Anand Amritraj

Anand Amritraj

Country (sports)	India
Born	20 March 1951 Madras, India
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)
Last updated on: 25 July 2013.

Anand Amritraj (Tamil: ஆனந்த் அம்ரித்ராஜ்; born 20 March 1951 in Madras, Tamil Nadu) is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.^[1][2][3]

Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, 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.

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

Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals

Career finals

Doubles: 30 (12–18)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	21 October 1973	New Delhi, India		Vijay Amritraj	Jim McManus Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	19 November 1973	Christchurch, New Zealand		Fred McNair	Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson	w/o
Winner	2.	16 November 1974	Bombay, India	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	6–4, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	19 August 1974	South Orange, New Jersey, USA	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Winner	3.	19 August 1974	Columbus, Ohio, USA	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Tom Gorman Robert Lutz
Runner-up	3.	10 February 1975	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Dick Stockton Erik Van Dillen	4–6, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	10 March 1975	Washington DC, USA	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Mike Estep Russell Simpson	6–7^5, 3–6
Winner	4.	24 March 1975	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	5 August 1975	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Wojtek Fibak Guillermo Vilas
Winner	5.	15 September 1975	Los Angeles, California, USA	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	17 November 1975	Calcutta, India	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	9 March 1976	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Roscoe Tanner Marty Riessen	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	7 November 1976	Hong Kong	Hard	Ilie Năstase	Hank Pfister Butch Walts	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	15 November 1976	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Corrado Barazzutti	Ross Case Geoff Masters	0–6, 1–6
Winner	7.	13 June 1977	Queen's Club, London, England	Grass	Vijay Amritraj	David Lloyd John Lloyd	6–1, 6–2
Winner	8.	25 September 1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	9.	15 January 1979	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Carpet (i)	Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	19 March 1979	San Jose, Costa Rica	Hard	Colin Dibley	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	9 April 1979	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	12.	13 August 1979	Stowe, Vermont, USA	Hard	Colin Dibley	Mike Cahill Steve Krulevitz	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	13.	10 March 1980	San Jose, Costa Rica	Hard	Nick Saviano	Jaime Fillol Alvaro Fillol	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	14.	14 Apr 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA	Hard	John Austin	Brian Teacher Butch Walts	2–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	28 Apr 1980	São Paulo, Brazil	Carpet (i)	Fritz Buehning	David Carter Chris Lewis	7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	15.	8 August 1980	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Hard	John Austin	Tom Gullikson Butch Walts	7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	16.	6 April 1981	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Fred McNair	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	17.	3 August 1981	Columbus, Ohio, USA	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	1–6, 1–6
Winner	10.	1 November 1982	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Carpet (i)	Tony Giammalva	Vijay Amritraj Fred Stolle	7–5, 6–2
Winner	11.	30 November 1982	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Mike Cahill Bruce Manson	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	18.	21 February 1983	Delray Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Johan Kriek	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–7, 4–6
Winner	12.	11 July 1983	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Mike Bauer	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

1. Padmanaban, Geeta (13 May 2003). "Advantage! Amritraj". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
2. Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
3. Keerthivasan, K (1 January 2003). "Anand – the genial Indian". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
4. "1976 Wimbledon men doubles". Retrieved 15 May 2008.

External links

• Anand Amritraj at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Anand Amritraj at the Davis Cup