Saeed Meer, (born 25 November 1947, in

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), the former Pakistan No. 2 tennis player, had a successful

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career, with a 26–14 win–loss record.

Career

Meer played his first tournament at the East of England Championships in 1968. In April 1972 he won his first tournament at the Karachi Open against Meer Mohammed Khan. In the summer of 1972 he was touring in Great Britain and won the West Warwickshire Open at

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, England against the Nigerian player Thompson Onibokun. In 1973, he made it to the second round at Newport, United Kingdom he also went on to play at

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and

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in the United States. The following year, he played at

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, US. In 1974, he made it to the second round of the Wimbledon singles. Also that year he won the

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. Meer, also twice made it to the first round doubles of the US Open, once at the

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, the

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and Wimbledon. In the mixed doubles, he made it to the second round of the US Open and second round of Wimbledon. In 1976, Saeed Meer played at the Iran International Championships in

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. In 1977 he won the

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against Ali Kahn. His final ATP tournament was at the

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, in 1980, being knocked out in the first round. He currently coaches at the Beach View Club, Sea View in Karachi, Pakistan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meer, Saeed Pakistani male tennis players Living people 1947 births Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1974 Asian Games Muhajir people Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games