Pakistan Tennis Federation
| Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Tennis |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Affiliation |
International Tennis Federation Pakistan Olympic Association |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Tennis Federation |
| Headquarters | Pakistan Sports Complex |
| Location | Jinnah Stadium , Islamabad, Pakistan |
| President | Syed Kaleem Imam[1] |
| Secretary | Irshad Bhatti[2] |
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Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is the governing body of tennis in Pakistan. It has played a vital role in the development of domestic, national and international tennis in Pakistan, producing a number of young talented players. It also governs teams such as the Pakistan Fed Cup team and the Pakistan Davis Cup team.[3][4]
History
In 1947, the All Pakistan Lawn Tennis Association was formed after Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Association later changed its name to the Pakistan Tennis Federation.[5]
Davis Cup
Pakistan Played its first Davis Cup Europe Zone Match against Switzerland at Montreux in 1948. Its first Davis Cup tie of Eastern Zone win was against Sri Lanka, with a score of 4-0, played by Munir Pirzada, Qutubudin Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed and Zulfiqar Rahim. Pakistan qualified for the Final of the Eastern Zone in 1984 by beating some of the strongest teams of the Asian Group: Malaysia in January 1984, Indonesia in March 1984 and Thailand in May 1984. Pakistan lost the final against Japan.[citation needed]
Due to the change in format of the Davis Cup Eastern Zone to Asia Oceania, Pakistan secured a place in Group-II in 1988. Pakistan again reached the Final but lost to Hong Kong.[6]
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan distinguished themselves in international tennis competitions when they beat strong teams such as New Zealand in 2004 and Thailand in 2005 and qualified for the World Group Playoff for the first time in the history of Pakistani Tennis.[7]
It was also one step away from qualifying for the World Group when losing the 1984 Eastern Zone Final against Japan.[8]
List of successful tennis players
Pakistan has produced many successful tennis players, particularly in the Devis Cup (Asia region). They include:[9]
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Saeed Hai
- Saeed Meer
- Haroon Rahim
- Islam-ul-Haq
- Hameed-ul-Haq
- Rashid Malik
- Mushaf Zia
- Muhammad Khaliq
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
- Aqeel Khan
Three Pakistani players have enjoyed notable success: Haroon Rahim who played Davis Cup at the age of 15 years, second Hamid-ul-haq who played Davis Cup till the age of 35 years and third Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi who is notable for playing longest Rubber for 5 hrs 20 minutes against Mark Nielson from New Zealand in September 2004 at Islamabad and longest tie also against New Zealand which lasted 16 hrs 20 minutes.[10][11]
President and secretaries of PTF
The Pakistan Tennis Federation's leadership between 1948 and 2012 has included:[12]
1948-1958
- S.A. Rehman (President)
- Ahmad Hussain Khokhar (Hon. Secretary)
- Mushtaq Rao (Chief Secretary)
1959-1966
- I.U. Khan (President)
- Mehmud Alam (Hon. Secretary)
1967-1977
- Azhar Noon (President)
- Dilawar Abbas (Hon. Secretary)
1977-1983
- Munir Ahmad (President)
- Muhammad Farooq (Hon. Secretary)
1984-1985
- Rahimuddin Khan (President)
- Munir A.Pirzada (Hon. Secretary)
1986-1990
- Tallat Masood (President)
- Muhammad Ahmed (Hon. Secretary)
1991-1995
- Wasim Sajjad (President)
- Munir A.Pirzada (Hon. Secretary)
1996-2001
- Anwar Saifulah Khan (President)
- Ali Akber 1998-2002 (Hon. Secretary)
2002 - 2010
- Syed Dilawar Abbas (President)
- A.Rashid Khan (Hon. Secretary)
2010 - 2014
- Kaleem Imam (President)
- Mumtaz Yousaf (Hon. Secretary)
International and national affiliations
- Pakistan Olympic Association
- Asian Tennis Federation
- International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Location
The head office is located at the Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ Name of Syed Kaleem in News as President
- ↑ Name of Irshad Bhatti in News as Vice President
- ↑ Pakistan Tennis Federation on The Greek travel Pages Directory
- ↑ Constitution of PTF
- ↑ History
- ↑ Pakistan Against Hong Kong
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAK
- ↑ "Pakistan Tennis Federation". Dost Pakistan. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Qureshi achieves career-best ATP World Ranking". Dawn.com Sport (Urdu Edition). Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ PTF Office Bearers
- ↑ PTF Location
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