Sarah Mahboob Khan

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Sarah Mahboob Khan
Country (sports)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PlaysRight-handed (Double-handed backhand)
CollegeJames Madison University
Prize moneyUS$ 687
Singles
Career record2 - 4
Career titles0
Doubles
Career record2 - 4

Sarah Mahboob Khan (born 9 February 1991) is a Pakistani tennis player.

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Playing for Pakistan at the Fed Cup, Mahboob Khan has a win–loss of 2–8. [1]

Career

Sarah Mahboob Khan was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Her father Mahboob is a tennis coach. [2] In 2004, Sarah Mahboob Khan became the youngest ever Pakistan National Champion, aged 14. [3]

She has been Pakistan's leading tennis player since 2005. [2] [4] She is the only player to have won Pakistan national titles on clay, hard, and grass, and has won a record number of National Rankings Ladies' Singles Titles. [3]

In October 2010, Sarah Mahboob Khan became the first Pakistani female tennis player to qualify for the main draw of an ITF tournament outside Pakistan, [2] and the first to reach the quarter-final of an ITF tournament, achieving this in the doubles at Ain Sukhna, Egypt, partnering Irina Constantinide. [5] [6] [7]

In May 2011, she signed to play for the tennis team of the University of New Mexico. [8]

After her sophomore year, Khan transferred to play for James Madison University in Virginia, where she played for four years and graduated in May 2015. She then returned to Pakistan. [9]

Fed Cup participation

Singles

OutcomeNo.DateEditionSurfaceAgainstOpponentScore
Runner-up1.February 2011 2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Zhamilia Duisheeva0–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.February 2011 Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Lavinia Tananta 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.February 2011 Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg Anna Clarice Patrimonio 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up4.February 2011 Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Anastasiya Prenko 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.April 2016 2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Charmaine Shi Yi Seah1–6, 2–6
Runner-up6.April 2016 Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Jessy Rompies 1–6, 1–6
Winner7.April 2016 Bahrain Flag of Bahrain.svg Nazli Nader Redha6–0, 6–0
Runner-up8.July 2017 2017 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Aslina Chua 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up9.February 2018 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi 0–6, 2–6
Winner10.February 2018 Bahrain Flag of Bahrain.svg Nazli Nader Redha6–0, 6–1
Runner-up11.June 2019 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg Eudice Chong 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up12.June 2019 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan 0–6, 0–6
Winner13.June 2019 Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh.svg Eshita Afrose6–1, 6–2
Runner-up14.June 2019 Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up15.February 2020 2020 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Izabella Tan Hui-xin2–6, 1–6
Runner-up16.February 2020 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan 2–6, 0–6

Doubles

OutcomeNo.DateEditionSurfaceAgainstPartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.February 2011 2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Kyrgyzstan Flag of Pakistan.svg Ushna Suhail Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Zhamilia Duisheeva
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Emilia Tenizbaeva
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.February 2011 Turkmenistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Ushna Suhail Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Jenneta Halliyeva
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Anastasiya Prenko
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.April 2016 2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Malaysia Flag of Pakistan.svg Ushna Suhail Flag of Malaysia.svg Jawairiah Noordin
Flag of Malaysia.svg Theiviya Selvarajoo
3–6, 0–6
Winner4.April 2016 Kyrgyzstan Flag of Pakistan.svg Ushna Suhail Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Nelli Buyuklianova
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Alina Lazareva
w/o
Runner-up5.July 2017 2017 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Malaysia Flag of Pakistan.svg Mahin Qureshi Flag of Malaysia.svg Aslina Chua
Flag of Malaysia.svg Uma Nayar
3-6, 2-6
Winner6.July 2017 Iran Flag of Pakistan.svg Ushna Suhail Flag of Iran.svg Sara Amiri
Flag of Iran.svg Ghazal Pakbaten
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up7.February 2018 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard New Zealand Flag of Pakistan.svg Mahin Qureshi Flag of New Zealand.svg Emily Fanning
Flag of New Zealand.svg Katherine Westbury
3-6, 1-6
Runner-up8.June 2019 2019 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II
Hard Hong Kong Flag of Pakistan.svg Meheq Khokhar Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Kwan-yau
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cody Wong
0–6, 1–6
Runner-up9.June 2019 Turkmenistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Sara Mansoor Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Anastasiya Azimbayeva
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva
4–6, 5–7

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