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{{Short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
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|birth_date =24 February 1942
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|turnedpro = 1961 (amateur)
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'''Shiv Prakash Misra''' <ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2010 |title=Notes from the serve-and-volley era |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/Notes-from-the-serve-and-volley-era/article16145752.ece |access-date=7 February 2026 |website=The Hindu Online}}</ref> is a retired Indian tennis player and former [[Davis Cup]] captain.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 September 2018 |title=India tennis team in fine form — Captain Shiv Prakash Misra |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/india-tennis-team-in-fine-form--captain-shiv-prakash-misra-1.1166721 |access-date=7 February 2026 |work=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> He was active on the [[ILTF World Circuit]] from 1961 to 1970 and won three singles titles. In addition he won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1966 [[Tennis at the 1966 Asian Games|Asian Games]] held in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shiv Prakash Misra IND India |url=https://olympiandatabase.com/index.php/en/athletes-shiv-prakash-misra |access-date=7 February 2026 |website=Olympian Database}}</ref>

==Career singles (4)==
Included:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player: Shiv Prakash Misra |url=https://tennisarchives.com/player/ |access-date=7 February 2026 |website=Tennis Archives}}</ref>
===ILTF titles (3)===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !!Tournament!!Location!!Surface!!Opponent!!Score
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|1964 ||Newport Casino Consolation ||[[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]]||Grass||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Lenoir]]||default
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|1966 ||[[Northumberland Championships]] ||[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]||Grass||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]]||6–3, 6–4
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|1968 ||[[Western India Championships]]||[[Bombay]]||Clay ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Premjit Lall]]||1–6, 8–6, 9–7, 4–6, 6–3
|}

===ILTF finals (2)===
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! Year !!Tournament!!Location!!Surface!!Opponent!!Score
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|1968 ||Visakhapatnam Hard Court Championships ||[[Visakhapatnam]]||Clay||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Tym]]||3–6, 6–1, 3–6
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|1969<ref>{{cite news|date=15 August 1969|title=Misra loses to Ferdinands|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIdlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA17&article_id=1383,468487|accessdate=7 February 2026}}</ref>||[[Ceylon Championships]]||[[Nuwara Eliya]]||Clay||{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Rupert Ferdinands]]||6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–8, 1–6
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/players/shiv-prakash-misra/mq00/overview ATP Profile]
*[https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/shiv-prakash-misra/800174183/ind/mt/S/overview/ ITF Profile]

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[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]
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KateHinson76890 at 02:40, 10 February 2026