Sarah Mahboob Khan

For other people with the same name, see Sara Khan.

Sarah Mahboob Khan
Country (sports) Pakistan
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PlaysRight-handed (Double-handed backhand)
CollegeJames Madison University
Prize moneyUS$ 687
Singles
Career record2 - 4
Career titles0
Doubles
Career record2 - 4

Sarah Mahboob Khan (born 9 February 1991) 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

Outcome No. Date Edition Surface Against Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. February 2011 2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Zhamilia Duisheeva 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. February 2011 Indonesia Indonesia Lavinia Tananta 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. February 2011 Philippines Philippines Anna Clarice Patrimonio 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. February 2011 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Anastasiya Prenko 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. April 2016 2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Singapore Singapore Charmaine Shi Yi Seah 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. April 2016 Indonesia Indonesia Jessy Rompies 1–6, 1–6
Winner 7. April 2016 Bahrain Bahrain Nazli Nader Redha 6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 8. July 2017 2017 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Malaysia Malaysia Aslina Chua 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 9. February 2018 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Indonesia Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi 0–6, 2–6
Winner 10. February 2018 Bahrain Bahrain Nazli Nader Redha 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 11. June 2019 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Hong Kong Hong Kong Eudice Chong 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 12. June 2019 New Zealand New Zealand Paige Hourigan 0–6, 0–6
Winner 13. June 2019 Bangladesh Bangladesh Eshita Afrose 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 14. June 2019 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. February 2020 2020 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Singapore Singapore Izabella Tan Hui-xin 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 16. February 2020 New Zealand New Zealand Paige Hourigan 2–6, 0–6

Doubles

Outcome No. Date Edition Surface Against Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. February 2011 2011 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Ushna Suhail Kyrgyzstan Zhamilia Duisheeva
Kyrgyzstan Emilia Tenizbaeva 		6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. February 2011 Turkmenistan Pakistan Ushna Suhail Turkmenistan Jenneta Halliyeva
Turkmenistan Anastasiya Prenko 		2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. April 2016 2016 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Malaysia Pakistan Ushna Suhail Malaysia Jawairiah Noordin
Malaysia Theiviya Selvarajoo 		3–6, 0–6
Winner 4. April 2016 Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Ushna Suhail Kyrgyzstan Nelli Buyuklianova
Kyrgyzstan Alina Lazareva 		w/o
Runner-up 5. July 2017 2017 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Malaysia Pakistan Mahin Qureshi Malaysia Aslina Chua
Malaysia Uma Nayar 		3-6, 2-6
Winner 6. July 2017 Iran Pakistan Ushna Suhail Iran Sara Amiri
Iran Ghazal Pakbaten 		6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 7. February 2018 2018 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard New Zealand Pakistan Mahin Qureshi New Zealand Emily Fanning
New Zealand Katherine Westbury 		3-6, 1-6
Runner-up 8. June 2019 2019 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone II 		Hard Hong Kong Pakistan Meheq Khokhar Hong Kong Ng Kwan-yau
Hong Kong Cody Wong 		0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. June 2019 Turkmenistan Pakistan Sara Mansoor Turkmenistan Anastasiya Azimbayeva
Turkmenistan Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva 		4–6, 5–7

References

  1. ^ Sarah Mahboob Khan at the Billie Jean King Cup
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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 (11 February 2016). "'Hard for Pak women to excel in tennis' - Interview - Sarah Mahboob". The Telegraph. ABP. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016. 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.