Tennis In India

  India has established the Tennis Association in 1920 at Lahore. Its known as All India Lawn Tennis Association (AILTA). And India also the one of the member in Asian Tennis Federation. The AILTA organization has its headquarters in Delhi's R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex.

  The first AGM of AILTA was held at the Town Hall at Delhi, Mr.Samuel Perry O'Donnell, a British member of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) was elected as the first president of the AILTA.

   The British Army and Civilian offcers were brought Tennis in India In the year of 1880s.and India organized many Tennis touraments like Punjab lawn Tennis Championship at Lahore in the year of 1885, Bengal lawn Tennis Championship on 1887 at kolkata. In 1910 All India tennis championship were held. India is the most successful team of Asia in Davis Cup, India beatened France, Holland, Belgium, Romania, Spain and Greece.

   Most Total wins is Nirupama Sanjeev(29-14), Most Singles Wins is Nirupama Sanjeev(20-8), Most Double Wins is Rushmi Chakravarthi(11-11), Best Doubles players are Arati ponnappa and Rushmi chakravarthi(3-1).

Tennis News

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Breakthrough year on ATP Tour an emotional roller-coaster ride: Jarry     Updated On : Nov 25,2018   2:56 pm Santiago (Chile), Nov 25 (IANS) Chile's rising tennis star Nicolas Jarry said his breakthrough year on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour, in which he won his first Grand Slam match, defeated two top-10 players and finished the season ranked No. 43, has been an emotional roller-coaster ride. View More.. More than 100 vie for dream trip to Australian Open as Kia ball kids     Updated On : Nov 24,2018   7:56 pm New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Hoping to be selected as ball kids for the 2019 Australian Open, around 100 young tennis fans from across the country underwent a rigorous audition process under the watchful eyes of legendary doubles player and the current non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team, Mahesh Bhupathi, at the R.K.Khanna Stadium here on Saturday. View More.. Need to have multiple success stories to create tennis culture: Bhupathi     Updated On : Nov 24,2018   4:36 pm New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Lamenting the dearth of quality tennis talents in the country, legendary doubles player and the current non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team, Mahesh Bhupathi on Saturday urged to take a leaf out of Indian badminton's story where there are multiple success stories for youngsters to emulate. View More.. Croatia takes commanding 2-0 lead over France in Davis Cup final     Updated On : Nov 24,2018   2:00 pm Lille (France), Nov 24 (IANS) Marin Cilic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the second singles match to give Croatia a commanding 2-0 lead over France in the final of the Davis Cup, tennis' premier international team competition. View More.. 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Zverev beats Djokovic to win ATP Finals crown     Updated On : Nov 19,2018   2:24 pm London, Nov 19 (IANS) Alexander Zverev defeated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 here to win the ATP Finals championship and claim the most important title of his budding career. View More.. Zverev beats Federer, 1st German to reach ATP Finals title match since 1996     Updated On : Nov 18,2018   3:04 pm London, Nov 18 (IANS) Alexander Zverev became the first German tennis player since 1996 to make it to the title match of the season-ending ATP Finals, after stunning Swiss star Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) in the semifinal. View More.. Djokovic routs Anderson to reach ATP Finals championship match     Updated On : Nov 18,2018   2:58 pm London, Nov 18 (IANS) Serbian World No. 1 Novak Djokovic brushed aside Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2 here to reach the championship match of the ATP Finals, giving himself the chance to play for a record-tying sixth title at tennis' elite season-ending event. View More.. Zverev tops Isner, becomes first German since 2003 to reach ATP Finals last 4     Updated On : Nov 17,2018   4:16 pm London, Nov 17 (IANS) Alexander Zverev defeated John Isner 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 and became the first German player to reach the last four of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals since 2003. View More.. Peng Shuai in last eight at Houston tennis     Updated On : Nov 16,2018   2:28 pm Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) China's former number 1 Peng Shuai rallied to beat Swiss player and top seed Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round to reach the quarterfinals of the Houston tennis tournament. View More..