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{{short description|Indian tennis player (born 1951)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Anand Amritraj
| image =
| caption =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|03|20}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] (now [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu)
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro =
| retired = yes
| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]332,133
| singlesrecord = 195–170
| singlestitles = 7
| highestsinglesranking = No. 74 (6 November 1974)
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[1973 French Open – Men's singles|1973]], [[1974 French Open – Men's singles|1974]], [[1976 French Open – Men's singles|1976]], [[1979 French Open – Men's singles|1979]])
|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1973]], [[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1977]], [[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1978]])
|USOpenresult = 3R ([[1974 US Open – Men's singles|1974]])
| doublesrecord = 288–269
| doublestitles = 12
| highestdoublesranking = No. 80 (2 January 1984)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1984)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1979)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = SF (1976)
| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1973, 1976)
| Team = yes
| DavisCupresult = F ([[1974 Davis Cup|1974]], [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]])
}}

'''Anand Amritraj''' (born 20 March 1951) is an Indian former tennis player and businessman.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2003/05/13/stories/2003051300260100.htm |title=Advantage! Amritraj |last=Padmanaban |first=Geeta |date=13 May 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606104523/http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2003/05/13/stories/2003051300260100.htm|archive-date=6 June 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="nyt1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/tennis/29davis.html |title=The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty |last=Seminara |first=Dave |date=28 November 2009 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=31 January 2010 |archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325165030/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/tennis/29davis.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hindu2">{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/01/01/stories/2003010105451800.htm |title=Anand – the genial Indian |last=Keerthivasan |first=K |date=1 January 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606104528/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/01/01/stories/2003010105451800.htm|archive-date=6 June 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref> He, along with brother [[Vijay Amritraj]], led India into the [[1974 Davis Cup]] finals against [[South Africa]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-WG-M-RSA-IND-01 |title=South Africa v India |publisher=Davis Cup |access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212144251/https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-WG-M-RSA-IND-01 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was a part of the [[India Davis Cup team|Indian team]] captained by Vijay Amritraj which reached the final of the [[Davis Cup]] in [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]] against [[Sweden]].

==Career==
Anand Amritraj and his younger brothers, [[Vijay Amritraj|Vijay]] and [[Ashok Amritraj|Ashok]], were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, Anand and Vijay were semi-finalists in the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] men's doubles. Anand was part of the Indian team for [[1974 Davis Cup]], which advanced to the finals of the tournament and then forfeited the championship to South Africa as the [[Government of India]] decided to boycott the match in protest of South Africa's [[Apartheid]] policies,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.resultsfromtennis.com/tournament-wimbledon-1976-men-doubles.html |title=1976 Wimbledon men doubles | access-date=15 May 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703182754/http://www.resultsfromtennis.com/tournament-wimbledon-1976-men-doubles.html | archive-date=3 July 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref> and again reached the final in 1987 against Sweden.

His son [[Stephen Amritraj]] is an American former professional tennis player who represented India.

He did his schooling from [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai|Don Bosco]] and graduated from [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] in Madras.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2017/dec/15/hollywoods-chennaiite-ashok-amritraj-talks-about-his-love-for-hollywood-and-tennis-1728490.html |title=Hollywood's Chennaiite: Ashok Amritraj talks about his love for Hollywood and Tennis |work=The New Indian Express |date=15 December 2017 |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723122953/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2017/dec/15/hollywoods-chennaiite-ashok-amritraj-talks-about-his-love-for-hollywood-and-tennis-1728490.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:A07 Amritrajs Practice.jpg|thumb|right|Vijay and Anand Amritraj warm up at 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals in the Centre Court]] His daughter-in-law [[Alison Riske-Amritraj]] is also a top-50 player on the [[WTA Tour]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/alison-riske-stephen-amritraj-riske-dance-video-american-tennis-star-wimbledon-2019-1572477-2019-07-23 Watch: American tennis star Alison Riske grooves to Bollywood song at her wedding with Stephen Amritraj] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103143546/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/alison-riske-stephen-amritraj-riske-dance-video-american-tennis-star-wimbledon-2019-1572477-2019-07-23 |date=3 January 2024 }} 23 July 2019</ref>

==Career finals==
[[File:Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals.jpg|thumb|Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals]]

===Doubles: 30 (12–18)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|No.
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:180px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:145px"|Partner
!style="width:145px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| Oct 1973
| New Delhi, India
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
| 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| Nov 1973
| [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
|
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jeff Simpson]]
| w/o
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| Nov 1974
| [[Bombay]], India
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun]]
| 6–4, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| Aug 1974
| [[South Orange]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
| 6–7, 7–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| Aug 1974
| [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]]
| w/o
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| Feb 1975
| [[Toronto]], Canada
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]]
| 4–6, 5–7, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| Mar 1975
| Washington DC, US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jeff Simpson]]
| 6–75, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| Mar 1975
| [[Atlanta]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| Aug 1975
| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojtek Fibak]] {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
| n/p
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| Sep 1975
| Los Angeles, US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]
| 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| Nov 1975
| [[Calcutta]], India
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Gisbert]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Orantes]]
| 6–1, 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| Mar 1976
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| Nov 1976
| Hong Kong
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]
| 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8.
| Nov 1976
| [[Manila]], Philippines
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Masters]]
| 0–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| Jun 1977
| Queen's Club, London, UK
| Grass
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Lloyd (tennis)|David Lloyd]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Lloyd (tennis)|John Lloyd]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8.
| Sep 1978
| [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
| 6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9.
| Jan 1979
| [[Baltimore]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]]
| 6–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10.
| Mar 1979
| [[San Jose, Costa Rica]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]
| {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ion Țiriac]] {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
| 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11.
| Apr 1979
| [[Cairo]], Egypt
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]]
| 5–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12.
| Aug 1979
| [[Stowe, Vermont|Stowe]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Krulevitz]]
| 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13.
| Mar 1980
| [[San Jose, Costa Rica]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Saviano]]
| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol]] {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Álvaro Fillol]]
| 2–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14.
| Apr 1980
| Los Angeles, US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Austin (tennis)|John Austin]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]
| 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9.
| Apr 1980
| [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carter (tennis)|David Carter]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]]
| 7–6, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 15.
| Aug 1980
| [[Atlanta]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Austin (tennis)|John Austin]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]
| 7–6, 6–7, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16.
| Apr 1981
| [[Houston]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]]
| 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 17.
| Aug 1981
| [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Manson]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher]]
| 1–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10.
| Nov 1982
| [[Baltimore]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Giammalva]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]
| 7–5, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11.
| Nov 1982
| Chicago, US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Manson]]
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18.
| Feb 1983
| [[Delray Beach]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johan Kriek]]
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]] {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]]
| 6–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12.
| Jul 1983
| [[Stuttgart]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bauer]]
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]] {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}
* {{ESPN Tennis}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Chennai]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
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[[Category:Amritraj family]]
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