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	\| relations = [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]] (great-great grandfather)<ref>{{Cite news \|date=3 February 2018 \|title=Remembering Michael Madhusudan Dutt, the first Bengali playwright who became the face of Bengal Renaissance \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/michael-madhusudan-dutt-life-facts-985440-2017-06-29 \|access-date=28 September 2024 \|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>		\| relations = [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]] (great-great grandfather)<ref>{{Cite news \|date=3 February 2018 \|title=Remembering Michael Madhusudan Dutt, the first Bengali playwright who became the face of Bengal Renaissance \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/michael-madhusudan-dutt-life-facts-985440-2017-06-29 \|access-date=28 September 2024 \|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
	}}}}		\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2026–present)
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	'''Leander Adrian Paes''' ({{IPAc-en\|p\|eɪ\|s}} {{respell\|PAYSS}}; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional [[tennis]] player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the [[Davis Cup]].<ref name="Mixed legacy">{{Cite web \|date=26 December 2019 \|title=The mixed legacy of Leander Paes \|work=Hindustan Times \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/the-mixed-legacy-of-leander-paes/story-0Ds7cHPwU2PeNiqyXM1cUO.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226192351/https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/the-mixed-legacy-of-leander-paes/story-0Ds7cHPwU2PeNiqyXM1cUO.html \|archive-date=26 December 2019 \|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles [[Grand Slam (tennis)\|Grand Slam]] titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles making him one of only three men in the Open era to achieve this distinction and won the rare men's/mixed double at the [[1999 Wimbledon Championships]]. Paes, together with [[Mahesh Bhupathi]], were the first pair in Open era history to reach the men's doubles finals of all 4 Grand Slams in the same calendar year (1999). He is currently the brand ambassador of GS Delhi Aces,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=Guru Samruddhi Acquires GS Delhi Aces in Tennis Premier League; Leander Paes Joins as Brand Ambassador \|url=https://madeinmedia.in/guru-samruddhi-acquires-gs-delhi-aces-in-tennis-premier-league-leander-paes-joins-as-brand-ambassador/ \|access-date=2025-09-26 \|website=Made-in-Media: Crafting Stories, Shaping Perspectives \|language=en-US}}</ref> a team owned by Guru Samruddhi House of Investments in the [[Tennis Premier League]].		'''Leander Adrian Paes''' ({{IPAc-en\|p\|eɪ\|s}} {{respell\|PAYSS}}; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional [[tennis]] player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the [[Davis Cup]].<ref name="Mixed legacy">{{Cite web \|date=26 December 2019 \|title=The mixed legacy of Leander Paes \|work=Hindustan Times \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/the-mixed-legacy-of-leander-paes/story-0Ds7cHPwU2PeNiqyXM1cUO.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226192351/https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/the-mixed-legacy-of-leander-paes/story-0Ds7cHPwU2PeNiqyXM1cUO.html \|archive-date=26 December 2019 \|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles [[Grand Slam (tennis)\|Grand Slam]] titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles making him one of only three men in the Open era to achieve this distinction and won the rare men's/mixed double at the [[1999 Wimbledon Championships]]. Paes, together with [[Mahesh Bhupathi]], were the first pair in Open era history to reach the men's doubles finals of all 4 Grand Slams in the same calendar year (1999). He is currently the brand ambassador of GS Delhi Aces,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=Guru Samruddhi Acquires GS Delhi Aces in Tennis Premier League; Leander Paes Joins as Brand Ambassador \|url=https://madeinmedia.in/guru-samruddhi-acquires-gs-delhi-aces-in-tennis-premier-league-leander-paes-joins-as-brand-ambassador/ \|access-date=2025-09-26 \|website=Made-in-Media: Crafting Stories, Shaping Perspectives \|language=en-US}}</ref> a team owned by Guru Samruddhi House of Investments in the [[Tennis Premier League]].

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	After 2003 Paes increasingly focused on doubles. He won the mixed doubles events at the Australian and Wimbledon with [[Martina Navratilova]], both in 2003. Weeks later, Paes was admitted to the [[MD Anderson Cancer Center]] for a suspected brain tumour that was later found to be [[neurocysticercosis]], a parasitic brain infection. He had to miss the US Open, but recovered by the end of that year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsId=6617494&itype=14459&icategoryid=12581 \|title=The Leading Tennis Week Site on the Net \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914090049/http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=6617494\|archive-date=14 September 2008 }}</ref>		After 2003 Paes increasingly focused on doubles. He won the mixed doubles events at the Australian and Wimbledon with [[Martina Navratilova]], both in 2003. Weeks later, Paes was admitted to the [[MD Anderson Cancer Center]] for a suspected brain tumour that was later found to be [[neurocysticercosis]], a parasitic brain infection. He had to miss the US Open, but recovered by the end of that year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsId=6617494&itype=14459&icategoryid=12581 \|title=The Leading Tennis Week Site on the Net \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914090049/http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=6617494\|archive-date=14 September 2008 }}</ref>

	In the 2004 [[2004 Summer Olympics\|Athens Olympic Games]], he paired up with Bhupathi, failing again at the semifinals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in the [[US Open (tennis)\|US Open]] doubles event in 2006 with [[Martin Damm]]. Paes led the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the men's doubles (with Bhupathi) and mixed doubles (with [[Sania Mirza]]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEM02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|title=Men's Doubles Final MD31\|author=15th Asian Games Doha.\|date=13 December 2006\|access-date=1 June 2007\|archive-url=https://archive.~~today~~/20071016190410/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEM02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|archive-date=16 October 2007\|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEX02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|title=Mixed Doubles Final XD21\|author=15th Asian Games Doha.\|date=13 December 2006\|access-date=1 June 2007\|archive-url=https://archive.~~today~~/20071015180434/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEX02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|archive-date=15 October 2007\|url-status=dead }}</ref> Paes maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=d&e=0#\|title=Rankings History\|author=ATP Tennis\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216094214/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=d&e=0\|archive-date=16 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=rh\|title=Rankings History\|author=ATP Tennis\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017122323/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=rh\|archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> With wins in the Rotterdam and Indian Wells, Paes took his doubles tally to 38.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/vault/drawsdoubles.asp?TournamentID=407&TournamentYear=2007\|title=Rotterdam\|author=ATP Tennis\|access-date=1 June 2007 }}{{dead link\|date=May 2016\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2007/mar/19paes.htm\|title=Rotterdam\|author=PTI\|date=19 March 2007\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322185441/http://in.rediff.com/sports/2007/mar/19paes.htm\|archive-date=22 March 2007\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=1998&m=d&e=0#\|title=Player Profile\|author=ATP\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082917/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=1998&m=d&e=0\|archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>		In the 2004 [[2004 Summer Olympics\|Athens Olympic Games]], he paired up with Bhupathi, failing again at the semifinals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in the [[US Open (tennis)\|US Open]] doubles event in 2006 with [[Martin Damm]]. Paes led the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the men's doubles (with Bhupathi) and mixed doubles (with [[Sania Mirza]]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEM02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|title=Men's Doubles Final MD31\|author=15th Asian Games Doha.\|date=13 December 2006\|access-date=1 June 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016190410/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEM02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|archive-date=16 October 2007\|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEX02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|title=Mixed Doubles Final XD21\|author=15th Asian Games Doha.\|date=13 December 2006\|access-date=1 June 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015180434/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/TE/IGTEMatchStatisticsD.aspx-rscid=TEX02-TETNA0-NA01-X.html\|archive-date=15 October 2007\|url-status=dead }}</ref> Paes maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=d&e=0#\|title=Rankings History\|author=ATP Tennis\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216094214/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=d&e=0\|archive-date=16 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=rh\|title=Rankings History\|author=ATP Tennis\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017122323/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=rh\|archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> With wins in the Rotterdam and Indian Wells, Paes took his doubles tally to 38.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/vault/drawsdoubles.asp?TournamentID=407&TournamentYear=2007\|title=Rotterdam\|author=ATP Tennis\|access-date=1 June 2007 }}{{dead link\|date=May 2016\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2007/mar/19paes.htm\|title=Rotterdam\|author=PTI\|date=19 March 2007\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322185441/http://in.rediff.com/sports/2007/mar/19paes.htm\|archive-date=22 March 2007\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=1998&m=d&e=0#\|title=Player Profile\|author=ATP\|access-date=1 June 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082917/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Leander-Paes.aspx?t=pa&y=1998&m=d&e=0\|archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>

	=== 2008 ===		=== 2008 ===
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	=== Acting career ===		=== Acting career ===
	Paes made his film debut in Ashok Kohli's ''Rajdhani Express'', a socio-political thriller.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rajdhani-Express-Sudhanshus-next/articleshow/14956443.cms\|title='Rajdhani Express' Sudhanshu's next\|date=15 July 2012\|access-date=29 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105080334/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-15/news-interviews/32684321_1_jimmy-shergill-sayali-bhagat-sudhanshu\|archive-date=5 November 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Paes made his film debut in Ashok Kohli's ''Rajdhani Express'', a socio-political thriller.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rajdhani-Express-Sudhanshus-next/articleshow/14956443.cms\|title='Rajdhani Express' Sudhanshu's next\|date=15 July 2012\|access-date=29 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105080334/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-15/news-interviews/32684321_1_jimmy-shergill-sayali-bhagat-sudhanshu\|archive-date=5 November 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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	=== Political career ===		=== Political career ===
	Paes joined the [[Trinamool Congress]] in Goa on 29 October 2021.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/leander-paes-joins-trinamool-congress-in-goa/article37240463.ece\|title=Leander Paes joins Trinamool Congress in Goa\|date=29 October 2021\|work=Frontline}}</ref>		Paes joined the [[Trinamool Congress]] in Goa on 29 October 2021 and campaigned for the party for the [[2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election\|Goa Assembly elections]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/leander-paes-joins-trinamool-congress-in-goa/article37240463.ece\|title=Leander Paes joins Trinamool Congress in Goa\|date=29 October 2021\|work=Frontline}}</ref> On 31 March 2026, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ahead of the [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|West Bengal Assembly elections]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/former-ace-tennis-star-leander-paes-joins-bjp-in-delhi-ahead-of-west-bengal-assembly-polls/cid/2153986\|title=BJP serves pre-Bengal poll ace, Indian tennis legend Leander Paes joins party in Delhi\|date=31 March 2026\|work=The Telegraph}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Paes had a live-in-relationship with British model [[Rhea Pillai]] in the 2000s. The couple has a daughter, Aiyana, born in 2005.<ref name=tensed/>		Paes had a live-in-relationship with British model [[Rhea Pillai]] in the 2000s. The couple has a daughter, Aiyana, born in 2005.<ref name=tensed/>

	His daughter, Aiyana Paes is also tennis player who represents Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aiyana Paes \|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/aiyana-paes/800761684/gbr/wt/S/overview/ \|website=ITF \|access-date=30 September 2025 }}</ref>		His daughter, Aiyana Paes is also a tennis player who represents Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aiyana Paes \|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/aiyana-paes/800761684/gbr/wt/S/overview/ \|website=ITF \|access-date=30 September 2025 }}</ref>

	== Significant finals ==		== Significant finals ==
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