Sarah Mahboob Khan

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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
Career record 2–4
Career record 2–4
Last updated on: 15 April 2015.

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

Sarah Mahboob Khan was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 9 February 1991. Her father Mahboob is a tennis coach.[1]

In 2004, Sarah Mahboob Khan became the youngest ever Pakistan National Champion, aged 14.[2]

She 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, Sarah 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, Sarah Mahboob Khan made her debut in the Pakistan Fed Cup team, which was competing for the first time since 2000.

In May 2011, she signed to play for the tennis team of the University of New Mexico.[7]

After her sophomore year, Khan transferred to play for James Madison University in Virginia. She is expected to graduate in May of 2015 and return to Pakistan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tribute to our Tennis Player & Tennis Coaching Program" (PDF). Islamabad Club Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 04. Islamabad Club. October–December 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Sarah Mahboob Khan". Players Profile. Sindh Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Raheel, Natasha (4 March 2011). "Female players to receive training in Dubai". The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune News Network. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Nasreen, Gul (31 May 2011). "Sarah creates tennis history". You! Women's Magazine - Women power!. Jang Group Of Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Sarah in ITF Ranking Tennis doubles quarters". The Nation - Sports. Nawaiwaqt Group of News Papers. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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