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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leander_PaesLeander Paes - Wikipedia

    Leander Adrian Paes OLY [ 4 ] (/ peɪs / PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. [ 5 ] Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.

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  3. olympics.com › en › newsLeander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi: Achievements of the Indian ...

    Sep 20, 2021 · At the 1999 French Open, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi beat the Croatian-American pair of Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango 6-2, 7-5 in the final to become the first all-Indian pair to win a Grand Slam championship. This victory catapulted Lee-Hesh to world No. 1 in the men’s doubles, a ranking they would hold on to for the rest of the year.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mahesh_BhupathiMahesh Bhupathi - Wikipedia

    Mahesh Bhupathi is considered one of the top doubles players of the 1990s and 2000s. In 1999, Bhupathi won three doubles titles with Leander Paes, including the French Open and Wimbledon. He and Paes became the first doubles team to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams, the first time such a feat has been achieved in the open era and the ...

    Result
    W–l
    Date
    Tournament
    Loss
    52–44
    May 2013
    Rome, Italy
    Win
    52–43
    Mar 2013
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Loss
    51–43
    Nov 2012
    London, United Kingdom
    Win
    51–42
    Nov 2012
    Paris, France

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  5. scroll.in › field › 965879Pause, rewind, play: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi’s 1999 ...

    Jun 28, 2020 · When Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi became the first Indian pair to win a Grand Slam at the 1999 French Open, it was a historic achievement celebrated across the country.

  6. olympics.com › en › newsHow Lee-Hesh became the first Indian pair to win a Grand Slam

    Nov 4, 2021 · 1999 was high noon for the Indian pair. They reached the final of all the four majors, rose to No 1 in the world and clinched their first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Lee-Hesh thus became the first Indian pair to win a major. According to both Paes and Bhupathi, the cracks in the relationship had already started to appear much before ...

  7. olympics.com › en › newsThe first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament: Mahesh Bhupathi

    Feb 9, 2021 · India has produced four Grand Slam champions over the years – Olympic medallist Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna – all of whom have triumphed in the doubles. The four Indian tennis players have all been doubles specialists in their prime and the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament was Mahesh Bhupathi, who won the 1997 French Open mixed doubles with Japan’s Rika Hiraki .

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  9. scroll.in › field › 1052012Watch: On this day, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won the ...

    Jul 4, 2023 · The 1999 Australian Open final was Paes’ first and Bhupathi’s third – the latter had become the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam title when he won the 1997 French Open mixed doubles ...