Khanum Haji

Khanum Haji (Hindi: ख़ानम हाजी, Urdu: خانم حاجی) was an Indian tennis player from Hyderabad.[1] She was the women's champion in the first-ever Grass Court National Championship of India, held in 1946.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pratip Kumar Datta (2001), A Century of Indian Tennis, Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, ISBN 81-230-0783-3, ... The honour of becoming the first woman National Champion fell on Mrs. Khanum Singh (nee Haji) ... Khanum Haji, also from Bombay ...
  2. ↑ Boria Majumdar, J. A. Mangan (2005), Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-35953-8, ... The first woman Champion was Khanum Singh (nee Haji) ...


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