Prakash Amritraj

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Prakash Amritraj
Country  India[1]
Residence Encino, Los Angeles
Born October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02) (age 28)
Los Angeles, California
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$425,821
Singles
Career record 18–31
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 154 (June 15, 2009)
Current ranking N/A
Grand Slam results
US Open 1st (2002)
Doubles
Career record 11–21
Career titles 0

Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983 in Los Angeles) is a now inactive tour professional tennis player.

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[edit] Background

Amritaj is the son of Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj, who played at Wimbledon for 17 years and in the Davis Cup for 20 years. He is also the cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand was also a professional player. Prakash also has one brother, Vikram, who was born in 1987.

Amritraj is a non-resident Indian who formerly represented India in tournaments and the Davis Cup. He played college tennis for the University of Southern California where he majored in business.

[edit] Professional career

On July 14, 2008 Amritraj played in his first ATP Tour final, losing to Fabrice Santoro from France in straight sets.[2]

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