Parveen Ahmed| Full name | Parveen Ahmed Sheikh |
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| Country (sports) |  Pakistan |
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| Plays | Right Handed |
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| Career titles | 4 |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1963) |
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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)
| Result
|
No.
|
Year
|
Location
|
Surface
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
| Win
|
1.
|
October 1954
|
Lyallpur, Pakistan
|
Clay
|
 Rushna Dinshaw
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
|
| Win
|
2.
|
January 1955
|
Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India
|
Hard
|
Urmila Thapar
|
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
|
| Win
|
3.
|
February 1958
|
Bombay, India
|
Hard
|
Anisa Desai
|
6–1, 6–2
|
| Loss
|
1.
|
December 1958
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
Hard
|
 Louise Snow
|
3–6, 4–6
|
| Win
|
4.
|
April 1961
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
Hard
|
Salma Noorani
|
6–3, 6–3
|
| Loss
|
2.
|
August 1963
|
Worthing, United Kingdom
|
Grass
|
 Honor Durose
|
3–6, 3–6
|
Doubles (10–8)
| Result
|
No.
|
Year
|
location
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
| Loss
|
1.
|
January 1953
|
Calcutta, India
|
Hard
|
Joy Mottram
|
Rita Davar
Laura Woodbridge
|
1–6, 2–6
|
| Win
|
1.
|
January 1953
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
Hard
|
Joy Mottram
|
Taqi Butt
 Sachiko Kamo
|
6–2, 10–8
|
| Win
|
2.
|
February 1953
|
Dacca, Bangladesh
|
Hard
|
Joy Mottram
|
Taqi Butt
Sachiko Kamo
|
6–2, 2–6, 11–9
|
| Loss
|
2.
|
January 1954
|
New Delhi, India
|
Hard
|
Laura Woodbridge
|
Rita Davar
Urmila Thapar
|
7–5, 1–6, 3–6
|
| Loss
|
3.
|
May 1954
|
Dorset, United Kingdom
|
Grass
|
Elaine Watson
|
 Judy Burke
Betty Uber
|
0–6, 7–5, 4–6
|
| Win
|
3.
|
October 1954
|
Lyallpur, Pakistan
|
Clay
|
Tahira Hamid
|
Rushna Dinshaw
Urmila Thapar
|
6–4, 6–2
|
| Win
|
4.
|
January 1955
|
Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India
|
Hard
|
Taqi Butt
|
Sarah Mody
Laura Woodbridge
|
8–6, 6–3
|
| Loss
|
4.
|
December 1955
|
New Delhi, India
|
Hard
|
Taqi Butt
|
Sachiko Kamo
 Totte Zehden
|
1–6, 6–4, 2–6
|
| Win
|
5.
|
January 1956
|
Allahabad, India
|
Hard
|
Tahira Hamid
|
Inge Vogler
Totte Zehden
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
|
| Loss
|
5.
|
January 1956
|
Bombay, India
|
Hard
|
Tahira Hamid
|
Inge Vogler
Totte Zehden
|
3–6, 2–6
|
| Win
|
6.
|
January 1956
|
Madras, India
|
Hard
|
Angela Buxton
|
Sachiko Kamo
Totte Zehden
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|
| Win
|
7.
|
January 1957
|
Bombay, India
|
Hard
|
Sarah Mody
|
Khanum Singh
Leila Punjabi
|
6–0, 6–3
|
| Win
|
8.
|
January 1957
|
Delhi, India
|
Hard
|
Sarah Mody
|
Khanum Singh
Pramila Khanna Singh
|
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
|
| Loss
|
6.
|
December 1958
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
Hard
|
Taqi Butt
|
Tahira Hamid
Louise Snow
|
3–6, 2–6
|
| Win
|
9.
|
January 1959
|
Calcutta, India
|
Hard
|
Dechu Appaiah
|
Khanum Singh
Laura Woodbridge
|
6–4, 6–2
|
| Win
|
10.
|
April 1961
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
Hard
|
Salma Noorani
|
Laila Sheikh
Shahnaz Rahim
|
6–3, 6–4
|
| Loss
|
7.
|
February 1962
|
New Delhi, India
|
Hard
|
 Pia Balling
|
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Madonna Schacht
|
1–6, 3–6
|
| Loss
|
8.
|
February 1963
|
Calcutta, India
|
Hard
|
Rita Suriya
|
Cherri Chettyanna
Rattan Thadani
|
1–6, 6–1, 3–6
|
References