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Anand Amritraj

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Anand Amritraj
Born (1951-03-20) 20 March 1951 (age 73)
Madras, India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Retiredyes
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$332,133
Singles
Career record195–170
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 74 (6 November 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1973, 1974, 1976, 1979)
Wimbledon2R (1973, 1977, 1978)
US Open3R (1974)
Doubles
Career record288–269
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 80 (2 January 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1984)
French Open3R (1979)
WimbledonSF (1976)
US OpenQF (1973, 1976)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1974, 1987)

Anand Amritraj (born 20 March 1951) is an Indian former tennis player and businessman.[1][2][3] He, along with brother Vijay Amritraj, led India into the 1974 Davis Cup finals against South Africa,[4] and was a part of the Indian team captained by Vijay Amritraj which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 1987 against Sweden.

Career

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Anand Amritraj and his younger brothers, Vijay and Ashok, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, Anand and Vijay were semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles. Anand was part of the Indian team for 1974 Davis Cup, which advanced to the finals of the tournament and then forfeited the championship to South Africa as the Government of India decided to boycott the match in protest of South Africa's Apartheid policies,[5] and again reached the final in 1987 against Sweden.

His son Stephen Amritraj is an American former professional tennis player who represented India.

He did his schooling from Don Bosco and graduated from Loyola College in Madras.[6]

Vijay and Anand Amritraj warm up at 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals in the Centre Court

His daughter-in-law Alison Riske-Amritraj is also a top-50 player on the WTA Tour.[7]

Career finals

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Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals

Doubles: 30 (12–18)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 1973 New Delhi, India India Vijay Amritraj United States Jim McManus
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 4–6
Win 1. Nov 1973 Christchurch, New Zealand United States Fred McNair West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
w/o
Win 2. Nov 1974 Bombay, India Clay India Vijay Amritraj Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–4, 7–6
Loss 2. Aug 1974 South Orange, US Hard India Vijay Amritraj United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win 3. Aug 1974 Columbus, US Hard India Vijay Amritraj United States Tom Gorman
United States Robert Lutz
Loss 3. Feb 1975 Toronto, Canada Carpet (i) India Vijay Amritraj United States Dick Stockton
United States Erik van Dillen
4–6, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 4. Mar 1975 Washington DC, US Carpet (i) India Vijay Amritraj United States Mike Estep
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
6–75, 3–6
Win 4. Mar 1975 Atlanta, US Carpet (i) India Vijay Amritraj United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. Aug 1975 Louisville, US Clay India Vijay Amritraj Poland Wojtek Fibak
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Win 5. Sep 1975 Los Angeles, US Hard India Vijay Amritraj South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 6. Nov 1975 Calcutta, India Clay India Vijay Amritraj Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Win 6. Mar 1976 Memphis, US Carpet (i) India Vijay Amritraj United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7. Nov 1976 Hong Kong Hard Romania Ilie Năstase United States Hank Pfister
United States Butch Walts
4–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Nov 1976 Manila, Philippines Hard Italy Corrado Barazzutti Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
0–6, 1–6
Win 7. Jun 1977 Queen's Club, London, UK Grass India Vijay Amritraj United Kingdom David Lloyd
United Kingdom John Lloyd
6–1, 6–2
Win 8. Sep 1978 Mexico City, Mexico Clay India Vijay Amritraj United States Fred McNair
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–5
Loss 9. Jan 1979 Baltimore, US Carpet (i) South Africa Cliff Drysdale United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 4–6
Loss 10. Mar 1979 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Australia Colin Dibley Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 11. Apr 1979 Cairo, Egypt Clay India Vijay Amritraj Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
5–7, 4–6
Loss 12. Aug 1979 Stowe, US Hard Australia Colin Dibley United States Mike Cahill
United States Steve Krulevitz
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 13. Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard United States Nick Saviano Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Álvaro Fillol
2–6, 6–7
Loss 14. Apr 1980 Los Angeles, US Hard United States John Austin United States Brian Teacher
United States Butch Walts
2–6, 4–6
Win 9. Apr 1980 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet (i) United States Fritz Buehning Australia David Carter
New Zealand Chris Lewis
7–6, 6–2
Loss 15. Aug 1980 Atlanta, US Hard United States John Austin United States Tom Gullikson
United States Butch Walts
7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Loss 16. Apr 1981 Houston, US Clay United States Fred McNair Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 3–6
Loss 17. Aug 1981 Columbus, US Hard India Vijay Amritraj United States Bruce Manson
United States Brian Teacher
1–6, 1–6
Win 10. Nov 1982 Baltimore, US Carpet (i) United States Tony Giammalva India Vijay Amritraj
Australia Fred Stolle
7–5, 6–2
Win 11. Nov 1982 Chicago, US Carpet (i) India Vijay Amritraj United States Mike Cahill
United States Bruce Manson
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 18. Feb 1983 Delray Beach, US Clay United States Johan Kriek Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 4–6
Win 12. Jul 1983 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay United States Mike Bauer Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Padmanaban, Geeta (13 May 2003). "Advantage! Amritraj". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. ^ Keerthivasan, K (1 January 2003). "Anand – the genial Indian". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "South Africa v India"". Davis Cup. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "1976 Wimbledon men doubles". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  6. ^ "Hollywood's Chennaiite: Ashok Amritraj talks about his love for Hollywood and Tennis". The New Indian Express. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  7. ^ Watch: American tennis star Alison Riske grooves to Bollywood song at her wedding with Stephen Amritraj Archived 3 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine 23 July 2019
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