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Prakash Amritraj

Country	India
Residence	Encino, California, U.S.
Date of birth	October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02) (age 26)
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$329,595
Singles
Career record	17–26
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	154 (June 15, 2009)
Current ranking	204 (November 9, 2009)
Grand Slam results
US Open	1st (2002)
Doubles
Career record	7–16
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	123 (July 6, 2009)
Australian Open	1st (2004)
US Open	1st (2002)
Last updated on: June 4, 2009.

Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983 in California) is a professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2003 after winning the National Championships at the University of Southern California.

Contents 1 Background 2 Professional career 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Background

Amritaj is the son of Vijay Amritraj, who played at Wimbledon for 17 years and in the Davis Cup for 20 years, and the cousin of Stephen Amritraj, whose father was also a professional player. He also has one brother, Vikram who was born in 1988. He is a non-resident Indian who represents India in tournaments and the Davis Cup. He played tennis for the University of Southern California where he majored in business.

[edit] Professional career

As of July 14, 2008, he is ranked 204th in the world.^[1]

On July 14, 2008 he played in his first ATP Tour final, losing to Fabrice Santoro from France in straight sets.^[2]

[edit] External links

• Prakash Amritraj at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Prakash Amritraj at Davis Cup
• Amritraj Recent Match Results
• Amritraj World Ranking History

[edit] References

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