Anand Amritraj

Anand Amritraj

Born	(1951-03-20) 20 March 1951 (age 73) Madras, India
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Retired	yes
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$332,133
Singles
Career record	195–170
Career titles	7
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 (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

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

Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals

Doubles: 30 (12–18)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Oct 1973	New Delhi, India		Vijay Amritraj	Jim McManus Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 4–6
Win	1.	Nov 1973	Christchurch, New Zealand		Fred McNair	Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson	w/o
Win	2.	Nov 1974	Bombay, India	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	6–4, 7–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1974	South Orange, US	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win	3.	Aug 1974	Columbus, US	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Tom Gorman Robert Lutz
Loss	3.	Feb 1975	Toronto, Canada	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen	4–6, 5–7, 1–6
Loss	4.	Mar 1975	Washington DC, US	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Mike Estep Jeff Simpson	6–7^5, 3–6
Win	4.	Mar 1975	Atlanta, US	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale	6–3, 6–2
Loss	5.	Aug 1975	Louisville, US	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Wojtek Fibak Guillermo Vilas
Win	5.	Sep 1975	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	6.	Nov 1975	Calcutta, India	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Win	6.	Mar 1976	Memphis, US	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Roscoe Tanner Marty Riessen	6–3, 6–4
Loss	7.	Nov 1976	Hong Kong	Hard	Ilie Năstase	Hank Pfister Butch Walts	4–6, 2–6
Loss	8.	Nov 1976	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Corrado Barazzutti	Ross Case Geoff Masters	0–6, 1–6
Win	7.	Jun 1977	Queen's Club, London, UK	Grass	Vijay Amritraj	David Lloyd John Lloyd	6–1, 6–2
Win	8.	Sep 1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez	6–4, 7–5
Loss	9.	Jan 1979	Baltimore, US	Carpet (i)	Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 4–6
Loss	10.	Mar 1979	San Jose, Costa Rica	Hard	Colin Dibley	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	11.	Apr 1979	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Vijay Amritraj	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	5–7, 4–6
Loss	12.	Aug 1979	Stowe, US	Hard	Colin Dibley	Mike Cahill Steve Krulevitz	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	13.	Mar 1980	San Jose, Costa Rica	Hard	Nick Saviano	Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol	2–6, 6–7
Loss	14.	Apr 1980	Los Angeles, US	Hard	John Austin	Brian Teacher Butch Walts	2–6, 4–6
Win	9.	Apr 1980	São Paulo, Brazil	Carpet (i)	Fritz Buehning	David Carter Chris Lewis	7–6, 6–2
Loss	15.	Aug 1980	Atlanta, US	Hard	John Austin	Tom Gullikson Butch Walts	7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Loss	16.	Apr 1981	Houston, US	Clay	Fred McNair	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 3–6
Loss	17.	Aug 1981	Columbus, US	Hard	Vijay Amritraj	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	1–6, 1–6
Win	10.	Nov 1982	Baltimore, US	Carpet (i)	Tony Giammalva	Vijay Amritraj Fred Stolle	7–5, 6–2
Win	11.	Nov 1982	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Mike Cahill Bruce Manson	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	18.	Feb 1983	Delray Beach, US	Clay	Johan Kriek	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–7, 4–6
Win	12.	Jul 1983	Stuttgart, West 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. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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.
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

External links

• Anand Amritraj at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Anand Amritraj at the International Tennis Federation
• Anand Amritraj at the Davis Cup
• Anand Amritraj at ESPN.com