Prakash Amritraj

Prakash Amritraj

Country (sports)	India
Residence	Encino, Los Angeles
Born	(1983-10-02) October 2, 1983 Los Angeles, California
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$460,805
Singles
Career record	20–33
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 154 (15 June 2009)
Current ranking	No. 711 (19 May 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2008)
French Open	Q1 (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2009, 2010)
US Open	1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record	12–21
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 119 (26 October 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2010)
Wimbledon	3R (2009)
US Open	1R (2002)
Medal record Representing India Men's tennis Afro-Asian Games 2003 Hyderabad Team Event
Last updated on: 19 May 2014.

Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983) is an American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. He is the son of former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj.

Background

Prakash Amritraj is the son of Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj and Shyamala, a Sri Lankan Tamil.

Prakash is the paternal cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand and paternal uncle Ashok were former professional tennis players representing India. Prakash has one brother, Vikram, who was born in 1987.

He played 2 years of college tennis for the University of Southern California.

Professional career

In 2007, Amritraj won three straight ITF Pro Circuit tournaments in India, beating Karan Rastogi in all three finals.

On July 14, 2008 Amritraj played in his first ATP Tour final, losing to Fabrice Santoro from France in straight sets.

From August 2010 to August 2012, Amritraj was inactive on the tour. However, he returned to the court for the first time in just over two years when he competed as a wildcard in a qualifier at the 2012 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California.

Prakash Amritraj joined the staff of the Tennis Channel in 2016 as one of the network’s primary travel reporters and also as an in-match analyst and a host both in studio and at worldwide events. In February 2021, his contract was renewed for an additional three years through 2023.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1)

Titles by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2008	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, US	International	Grass	Fabrice Santoro	3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2006	Chennai Open, India	International	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Michal Mertiňák Petr Pála	2–6, 5–7

External links

• Prakash Amritraj at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Prakash Amritraj at the International Tennis Federation
• Prakash Amritraj at the Davis Cup
• Amritraj World Ranking History