Anand Amritraj ( Tamil: ஆனந்த் அம்ரித்ராஜ்; born 20 March 1951) is a former

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player and businessman. He along with brother

Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj (born 14 December 1953) is an Indian sports commentator, actor and retired professional tennis player from Madras. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour, in 1983.In 2022, he was honored for his cont ...

led India into the

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finals against South Africa and was a part of the Indian team captained by

which reached the final of the

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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 semifinalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles. Anand was part of the Indian team for

, which advanced to the finals of the tournament and then forfeited the championship to South Africa as the

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decided to boycott the match in protest South Africa's

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policies, and again reached the final in 1987 against Sweden. His son Stephen Amritraj is also an American former professional tennis player who represented India. He did schooling from Don Bosco and graduated from Loyola College in

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His daughter-in-law Alison Riske is also a top-50 player on the

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.Watch: American tennis star Alison Riske grooves to Bollywood song at her wedding with Stephen Amritraj
23 July 2019

Career finals

Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals

Doubles: 30 (12–18)

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