Sarah Mahboob Khan

Sarah Mahboob Khan
Country (sports)  Pakistan
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Plays Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
College James Madison University
Prize money US$ 687
Singles
Career record 2 - 4
Career titles 0
Doubles
Career record 2 - 4

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

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

Edition Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II		 2 February 2011 Nonthaburi, Thailand Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Hard Kyrgyzstan Zhamilia Duisheeva L 0–6, 4–6
3 February 2011 Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Lavinia Tananta L 0–6, 1–6
4 February 2011 Philippines Philippines Philippines Anna Clarice Patrimonio L 4–6, 0–6
5 February 2011 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Anastasiya Prenko L 1–6, 1–6
2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II		 11 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Singapore Singapore Hard Singapore Charmaine Shi Yi Seah L 1–6, 2–6
14 April 2016 Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Jessy Rompies L 1–6, 1–6
16 April 2015 Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain Nazli Nader Redha W 6–0, 6–0

Doubles

Edition Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II		 2 February 2011 Nonthaburi, Thailand Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Hard Pakistan Ushna Suhail Kyrgyzstan Zhamilia Duisheeva
Kyrgyzstan Emilia Tenizbaeva		 W 6–4, 6–2
5 February 2011 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Pakistan Ushna Suhail Turkmenistan Jenneta Halliyeva
Turkmenistan Anastasiya Prenko		 L 2–6, 2–6
2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II		 12 April 2016 Nonthaburi, Thailand Malaysia Malaysia Hard Pakistan Ushna Suhail Malaysia Jawairiah Noordin
Malaysia Theiviya Selvarajoo		 L 3–6, 0–6

References

  1. ↑ Sarah Mahboob Khan at the Fed Cup
  2. 1 2 3 "Tribute to our Tennis Player & Tennis Coaching Program" (PDF). Islamabad Club Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 04. Islamabad Club. October–December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Sarah Mahboob Khan". Players Profile. Sindh Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Raheel, Natasha (4 March 2011). "Female players to receive training in Dubai". The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune News Network. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Nasreen, Gul (31 May 2011). "Sarah creates tennis history". You! Women's Magazine - Women power!. Jang Group Of Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Sara qualifies for doubles quarterfinals of ITF Women's Pro Circuit (WTA Ranking)". News and Events. Pakistan Tennis. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Sarah in ITF Ranking Tennis doubles quarters". The Nation - Sports. Nawaiwaqt Group of News Papers. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "New Mexico Announce Two Signees - Lobos get NLIs from Maria Sablina and Sarah Mahboob Khan". Official Athletics Website of the University of New Mexico. CBS Interactive. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  9. ↑ Bora, Saurav (2016-02-11). "'Hard for Pak women to excel in tennis' - Interview - Sarah Mahboob". The Telegraph. ABP. Retrieved 2016-12-11. Sarah, who became the youngest-ever national champion at the age of 14, had come back to Pakistan in May last year after graduating from James Madison University in Virginia (US) where she played for their team for four years.
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