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{{short description|Indian sports commentator, actor, and tennis player}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|image = The former Tennis player, Shri Vijay Amritraj calling on the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Vijay Goel, in New Delhi on April 11, 2017 (cropped).jpg
|caption =Amritraj in 2017
|name = Vijay Amritraj
|country = {{IND}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|12|14}}
|birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}
|turnedpro = 1970
|retired = 1993
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $1,331,913
|singlesrecord = 399–308<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=A022 Vijay Amritraj] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205180546/http://www.atpworldtour.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=A022 |date=5 February 2009 }} at the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]]</ref>
|singlestitles = 15
|highestsinglesranking = No. 18 (7 July 1980)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[1984 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1984]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1974 French Open – Men's Singles|1974]])
|Wimbledonresult = QF ([[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1973]], [[1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1981]])
|USOpenresult = QF ([[1973 US Open – Men's Singles|1973]], [[1974 US Open – Men's Singles|1974]])
|Othertournaments = yes
|WCTFinalsresult = SF ([[1982 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles|1982]])
|doublesrecord = 264–218
|doublestitles = 14
|highestdoublesranking = No. 23 (24 March 1980)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult = SF ([[1976 Wimbledon Championships#Men's doubles|1976]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1973, 1976)
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = F ([[1974 Davis Cup|1974]], [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]])
}}

'''Vijay Amritraj''' (born 14 December 1953) is an Indian sports commentator, actor and retired professional [[tennis]] player from [[Madras]].<ref name="James Bond">{{cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2145578/james-bond-cameo-biopic-his-extraordinary-life-tennis-legend-vijay | title=From James Bond cameo to biopic on his extraordinary life: tennis legend Vijay Amritraj to serve up another smash hit | work=[[South China Morning Post]] | author=Andrew McNicol | date=11 May 2018 | access-date=26 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201820/https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2145578/james-bond-cameo-biopic-his-extraordinary-life-tennis-legend-vijay | archive-date=26 July 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/sep/13/tennis-legend-vijay-amritraj-biopic-in-works-1656667.html | title=Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj biopic in works | publisher=New Indian Express | date=17 September 2017 | access-date=26 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233852/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/sep/13/tennis-legend-vijay-amritraj-biopic-in-works-1656667.html | archive-date=26 July 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/6-reasons-why-vijay-amritraj-indias-hero | title=The man that brought you CTL: 6 reasons Vijay Amritraj is India's hero | publisher=Sportskeeda | date=28 November 2014 | access-date=26 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201829/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/6-reasons-why-vijay-amritraj-indias-hero | archive-date=26 July 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports-champions-say-a-big-thank-you-to-mahindra-scorpio-toisa/articleshow/63104364.cms | title=Sports champions say a big thank you to Mahindra Scorpio TOISA | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Dhananjay Roy | date=28 February 2018 | access-date=26 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418195402/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports-champions-say-a-big-thank-you-to-mahindra-scorpio-toisa/articleshow/63104364.cms | archive-date=18 April 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-02/sports/sp-930_1_davis-cup | title=TENNIS DIPLOMAT : Vijay Amritraj Helps Pave the Way for Israel's Davis Cup Team to Play in India Despite Terrorist Threats | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | author=Lisa Dillman | date=2 August 1987 | access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], [[Government of India|India]]'s 4th highest civilian honour, in 1983.<ref name="award80-89">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=21 May 2014|access-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002842/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Anand and Vijay Amritraj 2000 Wimbledon Sr Invitation Doubles Finals.jpg|thumb|300px|Vijay Amritraj partnering brother [[Anand Amritraj|Anand]] at [[2000 Wimbledon Championships]]]]

==Early life==
Vijay was born in [[Chennai|Madras]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itzchennai.com/pride-of-chennai.html|date=January 2012|publisher=Itz Chennai|title=Pride of Chennai - A list of people that make Chennai proud|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108232312/http://www.itzchennai.com/pride-of-chennai.html|archive-date=8 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj.<ref name="hindu_04">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/29/stories/2004072900950400.htm | location=Chennai, India | title=At home on every turf | date=29 July 2004 | access-date=9 June 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001740/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/29/stories/2004072900950400.htm | archive-date=1 October 2007 | work=[[The Hindu]] | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/tennis/2019/apr/21/maggie-amritraj-passes-away-at-92-1966939.html|title=Maggie Amritraj passes away at 92|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424181248/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/tennis/2019/apr/21/maggie-amritraj-passes-away-at-92-1966939.html|archive-date=24 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He has two brothers, [[Anand Amritraj]] and [[Ashok Amritraj]], who were also international tennis players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/mother-of-amritraj-brothers-maggie-dies-at-92/articleshow/68974066.cms|title=Mother of Amritraj brothers, Maggie, dies at 92|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521004523/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/mother-of-amritraj-brothers-maggie-dies-at-92/articleshow/68974066.cms|archive-date=21 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He did his schooling from [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai|Don Bosco]] and graduated from [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] in [[Madras]].

==Career==
After playing his first [[Grand Prix tennis tournaments|Grand Prix]] event in 1970, Amritraj achieved his first significant success in singles in 1973 when he reached the quarterfinals at two [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] events. At [[1973 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], he lost in five sets to the eventual champion [[Jan Kodeš]] and later that summer at the [[1973 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], lost to [[Ken Rosewall]] after having beaten [[Rod Laver]] two rounds earlier.

Amritraj beat [[Björn Borg]] in the second round in the [[1974 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in 1974 before losing to Rosewall in quarterfinals. In 1979, he lost in the second round of [[1979 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] to defending champion Borg after being up two sets to one and leading 4–1 in the fourth set. He reached his career-high ranking in singles of world No. 16 in July 1980. In 1981, he reached the quarterfinals of [[1981 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] before losing in five sets to [[Jimmy Connors]] after being up 2–0. He beat [[John McEnroe]] in the first round of [[Cincinnati Masters]] in 1984. Overall, he had five career wins over Jimmy Connors in their eleven matches.

Amritraj was part of the [[India Davis Cup team]] that reached the finals in [[1974 Davis Cup|1974]] and [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]]. Amritraj had a career singles win-loss record 384–296, winning 16 singles and 13 doubles titles.

==Acting career==
Amritraj has also pursued an acting career. His best known role is probably as the [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] intelligence operative [[List of James Bond allies in Octopussy#Vijay|Vijay]] in the 1983 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/allies/vijay.php3|title=MI6 allies|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202015022/http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/allies/vijay.php3|archive-date=2 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared briefly in ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' (1986) as an unnamed starship captain.

He was also a regular character in the NBC TV series ''[[The Last Precinct]]'' and the [[Yakov Smirnoff]] comedy ''[[What a Country]]'', as well as a guest star on various television shows such as ''[[Hart to Hart]]''. He has since gone on to become a sports commentator, has been a judge at the [[Miss Universe]] pageant and has developed a successful multimedia business. Amritraj also hosts a talk show named ''Dimensions with Vijay Amritraj'' broadcast on [[CNN-IBN]].

==Personal life==
Amritraj lives in [[Southern California]] with wife Devaki, and sons [[Prakash Amritraj]] and Vikram.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lidz|first=Franz|title=Tennis Player Vijay Amritraj Is As Fine on Film As He Is on the Court|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1064667/2/|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=29 June 2013|date=31 March 1986|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928233627/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1064667/2/|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Honeymoon over for Amritraj|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19830214&id=kbcfAAAAIBAJ&pg=4054,4019459|publisher=The Southeast Missourian|access-date=29 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amritrajs' Big-Fat Wedding in Colombo|url=http://fashionscandal.com/tag/prakash-amritraj/|publisher=Fashion Scandal|access-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703041212/http://fashionscandal.com/tag/prakash-amritraj/|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

His son Prakash and nephew [[Stephen Amritraj]] are also professional tennis players. On 9 February 2001, Vijay was appointed a United Nations ambassador for peace. He has been raising awareness on the issues of drugs and HIV/AIDS and has raised funds to fight the spread of AIDS worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/News/ossg/messengers.htm|title=Messengers of Peace|publisher=Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021226213650/http://www.un.org/News/ossg/messengers.htm|archive-date=26 December 2002|url-status=live}}</ref> Vijay Amritraj founded ''The Vijay Amritraj Foundation'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijayamritrajfoundation.org/|title=The Vijay Amritraj Foundation|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711123938/http://www.vijayamritrajfoundation.org/|archive-date=11 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/763-vijay-amritraj-foundation|title=Look to the Stars|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702213017/http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/763-vijay-amritraj-foundation|archive-date=2 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1983|| ''[[Octopussy]]'' || Vijay ||
|-
|1985|| ''Nine Deaths of the Ninja'' || Rankin ||
|-
|1986|| ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' || Starship Captain Joel Randolph ||
|-
|2015|| ''Of God and Kings'' || Duke Bora Swain ||
|}

==Career finals==
===Singles: 25 (18–7)===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Legend
|- bgcolor="#f3e6d7"
| Grand Slam (0)
|- bgcolor="#e9e9e9"
| ATP Masters Series (0)
|-
| ATP Tour (12)
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
!style="width:45px"|Result
!style="width:45px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:190px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Opponent
!style="width:175px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0
|{{dts|Jul 1973}}
|Bretton Woods, U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
|7–5, 2–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1
|{{dts|Aug 1973}}
|South Orange, U.S.
|Grass
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]
|4–6, 7–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1
|{{dts|Oct 1973}}
|New Delhi, India
|Grass
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mal Anderson]]
|6–4, 5–7, 8–9, 6–3, 11–9
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–2
|{{dts|Mar 1974}}
|Tempe, U.S.
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors
|1–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2
|{{dts|Apr 1974}}
|Washington D.C., U.S.
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler]]
|6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–2
|{{dts|Jun 1974}}
|[[Kent Championships|Beckenham]], England
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]]
|6–7, 6–2, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–2
|{{dts|Aug 1975}}
|Columbus, U.S.
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]]
|6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–2
|{{dts|Nov 1975}}
|Calcutta, India
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Orantes]]
|7–5, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–2
|{{dts|Mar 1976}}
|Memphis, U.S.
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]
|6–2, 0–6, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8–2
|{{dts|Sep 1976}}
|Newport, U.S.
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher]]
|6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9–2
|{{dts|Jan 1977}}
|Auckland, New Zealand
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]]
|7–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|10–2
|{{dts|Nov 1977}}
|Bombay, India
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor]]
|7–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|11–2
|{{dts|Sep 1978}}
|Mexico City, Mexico
|Clay
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
|6–4, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11–3
|{{dts|Oct 1978}}
|Cologne, Germany
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]
|2–6, 1–0 ret.
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|12–3
|{{dts|Nov 1979}}
|Bombay, India
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Peter Elter]]
|6–1, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|12–4
|{{dts|Feb 1980}}
|WCT Invitational, U.S.
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]
|5–7, 1–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|12–5
|{{dts|Mar 1980}}
|[[1980 Milan Indoor|Milan]], Italy
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]
|2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|13–5
|{{dts|Jul 1980}}
|Newport, U.S.
|Grass
|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Andrew Pattison]]
|6–1, 5–7, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|14–5
|{{dts|Nov 1980}}
|Bangkok, Thailand
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Teacher
|6–3, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|14–6
|{{dts|Dec 1980}}
|[[WCT Challenge Cup]], Canada
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
|1–6, 6–2, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|14–7
|{{dts|Aug 1983}}
|Stowe, U.S.
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]]
|6–3, 2–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|15–7
|{{dts|May 1984}}
|Spring, U.S.
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Leif Shiras]]
|7–5, 4–6 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|16–7
|{{dts|Jul 1984}}
|Newport, U.S.
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Mayotte]]
|3–6, 6–4, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|17–7
|{{dts|Jun 1986}}
|Bristol, England
|Grass
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Leconte]]
|7–6, 1–6, 8–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|18–7
|{{dts|Aug 1988}}
|New Haven, U.S.
|Hard
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Zeeshan Ali]]
|6–3, 6–1
|}

===Doubles: 29 (14–15)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
!style="width:45px"|Result
!style="width:45px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Partner
!style="width:150px"|Opponents
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| {{dts|Oct 1973}}
| New Delhi, India
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
| 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1
| {{dts|Nov 1974}}
| Bombay, India
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun]]
| 6–4, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2
| {{dts|Aug 1974}}
| South Orange, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
| 6–7, 7–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–2
| {{dts|Aug 1974}}
| Columbus, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]]
|
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–3
| {{dts|Feb 1975}}
| Toronto, Canada
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]]
| 4–6, 5–7, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4
| {{dts|Mar 1975}}
| Washington D.C., U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]]
| 6–75, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–4
| {{dts|Mar 1975}}
| Atlanta, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–5
| {{dts|Aug 1975}}
| Louisville, U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
|
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–5
| {{dts|Sep 1975}}
| Los Angeles, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Cliff Drysdale {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]
| 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–6
| {{dts|Nov 1975}}
| Calcutta, India
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Gisbert]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Orantes]]
| 6–1, 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–6
| {{dts|Mar 1976}}
| Memphis, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–7
| {{dts|Mar 1977}}
| St. Louis, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton
| {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriano Panatta]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–76
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–8
| {{dts|Mar 1977}}
| Rotterdam, Netherlands
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton
| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6–8
| {{dts|May 1977}}
| Masters Doubles WCT, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] {{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta
| 7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7–8
| {{dts|Jun 1977}}
| London, England
| Grass
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Lloyd (tennis)|David Lloyd]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Lloyd (tennis)|John Lloyd]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8–8
| {{dts|Sep 1978}}
| Mexico City, Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]] {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
| 6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8–9
| {{dts|Apr 1979}}
| Cairo, Egypt
| Clay
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]]
| 5–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8–10
| {{dts|Jul 1979}}
| Louisville, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
| {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart
| 2–6, 6–1, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8–11
| {{dts|Oct 1979}}
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Dupre]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Frawley]] {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]]
|
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9–11
| {{dts|Mar 1980}}
| Rotterdam, Netherlands
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Scanlon]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10–11
| {{dts|Mar 1980}}
| Frankfurt, Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith
| {{flagicon|Southern Rhodesia}} [[Andrew Pattison]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]
| 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10–12
| {{dts|Aug 1981}}
| Columbus, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Manson]] {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Teacher
| 1–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10–13
| {{dts|Nov 1982}}
| Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Giammalva]]
| 5–7, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11–13
| {{dts|Nov 1982}}
| Chicago, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill]] {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Manson
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12–13
| {{dts|Feb 1983}}
| Kuwait City, Kuwait
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ilie Năstase
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Broderick Dyke]] {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Frawley
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 13–13
| {{dts|Jul 1983}}
| Newport, U.S.
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13–14
| {{dts|Aug 1983}}
| Columbus, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Davis (tennis)|Scott Davis]] {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Teacher
| 1–6, 6–4, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13–15
| {{dts|Oct 1984}}
| Stockholm, Sweden
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ilie Năstase
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Leconte]] {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]]
| 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 14–15
| [[1986 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|{{dts|Jul 1986}}]]
| [[Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Newport]], U.S.
| Grass
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eddie Edwards (tennis)|Eddie Edwards]] {{flagicon|PAR}} Francisco González
| 4–6, 7–5, 7–6
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}
* {{IMDb name|0025398|name=Vijay Amritraj}}

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