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Indian tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
20 October 1940(Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Death:
31 December 2008(Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Premjit Lall (20 October 1940 – 31 December 2008) was a professional tennis player from India.
Tennis career
Lall reached the Junior final at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships. He played on the India Davis Cup team from 1959 until 1973.
In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals at the 1962 Australian Championships and the 1966 and 1973 Wimbledon Championships, all with Jaidip Mukerjea.
Lall was given India's top sports honor, the Arjuna Award in 1967. Lall played his final professional match in 1979.
Personal
Following an accident in 1992, Lall used a wheelchair. He died at his residence in Kolkata on 31 December 2008 after a prolonged illness, and cremated at Tollygunge.