Leander Paes — Asian Tennis Federation Ambassador

Indian tennis legend Leander Paes became a Player Ambassador of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF).

Career Highlights

• Former World No. 1 in doubles
• Olympic bronze:
  • 1996 Atlanta Olympics
  • Men's singles
• 18 Grand Slam titles
• Career Grand Slam in both categories.
• 8 Asian Games medals, including 5 golds.

Awards

• Arjuna Award — 1990
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — 1996–97
• Padma Shri — 2001
• Padma Bhushan — 2014

2024: Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Prelims

Leander Paes → 1996 Olympic bronze → India's only Olympic tennis medalist according to the source.