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Indian tennis player
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Biography
Introduction
Gaurav Natekar is a seven-time Indian National Tennis Champion. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1996 for Tennis.
His father, Nandu M. Natekar, is a national-level Indian badminton champion.
Achievements
- Represented the country in Davis Cup from 1992-97. Was member of the team that reached the semi-final in '93
- Double gold medallist at the Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994 (team event and doubles with Leander Paes)
- Double gold medallist in SAF Games in Colombo '93, Dhaka '95, and Madras '97.
- Won the National hard & grasscourt titles in singles and doubles in the same year (1992)
- Two National singles, seven doubles and five junior titles. Highest ATP ranking: singles 272, doubles 167.
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