MUMBAI: Indian tennis icon
Vijay Amritraj
was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the glittering third Mahindra Scorpio
Times of India Sports Awards
(TOISA) powered by All-Out on Monday.
TOISA, the Times of India's tribute to Indian sportspersons, is an endeavour to honour the past, celebrate the present and nurture the future in Indian sport. And Amritraj, one of the country's biggest tennis stars, is a part of that rich legacy of Indian sport.
During a professional tennis career that saw him play across the globe, Amritraj beat the world's best, including
Bjorn Borg
,
John McEnroe
, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, John Newcombe and Stan Smith. He won 16 ATP singles titles and twice reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon (1973, 1981) and the US Open (1973, 1974), finishing his career with a singles record of 390-302. As a doubles player, he won 14 and had a 264-218 record. Amritraj achieved his highest singles ranking of 16 in July 1980.
Ranked No 1 in Asia for 14 years, Amritraj holds the record for the longest run in Davis Cup play, where as India's captain he lead the team to the finals twice in 1974 and 1987.
He was conferred the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in 1983.
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