Mahmoud Alam (born in

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) is a former tennis player from

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, who represented the country in the Davis Cup and also played at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon

He is the first Pakistani to reach the second round in 1948 at

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during the pre-open era. He was one of two Pakistanis at the tournament. Scores * 1st round: defeated Bela Peto of Hungary, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. * 2nd round: lost to Egyptian Marcel Coen 7–9 4–6, 7–5, 3–6.

Davis Cup

Alam represented Pakistan in 2 ties in 1948 against Switzerland and in 1950 against Philippines. He overall record was 0–6. * Singles: 0–4 * Doubles: 0–2

Background and family life

His father, Mehboob Alam, was a captain of

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's hockey team from 1914 - 1918.Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq
/ref> His daughter,

Sheherezade Alam Sheherezade Alam (1947/1948 – 19 May 2022) was a Pakistani ceramist. Education and family Alam was born in Pakistan to Mahmoud Alam, a Pakistani former tennis player and his wife, Surayya, in Lahore. She had two brothers, Asad and Shaban. Br ...

is a celebrated ceramist and son-in-law,

Zahoor ul Akhlaq Zahoor ul Akhlaq (4 February 1941 – 18 January 1999) was a pioneering artist from Pakistan. He is known for his approach to painting, sculpture, design and architecture, as well as his teaching at the NCA (National College of Arts) in Laho ...

was a painter. He also has two sons, Asad and Shaban.

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* Pakistani male tennis players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Pakistan-tennis-bio-stub