Akhtar Ali
Akhtar Ali (Urdu: اختر علی) (5 July 1939 – 7 February 2021), was an Indian tennis player. He was a member of the Indian Davis Cup team continuously from 1958 to 1964 and captain of Indian Davis Cup in 2008.[1]
Later he turned to coaching and coached the players like Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Anand Amritraj and Leander Paes. He was father of Zeeshan Ali, a former Indian national tennis champion, Nilofer Ali and Zareen Desai.
Post career[edit]
Akhtar Ali started a junior development programme at the South Club. The trainees were divided into three categories — under-14, under-16 and under-18. Free coaching was provided to the state’s best players. [2]
Akhtar Ali died on 7 February 2021, aged 81.[3]
Awards[edit]
Winner of the Arjuna Awardees in Lawn Tennis in 2000. [4]
Allsport Management, a city-based sports management company along with Ontrack Systems Ltd., an ISO 9001:2000 global IT & ITES company, presented GOLDEN AKHTAR, a programme to felicitate Akhtar Ali on his 50th year of yeoman service to Indian Tennis on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at ITC Sonar Bangla Sheraton Hotel & Tower in Kolkata.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Amrita, Abhishek bag double crowns, Akhtar Ali battles on". 18 October 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ "Akhtar camp". The Telegraph (India). 31 July 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ Indian tennis great Akhtar Ali passes away
- ^ "The Milli Gazette". The Milli Gazette. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ "ontrack sponsors felicitation of akhtar ali". OnTrack Systems Limited. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
External links[edit]
- Akhtar Ali at the Davis Cup
- Bengal Tennis - The Bengal Tennis Association is the governing body of West Bengal's Lawn Tennis activities. West Bengal has always been a super power among India's tennis playing states. Winner of several National Tennis Championships, Bengal has produced many wonderful players like Akhtar Ali, Joydeep Mukherjee, Zeeshan Ali, Leander Paes etc.
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