Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983) is an Indian-American tennis commentator and former professional player who represented India in international tournaments. He is the son of former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj.
Background Prakash Amritraj is the son of Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj and Shyamala, a Sri Lankan Tamil.
Prakash is the paternal cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand and paternal uncle Ashok were former professional tennis players representing India. Prakash has one brother, Vikram, who was born in 1987.
He played two years of college tennis for the University of Southern California. He won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Boys' 18s National Championships in 2002.
Professional career In 2007, Amritraj won three straight ITF Pro Circuit tournaments in India, beating Karan Rastogi in all three finals.
On July 14, 2008, Amritraj played in his first ATP Tour final, losing to Fabrice Santoro from France in straight sets.
From August 2010 to August 2012, Amritraj was inactive on the tour. However, he returned to the court for the first time in just over two years when he competed as a wildcard in a qualifier at the 2012 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California.
Prakash Amritraj joined the staff of the Tennis Channel in 2016 as one of the network's primary travel reporters and also as an in-match analyst and a host both in-studio and at worldwide events. In February 2021, his contract was renewed for an additional three years through 2023.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)ATP 500 Series (0–0)ATP 250 Series (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–1)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Newport, United StatesInternational SeriesGrass Fabrice Santoro3–6, 5–7
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)ATP 500 Series (0–0)ATP 250 Series (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–1)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Chennai, IndiaInternational SeriesHard Rohan Bopanna Michal Mertiňák Petr Pála2–6, 5–7
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (4–3) LegendATP Challenger (0–2)ITF Futures (4–1)Finals by surfaceHard (4–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Igor Kunitsyn4–6, 5–7Loss0–2Forest Hills, United StatesChallengerGrass Frédéric Niemeyer4–6, 6–7(3–7)Win1–2India F3, ChandigarhFuturesHard Karan Rastogi7–6(7–5), 6–1Win2–2India F4, DehradunFuturesHard Karan Rastogi6–1, 6–2Win3–2India F5, DelhiFuturesHard Karan Rastogi6–3, 6–1Loss3–3USA F24, ClaremontFuturesHard Daniel Kosakowski3–6, 1–6Win4–3India F14, PuneFuturesHard Saketh Myneni6–4, 6–2
Doubles: 14 (8–6) LegendATP Challenger (7–4)ITF Futures (1–2)Finals by surfaceHard (7–5)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1USA F24B, Costa MesaFuturesHard Rajeev Ram Oskar Johansson James Shortall6–7(0–7), 3–6Win1–1USA F28, Costa MesaFuturesHard Rajeev Ram Richard Bloomfield David Sherwood6–2, 3–0 ret.Win2–1Tumkur, IndiaChallengerHard Rik de Voest Michal Mertiňák Branislav Sekáč6–4, 6–3Loss2–2Dharwad, IndiaChallengerHard Rik de Voest Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana6–3, 3–6, 5–7Loss2–3Uzbekistan F4, AndijanFuturesHard Jean-Julien Rojer Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk5–7, 4–6Loss2–4Burbank, United StatesChallengerHard Eric Taino Nick Rainey Brian Wilson2–6, 3–6Loss2–5Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet Rohan Bopanna Alun Jones Jonathan Marray4–6, 6–3, [12–14]Win3–5Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Rohan Bopanna Rajeev Ram Todd Widom3–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win4–5Dublin, IrelandChallengerCarpet Aisam Qureshi Frederik Nielsen Jonathan Marray6–3, 7–6(8–6)Win5–5Louisville, United StatesChallengerHard Jesse Levine Frank Dancevic Dušan Vemić6–3, 7–6(12–10)Win6–5Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Rajeev Ram Patrick Briaud Jason Marshall6–3, 4–6, [10–8]Loss6–6Izmir, TurkeyChallengerHard Rajeev Ram Jonathan Erlich Harel Levy3–6, 3–6Win7–6Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Philipp Oswald Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana6–3, 6–4Win8–6Johannesburg, South AfricaChallengerHard Rajeev Ram Purav Raja Divij Sharan7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1)
Performance timeline
Singles Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAQ2AQ3Q1Q20 / 00–0French OpenAAAAAAAQ1Q10 / 00–0WimbledonAAQ2AQ2AQ2Q3Q30 / 00–0US Open1RAAQ2AQ1Q1Q1A0 / 10–1Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–1ATP Tour Masters 1000Indian WellsAQ1Q1AAAAAQ10 / 00–0MiamiAAQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0CanadaAAAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0CincinnatiAQ1AAAAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
References
External links
Amritraj World Ranking History