Anand Amritraj
Country (sports) |
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Born |
Madras, India | 20 March 1951
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $332,133 |
Singles | |
Career record | 90–170 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (6 November 1974) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1973, 1974, 1976, 1979) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1973, 1977, 1978) |
US Open | 3R (1974) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 288–269 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 80 (2 January 1984) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1984) |
French Open | 3R (1979) |
Wimbledon | SF (1976) |
US Open | QF (1973, 1976) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1974, 1987) |
Anand Amritraj (Tamil: ஆனந்த் அம்ரித்ராஜ்; born 20 March 1951) is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.[1][2][3]
Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay and Ashok, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the Anand and Vijay were semifinalists 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 against South Africa's Apartheid policies.[4] and again reached the final in 1987 against Sweden. His son Stephen Amritraj is also a professional tennis player.He did schooling in Don Bosco and later graduated from Loyola College in Madras [5]
Career finals
Doubles: 30 (12–18)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 21 October 1973 | New Delhi, India | 2–6, 4–6 | |||
Winner | 1. | 19 November 1973 | Christchurch, New Zealand | w/o | |||
Winner | 2. | 16 November 1974 | Bombay, India | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 19 August 1974 | South Orange, New Jersey, USA | Hard | 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 3. | 19 August 1974 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | Hard | |||
Runner-up | 3. | 10 February 1975 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 5–7, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 10 March 1975 | Washington DC, USA | Carpet (i) | 6–75, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 24 March 1975 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 5 August 1975 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Clay | |||
Winner | 5. | 15 September 1975 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Hard | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 17 November 1975 | Calcutta, India | Clay | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 9 March 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 7 November 1976 | Hong Kong | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 15 November 1976 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | 0–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 7. | 13 June 1977 | Queen's Club, London, England | Grass | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 8. | 25 September 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 15 January 1979 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 19 March 1979 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 9 April 1979 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 13 August 1979 | Stowe, Vermont, USA | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 10 March 1980 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Hard | 2–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 14 Apr 1980 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 9. | 28 Apr 1980 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet (i) | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 8 August 1980 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Hard | 7–6, 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 6 April 1981 | Houston, Texas, USA | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 3 August 1981 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 10. | 1 November 1982 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | Carpet (i) | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 11. | 30 November 1982 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 18. | 21 February 1983 | Delray Beach, Florida, USA | Clay | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 12. | 11 July 1983 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
References
- ↑ Padmanaban, Geeta (13 May 2003). "Advantage! Amritraj". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ↑ Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ↑ Keerthivasan, K (1 January 2003). "Anand – the genial Indian". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ↑ "1976 Wimbledon men doubles". Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ↑ "Hollywood's Chennaiite: Ashok Amritraj talks about his love for Hollywood and Tennis". New Indian Express. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.