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Residence | Kolkata, West Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Goa | 17 June 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $7,141,026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 99–98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 73 (24 August 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | 2R (1997, 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 628–326 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (21 June 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 5 (8 October 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | W (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1999, 2001, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2006, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tour Finals | F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | SF – 4th place (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career titles | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | W (2003, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | F (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1999, 2003, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | QF (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: 9 October 2012
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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. 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 completed the career grand slam in men's doubles after winning the Australian Open in 2012. Paes is a direct descendant of the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt. He is the sports ambassador of the Indian state of Haryana.
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 2012[1] make him the first Indian and first & only tennis player to compete at six Olympic Games (shooters Karni Singh and Randhir Singh earlier competed in five Olympics 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]
Early life
Leander was born in Goa, India on 17 June 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.
Personal life
Paes is a direct descendant of the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Previously having dated Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary, he is now married to Rhea Pillai and has a daughter Aiyana.
Career
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]
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.
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2003–2007
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 Navrátilová, 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 US 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 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]
2008
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.
2009
In 2009, he won the French Open[34] and US Open Men's doubles titles with Lukáš Dlouhý[35] and was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the US Open.
2010
He began the 2010 season in good form, again winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Cara Black.[36] 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.
2012
Leander Paes and his partner Radek Štěpánek's journey at Wimbledon championship 2012 came to an end when the duo lost against Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo.[37]
Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina reached the finals of the mixed doubles at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships after beating Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber 7–5, 3–6, 6–3[38] on 7 July 2012.[39] but they lost on the final to Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan 3–6, 7–5, 4–6.[40][41]
In 2012 Summer Olympics, the Indian pair (partner Vishnu Vardhan) lost to French Team Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga by 6–7, 6–4, 3–6[42]
Leander Paes and his partner Radek Stepanek have advanced to the final of the men's doubles at the 2012 US Open after their Spanish opponents, Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, retired because of injury.[43][44]
However the duo lost in the finals of US Open 2012.[45]
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.[46][47] 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.[48][49] 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.
In 1993, ranked No. 197 he lost to No. 238 Fernon Wibierin the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon. Three weeks later he hammered No. 25 Arnaud Boetsch on clay (not his best surface) in straight sets in the Davis Cup. Not to mention that in the same week, he had also beaten Henri Leconte.
And even though Ramesh Krishnan closed the tie out by beating Rodolphe Gilbert in a thrilling five-setter, the architect of that victory was Paes. Even as his career as a singles player on the ATP circuit floundered, Paes would always find a way to do the trick for India in Davis Cup. Reuters
In 1994, ranked No 143, he lost in the first round of a Challenger to No 208 Louis Gloria. Four weeks later, he conjured up a miracle of sorts to destroy World No. 13 Wayne Ferreira in straight sets in the Davis Cup.
In 1995, ranked No 130, he managed to beat Croatia’s World No 7 Goran Ivanisevic, in a controversial five-setter on grass. Now, this was an Ivanisevic at the height of his big-serving powers. In 1992 and 1994, he had reached the final of Wimbledon. But this was the Davis Cup a.k.a Paes territory.
Jan Siemerink, in 1996, then ranked 20, also fell to Paes’ Davis Cup inspired madness. As did Czech Jiri Novak. In short, when he donned the India colours, Paes was capable of accomplishing great deeds – no feat was too big or too small. He would do it all – just because it was for India.At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Paes was ranked 127th in the world and needed a wildcard to enter the main draw. But when did that ever stop him. The Indian ran in Andre Agassi in the semis, he was outgunned but he even managed to impress Agassi: ‘He’s a flying jumping bean, a bundle of hyperkinetic energy, with the tour’s quickest hands,’ the American later recalled in his autobiography ‘Open.’[50]
Year-end finals[51]
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.
Acting career
Leander is set to make a debut in Ashok Kohli's Rajdhani Express, a socio-political thriller.As per reports Leander plays a terrorist in the film.[52] He has also been offered his first Hollywood script.[53]
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2012 | Rajdhani Express | Keshav (a Terrorist) | Debut Film |
Major finals
Olympic finals
Singles: 1 (1 bronze medal)
- Bronze medal final
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | 1996 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (1/0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 6 July 1998 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 87 (51-36)
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Grand Slam (7/8) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0/4) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (13/5) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (6/8) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (25/11) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 20 August 1995 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 4-6 |
Winner | 1. | 7 April 1997 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 28 April 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 28 July 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 11 August 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 September 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 6 October 1997 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 November 1997 | Hartford, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 7. | 5 January 1998 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 9 February 1998 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 9. | 6 April 1998 | Chennai, India (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 11 May 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | 5 October 1998 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 October 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 November 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 12. | 9 November 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1 February 1999 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | 5 April 1999 | Chennai, India (3) | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 24 May 1999 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 15. | 14 June 1999 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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Walkover |
Winner | 16. | 21 June 1999 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 17. | 5 July 1999 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 22 August 1999 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 13 September 1999 | New York, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 15 November 1999 | Hartford, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 18. | 1 May 2000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 19. | 9 October 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 17 December 2000 | Bangalore, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 20. | 23 April 2001 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 21. | 30 April 2001 | Houston, United States (2) | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 22. | 28 May 2001 | Paris, France (2) | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | 6 August 2001 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 29 October 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 5 November 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 24. | 31 December 2001 | Chennai, India (4) | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 25. | 29 April 2002 | Majorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 24 February 2003 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 27. | 3 March 2003 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 12. | 6 April 2003 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 22 June 2003 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 28. | 7 July 2003 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 29 February 2004 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6-4, 4–6 |
Winner | 29. | 7 June 2004 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 30. | 5 July 2004 | Gstaad, Switzerland (2) | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 31. | 26 July 2004 | Toronto, Canada (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 15. | 12 September 2004 | New York, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 32. | 13 September 2004 | Delray Beach, United States (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 33. | 11 April 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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Walkover |
Winner | 34. | 18 April 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 35. | 26 September 2005 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 16. | 16 October 2005 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 23 October 2005 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 13 November 2005 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner-up | 19. | 29 January 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 36. | 19 June 2006 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (2) | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6 |
Winner | 37. | 28 August 2006 | New York, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 20. | 7 January 2007 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 38. | 19 February 2007 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, [10–7] |
Winner | 39. | 5 March 2007 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1 April 2007 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, [7-10] |
Runner-up | 22. | 23 June 2007 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-7, [10-12] |
Runner-up | 23. | 9 June 2008 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [3–10] |
Runner-up | 24. | 15 June 2008 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 25 August 2008 | New York, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12) |
Winner | 40. | 21 September 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand (2) | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 26. | 29 September 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 27. | 18 January 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 15 February 2009 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 41. | 6 June 2009 | Paris, France (3) | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 42. | 13 September 2009 | New York, United States (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 29. | 10 January 2010 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 30. | 27 February 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 43. | 3 April 2010 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 31. | 5 June 2010 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 19 June 2010 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, [7–10] |
Winner | 44. | 17 October 2010 | Shanghai, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
Winner | 45. | 9 January 2011 | Chennai, India (5) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
Runner-up | 33. | 29 January 2011 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 46. | 2 April 2011 | Miami, United States (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5] |
Runner-up | 34. | 12 June 2011 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
Winner | 47. | 21 August 2011 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
Winner | 48. | 8 January 2012 | Chennai, India (6) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 49. | 28 January 2012 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Winner | 50. | 31 March 2012 | Miami, United States (3) | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 35. | 8 September 2012 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 36. | 7 October 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Winner | 51. | 14 October 2012 | Shanghai, China (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–5] |
Grand Slam performance
Men's doubles: 15 (7-8)
By winning the 2012 Australian Open title, Paes achieved the career Grand Slam.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6 |
Winner | 1999 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 2001 | French Open (2) | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2004 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12) |
Winner | 2009 | French Open (3) | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2009 | US Open (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2010 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2012 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 14 (6-8)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2001 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [11–9] |
Winner | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2007 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Winner | 2008 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2009 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [3–10] |
Runner-up | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 15 | 7–15 |
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 |
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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 | 2R | 3 / 16 | 45–13 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1 / 18 | 33–17 |
US Open | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | F | 1R | W | 1R | F | W | 1R | QF | F | 2 / 18 | 49–16 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 13–4 | 22–2 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 12–4 | 16–2 | 9–4 | 10–4 | 14–3 | 7 / 69 | 170–62 |
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 | 2R | 0 / 6 | 10–6 | ||||||||||
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 | QF | 1 / 16 | 19–15 |
Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | F | QF | 1R | A | F | QF | 2R | W | W | W | 3 / 17 | 32–14 |
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | A | W | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 2R | A | QF | 1 / 11 | 12–10 |
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1 / 13 | 10–12 |
Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | F | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | SF | A | QF | 0 / 11 | 11–11 |
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | QF | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | 2R | SF | QF | SF | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 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 | 2R | 2 / 15 | 17–13 |
Shanghai | Not Held | A | W | SF | W | 2 / 3 | 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 | 7–1 | 12 / 112 | 144–99 |
Ranking | 481 | 179 | 93 | 142 | 76 | 89 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Partnerships
Leander Paes is known for changing partnerships and experimenting with it. Horia Tecău was the 91st men's doubles partner of Paes' career when they two team up at the 2012 PTT Thailand Open. Paes has also teamed with 20 players in Grandslam Mixed Doubles. 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[54]
Partners in Men's doubles
No. | Partner | Year |
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1 | ![]() |
1990 |
2 | ![]() |
1991 1992 1993 |
3 | ![]() |
1991 |
4 | ![]() |
1991 |
5 | ![]() |
1992 |
6 | ![]() |
1992 |
7 | ![]() |
1992 |
8 | ![]() |
1992 1995 1997 |
9 | ![]() |
1992 |
10 | ![]() |
1992 1993 |
11 | ![]() |
1992 1994 |
12 | ![]() |
1992 1993 1994 1996 2003 |
13 | ![]() |
1993 |
14 | ![]() |
1993 |
15 | ![]() |
1993 |
16 | ![]() |
1993 2000 |
17 | ![]() |
1993 1995 |
18 | ![]() |
1993 |
19 | ![]() |
1993 |
20 | ![]() |
1993 |
21 | ![]() |
1993 1999 2000 |
22 | ![]() |
1993 1994 2000 |
23 | ![]() |
1993 |
24 | ![]() |
1993 |
25 | ![]() |
1993 |
26 | ![]() |
1993 |
27 | ![]() |
1994 |
28 | ![]() |
1994 |
29 | ![]() |
1994 1995 |
30 | ![]() |
1994 |
31 | ![]() |
1994 |
32 | ![]() |
1994 |
33 | ![]() |
1994 |
34 | ![]() |
1994 |
35 | ![]() |
1994 |
36 | ![]() |
1994 -2006 2008 2009 – 2011 |
37 | ![]() |
1994 |
38 | ![]() |
1995 1996 |
39 | ![]() |
1995 |
40 | ![]() |
1995 |
41 | ![]() |
1995 |
42 | ![]() |
1995 |
43 | ![]() |
1995 |
44 | ![]() |
1995 |
45 | ![]() |
1995 |
46 | ![]() |
1995 1996 |
47 | ![]() |
1995 |
48 | ![]() |
1996 |
49 | ![]() |
1996 |
50 | ![]() |
1996 |
51 | ![]() |
1996 |
52 | ![]() |
1996 2000 |
53 | ![]() |
1997 |
54 | ![]() |
1997 |
55 | ![]() |
1997 |
56 | ![]() |
1997 |
57 | ![]() |
1998 |
58 | ![]() |
1998 |
59 | ![]() |
1999 2000 |
60 | ![]() |
1999 2004 |
61 | ![]() |
1999 |
62 | ![]() |
1999 |
63 | ![]() |
2000 |
64 | ![]() |
2000 |
65 | ![]() |
2000 2002 |
66 | ![]() |
2001 |
67 | ![]() |
2002 |
68 | ![]() |
2002 |
69 | ![]() |
2002 2004 |
70 | ![]() |
2002 |
71 | ![]() |
2002 |
72 | ![]() |
2002 |
73 | ![]() |
2002 2003 2004 |
74 | ![]() |
2003 2005 |
75 | ![]() |
2003 |
76 | ![]() |
2004 |
77 | ![]() |
2004 2006 2012 |
78 | ![]() |
2005 2007 2008 |
79 | ![]() |
2006 2007 |
80 | ![]() |
2006 |
81 | ![]() |
2007 |
82 | ![]() |
2007 2012 |
83 | ![]() |
2008 |
84 | ![]() |
2008 2009 2010 |
85 | ![]() |
2009 2012 |
86 | ![]() |
2010 2012 |
87 | ![]() |
2012 |
88 | ![]() |
2012 |
89 | ![]() |
2012 |
90 | ![]() |
2012 |
91 | ![]() |
2012 |
Partners in Mixed doubles
No. | Partner | Year |
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1 | ![]() |
1994 1995 |
2 | ![]() |
1996 |
3 | ![]() |
1997 |
4 | ![]() |
1998 |
5 | ![]() |
1998 |
6 | ![]() |
1999 |
7 | ![]() |
1999 2000 2001 2002 |
8 | ![]() |
2002 |
9 | ![]() |
2002 2003 2004 2005 |
10 | ![]() |
2006 |
11 | ![]() |
2006 |
12 | ![]() |
2006 2007 |
13 | ![]() |
2007 |
14 | ![]() |
2008 |
15 | ![]() |
2008 |
16 | ![]() |
2008 |
17 | ![]() |
2008 2009 2010 2011 |
18 | ![]() |
2011 |
19 | ![]() |
2011 2012 |
20 | ![]() |
2012 (Olympics) |
- These lists only consists of players who played with Leander Paes in ATP(& ITF)-recognized tournaments which include the Olympics, Grand Slams, World Tour Finals, World Tour Masters, World Tour Series, Davis Cup Ties, and ATP Challengers. They do not include the players who played with him in the other unrecognized multi-sport events and leagues such as World TeamTennis. The lists might be incomplete when all the other tournaments are considered. The order of the players in the list is based on their first partnering with Leander Paes. Sania Mirza had also earlier played with Leander Paes in 2006, 2010 in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Other Partners
India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other Events
WorldTeam Tennis
Bobby Reynolds
Anastasia Rodionova
Venus Williams
Rennae Stubbs
Scott Oudsema
Partnership with Mahesh Bhupathi
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/LeeAndHesh1.jpg/250px-LeeAndHesh1.jpg)
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.[55][56][57] 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.[58] He once stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends, he did not consider pairing with his former team-mate.[59] However, for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they decided to play together for their country,[60] and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.[61]
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.[62]
The Indian Duo has a 303–103 career record together. They have higher success rate against various top teams.[63] They have a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight wins.[64]
Leander Peas was paired with Vishnu Vardhan at the London Olympics 2012, following the refusal of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to partner with him at the Olympics.[65] Paes threatened to withdraw from London Olympics rather than play with Vardhan, whose world ranking was 296,[66] but withdrew the threat a week later.[67] Paes and Vardhan reached the second round of the tournament, losing to eventual silver medalists Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.
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- ^ "I'm focussed on playing sport not politics: Leander Paes". 29 June 2012.
External links
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- Leander Paes Fan Site
- bio * file interview with Leander Paes
- Leander Paes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Leander Paes at the Davis Cup
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1973 births
- Living people
- St. Xavier's College, Calcutta alumni
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Asian Games gold medallists for India
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Australian Open champions
- French Open champions
- Indian male tennis players
- La Martiniere Calcutta alumni
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of India
- People from Kolkata
- People from Goa
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Recipients of the Padma Shri
- Recipients of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Sport in Goa
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- US Open (tennis) junior champions
- US Open (tennis) champions
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Wimbledon champions
- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles