The All-Time Best Indian Tennis Players!

Ramanathan Krishnan

Krishnan was the first Asian player to win the boys singles title at Wimbledon in 1954. For many years, he was a key member of India's Davis Cup team and led them to reach the finals in 1966 against Australia.

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Vijay Amritraj

A tennis player who won 15 singles & 13 doubles titles also had a brief career as an actor. Along with that, he also competed in Grand Slams, Davis Cup, and ATP Tours.

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Ramesh Krishnan

Continuing his father - Ramanathan’s - legacy, he won Wimbledon Junior in 1979. He partnered with Leander Paes in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and reached the finals. He became Indian Davis Cup captain in 2007.

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Leander Paes

He is one of the greatest doubles tennis players & the first Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He holds the record for most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.

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Mahesh Bhupati

He became the first Indian to have won a Grand Slam tournament & 3 doubles titles with Leander in 1999. Also, he joined the group of 8 tennis players who have won a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.

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Sania Mirza

A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles—three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. She was ranked as No. 1 in Indian singles by the Women's Tennis Association.

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Rohan Bopanna

He ranked as world No. 3 in his tennis doubles career in 2013 and was the fourth Indian player to win a Grand Slam title. At 43, he became the oldest player to be ranked number one for the first time.

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