Narendra Nath (tennis)

Narendra Nath (5 May 1922 — 25 August 1999) was an Indian tennis player.[1]

Narendra Nath
Country (sports) India
Born(1922-05-05)5 May 1922
Died25 August 1999(1999-08-25) (aged 77)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1948)
Wimbledon3R (1948, 1950)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1953)

Nath, an All-India hard court champion from Lahore, competed on tour in the 1940s and 1950s.[2]

In 1950 he won the Surrey Championships, beating reigning champion Czesław Spychała in the final.[3]

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.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian Tennis Ranking". Civil and Military Gazette. 11 October 1946.
  2. ^ "Narendra Nath's Victory In Bombay". Civil and Military Gazette. 13 February 1947.
  3. ^ "Nath of India Wins Grass Court Tourney". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 June 1950.
  4. ^ "Indians Win". The Tribune. 17 May 1954.
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