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Leander Paes Biography
Leander Paes is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on June 17, 1973 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Leander Adrian Paes (/p eɪ s / PAYSS ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian professional tennis player who is considered as one of the greatest doubles player in the history of the sport along the record of most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.
Paes enrolled with the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy in Madras (Chennai) in 1985, where he was coached by Dave O’Meara. The academy played a key role in his early development. Leander earned international fame when he won the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and rose to no. 1 in the junior world rankings at age 17.
| Name | Leander Paes |
| First Name | Lenar |
| Last Name | Gilmullin |
| Occupation | Tennis Player |
| Birthday | June 17 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Kolkata |
| Home Town | West Bengal |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Vece Paes, Jennifer Paes |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Aiyana Paes |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Paes first won titles at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon and he turned professional in 1991. He rose to number 1 in the world junior rankings. In 1992, he reached the quarter finals of the doubles event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with Ramesh Krishnan.
Leander Paes Net Worth
Leander Paes is one of the richest Tennis Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leander Paes's net worth $8,587,586. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Leander was born in Calcutta, India, on 17 June 1973 to Vece Paes, a Goan, and, Jennifer Paes, from Calcutta. He was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School and the St. Xavier’s College of the University of Calcutta. His parents were both athletes. Vece was a midfielder in the bronze medal-winning Indian field hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics. His mother captained the Indian basketball team in the 1980 Asian basketball championship. Paes is a direct descendant of Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta through his mother. Paes had a live-in-relationship with Rhea Pillai in 2005. The couple have a daughter, Aiyana. She filed a case at a local metropolitan court against Paes in 2014, alleging that he had her belongings removed from a wing of his home so his visiting parents could stay there.
| Net Worth | $8,587,586 |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Tennis Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1993 he beat No. 25 Arnaud Boetsch on clay in straight sets. He also defeated Henri Leconte in the same week and even though Ramesh Krishnan closed the tie out by beating Rodolphe Gilbert in a five-setter, the architect of that victory was Paes.
His first successful year in the ATP circuit came in 1993, when he partnered with Sébastien Lareau to reach the US Open doubles semifinal. After a moderate season in 1994, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 Australian Open doubles with Kevin Ullyett. From 1996, he partnered with fellow-Indian Mahesh Bhupathi. Their first year was not successful, especially in the Grand Slams, reaching the round of 32 only at Wimbledon. 1997 proved to be a much better year for the team, reaching the US Open semifinals. Paes climbed the doubles ranking from no. 89 at the beginning of the year to no. 14 at year end. That year he made his best singles performance in a Grand Slam, losing in the third round of the 1997 US Open to Cédric Pioline after beating Carlos Costa and Arnaud Boetsch.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Leander Paes height 5 ft 10 in Lenar weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Paes started his Davis Cup career in 1990, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese team in a five-set encounter. His Davis cup record was 89–32 as of July 2015. He played a key role on the Indian team that reached the World Group from 1991–1998. He was part of the Indian team that reached the semifinals 1993 with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing to Australia. In singles, his major wins came against the French duo of Arnaud Boetsch and Henri Leconte in 1993, Wayne Ferreira in 1994, and Goran Ivanišević in 1995 when India defeated Croatia, beating Jan Siemerink in 1995 to defeat Netherlands, and Jiří Novák in 1997. He teamed up with Bhupathi to beat Hirszon/Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995, Damm/Korda of the Czech Republic in 1997, Massú/Ríos of Chile in 1997, Broad/Henman in 1998, and Aspelin/Björkman of Sweden in 2005. In 2007, Leander had three wins (two doubles and one singles) and no losses.
In 1995 he beat Ivanišević (1992 and 1994 Wimbledon singles finalist) in a five-setter on grass. Jan Siemerink, in 1996, then ranked No. 20, also fell to Paes.
Who is Leander Paes Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Lenar Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Leander Paes celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics he beat Fernando Meligeni to win the bronze medal, the first Indian to win an individual medal since KD Jadhav won bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Paes cited the match as one of his greatest performances, in part because his wrist was severely injured. He was awarded the highest sporting honor by the government of India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1996.
Who is the wife of Leander?
The case involving tennis player Leander Paes and his ex-wife Rhea Pillai is back in the headlines. A Mumbai metropolitan magistrate court, in a domestic violence case filed by Rhea Pillai against Leander Paes has held in its order that he committed various acts of domestic violence against her.
How many wives does Leander Paes have?
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Rhea Pillai (rumored ex-wife) (model) (2005- 2014) |
| Children | Daughter- Aiyana |
| Parents | Father- Vece Paes (hockey player) Mother- Jennifer Paes (basketball coach) |
Why did Paes and Bhupathi split?
“The bosom friends who understood each other so well suddenly found a cacophony of clashing egos too much to bear. Paes blamed his former coach — now in Bhupathi’s corner — Enrico Piperno – for the break up. Bhupathi cited irreconcilable differences.
Is a first Indian tennis player won Olympic medal?
Paes joined the Indian Davis Cup team in 1990 and turned professional in 1991. In 1996 when he took the men’s singles tennis bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games, he became the first Indian athlete since 1952 to win an individual Olympic medal.
Why did Rhea Pillai divorce?
The famous Indian model, Rhea Pillai is so unlucky in love that she ended up divorcing twice. Rhea was the second wife of Bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt, but the two got separated after Rhea had fallen in love with Tennis star, Leander Paes.
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