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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Premjit Lall
|fullname = Premjit J. Lall
|image=
|country= {{IND}}
|residence=
|birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1940|10|20}}
|birth_place=[[Kolkata]], India
|death_date= {{death date and age|2008|12|31|1940|10|20|df=yes}}
|death_place=[[Kolkata]], India
|height=
|turnedpro=
|retired= 1979
|coach=
|plays=Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney=
|singlesrecord= 294–231 (56%) <ref>{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=Premjit Lall: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&accion=contenido&idjugador=53595&player1=LALL%2C+PREMJIT&idioma=en&sub=2&tipoMainTorneos=all#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>
|singlestitles= 9 <ref>{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=Premjit Lall: Career tournament results|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&accion=contenido&idjugador=53595&player1=LALL%2C+PREMJIT&idioma=en&sub=4&idjugador=53595&year=&surface=&tipo_de_torneo=&tipo_de_cuadro=F&tm_category=&tm_torneo=&rondaplus=#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>
|highestsinglesranking=
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R ([[1962 Australian Championships - Men's Singles|1962]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1969 French Open - Men's Singles|1969]])
|Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1962 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1962]], [[1965 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1965]], [[1970 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1970]])
|USOpenresult = 2R ([[1959 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles|1959]], [[1964 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles|1964]], [[1969 US Open - Men's Singles|1969]], [[1970 US Open - Men's Singles|1970]])
|Othertournaments=
|Olympicsresult=
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|highestdoublesranking=
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF ([[1962 Australian Championships#Men's Doubles|1962]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF ([[1966 Wimbledon Championships#Men's Doubles|1966]], [[1973 Wimbledon Championships#Men's Doubles|1973]])
|USOpenDoublesresult =
|Mixed = yes
|AustralianOpenMixedresult =
|WimbledonMixedresult = 2R ([[1958 Wimbledon Championships#Mixed Doubles|1958]], [[1959 Wimbledon Championships#Mixed Doubles|1959]])
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = F ([[1959 Davis Cup|1959]], [[1962 Davis Cup|1962]], [[1963 Davis Cup|1963]], [[1966 Davis Cup|1966<sup>Ch</sup>]], [[1968 Davis Cup|1968]])
}}
'''Premjit Lall''' (20 October 1940 – 31 December 2008) was a professional [[tennis]] player from [[India]] who was active during the 1960s and 1970s.

==Tennis career==
Lall started his tennis career on the [[grass court]]s of the Calcutta South Club where he was coached by [[Dilip Bose]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Road to Wimbledon: An introduction to the Calcutta South Club |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2016-04-05/road_to_wimbledon_an_introduction_to_the_calcutta_south_club.html |website=Wimbledon |publisher=[[AELTC]] |date=5 April 2016}}</ref><ref name"telegraph">{{cite web |title=Premjit Lall is no more |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090101/jsp/sports/story_10328596.jsp |website=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=1 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia"/><ref name="nandanan"/> Together with [[Jaidip Mukerjea]] and [[Ramanathan Krishnan]] they were called the Three Musketeers of Indian tennis.<ref name="sportstar">{{cite web |title=The man who serves |url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/tss2918/stories/20060506014204500.htm |website=Sportstar |author=S. Sabanayakan |date=6 May 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Monojit Chatterji |title=Big W crowns 50 years of fandom |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150719/jsp/calcutta/story_32419.jsp |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=19 July 2015 |quote=It was the Davis Cup semi-final and our three musketeers - Ramanathan Krishnan, Premjit Lall and Jaideep Mukerjea - were facing the might of America led by Chuck Mckinley,...}}</ref>

Lall was a runner-up at the Boy's Singles event at the [[1958 Wimbledon Championships]], losing the final to [[Butch Buchholz]]. At the [[1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1969 Wimbledon Championships]] Lall nearly caused a significant upset when he was leading first-seeded and world No. 1 [[Rod Laver]] by two sets to love in the second round but ultimately lost in five sets to Laver, who went on to win the title and his second [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[Bud Collins]] |title=Rocket science |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/rocket-science-20090131-ge7nou.html |website=[[The Age]] |date=31 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="nandanan">{{cite web |author1=Hari Hara Nandanan |title=Ramanathan Krishnan pays tribute to Premjit Lall |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Ramanathan-Krishnan-pays-tribute-to-Premjit-Lall/articleshow/3923346.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 January 2009}}</ref> Lall competed in 18 editions of the Wimbledon Championships between 1957 and 1975.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players archive – Premjit Lall |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/31b1f579-9f87-434e-8445-dc27555d9f24.html |website=Wimbledon |publisher=[[AELTC]]}}</ref>

He played on the [[India Davis Cup team|Indian Davis Cup team]] from [[1959 Davis Cup|1959]] until [[1973 Davis Cup|1973]], competing in 41 ties and compiling a record of 52 wins and 32 losses. He was part of the team that reached the challenge round in [[1966 Davis Cup|1966]] against Australia but did not play in the challenge round.

In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals at the [[1962 Australian Championships]] and the [[1966 Wimbledon Championships|1966]] and [[1973 Wimbledon Championships]], all with compatriot [[Jaidip Mukerjea]].

Lall won the singles title at the [[Indian Open (tennis)|Indian International Championships]] in 1961 and 1970 defeating [[Carlos Fernandes (tennis)|Carlos Fernandes]] and [[Alex Metreveli]] in the respective finals.

Lall was given India's top sports honor, the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1967.<ref name="timesofindia"/> Lall played his final professional match in 1979.

==Personal==
Lall was married twice and had two sons and one daughter.<ref name="timesofindia"/> Following a [[stroke]] in 1992, Lall was confined to a wheelchair and had difficult speaking.<ref name="nandanan"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=V.V. Subrahmanyam |title=Premjit Lal - in a class of his own |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/02/06/stories/2003020600492200.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 February 2003}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He died at his residence in [[Kolkata]] on 31 December 2008 after a prolonged illness, and was cremated at [[Tollygunge]].<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web |title=Davis Cupper Premjit Lall cremated |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Davis-Cupper-Premjit-Lall-cremated/articleshow/3922775.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 January 2009}}</ref> In 2016 an invitation tournament was held in Kolkata in his memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis legend Tony Roche to visit Kolkata next month |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/tennis-legend-tony-roche-to-visit-kolkata-next-month/story-itVpV4FoF7jO4CC8VOEnPP.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 November 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Down the Line By Georgina and Premjit Published by Rupa & Co.

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lall, Premjit}}
[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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