Anand Amritraj (born 20 March 1951) is an Indian former tennis player and businessman. He, along with brother Vijay Amritraj, led India into the 1974 Davis Cup finals against South Africa, 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, 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. His daughter-in-law Alison Riske-Amritraj is also a top-50 player on the WTA Tour.Watch: American tennis star Alison Riske grooves to Bollywood song at her wedding with Stephen Amritraj 23 July 2019
Career finals
Doubles: 30 (12–18) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1973 New Delhi, India Vijay Amritraj Jim McManus Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 4–6Win 1–1 Nov 1973 Christchurch, New Zealand Fred McNair Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson w/oWin 2–1 Nov 1974 Bombay, India Clay Vijay Amritraj Dick Crealy Onny Parun 6–4, 7–6Loss 2–2 Aug 1974 South Orange, US Hard Vijay Amritraj Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 7–6, 6–7Win 3–2 Aug 1974 Columbus, US Hard Vijay Amritraj Tom Gorman Robert Lutz w/oLoss 3–3 Feb 1975 Toronto, Canada Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen 4–6, 5–7, 1–6Loss 3–4 Mar 1975 Washington DC, US Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Mike Estep Jeff Simpson 6–7(5–7), 3–6Win 4–4 Mar 1975 Atlanta, US Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 6–2Loss 4–5 Aug 1975 Louisville, US Clay Vijay Amritraj Wojciech Fibak Guillermo Vilas n/pWin 5–5 Sep 1975 Los Angeles, US Hard Vijay Amritraj Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen 7–6, 4–6, 6–4Loss 5–6 Nov 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Vijay Amritraj Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes 6–1, 4–6, 3–6Win 6–6 Mar 1976 Memphis, US Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Roscoe Tanner Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–4Loss 6–7 Nov 1976 Hong Kong Hard Ilie Năstase Hank Pfister Butch Walts 4–6, 2–6Loss 6–8 Nov 1976 Manila, Philippines Hard Corrado Barazzutti Ross Case Geoff Masters 0–6, 1–6Win 7–8 Jun 1977 Queen's Club, London, UK Grass Vijay Amritraj David Lloyd John Lloyd 6–1, 6–2Win 8–8 Sep 1978 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Vijay Amritraj Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–5Loss 8–9 Jan 1979 Baltimore, US Carpet (i) Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 4–6Loss 8–10 Mar 1979 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Colin Dibley Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss 8–11 Apr 1979 Cairo, Egypt Clay Vijay Amritraj Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 5–7, 4–6Loss 8–12 Aug 1979 Stowe, US Hard Colin Dibley Mike Cahill Steve Krulevitz 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss 8–13 Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Nick Saviano Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol 2–6, 6–7Loss 8–14 Apr 1980 Los Angeles, US Hard John Austin Brian Teacher Butch Walts 2–6, 4–6Win 9–14 Apr 1980 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet (i) Fritz Buehning David Carter Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2Loss 9–15 Aug 1980 Atlanta, US Hard John Austin Tom Gullikson Butch Walts 7–6, 6–7, 5–7Loss 9–16 Apr 1981 Houston, US Clay Fred McNair Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 3–6Loss 9–17 Aug 1981 Columbus, US Hard Vijay Amritraj Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 1–6, 1–6Win 10–17 Nov 1982 Baltimore, US Carpet (i) Tony Giammalva Vijay Amritraj Fred Stolle 7–5, 6–2Win 11–17 Nov 1982 Chicago, US Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Mike Cahill Bruce Manson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 11–18 Feb 1983 Delray Beach, US Clay Johan Kriek Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 4–6Win 12–18 Jul 1983 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Mike Bauer Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
References
External links