Vera Mattar (born 1916) is a Lebanese former tennis player. She is the first Lebanese female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam.

Vera Mattar
Country (sports) Lebanon
Born1916
Singles
Career titles8
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1948)
Doubles
Career titles3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1948 1960)

She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1948. She lost to the American Barbara Scofield in the Second Round.[1] Her partner in mixed doubles Egyptian Eddie Mandelbaum lost in the Second Round to the Australian player John Bromwich and American Louise Brough. [2]

Competed in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1960 with her partner compatriot Karim Fawaz lost in the Second Round to the Mexican player Rafael Osuna and American Sally Moore.[3]

Career finals

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Singles (8–5)

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Result No. Year Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. April 1944 Israel Spring International Championships Tel Aviv, Israel Clay   Gertrude Kornfeld 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1. March 1946 Cairo International Championships Cairo, Egypt Clay   Simonne Mathieu 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. April 1946 International Championships of Egypt Alexandria, Egypt Clay   Simonne Mathieu 1–6, 1–6
Win 2. July 1948 Durham County Championships Sunderland, UK Grass   Elizabeth Wilson 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. September 1948 International Championships of Turkey Ankara, Turkey Clay   Mualla Gorodetzky 3–6, 7–5, 13–11
Loss 3. September 1948 Istanbul International Championships Istanbul, Turkey Clay   Mualla Gorodetzky 0–6, 6–4, 7–9
Loss 4. September 1948 Greek International Championships Athens, Greece Clay   Jean Quertier 1–6, 3–6
Loss 5. August 1952.[4] Brumana International Brummana, Lebanon Clay   Bahtiye Musluoğlu 2–6, 1–6
Win 4. November 1953 Lebanon Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay   Athina Kyriacopoulo 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 5. November 1954 National Championships of Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Clay   Nena Farrah 6–2, 6–0
Win 6. June 1955 Lebanon National Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay   Nena Farrah 6–2, 6–1
Win 7. June 1957[5] Lebanon National Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay   Nena Farrah 6–2, 6–3
Win 8. November 1957 Lebanese National Championships Beirut, Lebanon Clay   Athina Kyriacopoulo 6–0, 6–3

Doubles (3–4)

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Result No. Year Tournament location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. March 1946 International Championships of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Clay   Lavender Campbell   Joy Brown
  Simonne Mathieu
3–6, 0–6
Win 1. August 1946 ? Istanbul, Turkey Clay   Simonne Mathieu   Mualla Gorodetzky
  Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–2, 6–1
Loss 2. March 1948 Egyptian Championships Cairo, Egypt Clay   Suzanne Pannetier   Nelly Landry
  Alice Weiwers
2–6, 4–6
Win 2. September 1948 International Championships of Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey Clay   Jean Quertier   Mualla Gorodetzky
  Bahtiye Musluoğlu
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. March 1949 Championships of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Clay   Joy Brown   Nelly Landry
  Joy Mottram
3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. March 1949 Alexandria International Championships Alexandria, Egypt Clay   Joy Brown   Nelly Landry
  Megan Buxton-Knight
2–6, 5–7
Win 3. August 1952 Brummana International Championships Brummana, Lebanon Clay   Bahtiye Musluoğlu   Renée Abi Hatab
  Nena Farrah
6–2, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "1958 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  2. ^ "1948 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  3. ^ "1960 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  4. ^ Schoucair, Nohad Victor. "results BRUMMANA". www.lebanon-tennis-history.com. Lebanon International Tennis. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ Lebanon International Tennis