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_(29569576630).jpg) Paes at the 2016 US Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1973 Calcutta, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $8,587,586 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 101–99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (24 August 1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1997, 2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 770–457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (21 June 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1999, 2001, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2006, 2009, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2010, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1999, 2003, 2010, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2008, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2021—present)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Kim Sharma[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Michael Madhusudan Dutt (great-great grandfather)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 1 March 2021
 Signature of Leander Paes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leander Adrian Paes OLY[4] (/peɪs/ PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.[5] Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. He made a total of 34 Grand Slam finals across men's and mixed doubles in his career which is the joint 2nd highest of all-time among men. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles making him one of only three men in the Open era to achieve this distinction and won the rare men's/mixed double at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. Paes, together with Mahesh Bhupathi, were the first pair in Open era history to reach the men's doubles finals of all 4 Grand Slams in the same calendar year (1999).
His mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2015 made him the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three different decades.[6] and he also repeated the feat winning a Roland Garros title in three different decades with his mixed doubles title in 2016.
Paes received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor, in 1996–97; the Arjuna Award in 1990; the Padma Shri award in 2001; and India's third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan prize in January 2014, for his outstanding contributions to tennis.[7] He won a bronze medal for India in men's singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games making him the 1st Asian in Olympic history to win a tennis medal and the only Indian till date. He competed in consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2016,[8] making him the first Indian and the only tennis player to compete in seven Olympic Games. He is also the most decorated male tennis player in Asian Games history with 5 Golds and 3 Bronzes winning medals in every category (singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team event) and the highest Indian gold medal winning athlete across all sports in Asian Games history.
He is a former Davis Cup team captain, where in addition his Davis Cup all-time doubles win record with 45 victories,[9] he also has the 4th highest number of overall wins in Davis Cup history with 93 total victories across singles and doubles in a 30 year career for India with match wins in 4 different decades. He played in World Team Tennis for the Washington Kastles. He was on the 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 championship teams and was named Male MVP for 2009 and 2011.[10][11] Paes retired from professional tennis in 2020,[12] following his last Davis Cup tie in Croatia, with a world record 1295 weeks spent ranked in the Top 100 in men's doubles.
On July 20, 2024, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.[13]
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- ^ "Kim Sharma makes her relationship with Leander Paes Insta official, he has eyes only for her in new photo". The Indian Express. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Remembering Michael Madhusudan Dutt, the first Bengali playwright who became the face of Bengal Renaissance". India Today. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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- ^ "2011 Wimbledon Championships Website". Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Leander Paes Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Davis Cup: Paes' record doubles win keeps India alive against China". espn.in. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "World TeamTennis". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Leander Paes to be Haryana's sports ambassador". The Times of India. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Leander prepares for one last roar, to retire in 2020". 25 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "International Tennis Hall of Fame". tennisfame.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.