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Lebanese female tennis player
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]
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Location
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
April 1944
Israel Spring International Championships
Tel Aviv , Israel
Clay
Gertrude Kornfeld
1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss
1.
March 1946
Cairo International Championships
Cairo , Egypt
Clay
Simonne Mathieu
3–6, 3–6
Loss
2.
April 1946
International Championships of Egypt
Alexandria , Egypt
Clay
Simonne Mathieu
1–6, 1–6
Win
2.
July 1948
Durham County Championships
Sunderland , UK
Grass
Elizabeth Wilson
6–4, 6–4
Win
3.
September 1948
International Championships of Turkey
Ankara , Turkey
Clay
Mualla Gorodetzky
3–6, 7–5, 13–11
Loss
3.
September 1948
Istanbul International Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
Clay
Mualla Gorodetzky
0–6, 6–4, 7–9
Loss
4.
September 1948
Greek International Championships
Athens , Greece
Clay
Jean Quertier
1–6, 3–6
Loss
5.
August 1952.[ 4]
Brumana International
Brummana , Lebanon
Clay
Bahtiye Musluoğlu
2–6, 1–6
Win
4.
November 1953
Lebanon Championships
Beirut , Lebanon
Clay
Athina Kyriacopoulo
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win
5.
November 1954
National Championships of Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
Clay
Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–0
Win
6.
June 1955
Lebanon National Championships
Beirut, Lebanon
Clay
Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–1
Win
7.
June 1957[ 5]
Lebanon National Championships
Beirut, Lebanon
Clay
Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–3
Win
8.
November 1957
Lebanese National Championships
Beirut, Lebanon
Clay
Athina Kyriacopoulo
6–0, 6–3
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
location
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
March 1946
International Championships of Egypt
Cairo , Egypt
Clay
Lavender Campbell
Joy Brown Simonne Mathieu
3–6, 0–6
Win
1.
August 1946
?
Istanbul , Turkey
Clay
Simonne Mathieu
Mualla Gorodetzky Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–2, 6–1
Loss
2.
March 1948
Egyptian Championships
Cairo, Egypt
Clay
Suzanne Pannetier
Nelly Landry Alice Weiwers
2–6, 4–6
Win
2.
September 1948
International Championships of Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
Clay
Jean Quertier
Mualla Gorodetzky Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–3, 6–2
Loss
3.
March 1949
Championships of Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
Clay
Joy Brown
Nelly Landry Joy Mottram
3–6, 2–6
Loss
4.
March 1949
Alexandria International Championships
Alexandria, Egypt
Clay
Joy Brown
Nelly Landry Megan Buxton-Knight
2–6, 5–7
Win
3.
August 1952
Brummana International Championships
Brummana , Lebanon
Clay
Bahtiye Musluoğlu
Renée Abi Hatab Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–2