Leander Paes
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| Country (sports) |
 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 June 1973 Calcutta, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $8,124,447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 99–98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (24 August 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1997, 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |
 Bronze Medal (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 714–390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (21 June 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 52 (1 February 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1999, 2001, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2006, 2009, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tour Finals | F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2010, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1999, 2003, 2010, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2008, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | QF (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | SF (1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leander Adrian Paes (born 17 June 1973) is an Indian professional tennis player who is considered to be one of the best doubles and mixed doubles players in the world.
He has won eight doubles and nine mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, and is the oldest man to have won a Grand Slam title. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles, achieved the rare men's doubles/mixed doubles double at the 1999 Wimbledon tournament. His mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2010 made him the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three decades.[1]
One of the most successful professional Indian tennis players, he has received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, in 1996–97; the Arjuna Award in 1990; the Padma Shri award in 2001 and its 3rd Highest Civilian Award the Padma Bhushan in January 2014 for his outstanding contribution to tennis in India.[2]
He won a bronze medal for India in singles in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He competed in consecutive Olympic appearances from 1992 to 2012,[3] making him the first Indian and only tennis player to compete at six Olympic Games.
He is famous for his several memorable Davis Cup performances and is a former team captain.
He also plays in World TeamTennis for the Washington Kastles, being on the 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 championship teams and was named Male MVP for 2009 and 2011 for all of World Team Tennis.[4]
He is the sports ambassador of the Indian state of Haryana.[5]
Early life
Leander was born in Calcutta, India, on 17 June 1973 to a Goan father. Vece Paes and Jennifer Paes were his parents and he was raised in Kolkata(Calcutta). He was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, and the St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta. His parents were both sports persons. Vece was a midfielder in the bronze medal-winning Indian field hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.[6] His mother captained the Indian basketball team in the 1980 Asian basketball championship. Paes enrolled with the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy in Madras (Chennai) in 1985, where he was coached by Dave O'Meara.[7] The academy played a key role in his early development. Leander earned international fame when he won the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and rose to no. 1 in the junior world rankings.
Personal life
Paes is a direct descendant of the great 19th century Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta through his mother. Previously having dated Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary, he was also in a live-in relationship with Rhea Pillai, with whom he has a daughter.
In 2010, he joined the Board of Directors of Olympic Gold Quest,[8] a foundation co-founded by Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to support talented athletes from India in winning Olympic medals.[9]
In 2013, there were reports that Leander Paes and Rhea were headed for a divorce.[10][11] Neither of them officially spoke about this to the media. Then came the reports that they aren't married but are in a live-in relationship.[12] Reports in 2014 were that the problem continued, and that Paes had lodged a complaint about his wife concerning their daughter's health. Commissioner Rakesh Maria has taken up the matter, which is to be resolved in 15 days.[13]
Career
Early career (1991–1997)
Paes first won titles at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon and he turned professional in 1991.[14] He rose to the number 1 in the world junior rankings.[15] In 1992, he reached the quarter finals of the doubles event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with Ramesh Krishnan.[16]
He went one better at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he beat Fernando Meligeni to win the bronze medal, thus becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal since KD Jadhav won bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics more than four decades earlier.[17] Paes cited the match as one of his greatest performances on the court, in part because his wrist was severely injured.[18] He was awarded the highest sporting honour by the government of India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1996.[19] His first successful year in the ATP circuit came in 1993, when he partnered Sébastien Lareau to reach the US Open doubles semifinal. After having a moderate season in 1994, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 Australian Open doubles with Kevin Ullyett. From 1996, he partnered with fellow-Indian Mahesh Bhupathi, which would prove to be a winning combination. Their first year was not a very successful one, especially in the Grand Slams, with a round of 32 finish at Wimbledon being the best. 1997 proved to be a much better year for the team of Paes and Bhupathi, with the semifinals of the US Open their best Grand Slam result. Paes climbed the doubles ranking from no. 89 at the beginning of the year to no. 14 at the end of the year.[20]
Rise in doubles (1998–2002)
The doubles team of Paes and Bhupathi grew stronger in 1998, reaching the semifinals of three Grand Slams, the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. In the same year, Paes had two of his biggest singles results in the ATP tour. The first one came by winning an ATP singles title at Newport, and the second was beating Pete Sampras, 6–3, 6–4, at the New Haven ATP tournament in their only meeting throughout the career.[21][22][23][24] In 1999, the duo reached the finals of all four Grand Slams, winning Wimbledon and the French Open, thus becoming the first Indian pair to win a doubles event at a Grand Slam. Paes also teamed up with Lisa Raymond to win the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon. The year also marked his ascent to the no. 1 ranking in doubles.[25] The following year, Paes partnered with Sébastien Lareau for the Australian Open and Jan Siemerink for the French Open, losing in the first round on both occasions. Paes teamed up again with Bhupathi for the US Open, but lost in the first round again. The duo had a disappointing second round exit to Australian duo of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde at the Sydney Olympics, despite high hopes.[26] Paes was given the honour of carrying the Indian Flag at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics.[27] In spite of a winning the French Open in 2001, the team of Bhupathi and Paes had first-round exits in the other three Grand Slams. Paes was awarded the Padmashri by the Government of India in 2001.[28] The duo of Paes and Bhupathi won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.[29] In 2002, Leander paired up with Michael Hill for a number of tournaments, with moderate success.
2003–2007
Between 2003 and the present, Paes has increasingly focused on his doubles and mixed doubles game. Leander won the mixed doubles events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova, both in 2003. Weeks after the win at Wimbledon, Paes was admitted to the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando for a suspected brain tumour that was later found to be neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection. While being treated, he had to miss the US Open, but he recovered by the end of that year.[30] In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he paired up with Bhupathi, failing again at the semifinals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in the US Open doubles event in 2006 with Martin Damm. Paes led the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the men's doubles (partnering Bhupathi) and mixed doubles (partnering Sania Mirza).[31][32] Paes maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.[33][34] With wins in the Rotterdam and Indian Wells, Paes took his doubles tally to 38.[35][36][37]
2008
Paes and Bhupathi took part in the men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka,[38] who went on to win the men's doubles gold medal.[39] Later in 2008, with Cara Black, he won the 2008 US Open mixed doubles title.
2009
In 2009, he won the French Open[40] and US Open Men's doubles titles with Lukáš Dlouhý[41] and was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the US Open.
2010
He began the 2010 season in good form, again winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Cara Black.[42] This was the pair's third consecutive Grand Slam final and the fourth overall
2012
Paes and Radek Štěpánek's journey at Wimbledon championship 2012 came to an end when the duo lost against Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo.[43]
Paes and Elena Vesnina reached the finals of the mixed doubles at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships after beating Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3[44] on 7 July 2012.[45] but they lost on the final to Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan 3–6, 7–5, 4–6.[46][47]
In the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Indian pair (partner Vishnu Vardhan) lost to French team Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6[48]
Paes and Štěpánek advanced to the final of the men's doubles at the 2012 US Open after their Spanish opponents, Marcel Granollers and Marc López, retired because of injury.[49][50] However the duo lost in the final of US Open 2012 to the Bryan brothers.[51]
Paes and Štěpánek kicked off the ATP World Tour Finals with a win against Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Dutchman Jean Julien Rojer, 6–4, 7–5.[52] They made it to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by eventual runners-up Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna.
2013
Paes won the 2013 US Open men's doubles with Radek Štěpánek defeating Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 6–1, 6–3. This is Paes' 3rd US Open men's doubles title and 14th Grand Slam title.[53] In January 2014, Government of India announced its 3rd Highest Civilian Award Padma Bhushan for Paes.[54]
2014
Paes won the 2014 Malaysian Open men's doubles with Marcin Matkowski.
2015
Paes started his 25th season on the ATP World Tour by partnering Klaasen to the Chennai final, where the team lost to Lu/Marray. On 17 January, he won his 55th tour-level title in his 93rd final at Auckland, again with Klaasen. The team recorded three match tie break victories en route to the final. With the win, Paes has won at least one trophy every season since 1997.
On 1 February, Paes captured his seventh Grand Slam mixed doubles crown at the 2015 Australian Open with Martina Hingis. It was his 15th major crown overall and his third mixed doubles triumph at Melbourne Park. The pair beat defending champions Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic in the final. As No. 7 seed with Klaasen in men's doubles, Paes lost to eventual champions Bolelli/Fognini in the second round.
At the 2015 French Open, Paes started a new partnership with Daniel Nestor. The pair crashed out in the third round; however Paes became just the seventh male player in Open Era to complete 700 match wins in Doubles.
At Wimbledon 2015, Paes teamed up with Martina Hingis to win the mixed doubles championship. The final with a 6–1, 6–1 score against fifth seeds Alexander Peya and Tímea Babos lasted only 41 minutes. In men's doubles, Paes and Nestor reached the third round.[55] By winning his 4th Wimbledon mixed doubles title, Paes now shares the record for most such titles won in the gentlemen's section in the open era with Owen Davidson.[56]
On September 12, 2015, Paes won the mixed doubles at the 2015 US Open partnering Martina Hingis, defeating Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in three sets.
Davis Cup career
Leander Paes started his Davis Cup career in 1990 at the young age of 16, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese team in a gruelling five-set encounter. He is considered one of the top Davis cup players for his country, with a record of 89–32 overall, as of July 2015.[57][58] He played an important role in the Indian Davis cup team that reached the World Group from 1991–1998. He was part of the Indian Davis Cup team that reached the semifinals of the 1993 Davis Cup with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing to Australia. In singles, his major wins came against French duo of Arnaud Boetsch and Henri Leconte in Fréjus, France in 1993, Wayne Ferreira in 1994, and Goran Ivanišević in 1995 when India defeated Croatia, Jan Siemerink in 1995 to defeat Netherlands, and Jiří Novák in 1997.[59][60] He teamed up with Bhupathi to beat Hirszon and Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995, Martin Damm and Petr Korda of the Czech Republic in 1997, Nicolás Massú and Marcelo Ríos of Chile in 1997, Broad and Tim Henman in 1998, and Simon Aspelin and Jonas Björkman of Sweden in 2005. In 2007, Leander has three wins (two doubles and one singles) and no losses in the Davis Cup.
In 1993, ranked No. 197 he lost to No. 238 Fernon Wibierin the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon. Three weeks later he beat No. 25 Arnaud Boetsch on clay (not his best surface) in straight sets in the Davis Cup. He also defeated Henri Leconte in that same week and even though Ramesh Krishnan closed the tie out by beating Rodolphe Gilbert in a thrilling five-setter, the architect of that victory was Paes. Even as his career as a singles player on the ATP circuit floundered, Paes would always find a way to do the trick for India in Davis Cup.
In 1994, ranked No 143, he lost in the first round of a Challenger to No 208 Louis Gloria. Four weeks later, he conjured up a miracle of sorts to destroy World No. 13 Wayne Ferreira in straight sets in the Davis Cup.
In 1995, ranked No 130, he managed to beat Croatia's World No 7 Goran Ivanišević (1992 and 1994 Wimbledon singles finalist) in a controversial five-setter on grass. Jan Siemerink, in 1996, then ranked No. 20, also fell to Paes' Davis Cup inspired play. As did Czech Jiří Novák.
Year-end finals
Paes appeared with Bhupathi in six season finales.[61]
In 2011, they appeared, for the first time since 2002, after securing qualification in mid-October. They were eliminated in the semifinals.
Paes played at the year-end championships with Bhupathi from 1997–2000 and in 2002, reaching three finals. In 1997, they lost the final to Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. They lost the 1999 final to Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien. In 2000, they lost the final to Donald Johnson and Pieter Norval.
Playing style
Leander has been described as having a strange playing style by Andre Agassi.[62] He varies his play as the match goes on; he is one of the best volleyers and a talented dropshotter.[63] His volleying techniques were learnt from former Indian player Akhtar Ali.[64]
Acting career
Leander made his film debut in Ashok Kohli's Rajdhani Express, a socio-political thriller.[65] He has also been offered his first Hollywood script.[66]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Rajdhani Express | Keshav | Debut film |
Major finals
Olympic finals
Singles: 1 (1 bronze medal)
- Bronze medal final
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Bronze | 1996 |  Atlanta |
Hard |  Fernando Meligeni |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 0
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 2004 | Athens | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 14–16 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Legend (Singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Tour (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 6 July 1998 | Newport, US | Grass |  Neville Godwin |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 94 (55 titles, 39 runners-up)
| Legend (Doubles) |
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| Grand Slam (8–8) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–4) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (13–5) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (6–9) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (28–13) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 20 August 1995 | New Haven, US | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} Nicolás Pereira |
Rick Leach Scott Melville |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 7 April 1997 | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 April 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Petr Luxa David Škoch |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 July 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 11 August 1997 | New Haven, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 September 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Alex O'Brien Jim Courier |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 October 1997 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet (i) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 November 1997 | Hartford, US | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 7. | 5 January 1998 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 9 February 1998 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 9. | 6 April 1998 | Chennai, India (2) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Olivier Delaître.svg.png){kind=small} Max Mirnyi |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 11 May 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 5 October 1998 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 October 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2 November 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 12. | 9 November 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1 February 1999 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 5 April 1999 | Chennai, India (3) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Wayne Black Neville Godwin |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 24 May 1999 | Paris, France | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 15. | 14 June 1999 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Jan Siemerink |
Ellis Ferreira David Rikl |
W/O |
| Winner | 16. | 21 June 1999 | London, UK | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 5 July 1999 | Newport, US | Grass | Wayne Arthurs |
 Sargis Sargsian Chris Woodruff |
6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 22 August 1999 | Indianapolis, US | Hard | Olivier Delaître |
Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 13 September 1999 | New York, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 15 November 1999 | Hartford, US | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 1 May 2000 | Orlando, US | Clay | Jan Siemerink |
Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 19. | 9 October 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 17 December 2000 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Donald Johnson Piet Norval |
6–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 23 April 2001 | Atlanta, US | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Rick Leach David Macpherson |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 30 April 2001 | Houston, US (2) | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Kevin Kim Jim Thomas |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 22. | 28 May 2001 | Paris, France (2) | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 23. | 6 August 2001 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Martin Damm David Prinosil |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 29 October 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 5 November 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 24. | 31 December 2001 | Chennai, India (4) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek |
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 25. | 29 April 2002 | Majorca, Spain | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |
 Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 26. | 24 February 2003 | Dubai, UAE (2) | Hard | David Rikl |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 27. | 3 March 2003 | Delray Beach, US | Hard |  Nenad Zimonjić |
Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 6 April 2003 | Miami, US | Hard | David Rikl |
 Roger Federer Max Mirnyi |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 22 June 2003 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Donald Johnson |
Martin Damm Cyril Suk |
5–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 28. | 7 July 2003 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Rikl |
František Čermák Leoš Friedl |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 29 February 2004 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Jonas Björkman |
Mahesh Bhupathi Fabrice Santoro |
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 29. | 7 June 2004 | Halle, Germany | Grass | David Rikl |
Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 30. | 5 July 2004 | Gstaad, Switzerland (2) | Clay | David Rikl |
Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 31. | 26 July 2004 | Toronto, Canada (2) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 12 September 2004 | New York, US | Hard | David Rikl |
 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 32. | 13 September 2004 | Delray Beach, US (2) | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
 Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Winner | 33. | 11 April 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
W/O |
| Winner | 34. | 18 April 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić |
 Feliciano López Rafael Nadal |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 35. | 26 September 2005 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 16 October 2005 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Nenad Zimonjić |
Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 23 October 2005 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Nenad Zimonjić |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 13 November 2005 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) | Nenad Zimonjić |
Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Runner-up | 19. | 29 January 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Martin Damm |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 36. | 19 June 2006 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (2) | Grass | Martin Damm |
Arnaud Clément Chris Haggard |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Winner | 37. | 28 August 2006 | New York, US | Hard | Martin Damm |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 7 January 2007 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Martin Damm |
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1–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 38. | 19 February 2007 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Martin Damm |
 Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske |
6–3, 6–7, [10–7] |
| Winner | 39. | 5 March 2007 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | Martin Damm |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 1 April 2007 | Miami, US | Hard | Martin Damm |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 22. | 23 June 2007 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Martin Damm |
Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen |
6–3, 6–7, [10–12] |
| Runner-up | 23. | 9 June 2008 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev |
6–3, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Runner-up | 24. | 15 June 2008 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Mario Ančić Jürgen Melzer |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 25 August 2008 | New York, US | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12) |
| Winner | 40. | 21 September 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand (2) | Hard (i) | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Scott Lipsky David Martin |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 26. | 29 September 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 18 January 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Scott Lipsky |
Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 28. | 15 February 2009 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 41. | 6 June 2009 | Paris, France (3) | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 42. | 13 September 2009 | New York, US (2) | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 29. | 10 January 2010 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Jérémy Chardy Marc Gicquel |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Runner-up | 30. | 27 February 2010 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 43. | 3 April 2010 | Miami, US | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 31. | 5 June 2010 | Paris, France | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 32. | 19 June 2010 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Lukáš Dlouhý |
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
6–1, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Winner | 44. | 17 October 2010 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Jürgen Melzer |
 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Winner | 45. | 9 January 2011 | Chennai, India (5) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Robin Haase David Martin |
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 33. | 29 January 2011 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 46. | 2 April 2011 | Miami, US (2) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5] |
| Runner-up | 34. | 12 June 2011 | London, UK | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
| Winner | 47. | 21 August 2011 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |
Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
| Winner | 48. | 8 January 2012 | Chennai, India (6) | Hard | Janko Tipsarević |
Andy Ram Jonathan Erlich |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 49. | 28 January 2012 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
| Winner | 50. | 31 March 2012 | Miami, US (3) | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
 Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 35. | 8 September 2012 | New York, US | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 36. | 7 October 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 51. | 14 October 2012 | Shanghai, China (2) | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–5] |
| Winner | 52. | 24 August 2013 | Winston-Salem, US | Hard | Daniel Nestor |
 Treat Conrad Huey Dominic Inglot |
7–6(12–10), 7–5 |
| Winner | 53. | 8 September 2013 | New York, US | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 37. | 3 August 2014 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Samuel Groth |
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 54. | 27 September 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) | Marcin Matkowski |
Jamie Murray John Peers |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] |
| Runner-up | 38. | 11 January 2015 | Chennai, India | Hard | Raven Klaasen |
 Yen-hsun Lu Jonathan Marray |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Winner | 55. | 17 January 2015 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Raven Klaasen |
Dominic Inglot Florin Mergea |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 39. | 22 February 2015 | Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Raven Klaasen |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Grand Slam performance
Men's doubles: 16 (8–8)
By winning the 2012 Australian Open title, Paes achieved the career Grand Slam.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6 |
| Winner | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2001 | French Open (2) | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | US Open | Hard | David Rikl | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12) |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open (3) | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Wesley Moodie Dick Norman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2009 | US Open (2) | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Nenad Zimonjić Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2012 | US Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2013 | US Open (3) | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 6–1, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 17 (9–8)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lisa Raymond | Anna Kournikova Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Lisa Raymond | Rennae Stubbs Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Winner | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova |  Eleni Daniilidou Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Martina Navratilova | Anastassia Rodionova Andy Ram | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova | Elena Bovina Nenad Zimonjić | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova |  Daniela Hantuchová Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | Victoria Azarenka Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Cara Black | Liezel Huber Jamie Murray | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cara Black | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Mark Knowles | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Cara Black | Carly Gullickson Travis Parrot | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Cara Black | Ekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinský | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Cara Black | Lisa Raymond Wesley Moodie | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Elena Vesnina | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Horia Tecău | 3–6, 7–5, [3–10] |
| Runner-up | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Vesnina | Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2015 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Martina Hingis | Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2015 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Martina Hingis |  Tímea Babos Alexander Peya | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2015 | US Open (2) | Hard | Martina Hingis | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sam Querrey | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 15 | 7–15 | ||||||||||||||
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament/Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | F | 3R | 2R | SF | QF | F | W | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1/21 | 47–20 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | W | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | W | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 3/18 | 48–15 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | 3R | 1/21 | 43–20 | |||
| US Open | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | F | 1R | W | 1R | F | W | 1R | QF | F | W | 3R | 2R | 3/21 | 58–18 | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 13–4 | 22–2 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 12–4 | 16–2 | 9–4 | 10–4 | 14–3 | 11–3 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 8/81 | 196–73 | ||
| Year End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | RR | F | F | RR | NH | A | A | F | SF | SF | RR | RR | RR | SF | SF | RR | A | A | 0/14 | 20–29 | |||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | QF | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 4th | Not Held | QF | Not Held | 2R | NH | 0/6 | 10–6 | |||||||||||||||
| Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | W | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | QF | 2R | 1/18 | 22–17 | |||
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | F | QF | 1R | A | F | QF | 2R | W | W | W | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3/20 | 33–17 | |||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | A | W | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 2R | A | QF | QF | A | 2R | 1/13 | 14–12 | |||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1/15 | 10–14 | |||
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | F | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | SF | A | QF | 2R | A | 2R | 0/13 | 11–13 | |||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | QF | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | 2R | SF | QF | SF | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2/17 | 21–15 | |||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | 2R | A | W | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2/18 | 20–16 | |||
| Shanghai | Not Held | A | W | SF | W | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2/6 | 12–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | A | A | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1/15 | 11–14 | |||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | SF | SF | SF | A | A | SF | NM1 | 0/7 | 11–6 | |||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 9–5 | 16–4 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 12–7 | 5–9 | 9–7 | 11–7 | 12–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 11–9 | 5–6 | 12–7 | 11–5 | 14–7 | 4–8 | 5–6 | 5–9 | 13/142 | 165–128 | |||
| Ranking | 481 | 179 | 93 | 142 | 76 | 89 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 41 | |||||
Mixed Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | F | 2R | W | F | A | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | F | 2R | QF | W | QF | 3/17 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 2R | A | 2R | 0/18 | |
| Wimbledon | 3R | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | A | 3R | QF | W | 3R | A | QF | QF | 2R | F | W | QF | F | 2R | 2R | W | 4/19 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | A | SF | QF | 1R | F | W | F | QF | SF | QF | A | QF | W | 2/18 | |
| SR | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 2/3 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 9/72 |
Partnerships
Leander Paes is known for changing partnerships and he has had 100 different partners over his career.[67] Paes has also teamed with 23 players in Grandslam Mixed Doubles. He's currently playing with Martina Hingis in Mixed Doubles.
Partners in Men's doubles
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Partners in Mixed doubles
| No. | Partner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yayuk Basuki |
1994 1995 |
| 2 |  Kyōko Nagatsuka |
1996 |
| 3 | Ruxandra Dragomir-Ilie |
1997 |
| 4 |  Larisa Savchenko |
1998 |
| 5 | Rika Hiraki |
1998 |
| 6 | Katrina Adams |
1999 |
| 7 | Lisa Raymond |
1999 2000 2001 2002 |
| 8 | Miriam Oremans |
2002 |
| 9 | Martina Navratilova |
2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 10 | Nathalie Dechy |
2006 |
| 11 | Maria Kirilenko |
2006 |
| 12 | Samantha Stosur |
2006 2007 |
| 13 | Meghann Shaughnessy |
2007 |
| 14 | Ágnes Szávay |
2008 |
| 15 | Nadia Petrova |
2008 |
| 16 | Rennae Stubbs |
2008 |
| 17 | Cara Black |
2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| 18 | Iveta Benešová |
2011 |
| 19 | Elena Vesnina |
2011 2012 2013 |
| 20 | Sania Mirza |
2012 (Olympics) |
| 21 | Jelena Janković |
2013 |
| 22 |  Zheng Saisai |
2013 |
| 23 | Daniela Hantuchová |
2014 |
| 24 | Martina Hingis |
2015 |
- These lists only consists of players who played with Leander Paes in ATP(& ITF)-recognized tournaments which include the Olympics, Grand Slams, World Tour Finals, World Tour Masters, World Tour Series, Davis Cup Ties, and ATP Challengers. They do not include the players who played with him in the other unrecognised multi-sport events and leagues such as World TeamTennis. The lists might be incomplete when all the other tournaments are considered. The order of the players in the list is based on their first partnering with Leander Paes. Sania Mirza had also earlier played with Leander Paes in 2006, 2010 in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Other partners
India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other events
WorldTeam Tennis
Champions Tennis League
Partnership with Mahesh Bhupathi
The duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were nicknamed the ″Indian Express″. Leander Paes' off-and-on partnership with Bhupathi drew constant media attention in their home country India.[68][69][70] In the 2006 Asian Games, a loss to the Chinese Taipei team in the team event led Leander to question Bhupathi's commitment to Team India.[71] He once stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends, he did not consider pairing with his former teammate.[72] However, for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they decided to play together for their country,[73] and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.[74]
In 2011, the "Indian Express" pair won the doubles title at Chennai Open. They reunited to play in a Grand Slam Tournament after nine years and claimed runners-up in the 2011 Australian Open and reached the semifinals in the year-end championships.[75]
The Indian duo has a 303–103 career record together. They have a higher success rate against various top teams.[76] They have a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight wins.[77]
Leander Paes was paired with Vishnu Vardhan at the London Olympics 2012, following the refusal of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to play with him at the Olympics.[78] Paes threatened to withdraw from the Olympics rather than play with Vardhan, whose world ranking was 296,[79] but withdrew the threat a week later.[80] Paes and Vardhan reached the second round of the tournament, losing to eventual silver medalists Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.
Davis Cup Record
The Duo has the longest doubles streak in Davis Cup History.
References
- ↑ 2011 Wimbledon Championships Website – Official Site by IBM
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Leander Paes Biography and Olympic Results|Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ World TeamTennis: Leander Paes
- ↑ "Leander Paes to be Haryana's sports ambassador". The Times of India. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ James H. Mills (2005). Subaltern Sports: Politics and Sport in South Asia. Anthem Press. p. 215. ISBN 1-84331-168-2.
- ↑ Rahul Chandawarkar (9 September 2008). "The hero in young Leander". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ Leander Paes' profile at Olympic Gold Quest
- ↑ Leander Paes joins Olympic Gold Quest
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1833985/report-rhea-pillai-leander-paes-headed-for-divorce
- ↑ "Rhea was married to Sunjay Dutt when she entered into a relationship with me, says Leander Paes". Patrika Group (31 July 2014). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/no-divorce-leander-paes-and-rhea-pillai-were-never-married-news-bollywood-nfpnGFhbidb.html
- ↑ http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/SPO-OTS-indias-tennis-ace-leander-paes-fights-for-his-daughter-4602206-NOR.html
- ↑ ATP (28 May 2006). "Leander Paes – Player Profile". Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ↑ Debasmita Chanda. "Leander Paes – India's Tennis Pride". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ↑ "Olympics Barcelona – Men's Doubles – Main Draw". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
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