Country (sports) | India | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Encino, Los Angeles, United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Los Angeles. United States | October 2, 1983||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $460,805 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 20–33 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 154 (15 June 2009) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 (2008) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2002) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 12–21 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 119 (26 October 2009) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2009) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2002) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 3 July 2022. |
Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983) is an Indian-American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. [1] He is the son of former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj.
Prakash Amritraj is the son of Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj and Shyamala, a Sri Lankan Tamil. [2] [3] [4]
Prakash is the paternal cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand and paternal uncle Ashok were former professional tennis players representing India. Prakash has one brother, Vikram, who was born in 1987.
He played 2 years of college tennis for the University of Southern California. He won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Boys' 18s National Championships in 2002. [5]
In 2007, Amritraj won three straight ITF Pro Circuit tournaments in India, beating Karan Rastogi in all three finals.
On July 14, 2008 Amritraj played in his first ATP Tour final, losing to Fabrice Santoro from France in straight sets. [6]
From August 2010 to August 2012, Amritraj was inactive on the tour. However, he returned to the court for the first time in just over two years when he competed as a wildcard in a qualifier at the 2012 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California.
Prakash Amritraj joined the staff of the Tennis Channel in 2016 as one of the network's primary travel reporters and also as an in-match analyst and a host both in studio and at worldwide events. In February 2021, his contract was renewed for an additional three years through 2023. [7]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2008 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2006 | Chennai, India | International Series | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Michal Mertiňák Petr Pála | 2–6, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2004 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Igor Kunitsyn | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2005 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Grass | Frédéric Niemeyer | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 1–2 | Jun 2007 | India F3, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2007 | India F4, Dehradun | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3–2 | Jun 2007 | India F5, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2012 | USA F24, Claremont | Futures | Hard | Daniel Kosakowski | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2012 | India F14, Pune | Futures | Hard | Saketh Myneni | 6–4, 6–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | USA F24B, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Oskar Johansson James Shortall | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2002 | USA F28, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Richard Bloomfield David Sherwood | 6–2, 3–0 ret. |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2003 | Tumkur, India | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Michal Mertiňák Branislav Sekáč | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2003 | Dharwad, India | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2004 | Uzbekistan F4, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2004 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | Eric Taino | Nick Rainey Brian Wilson | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2006 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Rohan Bopanna | Alun Jones Jonathan Marray | 4–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Win | 3–5 | Jul 2006 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Rajeev Ram Todd Widom | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Win | 4–5 | Jul 2008 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Aisam Qureshi | Frederik Nielsen Jonathan Marray | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 5–5 | Nov 2008 | Louisville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jesse Levine | Frank Dancevic Dušan Vemić | 6–3, 7–6(12–10) |
Win | 6–5 | Feb 2009 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Patrick Briaud Jason Marshall | 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 6–6 | May 2009 | Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Jonathan Erlich Harel Levy | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Nov 2012 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Philipp Oswald | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 8–6 | May 2013 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1) |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
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