Parveen Ahmed (born 1930s) is a former Pakistani tennis player.
Career She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1963. She lost to the Brazilian Maria Bueno in the Second Round. She is the first Pakistani female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam.
Career finals Singles (4–2) ResultNo.YearLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. October 1954 Lyallpur, Pakistan Clay Rushna Dinshaw 6–4, 2–6, 6–3Win 2. January 1955 Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India Hard Urmila Thapar 6–4, 5–7, 6–1Win 3. February 1958 Bombay, India Hard Anisa Desai 6–1, 6–2Loss 1. December 1958 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Louise Snow 3–6, 4–6Win 4. April 1961 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Salma Noorani 6–3, 6–3Loss 2. August 1963 Worthing, United Kingdom Grass Honor Durose 3–6, 3–6
Doubles (10–8) ResultNo.YearlocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. January 1953 Calcutta, India Hard Joy Mottram Rita Davar Laura Woodbridge 1–6, 2–6Win 1. January 1953 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Joy Mottram Taqi Butt Sachiko Kamo 6–2, 10–8Win 2. February 1953 Dacca, Bangladesh Hard Joy Mottram Taqi Butt Sachiko Kamo 6–2, 2–6, 11–9Loss 2. January 1954 New Delhi, India Hard Laura Woodbridge Rita Davar Urmila Thapar 7–5, 1–6, 3–6Loss 3. May 1954 Dorset, United Kingdom Grass Elaine Watson Judy Burke Betty Uber 0–6, 7–5, 4–6Win 3. October 1954 Lyallpur, Pakistan Clay Tahira Hamid Rushna Dinshaw Urmila Thapar 6–4, 6–2Win 4. January 1955 Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India Hard Taqi Butt Sarah Mody Laura Woodbridge 8–6, 6–3Loss 4. December 1955 New Delhi, India Hard Taqi Butt Sachiko Kamo Totte Zehden 1–6, 6–4, 2–6Win 5. January 1956 Allahabad, India Hard Tahira Hamid Inge Vogler Totte Zehden 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Loss 5. January 1956 Bombay, India Hard Tahira Hamid Inge Vogler Totte Zehden 3–6, 2–6Win 6. January 1956 Madras, India Hard Angela Buxton Sachiko Kamo Totte Zehden 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 7. January 1957 Bombay, India Hard Sarah Mody Khanum Singh Leila Punjabi 6–0, 6–3Win 8. January 1957 Delhi, India Hard Sarah Mody Khanum Singh Pramila Khanna Singh 4–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss 6. December 1958 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Taqi Butt Tahira Hamid Louise Snow 3–6, 2–6Win 9. January 1959 Calcutta, India Hard Dechu Appaiah Khanum Singh Laura Woodbridge 6–4, 6–2Win 10. April 1961 Lahore, Pakistan Hard Salma Noorani Laila Sheikh Shahnaz Rahim 6–3, 6–4Loss 7. February 1962 New Delhi, India Hard Pia Balling Lesley Turner Madonna Schacht 1–6, 3–6Loss 8. February 1963 Calcutta, India Hard Rita Suriya Cherri Chettyanna Rattan Thadani 1–6, 6–1, 3–6
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