Country (sports) | India |
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Born | (1922-05-05)5 May 1922 |
Died | 25 August 1999(1999-08-25) (aged 77) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1948) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1948, 1950) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1953) |
Narendra Nath (5 May 1922 — 25 August 1999) was an Indian tennis player.
Nath, an All-India hard court champion from Lahore, competed on tour in the 1940s and 1950s.
In 1950 he won the Surrey Championships, beating reigning champion Czesław Spychała in the final.
Nath made the singles third round at Wimbledon twice and was a men's doubles quarter-finalist with countryman Naresh Kumar in 1953. He was subsequently picked to partner Naresh Kumar in doubles for the 1954 Davis Cup.
See also
References
- "Indian Tennis Ranking". Civil and Military Gazette. 11 October 1946.
- "Narendra Nath's Victory In Bombay". Civil and Military Gazette. 13 February 1947.
- "Nath of India Wins Grass Court Tourney". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 June 1950.
- "Indians Win". The Tribune. 17 May 1954.
External links
- Narendra Nath at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Narendra Nath at the Davis Cup
- Narendra Nath at the International Tennis Federation