Leander Paes
Leander Paes, India’s Tennis pride, was born in Goa on June 17,1973 and brought up in Kolkata. Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. He was born to Vece Paes and Jennifer Paes and was raised in Kolkata, India. He captured the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and was ranked as the No.1 junior player in the world at one time.
Leander Paes turned professional in 1991. He rose to the number 1 in the world in the junior rankings. Leander Paes started his Davis Cup career in 1990 at a young age of 16, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in the doubles to beat the Japanese team in a gruelling 5 set encounter. Paes showed promise early in his career by winning titles at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon.