Sarah Mahboob Khan
Pakistani tennis player (born 1991)
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Sarah Mahboob Khan (born 9 February 1991) is a Pakistani tennis player.
Pakistan| Country (sports) | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1991 Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Plays | Right-handed (Double-handed backhand) |
| College | James Madison University |
| Prize money | US$ 687 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2 - 4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2 - 4 |
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 |  Zhamilia Duisheeva |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | February 2011 | Indonesia |  Lavinia Tananta |
0–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | February 2011 | Philippines |  Anna Clarice Patrimonio |
4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | February 2011 | Turkmenistan |  Anastasiya Prenko |
1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | April 2016 | 2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Singapore |  Charmaine Shi Yi Seah |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | April 2016 | Indonesia | Jessy Rompies |
1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Winner | 7. | April 2016 | Bahrain |  Nazli Nader Redha |
6–0, 6–0 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | July 2017 | 2017 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Malaysia |  Aslina Chua |
6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | February 2018 | 2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Indonesia | Aldila Sutjiadi |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | February 2018 | Bahrain | Nazli Nader Redha |
6–0, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 11. | June 2019 | 2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Hong Kong |  Eudice Chong |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | June 2019 | New Zealand |  Paige Hourigan |
0–6, 0–6 | ||
| Winner | 13. | June 2019 | Bangladesh |  Eshita Afrose |
6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 14. | June 2019 | Turkmenistan | Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva |
2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 15. | February 2020 | 2020 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Singapore | Izabella Tan Hui-xin |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | February 2020 | 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 | Ushna Suhail |
Zhamilia Duisheeva Emilia Tenizbaeva |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | February 2011 | Turkmenistan | Ushna Suhail |
Jenneta Halliyeva Anastasiya Prenko |
2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | April 2016 | 2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Malaysia | Ushna Suhail |
Jawairiah Noordin Theiviya Selvarajoo |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 4. | April 2016 | Kyrgyzstan | Ushna Suhail |
Nelli Buyuklianova Alina Lazareva |
w/o | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | July 2017 | 2017 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Malaysia | Mahin Qureshi |
Aslina Chua Uma Nayar |
3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 6. | July 2017 | Iran | Ushna Suhail |
 Sara Amiri Ghazal Pakbaten |
6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | February 2018 | 2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | New Zealand | Mahin Qureshi |
Emily Fanning Katherine Westbury |
3-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | June 2019 | 2019 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II |
Hard | Hong Kong | Meheq Khokhar |
Ng Kwan-yau Cody Wong |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | June 2019 | Turkmenistan | Sara Mansoor |
Anastasiya Azimbayeva Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva |
4–6, 5–7 |
