- Prakash Amritraj
Infobox Tennis biography
playername = Prakash Amritraj
nickname =
country = IND
residence = Encino,California , U.S.
datebirth = birth date and age|1983|10|02
placebirth = Los Angeles,California , U.S.
height = height|m=1.87
weight = lb to kg|165|abbr=yes
turnedpro = 2003
retired =
plays = Right-handed
careerprizemoney =US$ 275,075
singlesrecord = 17–26
singlestitles = 0
highestsinglesranking = 204 (July 14, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult =
FrenchOpenresult =
Wimbledonresult =
USOpenresult = 1st (2002)
doublesrecord = 7–16
doublestitles = 0
highestdoublesranking = 178 (July 24, 2006)
grandslamsdoublesresults =
AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1st (2004)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
WimbledonDoublesresult =
USOpenDoublesresult = 1st (2002)
updated =July 14 ,2008 Prakash Amritraj (born
October 2 ,1983 inCalifornia ) is a professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2003 after winning the National Championships at theUniversity of Southern California .Background
Amritaj is the son of
Vijay Amritraj , who played at Wimbledon for 17 years and in theDavis Cup for 20 years, and the cousin ofStephen Amritraj , whose father was also a professional player. He also has one brother, Vikram who was born in 1993. He is a non-resident Indian who represents India in tournaments and theDavis Cup . He played tennis for the University of Southern California where he majored in business.Professional career
As of July 14, 2008, he is ranked 204th in the world. [ [http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/14rank.htm Amritraj achieves career-best ranking ] ]
On July 14, 2008 he played in his first
ATP Tour final, losing toFabrice Santoro fromFrance in straight sets. [cite web|url=http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=A487 |title=ATP Tour profile |accessdate=2008-05-15]External links
*ATP|id=A487
*DavisCupplayerlink|id=30021994
* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=h+Amrit&weeks=12 Amritraj Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Pr+Amrit Amritraj World Ranking History]References
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