Career Anand Amritraj and his younger brothers, Vijay and Ashok , were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, Anand and Vijay were semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles. Anand was part of the Indian team for 1974 Davis Cup , which advanced to the finals of the tournament and then forfeited the championship to South Africa as the Government of India decided to boycott the match in protest of South Africa's Apartheid policies,[5]
His son Stephen Amritraj is an American former professional tennis player who represented India.
He did his schooling from Don Bosco and graduated from Loyola College in Madras.[6]
Vijay and Anand Amritraj warm up at 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals in the Centre Court His daughter-in-law Alison Riske-Amritraj is also a top-50 player on the WTA Tour .[7]
Career finals Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals Doubles: 30 (12–18) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Oct 1973 New Delhi, India Vijay Amritraj Jim McManus Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 4–6 Win 1. Nov 1973 Christchurch , New ZealandFred McNair Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson w/o Win 2. Nov 1974 Bombay , IndiaClay Vijay Amritraj Dick Crealy Onny Parun 6–4, 7–6 Loss 2. Aug 1974 South Orange , USHard Vijay Amritraj Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 Win 3. Aug 1974 Columbus , USHard Vijay Amritraj Tom Gorman Robert Lutz Loss 3. Feb 1975 Toronto , CanadaCarpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen 4–6, 5–7, 1–6 Loss 4. Mar 1975 Washington DC, US Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Mike Estep Jeff Simpson 6–75 , 3–6 Win 4. Mar 1975 Atlanta , USCarpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 6–2 Loss 5. Aug 1975 Louisville , USClay Vijay Amritraj Wojtek Fibak Guillermo Vilas Win 5. Sep 1975 Los Angeles, US Hard Vijay Amritraj Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 Loss 6. Nov 1975 Calcutta , IndiaClay Vijay Amritraj Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 Win 6. Mar 1976 Memphis , USCarpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Roscoe Tanner Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–4 Loss 7. Nov 1976 Hong Kong Hard Ilie Năstase Hank Pfister Butch Walts 4–6, 2–6 Loss 8. Nov 1976 Manila , PhilippinesHard Corrado Barazzutti Ross Case Geoff Masters 0–6, 1–6 Win 7. Jun 1977 Queen's Club, London, UK Grass Vijay Amritraj David Lloyd John Lloyd 6–1, 6–2 Win 8. Sep 1978 Mexico City , MexicoClay Vijay Amritraj Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–5 Loss 9. Jan 1979 Baltimore , USCarpet (i) Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 4–6 Loss 10. Mar 1979 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Colin Dibley Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 11. Apr 1979 Cairo , EgyptClay Vijay Amritraj Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 5–7, 4–6 Loss 12. Aug 1979 Stowe , USHard Colin Dibley Mike Cahill Steve Krulevitz 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 13. Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Nick Saviano Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol 2–6, 6–7 Loss 14. Apr 1980 Los Angeles, US Hard John Austin Brian Teacher Butch Walts 2–6, 4–6 Win 9. Apr 1980 São Paulo , BrazilCarpet (i) Fritz Buehning David Carter Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2 Loss 15. Aug 1980 Atlanta , USHard John Austin Tom Gullikson Butch Walts 7–6, 6–7, 5–7 Loss 16. Apr 1981 Houston , USClay Fred McNair Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 3–6 Loss 17. Aug 1981 Columbus , USHard Vijay Amritraj Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 1–6, 1–6 Win 10. Nov 1982 Baltimore , USCarpet (i) Tony Giammalva Vijay Amritraj Fred Stolle 7–5, 6–2 Win 11. Nov 1982 Chicago, US Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Mike Cahill Bruce Manson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 18. Feb 1983 Delray Beach , USClay Johan Kriek Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 4–6 Win 12. Jul 1983 Stuttgart , West GermanyClay Mike Bauer Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
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