A look at the career highs of Leander Paes.

1990: Starts his Davis Cup career at the age of 16, with Zeeshan Ali his first doubles partner.

1991: Wins junior titles at the US Open and Wimbledon to become Junior World number 1.

1995: Ranked No. 130, manages to beat World No.7 Goran Ivanisevic in a five-setter on grass in the Davis Cup.

1996: At the Atlanta Olympics, beats Fernando Meligeni to win India’s first individual bronze in 44 years.

1998: Bags the Newport ATP title and beats Pete Sampras at New Haven.

1999: Along with Mahesh Bhupathi reaches the finals of all four Grand Slams, winning Wimbledon and French Open. Reaches the No.1 ranking in doubles.

2000: Given the honour of carrying the Indian flag at the Sydney Olympics.

2003: Wins the mixed doubles events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon partnering the legendary Martina Navratilova.

2006: Leads the Indian tennis contingent at the Doha Asian Games. Bags two golds with Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza.

2013: Clinches the US Open doubles title with Radek Stepanek to become the oldest male Grand Slam winner at 40. Bestowed the country’s third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.

2016: Secures his 42nd Davis Cup doubles win (partner Rohan Bopanna) with a victory over South Korea. Ties with Italian Nicola Pietrangeli for the all-time record.

2018: Claims a record-breaking 43rd Davis Cup doubles win in the Asia Oceania Group I tie against China. Paes also has the most number of wins (doubles and singles combined) among active players at 91.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Tennis / April 08th, 2018