Country (sports) British India Olympic Games 1R (1924) French Open 4R (1928, 1934) Name Mohammed Sleem | Wimbledon 4R (1921) Role Tennis Player Olympic Games 3R (1924) | |
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Born 14 January 1892
India ( 1892-01-14 ) | ||
Mohammed Sleem (14 January 1892 – around 1980) was a 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.
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Tennis career
Sleem won several titles at the Punjab Championships, the first of which was in 1915.
In September 1921 he was a runner-up at the Eastbourne tournament losing to South African Brian Norton in five sets. In mid October he clinched the Queen's Club Hard Court crown by beating Walter Crawley for the title. In late October he won the Welsh Covered Court Championships. He defeated Arthur Lovibond, the holder, Francis Gordon Lowe and Crawley for the second time within two weeks on his way to the trophy. A couple of weeks earlier he won the Hendon hard court tournament by defeating Jacobs in the final.
In July 1924 he won the Deauville tournament, for which he upset compatriot Syed Mohammad Hadi who gave the match up after two sets. In September he was victorious at the South of England Championships where he had a clean win over Gordon Lowe in the final.
He was the member of the Queen's Club.
Personal life
Sleem was the son of Sheikh Mohammed Umar of Lahore. He became a criminal lawyer after graduating at the Cambridge University. He practised as a Barrister-at-Law in England and was inducted into the Lincoln's Inn in 1910. He spoke English and Urdu. He was the uncle of Manzur Qadir. He practised tennis at the Gymkhana Club of Punjab when he resided in India. He was buried in the Miani Sahib Graveyard in Lahore, Pakistan.