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| Full name | Parveen Ahmed Sheikh |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Pakistan |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1963) |
Parveen Ahmed (born 1930s) is a former Pakistani tennis player. [1]
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| Full name | Parveen Ahmed Sheikh |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Pakistan |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1963) |
Parveen Ahmed (born 1930s) is a former Pakistani tennis player. [1]
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |  Lesley Turner 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 |
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