Jaidip Mukerjea

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Jaidip Mukerjea
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Residence Kolkata, India
Born (1942-04-21) 21 April 1942 (age 81)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1959)
Retired1975
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record42–46
Highest ranking120 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1962)
French Open 4R (1965, 1966)
Wimbledon 4R (1963, 1964, 1966, 1973)
US Open 4R (1962)
Doubles
Career record12–18
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1962)
Wimbledon QF (1966, 1967, 1973)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1963)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (1966)

Jaidip Mukerjea (born 21 April 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from India. [1]

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Personal life

Mukerjea is the grandson of Indian independence leader Chittaranjan Das. He completed his schooling from La Martiniere Calcutta.

Tennis career

Juniors

Mukerjea won the Indian National Junior Championship in 1959. He then began to play overseas, and was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament in 1960.

Amateur/Pro tour

Mukerjea's international breakout year came in 1962, when he made the fourth round of the U.S. Championships. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1963 and 1964, and reached the fourth round at the French Championships in 1965.

1966 was Mukerjea's most successful year. He again reached the fourth round at the French Championships and Wimbledon. He was also a member of the India Davis Cup team that reached the final. Mukerjea won India's only rubber in the final; he and Ramanathan Krishnan defeated John Newcombe and Tony Roche in doubles. For his accomplishments, Mukerjea was given the Arjuna Award in 1966.

During his career, Mukerjea won at least 6 singles titles, including the Asian Championships three times. [2] [3]

After retirement

Mukerjea currently operates a Tennis Academy in Calcutta bearing his name, and he has served as tournament director for the Sunfeast Open, as well as Davis Cup Captain for India. [4]

Singles titles (10)

ResultNo.DateTournamentLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.1963Adelboden International Adelboden Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jaroslav Drobný 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win2.1965Indore International Indore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Sangster 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Win3.1966Finland International Championships Helsinki Flag of the United States.svg Allen Fox 7–5, 4–6, 10–8
Win4.1966Asian Championships Calcutta Flag of India.svg Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win5.1966 Central India Championships Allahabad Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win6.1966 India National and Northern India Championships New Delhi Flag of India.svg Premjit Lall 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
Win7.1967 Western India Championships Bombay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Carmichael 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Win8.1969Asian Championships Calcutta Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tym 6–2, 6–1, 6–0
Win9.1971 India National Championships Delhi Flag of India.svg Premjit Lall 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Win10.1972Asian Championships Poona Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023: "Infrastructure, funds lacking, rowing struggles to prosper in Kolkata" — Calcutta Rowing Club secretary". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: Sportstar – The Hindu. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jaidip Mukerjea : Biography, Profile, Records, Awards and Achievement". February 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4147 [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Jaidip Mukerjea Tennis Academy - JMTA".
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