Leander Adrian Paes
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- June 17, 1973(53 years old)
About
Leander Paes is an Indian professional tennis player regarded as one of the country's most successful doubles and mixed-doubles specialists. Over a long career he won multiple Grand Slam titles in men's doubles and mixed doubles and represented India in a record number of Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal in men's singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Known for
- Olympic bronze medal in men's singles (Atlanta 1996)
- Multiple Grand Slam titles in men's doubles and mixed doubles
- Long-running Indian Davis Cup career
Awards
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Padma Shri
- Padma Bhushan
- Arjuna Award
Trivia & fun facts
- He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
- His father Vece Paes was a member of India's bronze-medal-winning field hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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