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Sarah Mahboob Khan Country 
PakistanBorn February 9, 1991
Rawalpindi, PakistanTurned pro 2010 Plays Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) Career prize money $687 Singles Career record 2-4 Career titles 0 Doubles Career record 2-4 Career titles 0 Last updated on: 30 May 2011. Sarah Mahboob Khan (born 9 February 1991) is a Pakistani tennis player who is the leading player in her country and who has reached the furthest for players from her country in international tournaments.
Biography
Mahboob Khan was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 9 February 1991, and her father is a tennis coach.[1]
In 2004, Mahboob Khan became the youngest ever Pakistan National Champion, aged 14.[2]
Mahboob Kahn has been Pakistan's leading tennis player since 2005.[1][3]
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.[2]
In October 2010, Mahboob Khan became the first Pakistani female tennis player to qualify for the main draw of an ITF tournament outside Pakistan,[1] and the first to reach the quarter-final of an ITF tournament, achieving this in the doubles at Ain Sukhna, Egypt, partnering Irina Constantinide.[4][5][6]
In February 2011, Mahboob Khan made her debut in the Pakistan Fed Cup team, which was competing for the first time since 2000.
In May 2011, it was announced that she had signed for the tennis team of the University of New Mexico.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Tribute to our Tennis Player & Tennis Coaching Program". Islamabad Club Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 04. Islamabad Club. October-December 2010. http://www.islamabadclub.org.pk/Oct-Dec10.pdf. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Sarah Mahboob Khan". Players Profile. Sindh Tennis Association. http://sindhtennis.com/players_pro-sara-mahboob.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (4 March 2011). "Female players to receive training in Dubai". The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune News Network. http://tribune.com.pk/story/127746/female-players-to-receive-training-in-dubai/. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Nasreen, Gul (31 May 2011). "Sarah creates tennis history". You! Women's Magazine - Women power!. Jang Group Of Newspapers. http://e.thenews.com.pk/newsmag/mag/detail_article.asp?magId=1&id=1093. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Sara qualifies for doubles quarterfinals of ITF Women's Pro Circuit (WTA Ranking)". News and Events. Pakistan Tennis. 22 October 2010. http://www.pakistantennis.com/saramehboob_pak01.php. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Sarah in ITF Ranking Tennis doubles quarters". The Nation - Sports. Nawaiwaqt Group of News Papers. 22 October 2010. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Sports/22-Oct-2010/Sarah-in-ITF-Ranking-Tennis-doubles-quarters. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "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. http://www.golobos.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/050211aaa.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
External links
- Sarah Mahboob Khan at the Fed Cup
- Sarah Mahboob Khan at the Women's Tennis Association
- Sarah Mahboob Khan at the International Tennis Federation
- Sarah Mahboob Khan at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Pakistani sportswomen
- Pakistani female tennis players
- People from Rawalpindi
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