Prakash Amritraj

Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983) is an Indian former professional tennis player and the son of renowned former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj.

Prakash Amritraj
Country (sports) India[1]
ResidenceEncino, Los Angeles
Born (1983-10-02) October 2, 1983
Los Angeles, California
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$460,805
Singles
Career record20–33
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 154 (15 June 2009)
Current rankingNo. 711 (19 May 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2008)
French OpenQ1 (2009, 2010)
WimbledonQ3 (2009, 2010)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record12–21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (26 October 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2010)
Wimbledon3R (2009)
US Open1R (2002)
Last updated on: 19 May 2014.

Background

Prakash Amritraj is the son of Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj and Shyamala, a Sri Lankan Tamil.[2][3][4] Vijay played at Wimbledon for 17 years and in the Davis Cup for 20 years.

Prakash is the paternal cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand and paternal uncle Ashok were also 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 where he majored in Business.

Professional career

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.[5]

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. He faced Austin Krajicek, losing the first set before winning the second, although he had to retire midway through the third set.[6]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2008 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, US International Grass Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2006 Chennai Open, India International Hard Rohan Bopanna Michal Mertiňák
Petr Pála		 2–6, 5–7

References
  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Am/P/Prakash-Amritraj.aspx
  2. Lidz, Franz. "Tennis Player Vijay Amritraj Is As Fine On Film As He Is On The Court". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. "Honeymoon over for Amritraj". The Southeast Missourian. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  4. "Amritrajs' Big-Fat Wedding In Colombo". Fashion Scandal. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. "ATP Tour profile".
  6. "Prakash Amritraj – ITF". ITF. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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