Mahmoud Alam
# Mahmoud Alam

Mahmoud Alam (born in British India) is a former tennis player from Pakistan, who represented the country in the Davis Cup and also played at Wimbledon.

## Wimbledon

He is the first Pakistani to reach the second round in 1948 at Wimbledon during the pre-open era. He was one of two Pakistanis at the tournament.

Scores

* 1st round: defeated Bela Peto of Hungary, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3.
* 2nd round: lost to Egyptian Marcel Coen 7–9 4–6, 7–5, 3–6.

## Davis Cup

Alam represented Pakistan in 2 ties in 1948 against Switzerland and in 1950 against Philippines. He overall record was 0–6.

* Singles: 0–4
* Doubles: 0–2

## Background and family life

His father, Mehboob Alam, was a captain of Aligarh's hockey team from 1914 - 1918. His daughter, Sheherezade Alam is a celebrated ceramist and son-in-law, Zahoor ul Akhlaq was a painter. He also has two sons, Asad and Shaban.

