Vera Mattar

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Vera Mattar
Country (sports)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Born1916 (1916)
Singles
Career titles8
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1948)
Doubles
Career titles3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1948 1960)

Vera Mattar (born 1916) is a Lebanese former tennis player. She is the first Lebanese female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam.

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She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1948. She lost to the American Barbara Scofield in the Second Round. [1] Her partner in mixed doubles Egyptian Eddie Mandelbaum lost in the Second Round to the Australian player John Bromwich and American Louise Brough. [2]

Competed in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1960 with her partner compatriot Karim Fawaz lost in the Second Round to the Mexican player Rafael Osuna and American Sally Moore. [3]

Career finals

Singles (8–5)

ResultNo.YearTournamentLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.April 1944 Israel Spring International Championships Tel Aviv, IsraelClay Flag of Israel.svg Gertrude Kornfeld1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss1.March 1946 Cairo International Championships Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu 3–6, 3–6
Loss2.April 1946 International Championships of Egypt Alexandria, EgyptClay Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu 1–6, 1–6
Win2.July 1948 Durham County Championships Sunderland, UKGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elizabeth Wilson6–4, 6–4
Win3.September 1948 International Championships of Turkey Ankara, TurkeyClay Flag of Turkey.svg Mualla Gorodetzky 3–6, 7–5, 13–11
Loss3.September 1948 Istanbul International Championships Istanbul, TurkeyClay Flag of Turkey.svg Mualla Gorodetzky0–6, 6–4, 7–9
Loss4.September 1948 Greek International Championships Athens, GreeceClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Quertier 1–6, 3–6
Loss5.August 1952. [4] Brumana International Brummana, LebanonClay Flag of Turkey.svg Bahtiye Musluoğlu 2–6, 1–6
Win4.November 1953Lebanon Championships Beirut, LebanonClay Flag of Lebanon.svg Athina Kyriacopoulo1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win5.November 1954National Championships of LebanonBeirut, LebanonClay Flag of Lebanon.svg Nena Farrah6–2, 6–0
Win6.June 1955Lebanon National ChampionshipsBeirut, LebanonClay Flag of Lebanon.svg Nena Farrah6–2, 6–1
Win7.June 1957 [5] Lebanon National ChampionshipsBeirut, LebanonClay Flag of Lebanon.svg Nena Farrah6–2, 6–3
Win8.November 1957Lebanese National ChampionshipsBeirut, LebanonClay Flag of Lebanon.svg Athina Kyriacopoulo6–0, 6–3

Doubles (3–4)

ResultNo.YearTournamentlocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.March 1946International Championships of Egypt Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lavender Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Brown
Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu
3–6, 0–6
Win1.August 1946? Istanbul, TurkeyClay Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu Flag of Turkey.svg Mualla Gorodetzky
Flag of Turkey.svg Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–2, 6–1
Loss2.March 1948Egyptian ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClay Flag of France.svg Suzanne Pannetier Flag of France.svg Nelly Landry
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alice Weiwers
2–6, 4–6
Win2.September 1948International Championships of IstanbulIstanbul, TurkeyClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Quertier Flag of Turkey.svg Mualla Gorodetzky
Flag of Turkey.svg Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–3, 6–2
Loss3.March 1949Championships of EgyptCairo, EgyptClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Brown Flag of France.svg Nelly Landry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Mottram
3–6, 2–6
Loss4.March 1949 Alexandria International Championships Alexandria, EgyptClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Brown Flag of France.svg Nelly Landry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Megan Buxton-Knight
2–6, 5–7
Win3.August 1952Brummana International Championships Brummana, LebanonClay Flag of Turkey.svg Bahtiye Musluoğlu Flag of Lebanon.svg Renée Abi Hatab
Flag of Lebanon.svg Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–2

References

  1. "1958 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  2. "1948 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  3. "1960 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  4. Schoucair, Nohad Victor. "results BRUMMANA". www.lebanon-tennis-history.com. Lebanon International Tennis. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. Lebanon International Tennis