Date of Birth: - June 17, 1973

Place of Birth: - Calcutta, India

Occupation: - Tennis Player

Doubles Titles: - 46

Leander Paes is a big name in the world of tennis and he won many grand slam titles for the country with his partner Mahesh Bhupathi and made us proud worldwide. However this fruitful partnership ended after some unavoidable circumstances which were faced by both of them.

This was the biggest blow for the Indians and even for the whole tennis world. Though after many years of sour relations, now they both features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament.

Paes who was also the former captain of India’s Davis Cup team has been presented with many esteemed awards such as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, and the Padma Shri award and many more for his great contribution to Indian tennis.