Khanum Haji

Khanum Haji
Full nameKhanum Haji Singh
Country (sports) India
Turned pro1946 (amateur)
Retired1957
Singles
Career titles8
Mixed doubles
Team competitions

Khanum Singh (née Haji) (Hindi: ख़ानम हाजी, Urdu: خانم حاجی) was an Indian tennis player from Hyderabad.[1] She was the women's four-time champion at the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India from 1947 to 1949, and 1957.[2]

  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) ...