Vera Mattar

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Vera Mattar
Country (sports) Lebanon
Born1916
Singles
Career titles8
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1948)
Doubles
Career titles3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1948 1960)

Vera Mattar (born 1916) is a Lebanese former tennis player. She is the first Lebanese female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam.

She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1948. She lost to the American Barbara Scofield in the Second Round.[1] Her partner in mixed doubles Egyptian Eddie Mandelbaum lost in the Second Round to the Australian player John Bromwich and American Louise Brough. [2]

Competed in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1960 with her partner compatriot Karim Fawaz lost in the Second Round to the Mexican player Rafael Osuna and American Sally Moore.[3]

Career finals[edit]

Singles (8–5)[edit]

Result No. Year Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. April 1944 Israel Spring International Championships Tel Aviv, Israel Clay Israel Gertrude Kornfeld 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1. March 1946 Cairo International Championships Cairo, Egypt Clay France Simonne Mathieu 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. April 1946 International Championships of Egypt Alexandria, Egypt Clay France Simonne Mathieu 1–6, 1–6
Win 2. July 1948 Durham County Championships Sunderland, UK Grass United Kingdom Elizabeth Wilson 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. September 1948 International Championships of Turkey Ankara, Turkey Clay Turkey Mualla Gorodetzky 3–6, 7–5, 13–11
Loss 3. September 1948 Istanbul International Championships Istanbul, Turkey Clay Turkey Mualla Gorodetzky 0–6, 6–4, 7–9
Loss 4. September 1948 Greek International Championships Athens, Greece Clay United Kingdom Jean Quertier 1–6, 3–6
Loss 5. August 1952.[4] Brumana International Brummana, Lebanon Clay Turkey Bahtiye Musluoğlu 2–6, 1–6
Win 4. November 1953 Lebanon Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay Lebanon Athina Kyriacopoulo 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 5. November 1954 National Championships of Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Clay Lebanon Nena Farrah 6–2, 6–0
Win 6. June 1955 Lebanon National Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay Lebanon Nena Farrah 6–2, 6–1
Win 7. June 1957[5] Lebanon National Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay Lebanon Nena Farrah 6–2, 6–3
Win 8. November 1957 Lebanese National Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay Lebanon Athina Kyriacopoulo 6–0, 6–3

Doubles (3–4)[edit]

Result No. Year Tournament location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. March 1946 International Championships of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Clay United Kingdom Lavender Campbell United Kingdom Joy Brown
France Simonne Mathieu
3–6, 0–6
Win 1. August 1946 ? Istanbul, Turkey Clay France Simonne Mathieu Turkey Mualla Gorodetzky
Turkey Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–2, 6–1
Loss 2. March 1948 Egyptian Championships Cairo, Egypt Clay France Suzanne Pannetier France Nelly Landry
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
2–6, 4–6
Win 2. September 1948 International Championships of Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey Clay United Kingdom Jean Quertier Turkey Mualla Gorodetzky
Turkey Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. March 1949 Championships of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Clay United Kingdom Joy Brown France Nelly Landry
United Kingdom Joy Mottram
3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. March 1949 Alexandria International Championships Alexandria, Egypt Clay United Kingdom Joy Brown France Nelly Landry
United Kingdom Megan Buxton-Knight
2–6, 5–7
Win 3. August 1952 Brummana International Championships Brummana, Lebanon Clay Turkey Bahtiye Musluoğlu Lebanon Renée Abi Hatab
Lebanon Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1958 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  2. ^ "1948 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  3. ^ "1960 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  4. ^ Schoucair, Nohad Victor. "results BRUMMANA". www.lebanon-tennis-history.com. Lebanon International Tennis. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ Lebanon International Tennis