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'''Sagar Kashyap''' is a former under-18 tennis player from [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]], and the youngest Indian to officiate at the [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championship]].

== Biography ==
Kashyap, hailing from [[Mysore]] started playing tennis at the age of 12.<ref name="siasat">{{cite web|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mysore-lad-youngest-indian-umpire-wimbledon |title=Mysore lad youngest Indian umpire at Wimbledon |publisher=Siasat |date=2010-04-30 |accessdate=2012-04-14}}</ref> He is a former under-18 junior [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] player<ref name="toisagar">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518185020/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-05-18 |title=Kashyap to officiate upto Wimbledon quarters |date=2011-05-07 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-04-14}}</ref> and has played at various national and international tournaments.<ref name="siasat" />

Kashyap, a computer engineer from Vidya Vikas Engineering college in Mysore<ref name="siasat" /> started off as a line umpire in 2005 for Fed cup in New Delhi and had also participated as a line umpire in ITF events in Bangalore. Kashyap then rose to the rank of a supervisor and was a level 1 chair umpire in ITF events which entitled him to officiate up to second round. Sagar attended a workshop in Mumbai and became a white badge umpire.<ref name="toisagar" /> In an interview to a news paper Sagar stated "I was a national level player but turned towards umpiring. I cleared an ITF exam after which I became an International White Badge official. And now, I got a chance to travel to London and officiate in the qualifiers which is a huge boost to my career,".<ref name="htsagar">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Qualified-success/Article1-426157.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125200930/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Qualified-success/Article1-426157.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=Qualified success |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2009-06-27 |accessdate=2012-04-14 }}</ref> He became the youngest Indian to officiate in [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championship]] in 2011<ref name="siasat" />

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Mysore]]
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