Mohammed Sleem
 | |
| Country (sports) |
 British India |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 January 1892 India |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1928, 1934) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1921) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1924) |
| Doubles | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1924) |
Mohammed Sleem (14 January 1892 – around 1980[1]) was an Indian male tennis player and lawyer who represented India at the Davis Cup and Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round in which he lost to eventual Olympic champion Vincent Richards. With compatriot Sydney Jacob he competed in the men's doubles event and lost in the first round.[2]
Tennis career
Sleem won several titles at the Punjab Championships, the first of which was in 1915.[3]
In September 1921 he was a runner-up at the Eastbourne tournament losing to South African Brian Norton in five sets.[4] In mid October he clinched the Queen's Club Hard Court crown by beating Walter Crawley for the title.[5] In late October he became the Welsh Indoors Champion. He defeated Arthur Lovibond, the holder, Francis Gordon Lowe and Crawley for the second time within two weeks on his way to the trophy.[6] A couple of weeks earlier he won the Hendon hard court tournament by defeating Jacobs in the final.[7]
In July 1924 he won the Deauville tournament, for which he upset compatriot Syed Mohammad Hadi who gave the match up after two sets.[8] In September he was victorious at the South of England Championships where he had a clean win over Gordon Lowe in the final.[9]
He was the member of the Queen's Club.[1]
Personal life
Sleem was the son of Sheikh Mohammed Umar of Lahore. [10]He became a criminal lawyer after graduating at the Cambridge University.[10] He practised as a Barrister-at-Law in England and was inducted into the Lincoln's Inn in 1910.[10] He spoke English and Urdu.[1] He was the uncle of Manzur Qadir.[1] He practised tennis at the Gymkhana Club of Punjab when he resided in India.[1] He was buried in the Miani Sahib Graveyard.[11]
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Singh 2006.
- ↑ sports-reference.com.
- ↑ Majumdar 2009, p. 118.
- ↑ Le Figaro 1921/264; Lawn-Tennis.
- ↑ Le Figaro 1921/298; Lawn-Tennis.
- ↑ Utica Morning Telegram 105; p.17.
- ↑ The Northern Advocate p.5.
- ↑ Le Figaro 1924/211; Lawn-Tennis.
- ↑ Le Figaro 1924/260; Lawn-Tennis.
- 1 2 3 Sharafi 2012, p. 53.
- ↑ Singh 2013.
Works cited
- Sharafi, Mitra (2012). "South Asians at the Inns of Court: Lincoln’s Inn, 1864–1947" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. p. 53.
- "Olympic Sports – Athletes – Mohammed Sleem". sports-reference.com.
- Majumdar, Boria, ed. (2009). Sport in South Asian Society : past and present. London: Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 978-0415568272.
- Singh, Khushwant (2013). Malicious Gossip Pb. India: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 9789350292891.
- "Mahomed Sleem Takes Wales Tennis Title Back to India" (PDF). Utica Morning Telegram (Utica, Oneida, New York United States: Globe-Telegram Co) II (105): 17. 31 October 1921.
- "Tennis finals". The Northern Advocate: 5. 4 October 1921.
- Singh, Khushwant (2006). "In the name of God". India: Telegraph of India.
- François Coty, ed. (21 September 1921). "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French) (Paris, France: Dassault Group) (264): 6. ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- François Coty, ed. (25 October 1921). "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French) (Paris, France: Dassault Group) (298): 6. ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- François Coty, ed. (29 July 1924). "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French) (Paris, France: Dassault Group) (211): 6. ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- François Coty, ed. (16 September 1924). "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French) (Paris, France: Dassault Group) (260): 5. ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
External links
- Mohammed Sleem at the International Tennis Federation
- Mohammed Sleem at the Davis Cup