Tennis in India

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Tennis in India
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Governing body All India Tennis Association
National team(s) India Davis Cup team
India Billie Jean King Cup team
Club competitions
Tennis Premier League (2018–present)

Tennis enjoys a considerable following in India. Although it is limited to urban areas but still it is counted among the most popular national sports. [1] India has produced a number of tennis players, who have achieved international recognition and made their presence in some of the top tennis tournaments and grand slams. [2] All India Tennis Association established in 1920, is the governing body of tennis in India and is a member of the Asian Tennis Federation. [3] India Davis Cup team is the most successful team of Asia in Davis Cup, who has finished as runners-up 3 times. [4]

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History

Tennis has been a popular sport in India since around the 1880s when the British Army and civilian officers brought the game to India. Soon after regular tournaments like the Punjab Lawn Tennis Championship at Lahore (Pakistan, 1885); Bengal Lawn Tennis Championship at Calcutta (1887), and the All India Tennis Championships at Allahabad (1910) were organised. In the history of major tournaments, India has already beaten among others France, Romania, Holland, Belgium, Spain and Greece in Davis Cup ties (1921 to 1929). [5] [6]

The history of tennis in India goes back a long way. In the 1880s, the British introduced the game of tennis in India during the colonial rule and soon it started gaining momentum. BK Nehru in 1905 and Sardar Nihal Singh in 1908 were later joined by Mohammed Sleem, Fayzee brothers and Jagat Mohan Lal who made it to last 16 stages at the Wimbledon. Ghaus Mohammad was the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1939 where he lost to American champion Bobby Riggs.

According to the All India Tennis Association, in Davis Cup ties between 1921 and 1929, India beat, among others, France, Romania, Holland, Belgium, Spain and Greece. Top Indian players like Saleem, the Fayzee brothers, Cotah Ramaswamy and Krishna Prasad beat a large number of ranked European players and teams to bring glory to the nation.

In the 1960s, the sport witnessed a golden era. Ramanathan Krishnan earned his highest seeding – No. 4 in Wimbledon in 1962. In the Davis Cup, India repeatedly became the Zonal Champions. Ramanathan Krishnan, along with Premjit Lall, SP Misra, Jaidip Mukerjea and RK Khanna as the non-playing captain, steered India to the Cup finals in 1966. They lost the Cup but not before Krishnan and Mukerjea beat Newcombe and Tony Roche, the Wimbledon champions, (1965) in doubles.

In the 1970s, Vijay Amritraj burst onto the scene. With teammates Sashi Menon, Jasjit Singh and brother Anand Amritraj, Vijay took India to World Cup Finals for the second time in 1974. Vijay also made it to the quarterfinals of US Open in 1973 and 1981; and Wimbledon in 1973 and 1974. Ramesh Krishnan, the son of Ramanathan Krishnan, won the junior Wimbledon championship and junior French Open title in 1979 and was ranked number 1 junior in the world. He made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon (1986) and US Open (twice). [7]

The 1990s saw the rise of Leander Paes who won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1997, Mahesh Bhupathi became India's first ever grand slam winner when he won the mixed doubles at French Open. Paes partnered with Bhupati to reach the finals of all four grand slams in 1999, winning two. [8] In the 2000s and 2010s, playing separately or together, Paes and Bhupati won several grand slam doubles and mixed doubles tournaments.

The 2000s saw India's first WTA tournament winner Sania Mirza. Mirza also won a number of grand slam titles in doubles in the late 2000s and 2010s.

India's last 2010s grand slam win came in 2017 when Rohan Bopanna won the mixed doubles title at French Open. At the end of 2010s, Prajnesh Gunneswaran was the only Indian men's singles player in the top 100. [9] In 2021 Ankita Raina became the 2nd woman from India to win a WTA title and enter into top 100 doubles rankings. India's latest grand slam win came in 2024 with Rohan Bopanna winning the men's doubles title at Australian Open.

In February 2024, Sumit Nagal made his top 100 debut becoming the tenth Indian tennis player to reach the Top 100, [10] which he reached by defeating Luca Nardi in the final of the Challenger in Chennai. [11] [12]

Medal table

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Olympic Games 0011
Davis Cup 0358
Commonwealth Games 1124
Asian Games 1071734
Total11112547

Grand Slam finals

In 1997, India won their first Grand Slam title at the French Open, in the mixed doubles. Since then Indians have won Grand Slam titles in the mixed doubles, men's doubles, women's doubles besides girls' doubles events. No Indian has so far won a Grand Slam Singles title in the men's or women's category.

Mixed doubles

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePlayersOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Winner1997French OpenClay Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 1998 Wimbledon Grass Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
4–6, 4–6
Winner1999 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po
6–4, 6–4
Winner 1999 Wimbledon Grass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up2001US OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–4, 5–7, 6–7 (9–11)
Winner 2002 Wimbledon (2)Grass Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 7–5
Winner2003Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up2003French OpenClay Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Winner 2003 Wimbledon (3)Grass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2004Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up2005French OpenClay Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2005 Wimbledon (4)Grass Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley
6–4, 6–2
Winner2005US Open (2)Hard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–2
Winner2006Australian Open (2)Hard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2007 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up2008Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner2008US Open (3)Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
7–6, 6–4
Winner2009Australian Open (3)Hard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 2009 WimbledonGrass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up2009US OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrot
6–2, 6–4
Winner2010Australian Open (4)Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
7–5, 6–3
Winner 2010 Wimbledon (5)Grass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 2011 WimbledonGrass Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2012Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Winner2012French Open (2)Clay Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Poland.svg Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Runner-up 2012 WimbledonGrass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up2014Australian OpenHard Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
3–6, 2–6
Winner2014US OpenHard Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
6–1, 2–6, [11–9]
Winner2015Australian Open (3)Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–3
Winner2015Wimbledon (4)Grass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
6–1, 6–1
Winner 2017 French Open Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Runner up 2018 Australian Open Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Runner up2023Australian Open Hard Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Matos
6–7(2–7), 2-6

Men's doubles

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePlayersOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1999Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6
Winner1999French OpenClay Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango
6–2, 7–5
Winner 1999 Wimbledon Grass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up1999 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
6–7, 4–6
Winner2001French Open (2)Clay Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Pála
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner
7–6, 6–3
Winner2002 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2003 Wimbledon Grass Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up2004 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up2006Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner2006 US Open (2)Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Max Mirnyi
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up2008 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12)
Runner-up2009Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Winner2009French Open (3)Clay Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2009 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner2009 US Open (3)Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2010French OpenClay Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 2010 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up2011Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Winner2012Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Runner-up2012 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Winner2013 US Open (4)Hard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–1, 6–3
Winner2024Australian OpenHard Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Vavassori
7–6(7–0), 7–5

Women's doubles

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePlayersOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up2011French OpenClay Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 3–6
Winner 2015 Wimbledon Grass Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Winner 2015 US Open Hard Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
6–3, 6–3
Winner 2016 Australian Open Hard Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–1), 6-3

Current rankings

Women's singles

#PlayerWorld Rank
1 Ankita Raina 299
2 Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 301
3 Sahaja Yamalapalli 307
4 Vaidehi Chaudhari 387
5 Rutuja Bhosale 425
6 Zeel Desai 573
7 Vaishnavi Adkar 658
8 Riya Bhatia 719
9 Tanisha Kashyap 888

Men's singles

#PlayerWorld Rank
1 Sumit Nagal 93
2 Ramkumar Ramanathan 308
3 Mukund Sasikumar 367
4 Karan Singh 502

Women's doubles

#PlayerWorld Rank
1 Prarthana Thombare 141
2 Rutuja Bhosale 207
3 Ankita Raina 235
5 Vasanti Shinde 266

Men's doubles

#PlayerWorld Rank
1 Rohan Bopanna 8
2 Yuki Bhambri 44
3 Sriram Balaji 61
4 Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli 75
5 Arjun Kadhe 76

Highest ranked players

Top 100 Ranked Players

The list include Indian players who have had a ranking inside the ATP or WTA top 100. The rankings were introduced in 1973 (men) and 1975 (women). [14]

Men's Singles

PlayerRankingDate reached
top 100
Date reached
highest ranking
ATP Tour
HighCurrentTurned ProRetiredTitles
Vijay Amritraj 18N/A1973, August 231980, October 201970199315
Ramesh Krishnan 23N/A1979, May 211985, January 28197619938
Somdev Devvarman 62N/A2010, August 22011, July 25200220160
Sumit Nagal 68832024, July 152024, July 1520130
Sashi Menon 71N/A1975, September 161975, October 21197019850
Leander Paes 73N/A1997, September 81998, October 24199020081
Anand Amritraj 74N/A1973, September 261974, November 6196819900
Prajnesh Gunneswaran 75N/A2019, February 112019, April 2220070
Yuki Bhambri 83N/A2015, October 192018, April 1620070
Jasjit Singh 89N/A1973, November 261974, June 3196519790

Women's Singles

PlayerRankingDate reached
top 100
Date reached
highest ranking
WTA Tour
HighCurrentTurned ProRetiredTitles
Sania Mirza 27N/A2005, February 142007, August 27200320131

Notable performances at Olympics

YearEventPlayerResult
1924
Men's singles Sydney Jacob Quarter-finals
Men's doubles Syed Mohammad Hadi
Donald Rutnam
Quarter-finals
1992
Men's doubles Leander Paes
Ramesh Krishnan
Quarter-finals
1996
Men's singles Leander Paes Bronze medal icon.svg
2004
Men's doubles Leander Paes
Mahesh Bhupathi
4th
2008
Men's doubles Leander Paes
Mahesh Bhupathi
Quarter-finals
2012
Mixed doubles Leander Paes
Sania Mirza
Quarter-finals
2016
Mixed doubles Rohan Bopanna
Sania Mirza
4th

National award recipients

YearRecipientAwardGender
1996–1997 Leander Paes Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2015 Sania Mirza Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
1961 Ramanathan Krishnan Arjuna AwardMale
1962 Naresh Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
1966 Jaidip Mukerjea Arjuna AwardMale
1967 Premjit Lall Arjuna AwardMale
1974 Vijay Amritraj Arjuna AwardMale
1978–1979 Nirupama Mankad Arjuna AwardFemale
1980–1981 Ramesh Krishnan Arjuna AwardMale
1985 Anand Amritraj Arjuna AwardMale
1990 Leander Paes Arjuna AwardMale
1995 Mahesh Bhupathi Arjuna AwardMale
1996 Gaurav Natekar Arjuna AwardMale
1997 Asif Ismail Arjuna AwardMale
2000 Akhtar Ali +Arjuna AwardMale
2001 Sandeep Kirtane Arjuna AwardMale
2004 Sania Mirza Arjuna AwardFemale
2011 Somdev Devvarman Arjuna AwardMale
2017 Saketh Myneni Arjuna AwardMale
2018 Rohan Bopanna Arjuna AwardMale
2020 Divij Sharan Arjuna AwardMale
2021 Ankita Raina Arjuna AwardFemale
2014 Zeeshan Ali Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2015Shiv Prakash MishraDhyan Chand AwardMale
2019 Nitin Kirtane Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2020Nandan P. BalDhyan Chand AwardMale
2020 Naresh Kumar +Dronacharya AwardMale
Key
   + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour

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