Leander Paes

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Leander Paes
Country  India
Residence Kolkata, Mumbai
Born 17 June 1973 (1973-06-17) (age 38)
Calcutta (Kolkata)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)
Turned pro 1991
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money $6,256,806
Singles
Career record 99–98
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 73 (24 August 1998)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 3 RD (1997, 2000)
French Open 2 RD (1997)
Wimbledon 2 RD (2001)
US Open 3 RD (1997)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg Bronze (1996)
Doubles
Career record 577–303
Career titles 49
Highest ranking No. 1 (21 June 1999)
Current ranking No. 7 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (2012)
French Open W (1999, 2001, 2009)
Wimbledon W (1999)
US Open W (2006, 2009)
Other Doubles tournaments
Tour Finals F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005)
Olympic Games Fourth place (2004)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles 6
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open W (2003, 2010)
French Open F (2005)
Wimbledon W (1999, 2003, 2010)
US Open W (2008)
Last updated on: 30 January 2012 Signature of Leander Paes.svg
Signature of Leander Paes.
Medal record
Competitor for  India
Men's Tennis
Olympic Games
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Singles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze 2010 Delhi Men's Doubles
Asian Games
Gold 2002 Busan Men's Doubles
Gold 2006 Doha Men's Doubles
Gold 2006 Doha Mixed Doubles
Bronze 1994 Hiroshima Men's Singles
Bronze 2002 Busan Mixed Doubles

Leander Adrian Paes (Bengali: লিয়েন্ডার পেজ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. Paes completed the career grand slam in men's doubles after winning the Australian Open in 2012. Having won seven doubles and six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles and finishing as runner up in numerous other Grand Slam finals, he is considered to be one of the greatest and most respected contemporary doubles and mixed doubles players in the world. He is among the most successful professional Indian tennis players and is also the former captain of the Indian Davis Cup team. He is the recipient of India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, in 1996–1997; the Arjuna Award in 1990; and the Padma Shri award in 2001 for his outstanding contribution to tennis in India. Paes is the great-grandson of the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt.

Apart from his thirteen Grand Slam victories in doubles and mixed doubles events, he is famous for his several memorable Davis Cup performances playing for India and also for winning a bronze medal for India in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He also achieved the rare men's doubles/mixed doubles double in the 1999 Wimbledon. His consecutive Olympic appearances from 1992 to 2008[1] make him the third Indian, after shooters Karni Singh and Randhir Singh, to compete at five Olympic Games. After winning the mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2010, Paes became only the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three different decades.[2] In 2010, he joined the Board of Directors of Olympic Gold Quest,[3] a foundation co-founded by Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to support talented athletes from India in winning Olympic medals.[4]. Apart from the ATP circuit, he also plays in the World TeamTennis competition for Washington Kastles, the team which won the 2009 and 2011 season contest, the latter of which being the first team to complete an undefeated season at 16-0. He was named as MVP of the tournament for the years 2009 and 2011.[5]

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[edit] Early life

Leander was born in Goa, India on June 17,1973. He was born to Vece Paes and Jennifer Paes and was raised in Kolkata. He was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, Madras Christian College Hr Sec School, Chennai, and the Loyola College, Chennai of the University of Madras. His parents were both sportspersons. His father Vece Paes was a midfielder in the bronze medal-winning Indian field hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.[6] His mother captained the Indian basketball team in the 1980 Asian basketball championship. Paes enrolled with the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy in Madras (Chennai) in 1985, where he was coached by Dave O'Meara.[7] The academy played a key role in his early development. Leander shot into international fame when he won the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and rose to no. 1 in the junior world rankings.

Paes is the great-grandson of the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Previously having dated Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary, he is now married to Rhea Pillai (ex-wife of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt) and has a daughter Aiyana.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career (1991–1997)

Paes showed promise early in his career by winning titles at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon. He turned professional in 1991.[8] He rose to the number 1 in the world in the junior rankings.[9] In 1992, he reached the quarter finals of the doubles event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with Ramesh Krishnan.[10]

He went one better at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he beat Fernando Meligeni to win the bronze medal, thus becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal since KD Jadhav won bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics more than four decades earlier.[11] Paes cited the match as one of his greatest performances on the court, in part because his wrist was severely injured.[12] He was awarded the highest sporting honour by the government of India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1996.[13] His first successful year in the ATP circuit came in 1993, when he partnered Sébastien Lareau to reach the US Open doubles semifinal. After having a moderate season in 1994, he reached the quarterfinals of the 1995 Australian Open doubles with Kevin Ullyett. From 1996, he partnered with fellow-Indian Mahesh Bhupathi, which would prove to be a winning combination. Their first year was not a very successful one, especially in the Grand Slams, with a round of 32 finish at Wimbledon being the best. 1997 proved a much better year for the team of Paes and Bhupathi, with the semifinals of the US Open their best Grand Slam result. Paes climbed the doubles ranking from no. 89 at the beginning of the year to no. 14 at the end of the year.[14]

[edit] Rise in doubles (1998–2002)

The doubles team of Paes and Bhupathi grew stronger in 1998, reaching the semifinals of three Grand Slams, the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. In the same year, Paes had two of his biggest singles results in the ATP tour. The first one came by winning an ATP singles title at Newport, and the second was beating Pete Sampras, 6–3, 6–4, at the New Haven ATP tournament.[15][16][17][18] In 1999, the duo reached the finals of all four Grand Slams, winning Wimbledon and the French Open, thus becoming the first Indian pair to win a doubles event at a Grand Slam. Paes also teamed up with Lisa Raymond to win the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon. The year also marked his ascent to the no. 1 ranking in doubles.[19] The following year, Paes partnered with Sébastien Lareau for the Australian Open and Jan Siemerink for the French Open, losing in the first round on both occasions. Paes teamed up again with Bhupathi for the US Open, but lost in the first round again. The duo had a disappointing second -ound exit to Australian duo of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde at the Sydney Olympics, despite high hopes.[20] Paes was given the honour of carrying the Indian Flag at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics.[21] In spite of a winning the French Open in 2001, the team of Bhupathi and Paes had first-round exits in the other three Grand Slams. Paes was awarded the Padmashri by the Government of India in 2001.[22] The duo of Paes and Bhupathi won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.[23] In 2002, Leander paired up with Michael Hill for a number of tournaments, with moderate success.

Leander Paes and Martina Navratilova pairing up in a mixed doubles event

[edit] 2003–present

Between 2003 and the present, Paes has increasingly focused on his doubles and mixed doubles game. Leander won the mixed doubles events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon with Martina Navaratilova, both in 2003. Weeks after the win at Wimbledon, Paes was admitted to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Orlando for a suspected brain tumor that was later found to be neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection. While being treated, he had to miss the US Open, but he recovered by the end of that year.[24] In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he paired up with Bhupathi, failing again at the semifinals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in the U.S. Open doubles event in 2006 with Martin Damm. Paes led the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the men's doubles (partnering Bhupathi) and mixed doubles (partnering Sania Mirza).[25][26] Paes has maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.[27][28] With wins in the Rotterdam and Indian Wells, Paes took his doubles tally to 38.[29][30][31] Paes and Bhupathi took part in the men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka,[32] who went on to win the men's doubles gold medal.[33] Later in 2008, with Cara Black, he won the 2008 US Open mixed doubles title. In 2009, he won the French Open and US Open Men's doubles titles with Lukáš Dlouhý and was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the US Open. He began the 2010 season in good form, again winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Cara Black. This was the pair's third consecutive Grand Slam final and the fourth overall. The 2010 Wimbledon win with Black made Paes India's leading Grand Slam winner, ahead of his ex-doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi, with a total of 12 grand slam titles.

[edit] Davis Cup career

Leander Paes started his Davis Cup career in 1990 at the young age of 16, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese team in a gruelling five-set encounter. He is considered one of the top Davis cup players for his country, with a record of 86–31 overall, as of January 2012.[34][35] He played an important role in the Indian Davis cup team that reached the World Group from 1991–1998. He was part of the Indian Davis Cup team that reached the semifinals of the 1993 Davis Cup with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing to Australia. In singles, his major wins came against French duo of Arnaud Boetsch and Henri Leconte in Frejus, France in 1993, Wayne Ferreira in 1994, and Goran Ivanišević in 1995 when India defeated Croatia, Jan Siemerink in 1995 to defeat Netherlands, and Jiří Novák in 1997.[36][37] He teamed up with Bhupathi to beat Hirszon and Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995, Martin Damm and Petr Korda of the Czech Republic in 1997, Nicolás Massú and Marcelo Ríos of Chile in 1997, Broad and Tim Henman in 1998, and Simon Aspelin and Jonas Björkman of Sweden in 2005. In 2007, Leander has three wins (two doubles and one singles) and no losses in the Davis Cup.

[edit] Year-end finals[38]

Paes appeared with Bhupathi in six season finales.

In 2011, they appeared, for the first time since 2002, after securing qualification in mid-October. They were eliminated in the semifinals.

Paes played at the year-end championships with Bhupathi from 1997–2000 and in 2002, reaching three finals. In 1997, they lost the final to Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. They lost the 1999 final to Sébastien Lareau and Alex O’Brien. In 2000, they lost the final to Donald Johnson and Pieter Norval.

[edit] Major career wins

[edit] Singles titles

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 6 July 1998 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass South Africa Neville Godwin 6–3, 6–2

[edit] Men's doubles titles (49)

Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam (7)
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (11)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (6)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (25)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in final Score in final
1. 7 April 1997 Chennai, India Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Israel Eyal Ran		 7–6, 7–5
2. 28 April 1997 Prague, Czech Republic Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic David Škoch		 6–1, 6–1
3. 28 July 1997 Montreal, Canada Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien		 7–6, 6–3
4. 11 August 1997 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien		 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
5. 29 September 1997 Beijing, China Hard (I) India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Alex O'Brien
United States Jim Courier		 7–5, 7–6
6. 6 October 1997 Singapore Carpet (I) India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark		 6–4, 6–4
7. 5 January 1998 Doha, Qatar Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi France Olivier Delaître
France Fabrice Santoro		 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
8. 9 February 1998 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana		 6–2, 7–5
9. 6 April 1998 Chennai, India (2) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi France Olivier Delaître
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
10. 11 May 1998 Rome, Italy Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
11. 5 October 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet (I) India Mahesh Bhupathi Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 6–7, 7–6
12. 2 November 1998 Paris, France Carpet (I) India Mahesh Bhupathi Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 6–4, 6–2
13. 5 April 1999 Chennai, India (3) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Zimbabwe Wayne Black
South Africa Neville Godwin		 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
14. 24 May 1999 French Open, France Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi Croatia Goran Ivanišević
United States Jeff Tarango		 6–2, 7–5
15. 14 June 1999 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Netherlands Jan Siemerink South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Czech Republic David Rikl		 Walkover
16. 21 June 1999 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass India Mahesh Bhupathi Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Jared Palmer		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
17. 5 July 1999 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass Australia Wayne Arthurs Armenia Sargis Sargsian
United States Chris Woodruff		 6–7, 7–6, 6–3
18. 1 May 2000 Orlando, Florida, U.S. Clay Netherlands Jan Siemerink United States Justin Gimelstob
Canada Sébastien Lareau		 6–3, 6–4
19. 9 October 2000 Tokyo, Japan Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango		 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
20. 23 April 2001 Atlanta, U.S. Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Rick Leach
Australia David Macpherson		 6–3, 7–6
21. 30 April 2001 Houston, Texas, U.S. (2) Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Kevin Kim
United States Jim Thomas		 7–6, 6–2
22. 28 May 2001 French Open, France (2) Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner		 7–6, 6–3
23. 6 August 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Czech Republic Martin Damm
Germany David Prinosil		 7–6, 6–3
24. 31 December 2001 Chennai, India (4) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Ota Fukárek		 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
25. 29 April 2002 Majorca, Spain Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi Austria Julian Knowle
Germany Michael Kohlmann		 6–2, 6–4
26. 24 February 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2) Hard Czech Republic David Rikl Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett		 6–3, 6–0
27. 3 March 2003 Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. Hard Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Netherlands Martin Verkerk		 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
28. 7 July 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Czech Republic David Rikl Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl		 6–3, 6–3
29. 7 June 2004 Halle, Germany Grass Czech Republic David Rikl Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Petr Pála		 6–2, 7–5
30. 5 July 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland (2) Clay Czech Republic David Rikl Switzerland Marc Rosset
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka		 6–4, 6–2
31. 26 July 2004 Toronto, Canada (2) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–4, 6–2
32. 13 September 2004 Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. (2) Hard Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez		 6–0, 6–3
33. 11 April 2005 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 Walkover
34. 18 April 2005 Barcelona, Spain Clay Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić Spain Feliciano López
Spain Rafael Nadal		 6–3, 6–3
35. 26 September 2005 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (I) Australia Paul Hanley Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram		 6–7, 6–1, 6–2
36. 19 June 2006 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (2) Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm France Arnaud Clément
South Africa Chris Haggard		 6–1, 7–6
37. 28 August 2006 US Open, U.S. Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
38. 19 February 2007 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (I) Czech Republic Martin Damm Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Alexander Waske		 6–3, 6–7, [10–7]
39. 5 March 2007 Indian Wells, California, U.S. Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram		 6–4, 6–4
40. 21 September 2008 Bangkok, Thailand (2) Hard (I) Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin		 6–4, 7–6(4)
41. 6 June 2009 French Open, France (3) Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý South Africa Wesley Moodie
Belgium Dick Norman		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
42. 13 September 2009 US Open, U.S. (2) Hard Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
43. 3 April 2010 Miami, Florida, U.S. Hard Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–2, 7–5
44. 17 October 2010 Shanghai, China Hard Austria Jürgen Melzer Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski		 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
45. 9 January 2011 Chennai, India (5) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Netherlands Robin Haase
United States David Martin		 6–2, 6–7(3), [10–7]
46. 2 April 2011 Miami, U.S. (2) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor		 6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5]
47. 21 August 2011 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
48. 8 January 2012 Chennai, India (6) Hard Serbia Janko Tipsarevic Israel Andy Ram
Israel Jonathan Erlich		 6–4, 6–4
49. 28 January 2012 Australian Open, Australia Hard Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–1), 6–2

[edit] Grand Slam performance

[edit] Men's doubles: 14 finals (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

By winning the 2012 Australian Open title, Paes achieved the career Grand Slam.

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1999 Australian Open Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Patrick Rafter		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4
Winner 1999 French Open Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi Croatia Goran Ivanišević
United States Jeff Tarango		 6–2, 7–5
Winner 1999 Wimbledon Grass India Mahesh Bhupathi Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Jared Palmer		 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 1999 US Open Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 2001 French Open (2) Clay India Mahesh Bhupathi Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner		 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 2004 US Open Hard Czech Republic David Rikl The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2006 Australian Open Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2006 US Open Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2008 US Open Hard Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10)
Winner 2009 French Open (3) Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý South Africa Wesley Moodie
Belgium Dick Norman		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2009 US Open (2) Hard Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2010 French Open Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Canada Daniel Nestor		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2011 Australian Open Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 2012 Australian Open Hard Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 7–6(7-1), 6–2

[edit] Mixed Doubles: 13 finals (6 titles, 7 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1999 Wimbledon Grass United States Lisa Raymond Russia Anna Kournikova
Sweden Jonas Björkman		 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard United States Lisa Raymond Australia Rennae Stubbs
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 6–4, 5–7, [11–9]
Winner 2003 Australian Open Hard United States Martina Navrátilová Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 2003 Wimbledon (2) Grass United States Martina Navrátilová Russia Anastassia Rodionova
Israel Andy Ram		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2004 Australian Open Hard United States Martina Navrátilová Russia Elena Bovina
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić		 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 2005 French Open Clay United States Martina Navrátilová Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
France Fabrice Santoro		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2007 US Open Hard United States Meghann Shaughnessy Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Winner 2008 US Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Liezel Huber
United Kingdom Jamie Murray		 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2009 Wimbledon Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
The Bahamas Mark Knowles		 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2009 US Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Carly Gullickson
United States Travis Parrot		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 2010 Australian Open (2) Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 2010 Wimbledon (3) Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Lisa Raymond
South Africa Wesley Moodie		 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 2012 Australian Open Hard Russia Elena Vesnina United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Romania Horia Tecău		 3–6, 7–5, [3-10]

[edit] Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A 2R QF A 1R SF F 1R 1R 2R QF 1R A F 3R 2R SF QF F W 1 / 17 43–16
French Open A A A A A A 2R SF W 1R W SF SF 2R QF 1R 2R 3R W F 2R 3 / 15 44–12
Wimbledon A A 1R 3R A 2R 1R 2R W A 1R 1R SF 2R QF SF QF SF 1R 2R 2R 1 / 17 31–16
US Open A A SF 2R 1R A SF SF F 1R 1R 2R A F 1R W 1R F W 1R QF 2 / 17 44–15
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 4–2 4–3 3–2 0–1 5–4 13–4 22–2 0–3 6–3 6–4 11–3 7–4 6–3 15–3 6–4 16–4 16–2 9–4 10–4 6–0 7 / 66 162–59
Year End Championships
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A A A F RR F F RR NH A A F SF SF RR RR RR SF 0 / 12 19–27
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics NH QF Not Held 2R Not Held 2R Not Held SF Not Held QF Not Held 0 / 5 9–6
Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 1R 1R A SF 2R 1R 1R SF 1R QF 2R W QF 2R 1R 2R 1 / 15 17–14
Miami A A A 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R A 2R F QF 1R A F QF 2R W W 2 / 16 27–14
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A SF 2R A SF 1R 2R A W 2R A 2R SF 2R A 1 / 10 11–9
Rome A A A A A A A W A A 1R 1R 2R 2R QF 2R SF 2R QF QF 2R 1 / 12 10–11
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A QF F A A QF 2R A 1R F 1R 2R 2R A SF A 0 / 10 10–10
Canada A A A A A A W SF QF A 1R QF QF W 2R SF QF SF A 2R 2R 2 / 13 19–11
Cincinnati A A 1R A A A QF A 2R A W 1R 2R QF QF SF SF QF 2R 2R W 2 / 14 17–12
Shanghai Not Held A W SF 1 / 2 6–1
Paris A A A A A A 2R W A A F 2R 1R 1R A 1R 2R A 2R QF 2R 1 / 11 9–10
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 2R A 1R 2R SF SF SF A A SF NM1 0 / 7 11–6
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 9–5 16–4 3–5 1–2 12–7 5–9 9–7 11–7 12–8 6–6 12–6 11–9 5–6 12–7 11–5 11 / 110 137–98
Ranking 481 179 93 142 76 89 14 4 1 84 9 33 13 13 12 12 12 10 8 5 8

[edit] Partnerships

Leander Paes is known for changing partnerships and experimenting with it. He has played with as many as 87 Men's Doubles partners in his career, which itself is a all time record. He has also teamed with many players in Mixed Doubles.Martina Navratilova, Cara Black, Lisa Raymond are few to name. He's currently playing with Elena Vesnina in Mixed Doubles.

"I would especially like to thank Leander Paes ... he doesn't play for money, but for the sheer love of game."

- Martina Navratilova ...while bringing down curtains on her illustrious three-decade long career after US Open 2006[39]

He is currently teamed with Radek Stepanek, who is his Partner No. 77.

[edit] Partners in Men's Doubles

No. Partner Years Played With
1 Australia Charlton Eagle 1991
2 Puerto Rico Juan Rios 1991
3 India Ramesh Krishnan 1991,92,93
4 India Zeeshan Ali 1991
5 Canada Andrew Sznajder 1992
6 Haiti Bertrand Madsen 1992
7 United States Donald Johnson 1992,93,94,96,2003
8 Israel Gilad Bloom 1992,94
9 Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 1992,97
10 Sweden Nicklas Utgren 1992
11 Italy Nicola Bruno 1992
12 United States Todd Nelson 1992,93
13 Germany Arne Thoms 1993
14 Zimbabwe Byron Black 1993,2000
15 South Africa Ellis Ferreira 1993
16 Netherlands Fernon Wibier 1993
17 France Jean-Philippe Fleurian 1993
18 South Africa Johan De Beer 1993
19 Italy Laurence Tieleman 1993,95
20 Mexico Oliver Fernandez 1993
21 Canada Sebastien Lareau 1993,94,2000
22 Japan Shuzo Matsuoka 1993
23 South Africa Stefan Kruger 1993
24 United States Tommy Ho 1993
25 Georgia (country) Vladimir Gabrichidze 1993
26 Australia Wayne Arthurs 1993,99,2000
27 Malaysia Adam Malik 1994
28 Canada Albert Chang 1994
29 Canada Daniel Nestor 1994
30 India Gaurav Natekar 1994,95
31 India Mahesh Bhupathi 1994,95,96,97,98,99;2000,01,02,03,04,05,06,08,09,10,11
32 South Africa Marius Barnard 1994
33 South Africa Mark Kaplan 1994
34 The Bahamas Mark Knowles 1994
35 Sweden Marten Renstrom 1994
36 United States Richard Matuszewski 1994
37 Netherlands Stephen Noteboom 1994
38 South Africa Clinton Ferreira 1995
39 South Africa David Adams 1995
40 Israel Eyal Ran 1995
41 United States Kent Kinnear 1995
42 Sweden Lars-Anders Wahlgren 1995
43 United States Matt Lucena 1995
44 Venezuela Maurice Ruah 1995
45 Venezuela Nicolas Pereira 1995, 96
46 Mexico Oscar Ortiz 1995
47 Zimbabwe Wayne Black 1995,96
48 South Africa Chris Haggard 1996
49 United States David Dilucia 1996
50 United States Devin Bowen 1996
51 United States Jeff Belloli 1996
52 South Africa Neville Godwin 1996
53 South Africa Marcos Ondruska 1997
54 United States Mark Keil 1997
55 India Nitten Kirrtane 1997
56 The Bahamas Roger Smith 1997
57 Australia Peter Tramacchi 1998
58 South Africa Piet Norval 1998
59 Netherlands Jan Siemerink 1999,2000
60 United States Jared Palmer 1999
61 Sweden Jonas Bjorkman 1999,2004
62 France Olivier Delaitre 1999
63 South Africa Chris Haggard 2000
64 India Fazaluddin Syed 2000
65 Ecuador Nicolas Lapentti 2000
66 India Vishal Uppal 2000,02
67 India Mustafa Ghouse 2001
68 Czech Republic David Rikl 2002,03,04
69 South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager 2002
70 United States Justin Gimelstob 2002
71 Australia Michael Hill 2002
72 France Michael Llodra 2002
73 Australia Stephen Huss 2002
74 Czech Republic Tomas Cibulec 2002,04
75 Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić 2003, 05
76 Israel Jonathan Erlich 2004
77 Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 2004,06,12
78 Australia Paul Hanley 2005,07,08
79 Pakistan Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 2006
80 Czech Republic Martin Damm 2006,07
81 India Rohan Bopanna 2007
82 India Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya 2007
83 Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý 2008,09,10
84 Spain Tommy Robredo 2008
85 United States Scott Lipsky 2009
86 Austria Jürgen Melzer 2010
87 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 2012

[edit] Partnership with Mahesh Bhupathi

Leander Paes and his doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi

The duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were nicknamed as "Indian Express". Leander Paes' off-and-on partnership with Bhupathi draws constant media attention in his home country, India. [40][41][42] In the 2006 Asian Games, a loss to the Chinese Taipei team in the team event led Leander to question Bhupathi's commitment to Team India.[43] He once stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends, he did not consider pairing with his former team-mate. [44] However, for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they decided to play together for their country,[45] and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.[46]

In 2011, the "Indian Express" pair won the doubles title at Chennai Open. They reunited to play in a Grand Slam Tournament after nine years and claimed runners-up in the 2011 Australian Open and reached the semifinals in the year-end championships.[47]

It has been announced that Bhupathi will team with Rohan Bopanna for the 2012 season. Paes will partner Czech Radek Štěpánek.[48]

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