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Leander Paes

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Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.

BORN

17 June 1973

HONOUR

Padma Shri in sports

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Key facts

Born
17 June 1973, Kolkata
State of birth
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sector
Tennis
Profession
Indian tennis player
Gender
Male

Biography

Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles making him one of only three men in the Open era to achieve this distinction and won the rare men's/mixed double at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. Paes, together with Mahesh Bhupathi, were the first pair in Open era history to reach the men's doubles finals of all 4 Grand Slams in the same calendar year (1999). He is currently the brand ambassador of GS Delhi Aces, a team owned by Guru Samruddhi House of Investments in the Tennis Premier League.

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Timeline

  1. 1973Born in Kolkata
  2. 2024Awarded the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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