Khanum Haji

Khanum Haji (Hindi: ख़ानम हाजी, Urdu: خانم حاجی) was an Indian tennis player from Hyderabad.[1] She was the women's champion in the first-ever Grass Court National Championship of India, held in 1946.[2]

References
  1. Pratip Kumar Datta (2001), A Century of Indian Tennis, Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, ISBN 81-230-0783-3, ... The honour of becoming the first woman National Champion fell on Mrs. Khanum Singh (nee Haji) ... Khanum Haji, also from Bombay ...
  2. Boria Majumdar, J. A. Mangan (2005), Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-35953-8, ... The first woman Champion was Khanum Singh (nee Haji) ...


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