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