Famous Indian Tennis Players

Over the years, India has produced some gifted tennis players who have done the country proud at the international stage. If players of the caliber of Ramanathan Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj excelled in the Grand Slams, the present crops of youngsters like Sania Mirza have earned plaudits for their achievements.

Back in the 1960s, Ramanathan Krishnan rubbed shoulders with tennis greats like Rod Laver in the Wimbledon and was ranked third in the world. Krishnan's son Ramesh followed in his father's footsteps by reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and US Open.

Vijay Amritraj reached the quarterfinals of Grand Slams on four occasions and his aggressive game got the better of some of the greatest names in tennis like Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe.

That Indians can indeed win Grand Slam tournaments was shown by Mahesh Bhupathi when he achieved the feat in 1997 French Open. He teamed with the mercurial Leander Paes to win a bagful of Grand Slam doubles title.

Here is a list of famous Indian tennis players: