# Vera Mattar

Vera Mattar (born 1916) is a Lebanese former tennis player. She is the first Lebanese female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam.
She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1948. She lost to the American Barbara Scofield in the Second Round. Her partner in mixed doubles Egyptian Eddie Mandelbaum lost in the Second Round to the Australian player John Bromwich and American Louise Brough.
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.

## Career finals
### Singles (8–5)

| 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. | 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 | 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)

| 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 |