sheikh |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1963) |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Parveen Ahmed (born 1930s) is a former Pakistani tennis player.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Singles (4–2)
[edit | edit source]| 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)
[edit | edit source]| 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 |