Jaidip Mukerjea
Country (sports) India
ResidenceKolkata, India
Born (1942-04-21) 21 April 1942 (age 81)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1959)
Retired1975
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record42–46
Highest ranking120 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1962)
French Open4R (1965, 1966)
Wimbledon4R (1963, 1964, 1966, 1973)
US Open4R (1962)
Doubles
Career record12–18
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1962)
WimbledonQF (1966, 1967, 1973)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1963)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1966)

Jaidip Mukerjea (born 21 April 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from India.[1]

Personal life

Mukerjea is the grandson of Indian independence leader Chittaranjan Das. He completed his schooling from La Martiniere Calcutta.

Tennis career

Juniors

Mukerjea won the Indian National Junior Championship in 1959. He then began to play overseas, and was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament in 1960.

Amateur/Pro tour

Mukerjea's international breakout year came in 1962, when he made the fourth round of the U.S. Championships. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1963 and 1964, and reached the fourth round at the French Championships in 1965.

1966 was Mukerjea's most successful year. He again reached the fourth round at the French Championships and Wimbledon. He was also a member of the India Davis Cup team that reached the final. Mukerjea won India's only rubber in the final; he and Ramanathan Krishnan defeated John Newcombe and Tony Roche in doubles. For his accomplishments, Mukerjea was given the Arjuna Award in 1966.

During his career, Mukerjea won at least 6 singles titles, including the Asian Championships three times.[2][3]

After retirement

Mukerjea currently operates a Tennis Academy in Calcutta bearing his name, and he has served as tournament director for the Sunfeast Open, as well as Davis Cup Captain for India.[4]

Singles titles (10)

Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1963 Adelboden International Adelboden Clay United Kingdom Jaroslav Drobný 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 2. 1965 Indore International Indore United Kingdom Michael Sangster 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Win 3. 1966 Finland International Championships Helsinki United States Allen Fox 7–5, 4–6, 10–8
Win 4. 1966 Asian Championships Calcutta India Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 1966 Central India Championships Allahabad Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 6. 1966 India National and Northern India Championships New Delhi India Premjit Lall 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
Win 7. 1967 Western India Championships Bombay Australia Bob Carmichael 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Win 8. 1969 Asian Championships Calcutta United States Bill Tym 6–2, 6–1, 6–0
Win 9. 1971 India National Championships Delhi India Premjit Lall 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Win 10. 1972 Asian Championships Poona India Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023: "Infrastructure, funds lacking, rowing struggles to prosper in Kolkata" — Calcutta Rowing Club secretary". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: Sportstar – The Hindu. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Jaidip Mukerjea : Biography, Profile, Records, Awards and Achievement". February 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4147[dead link]
  4. ^ "Jaidip Mukerjea Tennis Academy - JMTA".

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