Leander Paes
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| Country |  India |
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| Residence | Kolkata, Mumbai, and Orlando, Florida |
| Date of birth | June 17, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Calcutta (Kolkata) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Plays | Right-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money | US$5,469,297 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 99–98 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (August 24, 1998) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2 RD (1997, 2000) |
| French Open | 2 RD (1997) |
| Wimbledon | 2 RD (2001) |
| US Open | 3 RD (1997) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  Bronze (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 524–271 |
| Career titles | 43 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 21, 1999) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1999, 2006) |
| French Open | W (1999, 2001, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (1999) |
| US Open | W (2006, 2009) |
| Tour Finals | F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005) |
| Olympic Games | Fourth place (2004) |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2010) |
| French Open | F (2005) |
| Wimbledon | W (1999, 2003, 2010) |
| US Open | W (2008) |
| Last updated on: July 05, 2010. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Competitor for India |
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| Men's Tennis | ||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Singles |
Leander Adrian Paes, born 17 June 1973 (Aged 37), is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. Having won 6 Doubles and 6 Mixed Doubles Tennis Grand Slam titles and finishing runners up in numerous other Grand Slam finals, he is considered to be one of the greatest and most respected contemporary doubles and mixed doubles players in the world. After winning the Mixed Doubles title with Cara Black at The Championships, Wimbledon in 2010, he became the first male tennis player since Rod Laver to win any Wimbledon title in three different decades. He is among the most successful professional Indian tennis players and is also the former captain of the Indian Davis Cup team. He is the recipient of India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1996–1997, the Arjuna Award in 1990, and the Padma Shri award in 2001 for his outstanding contribution to tennis in India.
Apart from his twelve Grand Slam victories at doubles and mixed doubles events, he is famous for his several memorable Davis Cup performances playing for India and also for winning a bronze medal for India in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He also achieved the rare Men's Doubles/Mixed Doubles double during the 1999 Wimbledon. His consecutive Olympic appearances from 1992 to 2008[1] make him the third Indian, after shooters Karni Singh and Randhir Singh, to compete at five Olympic Games. After winning the Mixed Doubles in Wimbledon 2010, Leander Paes became only the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three different decades. [2]
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Early life
Leander was born in Kolkata formerly known as Calcutta, India. He was born to Vece Paes and Jennifer Paes and was raised in Kolkata, India. He was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta and the St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta. His parents were both sportspersons. His father Vece Paes was a midfielder in the bronze medal winning Indian field hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.[3] His mother captained the Indian basketball team in the 1980 Asian basketball championship. Paes enrolled with the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy in Madras in 1985 where he was coached by Dave O'Meara.[4] The academy played a key role in his early development. Leander shot into international fame when he won the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and rose to No. 1 in the junior world-rankings. Paes is the great grandson of the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Previously having dated Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary, he is now married to Rhea Pillai (ex-wife of bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt) and has a daughter Aiyana Paes.
Career
Early career (1991–1997)
Paes showed promise early in his career by winning titles at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon. He turned professional in 1991.[5] He rose to the number 1 in the world in the junior rankings.[6] In 1992, he reached the quarter finals of the doubles event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with Ramesh Krishnan.[7]
He went one better at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he beat Fernando Meligeni to win the Bronze medal, thus becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal since KD Jadhav won Bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics more than four decades earlier.[8] Paes cited the match as one of his greatest performances on the court, in part because his wrist was severely injured.[9] He was awarded the highest sporting honour by the Government of India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1996.[10] His first successful year in the ATP circuit came in 1993 when he partnered Sébastien Lareau to reach the US Open doubles semi-final. After having a moderate season in 1994 he reached the Quarter final of the 1995 Australian Open doubles with Kevin Ullyett. From 1996 he started partnering with fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi, which later would prove to be a winning combination. This year was not a very successful one, especially in the grand slams with a round of 32 finish at Wimbledon being the best. 1997 proved a much better year for the team of Paes and Bhupathi with the semi-finals of the US Open their best grand slam result. Paes climbed the doubles ranking from 89 at the beginning of the year to 14 at the end of the year.[11]
Rise in doubles (1998–2002)
The doubles team of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi grew stronger in 1998 reaching the Semi-Finals of 3 grand slams, the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. In the same year Paes had two of his biggest singles results in the ATP tour. The first one came by winning an ATP singles title at Newport and the second was beating Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-4 at the New Haven ATP tournament.[12][13][14][15] In the year 1999, the duo reached the finals of all the 4 grand slams winning the Wimbledon and the French Open, thus becoming the first Indian pair to win a doubles event at a Grand slam event. Paes also teamed up with Lisa Raymond to win the Mixed doubles event at Wimbledon. The year also marked his ascent to the No. 1 ranking in the doubles.[16] The following year Paes partnered with Sébastien Lareau for the Australian Open and Jan Siemerink for the French losing in the first round on both occasions. Paes teamed up again with Mahesh Bhupathi for the US Open but lost in the first round again. The duo had a disappointing second round exit to Australian duo of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde at the Sydney Olympics, despite high hopes.[17] Paes was given the honour of carrying the Indian Flag at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics.[18] In spite of a winning the French Open in 2001, the team of Bhupathi and Paes had 1st round exits in the other 3 grand slams. Paes was awarded the Padmashri by the Government of India in 2001.[19] The duo of Paes and Bhupathi won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.[20] In 2002 Leander paired up with Michael Hill for a number of tournaments with moderate success.
2003–present
Between 2003 and present, Paes has increasingly focused on his doubles and mixed doubles game. Leander won the Mixed doubles events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon with Martina Navaratilova, both in 2003. Weeks after the win at Wimbledon, Paes was admitted to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Orlando for a suspected brain tumor that was later found to be neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection. While being treated he had to miss the US Open, but he recovered by the end of that year.[21] In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games he paired up with Mahesh Bhupathi, failing again at the semi finals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in the U.S. Open doubles event in 2006 with Martin Damm. Paes lead the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the Men's doubles (partnering Mahesh Bhupathi) and Mixed doubles (partnering Sania Mirza).[22][23] Paes has maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.[24][25] With wins in the Rotterdam and ATP Masters Series in Indian Wells, Paes has taken his doubles tally to 38, as of May 2007.[26][27][28] Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi took part in the men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka [29] who went on to win the men's doubles gold medal [30]. Later in 2008, with Cara Black, he won the 2008 US Open Mixed Doubles title. In 2009, he won the French Open and US Open Men's Doubles titles with Lukáš Dlouhý, and was the runner-up in the Mixed Doubles final of the US Open. He began the 2010 season in good form again winning the 2010 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles title along with Cara Black. This was the pair's 3rd consecutive grand slam final and the 4th overall. The 2010 Wimbledon win with Cara Black makes Paes India's leading grand slam winner ahead of his ex- doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi with a total of 12 grand slam titles.
Davis Cup career
Leander Paes started his Davis Cup career in 1990 at a young age of 16, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in the doubles to beat the Japanese team in a gruelling 5 set encounter. He is considered as one of the top Davis cup players for his country with a record of 81–30 overall as of May 2007.[31][32] He played an important role in the Indian Davis cup team that reached the world group from 1991–1998. He was part of the Indian Davis Cup team that reached the Semi-Finals of the 1993 Davis Cup with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing out to Australia. In singles his major wins came against French duo of Arnaud Boetsch and Henri Leconte in Frejus France in 1993, Wayne Ferreira in 1994 and Goran Ivanišević in 1995 when India defeated Croatia, Jan Siemerink in 1995 to defeat Netherlands, Jiří Novák in 1997.[33].[34] He teamed up with Mahesh Bhupathi to beat Hirszon and Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995, Martin Damm and Petr Korda of Czech Republic in 1997, Nicolás Massú and Marcelo Ríos of Chile in 1997, Broad and Tim Henman in 1998 and Simon Aspelin and Jonas Björkman of Sweden in 2005. In 2007, Leander has 3 wins (2 Doubles 1 singles) and no losses in the Davis Cup.
Major career wins
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | July 6, 1998 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | Grass |  Neville Godwin |
6–3, 6–2 |
Men's doubles titles (43)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (6) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (8) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (5) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (24) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | April 7, 1997 | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran |
7–6, 7–5 |
| 2. | April 28, 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Petr Luxa David Škoch |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 3. | July 28, 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 4. | August 11, 1997 | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 5. | September 29, 1998 | Beijing, China | Hard (I) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Alex O'Brien Jim Courier |
7–5, 7–6 |
| 6. | October 6, 1997 | Singapore | Carpet (I) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | January 5, 1998 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 8. | February 9, 1998 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 9. | April 6, 1998 | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 10. | May 11, 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 11. | October 5, 1998 | Shanghai | Carpet (I) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 12. | November 2, 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet (I) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 13. | April 5, 1999 | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Wayne Black Neville Godwin |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 14. | May 24, 1999 | French Open, France | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 15. | June 21, 1999 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 16. | July 5, 1999 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | Grass | Wayne Arthurs |
 Sargis Sargsian Chris Woodruff |
6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 17. | May 1, 2000 | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Clay | Jan Siemerink |
Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 18. | October 9, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 19. | April 23, 2001 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Rick Leach David Macpherson |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 20. | April 30, 2001 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Kevin Kim Jim Thomas |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 21. | May 28, 2001 | French Open, France | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 22. | August 6, 2001 | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Martin Damm David Prinosil |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 23. | December 31, 2001 | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek |
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 24. | April 29, 2002 | Majorca, Spain | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 25. | February 24, 2003 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | David Rikl |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 26. | March 3, 2003 | Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. | Hard |  Nenad Zimonjić |
Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 27. | July 7, 2003 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Rikl |
František Čermák Leoš Friedl |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 28. | June 7, 2004 | Halle, Germany | Grass | David Rikl |
Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 29. | July 5, 2004 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Rikl |
 Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 30. | July 26, 2004 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 31. | September 13, 2004 | Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
 Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 32. | April 11, 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
W/O |
| 33. | April 18, 2005 | Barcelona | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić |
 Feliciano López Rafael Nadal |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 34. | September 26, 2005 | Bangkok | Hard (I) | Paul Hanley |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 35. | June 19, 2006 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Martin Damm |
Arnaud Clément Chris Haggard |
6–1, 7–6 |
| 36. | August 28, 2006 | US Open, U.S. | Hard | Martin Damm |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 37. | February 19, 2007 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (I) | Martin Damm |
 Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske |
6–3, 6–7, [10–7] |
| 38. | March 5, 2007 | Indian Wells, California, U.S. | Hard | Martin Damm |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 39. | September 21, 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (I) | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Scott Lipsky David Martin |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 40. | June 6, 2009 | French Open, France | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 41. | September 13, 2009 | US Open, U.S. | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 42. | 3 April 2010 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 7–5 |
Grand Slam finals
Men's doubles: 12 finals (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10), 6–4 |
| 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), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2001 | French Open (2) | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | US Open | Hard | David Rikl |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martin Damm |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Martin Damm |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(5), 7–6(10) |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open (3) | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Wesley Moodie Dick Norman |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2009 | US Open (2) | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Nened Zimonjic Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–2 |
Mixed doubles: 11 finals (6 titles, 5 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lisa Raymond |
 Anna Kournikova Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Navrátilová |
 Eleni Daniilidou Todd Woodbridge |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Martina Navrátilová |
Anastassia Rodionova Andy Ram |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Navrátilová |
Elena Bovina Nenad Zimonjić |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navrátilová |
 Daniela Hantuchová Fabrice Santoro |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy |
Victoria Azarenka Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 7–6(6) |
| Winner | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Cara Black |
Liezel Huber Jamie Murray |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cara Black |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Mark Knowles |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Cara Black |
Carly Gullickson Travis Parrot |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Cara Black |
Ekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinský |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Cara Black |
Lisa Raymond Wesley Moodie |
6–4, 7–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | F | 3R | 2R | SF | QF | 0 / 15 | 32–15 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | W | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | W | F | 3 / 14 | 43–11 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 1 / 16 | 30–15 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | F | 1R | W | 1R | F | W | 1R | 2 / 16 | 41–14 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 6 / 61 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 13–4 | 22–2 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 16–4 | 16–2 | 9–4 | N/A | 146–55 |
| Year End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | RR | F | F | RR | NH | A | A | F | SF | SF | RR | RR | 0 / 10 | 17–22 | |
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | QF | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | SF | Not Held | QF | Not Held | 0 / 5 | 9–6 | |||||||||
| Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | W | QF | 2R | 1R | 1 / 14 | 16–13 |
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | F | QF | 1R | A | F | QF | 2R | W | 1 / 15 | 22–14 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | A | W | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 2R | 1 / 10 | 11–9 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 1 / 11 | 10–10 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | F | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | SF | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | QF | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | 2R | SF | QF | SF | A | 2R | 2 / 12 | 19–10 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | 2R | A | W | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1 / 13 | 14–12 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | A | A | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1 / 9 | 8–8 | |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | SF | SF | SF | A | A | SF | NM1 | 0 / 7 | 11–6 | |
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 8 / 101 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 9–5 | 16–4 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 12–7 | 5–9 | 9–7 | 11–7 | 12–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 11–9 | 5–6 | 7–6 | N/A | 121–92 |
| Year End Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking | 481 | 179 | 93 | 142 | 76 | 89 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | N/A | ||
A = did not attend tournament
Controversies
Leander Paes and his off and on partnership with fellow Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi draws constant media attention in home country India.[35][36][37] In the 2006 Asian Games, a loss to the Chinese Taipei in the team event led Leander to question Bhupathi's commitment to Team India.[38] He once stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends, he did not consider pairing with his former team-mate.[39] However, for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they decided to play together for their country,[40] and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.[41]
References
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/leander-paes-1.html
- ↑ http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2010-07-04/201007041278253501136.html
- ↑ James H. Mills (2005). Subaltern Sports: Politics and Sport in South Asia. Anthem Press. p. 215. ISBN 1843311682.
- ↑ Rahul Chandawarkar (2008-09-09). "The hero in young Leander". The Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-hero-in-young-leander/358952/. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
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External links
- Davis Cup Player's Profile Site
- Leander Paes Fan Site
- Leander Paes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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