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Leander Paes is an Indian tennis player born in Kolkata on June 17, 1973. He is a member of the India Davis Cup team and has participated in the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. Paes is right-handed and resides in Mumbai. He is the son of Vece Paes and is married to Rhea Pillai.
He attended St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and the University of Calcutta. His professional career includes a singles record of 101–99 and a doubles record of 770–457. He achieved a ranking of 24. Paes has received the Arjuna Award, the Padma Bhushan, and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games.
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Break Point — Himself2021
- Breakfast with Champions2017
- Rajdhani Express — Keshav2013
- Kaun Banega Crorepati — Self2000
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro
Discography
- Batucada Canção2015
- Ruas Vazias2022
- Corpo Mar2024
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
· 2015 · cited 4,262x
- Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes
· 2012 · cited 1,753x
- Heterologous Protection Against Influenza by Injection of DNA Encoding a Viral Protein
· 1993 · cited 1,744x
- Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease
· 2011 · cited 1,689x
- PRESENT: An Ultra-Lightweight Block Cipher
· cited 1,650x
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Key facts
- Country sports
- India
- Residence
- Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
- Born
- ( 1973-06-17 ) 17 June 1973 (age 52) , Calcutta, West Bengal , India
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Plays
- Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $8,587,586
- Int tennis hof
- 2024 ( member page )
- Career record
- 101–99
- Highest ranking
- No. 73 (24 August 1998)
- Australian open
- 2R ( 1997 , 2000 )
- French open
- 2R ( 1997 )
- Wimbledon
- 2R ( 2001 )
- Us open
- 3R ( 1997 )
- Olympic games
- ( 1996 )
- Tour finals
- F ( 1997 , 1999 , 2000 , 2005 )
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2026–present)
- Other political affiliations
- Trinamool Congress (2021–2026)
- Partner
- Rhea Pillai (2000–2015)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Team
- _Retired Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- India
via TheSportsDB
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Encyclopedic overview
Last updated on: 1 March 2021
Signature of Leander Paes.
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