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Parveen Ahmed (born 1930s) is a former Pakistani tennis player.
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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)
| Result | No. | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | October 1954 | Lyallpur, Pakistan | Clay | Rushna Dinshaw | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | January 1955 | Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India | Hard | Urmila Thapar | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | February 1958 | Bombay, India | Hard | Anisa Desai | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | December 1958 | Lahore, Pakistan | Hard | Louise Snow | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | April 1961 | Lahore, Pakistan | Hard | Salma Noorani | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | August 1963 | Worthing, United Kingdom | Grass | Honor Durose | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (10–8)
| Result | No. | Year | location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | January 1953 | Calcutta, India | Hard | Joy Mottram | Rita Davar Laura Woodbridge | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | January 1953 | Lahore, Pakistan | Hard | Joy Mottram | Taqi Butt Sachiko Kamo | 6–2, 10–8 |
| Win | 2. | February 1953 | Dacca, Bangladesh | Hard | Joy Mottram | Taqi Butt Sachiko Kamo | 6–2, 2–6, 11–9 |
| Loss | 2. | January 1954 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Laura Woodbridge | Rita Davar Urmila Thapar | 7–5, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | May 1954 | Dorset, United Kingdom | Grass | Elaine Watson | Judy Burke Betty Uber | 0–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | October 1954 | Lyallpur, Pakistan | Clay | Tahira Hamid | Rushna Dinshaw Urmila Thapar | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | January 1955 | Northern India Championships, New Delhi, India | Hard | Taqi Butt | Sarah Mody Laura Woodbridge | 8–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | December 1955 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Taqi Butt | Sachiko Kamo Totte Zehden | 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | January 1956 | Allahabad, India | Hard | Tahira Hamid | Inge Vogler Totte Zehden | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | January 1956 | Bombay, India | Hard | Tahira Hamid | Inge Vogler Totte Zehden | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | January 1956 | Madras, India | Hard | Angela Buxton | Sachiko Kamo Totte Zehden | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | January 1957 | Bombay, India | Hard | Sarah Mody | Khanum Singh Leila Punjabi | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | January 1957 | Delhi, India | Hard | Sarah Mody | Khanum Singh Pramila Khanna Singh | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | December 1958 | Lahore, Pakistan | Hard | Taqi Butt | Tahira Hamid Louise Snow | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9. | January 1959 | Calcutta, India | Hard | Dechu Appaiah | Khanum Singh Laura Woodbridge | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10. | April 1961 | Lahore, Pakistan | Hard | Salma Noorani | Laila Sheikh Shahnaz Rahim | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | February 1962 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Pia Balling | Lesley Turner Madonna Schacht | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | February 1963 | Calcutta, India | Hard | Rita Suriya | Cherri Chettyanna Rattan Thadani | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
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