Pakistan Tennis Federation
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Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is the governing body of tennis in Pakistan. It has played vital role in the development of domestic, national and international tennis in Pakistan. It has produced number of young talented players. It also governed teams such as Pakistan Fed Cup team
and Pakistan Davis Cup team
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Davis Cup History of Pakistan Tennis (1948-2010)
In March 1920 All Indian Lawn Tennis Association (AILTA) was formed at Lahore and after getting the Independence from British in 1947 a separate All Pakistan Lawn Tennis Association was formed and Pakistan played its first Davis Cup competition against Switzerland on 2nd May 1948 at Switzerland in which leading ace players Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed and Mehmood Alam were played for Pakistan. Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed won his both singles matches in a convincing manner against European players M/s Hounder and M.Albrecht 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 and 6-1 7-5 1-6 4-6 6-4 respectively.
In April 1950, Pakistan’s first Davis Cup victory was created by Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed and Mehmood Alam when both players whitewashed Philippines 5-0 at Manila.
In 1984 Pakistan reached the Final of Eastern Zone by beating the strongest team of the Asian Group like Malaysia, 4-1 (January 1984), Indonesia 4-1 (March 1984), Thailand 4-1 (May 1984) but lost the final against Japan.
In 1988 when the format of Davis Cup was changed from Eastren Zone to Asia Oceania Group I & II, Pakistan was placed in Group-II, Pakistan again reached at the Final of AO G2 but unable to maintain the winning lead in the final against Hong Kong.
In 1989 Pakistan Tennis was in full swing and maintained the winning pace by beating the Kuwait, Bangladesh and Thailand and qualify for the Asia Oceania Group-1.
In the year 2002 Pakistan Tennis Team was again in its finest shape and beat Malaysia 4-1, Chinese Taipei 4-1 in the 1st and semi-final round respectively. In the Final of AO G-II Pakistan beat the strongest team of Asia, China P.R 3-2 in a convincing victory and reached into the Asia Oceania Group-I and continue to maintain the position in same group upto 2005.
In the year 2005 Pakistan leading Ace players Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan create history when they continuously maintained the winning track by beating the strongest teams like New Zealand in 2004, Thailand in 2005 and Chinese Taipei 4-1 in the final of AO G-I and qualify for World Group Playoff for the first time in the history of Pakistan Tennis.
During the excellent playing record of Davis Cup in the Asia Region Pakistan produced renowned tennis players like Iftikhar Ahmed, Saeed Hai, Saeed Meer, Haroon Rahim, Islam-ul-Haq, Hameed-ul-Haq, Rashid Malik, Mushaf Zia, Muhammad Khaliq, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan. Our youngest player Haroon Rahim who played Davis Cup at the age of 15 year 107 days while the oldest player is Hamid-ul-Haq who played Davis Cup till at the age of 35 years 34 days. Our Leading tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi played longest Rubber 5 hrs 20 minutes against Mark Nielson New Zealand in September 2004 at Islamabad and longest tie during was also against New Zealand which lasted 16 hrs 20 minutes.
the capital of Pakistan
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President & Secretaries of Pakistan Tennis Federation:
1948-1958 Justice S.A. Rehman - President
Mr. Ahmad Hussain Khokhar - Hon. Secretary
1959-1966 Mr. I.U.Khan - President
Syed Mehmud Alam - Hon. Secretary
1967-1977 Prince of Bahawalpur (Nawab) - President
Governor of Punjab
Mr. Azhar Noon - Hon. Secretary
Ch. Muhammad Farooq - Hon. Secretary
Syed Dilawar Abbas - Hon. Secretary
1977-1983 Col. Munir Ahmad - President
Col. Opal - Hon. Secretary
1984-1985 Gen. Rahimuddin Khan - President
Mr. Munir A.Pirzada - Hon. Secretary
1986-1990 Gen. Tallat Masood - President
Col. Baig - Hon. Secretary
1991-1995 Senator Mr. Wasim Sajjad - President
President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Chairman Senate of Pakistan
Mr. Munir A.Pirzada - Hon. Secretary
1996-2001 Mr. Anwar Saifulah Khan - President
Col. Dar (2 year) 1996-1998 - Hon. Secretary
Mr. Ali Akber (4 year) 1998-2002 - Hon. Secretary
2002 – 2010 Senator Syed Dilawar Abbas - President
Major (Retd.) A.Rashid Khan - Hon. Secretary
2010 – 2014 Syed Kaleem Imam - President
Mr. Mumtaz Yousaf - Hon. Secretary
Pakistan Fed Cup team
The Pakistan Fed Cup team represents Pakistan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.-History:Pakistan competed in its first Fed Cup in 1997. Their best result was finishing third in Group II in 1999....
and Pakistan Davis Cup team
Pakistan Davis Cup team
The Pakistan Davis Cup team represents Pakistan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.Pakistan currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group II...
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Davis Cup History of Pakistan Tennis (1948-2010)
In March 1920 All Indian Lawn Tennis Association (AILTA) was formed at Lahore and after getting the Independence from British in 1947 a separate All Pakistan Lawn Tennis Association was formed and Pakistan played its first Davis Cup competition against Switzerland on 2nd May 1948 at Switzerland in which leading ace players Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed and Mehmood Alam were played for Pakistan. Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed won his both singles matches in a convincing manner against European players M/s Hounder and M.Albrecht 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 and 6-1 7-5 1-6 4-6 6-4 respectively.
In April 1950, Pakistan’s first Davis Cup victory was created by Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed and Mehmood Alam when both players whitewashed Philippines 5-0 at Manila.
In 1984 Pakistan reached the Final of Eastern Zone by beating the strongest team of the Asian Group like Malaysia, 4-1 (January 1984), Indonesia 4-1 (March 1984), Thailand 4-1 (May 1984) but lost the final against Japan.
In 1988 when the format of Davis Cup was changed from Eastren Zone to Asia Oceania Group I & II, Pakistan was placed in Group-II, Pakistan again reached at the Final of AO G2 but unable to maintain the winning lead in the final against Hong Kong.
In 1989 Pakistan Tennis was in full swing and maintained the winning pace by beating the Kuwait, Bangladesh and Thailand and qualify for the Asia Oceania Group-1.
In the year 2002 Pakistan Tennis Team was again in its finest shape and beat Malaysia 4-1, Chinese Taipei 4-1 in the 1st and semi-final round respectively. In the Final of AO G-II Pakistan beat the strongest team of Asia, China P.R 3-2 in a convincing victory and reached into the Asia Oceania Group-I and continue to maintain the position in same group upto 2005.
In the year 2005 Pakistan leading Ace players Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan create history when they continuously maintained the winning track by beating the strongest teams like New Zealand in 2004, Thailand in 2005 and Chinese Taipei 4-1 in the final of AO G-I and qualify for World Group Playoff for the first time in the history of Pakistan Tennis.
During the excellent playing record of Davis Cup in the Asia Region Pakistan produced renowned tennis players like Iftikhar Ahmed, Saeed Hai, Saeed Meer, Haroon Rahim, Islam-ul-Haq, Hameed-ul-Haq, Rashid Malik, Mushaf Zia, Muhammad Khaliq, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan. Our youngest player Haroon Rahim who played Davis Cup at the age of 15 year 107 days while the oldest player is Hamid-ul-Haq who played Davis Cup till at the age of 35 years 34 days. Our Leading tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi played longest Rubber 5 hrs 20 minutes against Mark Nielson New Zealand in September 2004 at Islamabad and longest tie during was also against New Zealand which lasted 16 hrs 20 minutes.
Location
PTF head office located at Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex, Garden Avenue, IslamabadIslamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
the capital of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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President & Secretaries of Pakistan Tennis Federation:
1948-1958 Justice S.A. Rehman - President
Mr. Ahmad Hussain Khokhar - Hon. Secretary
1959-1966 Mr. I.U.Khan - President
Syed Mehmud Alam - Hon. Secretary
1967-1977 Prince of Bahawalpur (Nawab) - President
Governor of Punjab
Mr. Azhar Noon - Hon. Secretary
Ch. Muhammad Farooq - Hon. Secretary
Syed Dilawar Abbas - Hon. Secretary
1977-1983 Col. Munir Ahmad - President
Col. Opal - Hon. Secretary
1984-1985 Gen. Rahimuddin Khan - President
Mr. Munir A.Pirzada - Hon. Secretary
1986-1990 Gen. Tallat Masood - President
Col. Baig - Hon. Secretary
1991-1995 Senator Mr. Wasim Sajjad - President
President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Chairman Senate of Pakistan
Mr. Munir A.Pirzada - Hon. Secretary
1996-2001 Mr. Anwar Saifulah Khan - President
Col. Dar (2 year) 1996-1998 - Hon. Secretary
Mr. Ali Akber (4 year) 1998-2002 - Hon. Secretary
2002 – 2010 Senator Syed Dilawar Abbas - President
Major (Retd.) A.Rashid Khan - Hon. Secretary
2010 – 2014 Syed Kaleem Imam - President
Mr. Mumtaz Yousaf - Hon. Secretary
International and National Affiliations
- Pakistan Olympic AssociationPakistan Olympic AssociationPakistan Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee of Pakistan. The association was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of the country also became the patron-in-chief of...
- Asian Tennis FederationAsian Tennis FederationThe Asian Tennis Federation is a non-profit organization affiliated with the International Tennis Federation. It is a continental body of national tennis associations of Asian countries. The ATF's main objectives are to raise the standard of Asian tennis and to popularize tennis sport among the...
- International Tennis Federation (ITF)