Akhtar Ali
Akhtar Ali (Urdu: اختر علی), born 5 July 1939 is an Indian former tennis player. He was a member of the Indian Davis Cup team continuously from 1958 to 1964. Former Captain of Indian Davis cup in 2008.[1]
Later he turned to coaching and coached the players like Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Anand Amritraj and Leander Paes. He is father of Zeeshan Ali, a former Indian national tennis champion.
Post career
Former Davis Cup coach Akhtar Ali will start a junior development programme at the South Club from Friday. The trainees will be divided into three categories — under-14, under-16 and under-18. Free coaching will be provided to the state’s best players. [2]
Awards
Winner of the Arjuna Awardees in Lawn Tennis in 2000.
Allsport Management, a city-based sports management company along with Ontrack Systems Ltd., an ISO 9001:2000 global IT & ITES company, will present GOLDEN AKHTAR, a programme to felicitate Akhtar Ali on his 50th year of yeoman service to Indian Tennis on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at ITC Sonar Bangla Sheraton Hotel & Tower in Kolkata.[4]
References
- ^ "Amrita, Abhishek bag double crowns, Akhtar Ali battles on". 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "Akhtar camp". The Telegraph (India). 2003-07-31. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "The Milli Gazette". The Milli Gazette. 2001-08-31. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "ontrack sponsors felicitation of akhtar ali". OnTrack Systems Limited. 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
External links
- Akhtar Ali at the Davis Cup
- ZoomInfo, but a good source for information.
- Bengal Tennis - The Bengal Tennis Association is the governing body of West Bengal's Lawn Tennis activities. West Bengal has always been a super power among India's tennis playing states. Winner of several National Tennis Championships, Bengal has produced many wonderful players like Akhtar Ali, Joydeep Mukherjee, Jishan Ali, Leander Paes etc.
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