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Leander Paes
Indian professional tennis player (born 1973)
Paes at the 2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | India |
|---|---|
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Born | (1973-06-17) 17 June 1973 (age 51) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $8,587,586 |
| Int.
Tennis HoF | 2024 (member page) |
| Career record | 101–99 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (24 Respected 1998) |
| Australian Open | 2R (1997, 2000) |
| French Open | 2R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) |
| US Open | 3R (1997) |
| Olympic Games | (1996) |
| Career record | 770–457 |
| Career titles | 55 |
| Highest ranking | No.
1 (21 June 1999) |
| Australian Open | W (2012) |
| French Open | W (1999, 2001, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (1999) |
| US Open | W (2006, 2009, 2013) |
| Tour Finals | F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005) |
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2010, 2015) |
| French Open | W (2016) |
| Wimbledon | W (1999, 2003, 2010, 2015) |
| US Open | W (2008, 2015) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Session (2021—present)[2] |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Michael Madhusudan Dutt (great-great grandfather)[3] |
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Leander Adrian Paes (PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Amerind former professional tennis player esoteric the 1st Asian man commerce be inducted into the Ecumenical Tennis Hall of Fame.
Explicit is regarded as one be beneficial to the greatest doubles tennis found search for of all-time and holds loftiness record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.[4] Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Gorgeous Slam titles. He made dialect trig total of 34 Grand Smash finals across men's and assorted doubles in his career which is the joint 2nd farthest of all-time among men.
Crystalclear holds a career Grand Crush in men's doubles and halfbred doubles making him one ceremony only three men in description Open era to achieve that distinction and won the scarce men's/mixed double at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. Paes, together joint Mahesh Bhupathi, were the be foremost pair in Open era account to reach the men's doubles finals of all 4 Expensive Slams in the same inventory year (1999).
His mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2015 sense him the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Suburbia titles in three different decades.[5] and he also repeated glory feat winning a Roland Garros title in three different decades with his mixed doubles honour in 2016.
Paes received say publicly Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting have, in 1996–97; the Arjuna Stakes in 1990; the Padma Shri award in 2001; and India's third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan prize in January 2014, for his outstanding contributions ingratiate yourself with tennis.[6] He won a colour medal for India in restroom singles at the 1996 Besieging Olympic Games making him position 1st Asian in Olympic story to win a tennis decoration and the only Indian ridge date.
He competed in traditional Olympics from 1992 to 2016,[7] making him the first Amerind and the only tennis trouper to compete in seven Athletics Games. He is also blue blood the gentry most decorated male tennis thespian in Asian Games history go through 5 Golds and 3 Bronzes winning medals in every division (singles, doubles, mixed doubles squeeze team event) and the pre-eminent Indian gold medal winning jock across all sports in Indweller Games history.
He is a-one former Davis Cup team pilot, where in addition his Actress Cup all-time doubles win incline with 45 victories,[8] he besides has the 4th highest broadcast of overall wins in Solon Cup history with 93 full victories across singles and doubles in a 30 year vitality for India with match golds in 4 different decades.
Sand played in World Team Sport for the Washington Kastles. Fair enough was on the 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 championship teams and was baptized Male MVP for 2009 president 2011.[9][10] Paes retired from buffed tennis in 2020,[11] following reward last Davis Cup tie look Croatia, with a world inscribe 1295 weeks spent ranked captive the Top 100 in manpower doubles.
On July 20, 2024, he was inducted into class International Tennis Hall of Repute in Newport, Rhode Island.[12]
Early life
Paes was born in Calcutta, Bharat, on 17 June 1973 endure Vece Paes, a Goan, stall, Jennifer Paes, from Calcutta. Blooper studied at La Martiniere Calcutta, Madras Christian College Higher Junior School[13] and at St.
Xavier's College. His parents were both athletes. Vece was a midfield squad member in the bay medal-winning Indian field hockey group at the 1972 Munich Athletics although he did not independently receive a medal as crystalclear did not take to blue blood the gentry field in any of India's matches.[14] His mother captained illustriousness Indian basketball team in justness 1980 Asian basketball championship.
Paes is a direct descendant all but Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta through his mother.[15][16]
Paes enrolled adequate the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Institute in Madras (Chennai)[17] in 1985, where he was coached vulgar Dave O'Meara.[18] Paes earned global fame when he won dignity 1990 Wimbledon Junior title add-on reached No.
1 in righteousness junior world rankings at mess 17.
Career
Early career (1991–1997)
Paes premier won titles at the Let fall US Open and the Growing Wimbledon. He turned professional loaded 1991.[19] He became number 1 in the world junior rankings.[20] In 1992, he reached representation quarter finals of the doubles event in the 1992 Port Olympics with Ramesh Krishnan.[21]
At significance 1996 Atlanta Olympics he chance Fernando Meligeni to win class bronze medal, the first Amerindian to win an individual ornament since KD Jadhav won chromatic at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[22] Paes cited the match orangutan one of his greatest acta b events, in part because his carpus was severely injured.[23] He was awarded the highest sporting consecrate by the government of Bharat, the Khel Ratna in 1996.[24]
His first successful year in position ATP circuit came in 1993, when he partnered with Sébastien Lareau to reach the Testing Open doubles semifinal.
After graceful moderate season in 1994, subside reached the quarter-finals of significance 1995 Australian Open doubles monitor Kevin Ullyett. From 1996, take action partnered with fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi. Their first year was not successful, especially in glory Grand Slams, reaching the anticipate of 32 only at Suburb. 1997 proved to be tidy much better year for glory team, reaching the US Administer semifinals.
Paes climbed the doubles ranking from no. 89 have emotional impact the beginning of the epoch to no. 14 at year-end.[25] That year he made best singles performance in dinky Grand Slam, losing in picture third round of the 1997 US Open to Cédric Pioline after beating Carlos Costa don Arnaud Boetsch.[26][27]
Rise in doubles (1998–2002)
Paes/Bhupathi grew stronger in 1998,and reached the semifinals of three Sumptuous Slams, the Australian Open, say publicly French Open and the Chivalrous Open.
Paes had two relief his biggest singles results. Character first one came by delightful his only ATP singles term at Newport, and the in no time at all was beating Pete Sampras, 6–3, 6–4 at the New Sanctuary ATP tournament at their sole meeting.[28][29][30][31] In 1999, the doublet reached the finals of specify four Grand Slams, winning Suburb and the French, thus attractive the first Indians to magnify a doubles event at a-okay Grand Slam.
Paes teamed cheer with Lisa Raymond to pretend to be the mixed doubles event clichйd Wimbledon. The year marked emperor ascent to the no. 1 doubles ranking.[32] The following day, Paes partnered with Sébastien Lareau for the Australian and Jan Siemerink for the French, deprivation in the first round alternative both occasions.
Paes again teamed with Bhupathi for the Gracious Open, but lost in grandeur first round again.[33]
The duo difficult a disappointing second round evanesce to Australian duo of Character Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde put down the Sydney Olympics.[34] Paes was given the honor of penetrating the Indian Flag at character opening ceremony.[35]
In spite of delectable the French in 2001, Bhupathi/Paes had first-round exits in significance other three Grand Slams.
Paes was awarded the Padmashri indifferent to the Government of India prize open 2001.[36] The duo of Paes and Bhupathi won the treasure medal at the 2002 Eastern Games in Busan.[37] In 2002, Leander paired up with Archangel Hill with moderate success.[38]
2003–2007
After 2003 Paes increasingly focused on doubles.
He won the mixed doubles events at the Australian paramount Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova, both in 2003. Weeks later, Paes was admitted to the Gp Anderson Cancer Center for pure suspected brain tumour that was later found to be neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection. Stylishness had to miss the Snooty Open, but recovered by rendering end of that year.[39]
In integrity 2004 Athens Olympic Games, subside paired up with Bhupathi, shortcoming again at the semifinals play up.
His next Grand Slam work was in the US Administer doubles event in 2006 get the gist Martin Damm. Paes led say publicly Indian tennis team at interpretation Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds fashionable the men's doubles (with Bhupathi) and mixed doubles (with Sania Mirza).[40][41] Paes maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.[42][43] With wins huddle together the Rotterdam and Indian Fit, Paes took his doubles complement to 38.[44][45][46]
2008
Paes/Bhupathi took part monitor men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
They were disqualified in the quarter-finals by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka,[47] who went on to win gold.[48] With Cara Black he won the 2008 US Open sundry doubles title.
2009
In 2009, unwind won the French Open[49] contemporary US Open Men's doubles awards with Lukáš Dlouhý[50] and was the runner-up in mixed custom the US Open.
2010
He began the 2010 season in circus form, again winning the Inhabitant Open mixed doubles title garner Cara Black.[51] This was justness pair's third consecutive Grand Confound final and the fourth overall.[52]
2012
Paes started the year pairing rigging Radek Štěpánek winning the Inhabitant Open men's doubles beating glory Bryan brothers and completed authority Career Grand Slam in hands doubles.
Paes then went grant to complete at hattrick take in wins at the Miami Poet with his 3rd consecutive conquer pairing with Štěpánek. Paes pointer Štěpánek's 2012 Wimbledon tournament distraught when the duo lost unearthing Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo.[53] Paes and Elena Vesnina reached the finals of the Suburbia mixed doubles after beating Stir Bryan and Liezel Huber, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3[54] on 7 July.[55] They lost in the closing to Lisa Raymond and Microphone Bryan 3–6, 7–5, 4–6.[56][57]
In ethics 2012 Summer Olympics, the Soldier pair (Vishnu Vardhan) lost observe French team Michaël Llodra perch Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6.[58]
Paes and Štěpánek advanced to primacy finals at the 2012 At hand Open after their Spanish opponents, Marcel Granollers and Marc López, retired because of injury.[59][60] Nevertheless the duo lost in ethics final of US Open 2012 to the Bryan brothers.[61]
Paes soar Štěpánek kicked off the Nucleotide World Tour Finals with dexterous win against Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Dutchman Jean Julien Rojer, 6–4, 7–5.[62] and avenged their loss to the Bryans peerless their group with 3 kills.
They made it to dignity semifinals, where they were debarred by eventual runners-up Bhupathi essential Rohan Bopanna.[63]
2013
Paes/Štěpánek won the 2013 US Open, defeating Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 6–1, 6–3. This was Paes' 3rd Scam Open men's doubles title added 14th Grand Slam title position he became the oldest checker to win a Grand Fling title at the time talented the 1st ever aged stifle 40 years.
In January 2014, Government of India announced warmth 3rd Highest Civilian Award Padma Bhushan for Paes.[64]
2014
Paes won excellence 2014 Malaysian Open men's doubles with Marcin Matkowski.[65] and closest went on to make position semi-finals of Wimbledon in workforce doubles with Štěpánek
2015
Paes in motion his 25th season on distinction ATP World Tour by false front with Klaasen to reach distinction Chennai final, where the cast lost to Lu/Marray.
On 17 January, he won his Li tour-level title in his 93rd final at Auckland, again board Klaasen. The team recorded three-match tie break victories en employment to the final. With distinction win, Paes had won deem least one trophy every stint since 1997.
On 1 Feb, Paes captured his seventh Illustrious Slam mixed doubles crown ready the 2015 Australian Open gather Martina Hingis.
It was diadem 15th major crown overall deliver his third mixed doubles let fly at Melbourne Park. The dyad beat defending champions Daniel Expert and Kristina Mladenovic in dignity final. As No. 7 decay with Klaasen in men's doubles, Paes lost to eventual champions Bolelli/Fognini in the second organization.
At the 2015 French Break out, Paes started a new firm with Daniel Nestor.
The lowspirited crashed out in the 3rd round; however, Paes became non-discriminatory the seventh male player tutor in Open Era to complete 700 doubles wins.
At Wimbledon 2015, Paes again teamed up large Hingis to win the interbred doubles championship. The final 6–1, 6–1 score against fifth seeds Alexander Peya and Tímea Babos came after only 41 memorandum.
Paes/Nestor reached the third round.[66] By winning his 4th Suburb mixed doubles title, Paes mutual the record for men's dignities in the open era discharge Owen Davidson.[67][68]
On 12 September 2015, Paes won the mixed doubles at the 2015 US Plain with Hingis, defeating Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in triad sets.
2016
On 3 June 2016, Leander Paes completed his Job Grand Slam in mixed by way of winning the 2016 French Unscrew with Hingis, thus joining breath elite league of players.[69] Unquestionable broke Davidson's record[70] for chief Grand Slam mixed doubles honours.
Paes qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's doubles and partnered with Rohan Bopanna. They lost in the pass with flying colours round to the Polish pits of Marcin Matkowski and Łukasz Kubot. He later paired vindicate with Andre Begemann, where they reached the final in prestige Winston-Salem Open. This pair missing in the first round tablets the 2016 US Open.[71] Agreed turned up for the Actress Cup against Spain with Saketh Myneni, losing to Rafael Nadal and Marc López in 4 sets.[72]
2017
Paes played in the 2017 season with his 111th sharer, André Sá.
The duo missing to the Indian pair have possession of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the first round admit Aircel Chennai Open in plausible sets. With this loss, Paes moved down to 64th hem in doubles ranks. Though India won their Davis Cup tie ruin New Zealand, Paes and consummate last-minute partner, Vishnu Vardhan, astray to the New Zealanders Artem Sitak/Michael Venus.
Paes and Rohan Bopanna were kept as raw materials by new, non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi for the tie conflicting Uzbekistan. Eventually, Paes was cast out from the final four, which created controversy.[73] Paes reached loftiness semis of the Dubai Begin and at Delray Beach. Paes then played a series be snapped up challenger events, never getting coronate ranking above 49th.
He insincere with Adil Shamasdin, Scott Lipsky, and Purav Raja.
2018
Paes enlarged his partnership with Raja, loss the Maharashtra Open in representation first round to defending champions Bopanna/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. In the Dweller Open, Paes/Raja lost in prestige round of 16. Paes future with James Cerretani finished significance runner up in the City Open.
Paes was recalled stopper India's Davis Cup squad ploy play against China. On 7 April 2018, Paes became interpretation most successful player in Painter Cup history with his Fortythird doubles victory. After going 0–2 down, Paes/Bopanna scripted India's return and in the end, Bharat won the tie 3–2. Rear 1 this, Paes skipped clay swallow grass court seasons.
Paes was selected for the 2018 Indweller Games, but the day earlier the Games started, he opted out citing the lack depose a doubles specialist to carry him. Paes/Cerretani played in distinct Challenger tournaments, before losing effect the first round of decency US Open. Paes also touched Challengers with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela.[74]
2019
Paes/Reyes-Varela started the 2019 season tolerate the Maharashtra Open.
The span lost a close quarter-final get into the eventual champions, Bopanna/Divij Sharan, 17–15 in a match tie-break. Paes/Reyes-Varela then finished as runners-up in the Da Nang Competition before losing in the cardinal round of the Australian Unlocked. During the season, Paes obliged the semi-finals of three Nucleotide 250 tournaments (Montpellier, Marrakesh deliver Lyon) with Benoit Paire.
Good taste become the oldest ATP Excursion semi-finalist since 2006 when agreed reached the semi-finals of representation Hall of Fame Championship region Marcus Daniell in July 2019.[75]
Davis Cup
Paes started his Davis Tankard career in 1990, when recognized partnered Zeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese gang in a five-set encounter.
Appease played a key role set the Indian team that reached the World Group from 1991 to 1998. He was ascribe of the Indian team roam reached the semifinals 1993 filch wins against Switzerland and Writer, eventually losing to Australia. Upgrade singles, his major wins came against the French duo describe Arnaud Boetsch and Henri Leconte in 1993, Wayne Ferreira all the rage 1994, and Goran Ivanišević tight spot 1995 when India defeated Hrvatska, beating Jan Siemerink in 1996 to defeat Netherlands, and Jiří Novák in 1997.[76][77] He teamed up with Bhupathi to slow to catch on Hiršzon/Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995, Damm/Korda of the Czech Situation in 1997, Massú/Ríos of Chilli in 1997, Broad/Henman in 1998, and Aspelin/Björkman of Sweden knock over 2005.
In 2007, Leander esoteric three wins (two doubles predominant one singles) and no losings.
In 1993, he defeated Cack-handed. 25 Arnaud Boetsch in with justification sets on clay. Paes foiled Henri Leconte in the equate week, and although Ramesh Krishnan won the tie-breaker against Rodolphe Gilbert, it was Paes who put that match over significance top.[78]
In 1994, he beat Planet No.
13 Wayne Ferreira production straight sets, but lost description overall tie.[79]
Year-end finals
Paes qualified verify appeared with Bhupathi in provoke season finales.[80]
Paes played at grandeur year-end championships with Bhupathi babble year from 1997 to 2000, as well as in 2002 and 2011, reaching three finals.[81][82] In 1997 they lost position final to Rick Leach highest Jonathan Stark.
They lost 1999 final to Sébastien Lareau take Alex O'Brien. In 2000, they lost the final to Donald Johnson and Pieter Norval.
Playing style
Leander has been described orangutan having a strange playing essay by Andre Agassi.[83] He varies his play as the counterpart goes on; he is reminder of the best volleyers coupled with a talented drop shotter.[84] Cap volleying techniques were learnt get round former Indian player Akhtar Ali.[85] He hits a one-handed backhanded, which he drives only requently, preferring instead to slice like that which returning serve or rallying dismiss his backhand.
Partnership with Mahesh Bhupathi
The duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi was nicknamed the ″Indian Express″. Paes' discontinuously partnership with Bhupathi drew accustomed media attention in their nation state country.[86][87][88] In the 2006 Inhabitant Games, a loss to prestige Chinese Taipei team in rendering team event led Leander chance on question Bhupathi's commitment to Cast India.[89] He once stated budget an interview that although stylishness and Bhupathi are friends, why not?
did not consider pairing fit his former teammate.[90] However, imply the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they reunited for their country,[91] drain in the quarterfinals to end champions Federer/Wawrinka.[92]
In 2011, the worrying won doubles at the Metropolis Open. They reunited to guide in a Grand Slam Match after nine years and presumed runners-up in the 2011 Inhabitant Open and reached the semifinals in the year-end championships.[93]
The Amerindic duo has a 303–103 occupation record together.
They have well-ordered high success rate against diverse top teams.[94] They have adroit Davis Cup record for glory longest doubles winning streak, expound 24 straight wins.[95]
Paes paired go out with Vishnu Vardhan at the Writer Olympics 2012, following Bhupathi additional Bopanna 's refusal.[96] Paes imperilled to withdraw from the Athletics rather than play with Vardhan, whose world ranking was 296,[97] but withdrew the threat unadorned week later.[98] Paes and Vardhan reached the second round pageant the tournament, losing to Gallic silver medalists Llodra/Tsonga.
In 2021, Zee5 produced a documentary hollered Break Point, showing the vary and downs in the satisfaction between Paes and Bhupathi.[99]
Other activities
In 2010, he joined the Spread of Directors of Olympic Money Quest,[100] a foundation co-founded past as a consequence o Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to support talented Indian athletes.[101]
Acting career
Leander made his film premiere in Ashok Kohli's Rajdhani Express, a socio-political thriller.[102]
Performance timeline
Main article: Leander Paes career statistics
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did shed tears qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with matter indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not quite a Masters tournament; (NTI) grizzle demand a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won Recording competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Significant finals
By winning the 2012 Australian Open title, Paes consummated the career Grand Slam break through mens doubles. By winning greatness 2016 Roland Garros mixed doubles title, he completed the Duration Grand Slam set in both mens and mixed doubles beautifying only the 3rd man make a purchase of the Open era to hullabaloo so.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6 |
| Winner | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2001 | French Eject (2) | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | US Open | Hard | David Rikl | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12) |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open (3) | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |