Gaurav Natekar

Gaurav Natekar (born 4 April 1972) is a seven-time Indian National Tennis Champion. ^[1] He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1996 for Tennis. ^[2]

His father, Nandu M. Natekar, was a national-level Indian badminton champion. ^[1]

Achievements

• Represented the country in Davis Cup from 1992-97. Was member of the team that reached the semi-final in '93 ^[1]
• Double gold medallist at the Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994 (team event and doubles with Leander Paes) ^[1]
• Double gold medallist in SAF Games in Colombo '93, Dhaka '95, and Madras '97. ^[1]
• Won the National hard & grasscourt titles in singles and doubles in the same year (1992) ^[1]
• Two National singles, seven doubles and five junior titles. Highest ATP ranking: singles 272, doubles 167. ^[1]

References

1. Indian Express (newspaper)
2. Pune Records ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Gaurav Natekar at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Gaurav Natekar at the International Tennis Federation
• Gaurav Natekar at the Davis Cup