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{{Short description|Indian former tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name=Gaurav Misra
|country={{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|residence=[[Riverdale, Bronx]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1949}}
|birth_place=[[India]]
|college=[[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]
|turnedpro= 1966 (amateur)
|retired= 1973
|plays=
|careerprizemoney=
|singlesrecord= 53–25
|singlestitles=2
|highestsinglesranking=
|FrenchOpenresult=Q2 ([[1970 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|1970]])
|Wimbledonresult=1R ([[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1973]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult=1R ([[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1973]])
|doublesrecord=0–3
|DavisCupresult=SF ([[1969 Davis Cup|1969]])}}

'''Gaurav Misra''' (born 1949)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/gaurav-misra/800174680/ind/mt/s/overview/ | title=Gaurav Misra Men's Singles Overview |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=www.itftennis.com}}</ref> is an Indian former professional [[tennis]] player. He has been the Director of the [[Columbia Lions|Columbia University]] Tennis Center in [[New York City]] since 1999.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Gaurav Misra - Director of Dick Savitt Tennis Center - Staff Directory |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/staff-directory/gaurav-misra/294 |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Columbia University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

== Professional career ==
Misra played his first tournament at the Carmarthenshire Championships in 1966 where he reached the quarter-finals stage, before losing to C. Gopala Bhupathi. In 1970 he won his first title at the [[All India Hard Court Championships]] in [[Madras]], where he beat [[Anand Amritraj]]. The same year Misra received a first round [[Bye (sports)|bye]] at the [[1970 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|1970 French Open qualifying]] but was unable to play his first round qualifying match against [[Australia|Australia's]] Lindsay Straney. In April 1971 he was a finalist at the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament, part of the [[Bio-Strath Circuit]] that was held at [[Stourbridge]], where he lost to [[Stanley Matthews (tennis)|Stanley Matthews]]. In June 1971 he reached the final of the Bio-Strath Cardiff Open at [[Cardiff]] where he lost to the Rhodesian player [[Andrew Pattison]].

He would be given another opportunity to qualify for a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|grand slam]] main draw in July 1971 at [[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Wimbledon]] but he lost in the first round of qualifying to [[José Guerrero (tennis)|José Guerrero]] of [[Spain]]. In March 1972 he won the [[Indian International Championships]] held in Calcutta, where he beat [[Ramanathan Krishnan]]. In July 1973, Misra would make his grand slam main draw debut at [[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]]. He defeated [[Bernard Mitton]] and [[Greg Peebles]] in qualifying but was defeated by [[Vladimír Zedník]] of [[Czechoslovakia]]. He also participated in the doubles tournament that year with partner [[Chiradip Mukerjea]] where they lost in the first round to the [[Japan]]ese duo [[Jun Kamiwazumi]] and [[Toshiro Sakai]].

In 1973 he failed to defend his former Indian Internatitonal title, that was now an [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] event rebranded as the [[Indian Open (tennis)|Indian Open]] where he was defeated in the [[1973 Indian Open|third round]] by [[Paul Gerken]] of the [[United States]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaurav Misra {{!}} Player Activity {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gaurav-misra/m773/overview |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> He played his final singles tournament at the [[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1973 Wimbledon Championships]].

In team competitions he represented [[India Davis Cup team|India]] in several [[Davis Cup]] events between 1968 and 1971. In [[1969 Davis Cup|1969]], India defeated [[Malaysia Davis Cup team|Malaysia]] and [[Sri Lanka Davis Cup team|Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)]] to reach the semifinals of the Inter-Zonal Zone. In that match, against [[Romania Davis Cup team|Romania]] in [[Bucharest]], Misra was defeated by [[Petre Mărmureanu]]. Misra had been instrumental in India's victory over Malaysia and Ceylon. In [[1971 Davis Cup|1971]], Misra delivered two crucial victories over Ceylon in [[Colombo]].

Misra was forced to retire from tennis due to [[thyroid]] issues in the 1970s.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Christopher |title=The Gentle Giant of the Dick Savitt Tennis Center - Columbia Spectator |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2017/04/19/the-gentle-giant-of-the-dick-savitt-tennis-center/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref>

== United States ==
Misra moved to the United States in 1973 following the departure of his friend, Bidynt Goswami (who later became the coach of the men's tennis team at Columbia).<ref name=":2" /> He worked as a coach and manager at a tennis club in [[Hopewell Junction, New York]] as well as a coach at the [[Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel]].<ref name=":1" />

In 1999, Misra became the director of the Dick Savitt Tennis Center in [[Inwood, Manhattan]], the home of the [[Columbia University]] men's and women's tennis teams. During his tenure, Misra was a frequent hitting partner of grand slam champion [[Dick Savitt]], and oversaw major changes to the club's infrastructure especially following [[January 2016 United States blizzard|Winter Storm Jonas]].<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life ==
Misra is married to Rene Misra, with whom he has one son, Nick.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]

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