Profile details
- Born
- 14 Dec 1953
- Birthplace
- Chennai
- State listed
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Height
- 193 cm
- Career
- 1970–1990
- Sport
- Tennis
- Discipline
- Racquet
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Arjuna Award
- ▸Padma Shri
Competition Appearances
1 recorded appearance, most significant first.
- ·1988 Summer Olympics
Career Timeline
- 1988Competed at 1988 Summer Olympics
Statistics
About
Vijay Amritraj (Tamil pronunciation: [ˈʋɪdʒaɪ amrit̪ˈɾaːdʒ]; born 14 December 1953) is an Indian retired professional tennis player, sports commentator and actor from Madras. He was awarded the Padma Shri (India's fourth-highest civilian honour), in 1983, and the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian honour) in 2026. In 2022, he was honored for his contributions to tennis in London by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation.
Biography adapted from Vijay Amritraj on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.
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