Country (sports) India Name Ghaus Mohammad Wimbledon QF (1939) | French Open 3R (1938) Died 1982 | |
Born 2 November 1915 ( 1915-11-02 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Tanam Farsood Jaan Paara by Ghaus Mohammad Nasir full
Ghaus Mohammad Khan (Urdu: غوث محمّد خان, Hindi: ग़ौस मोहम्मद ख़ान) (1915 – 1982) was an Indian tennis player from Malihabad. He was the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, achieved in 1939 where he lost to American champion Bobby Riggs.
For this efforts in the realm of sports Ghaus Mohammad Khan was awarded the title Padmashri by the Government of India in the year 1971.
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