adrian born june indian professional tennis player considered best doubles mixed doubles players time won doubles mixed doubles titles oldest man won title holds career men doubles mixed doubles achieved rare men doubles mixed doubles double tournament mixed doubles title second man win titles decades successful professional indian tennis players received award india highest sporting honour award award january outstanding contribution tennis india won bronze medal india singles atlanta olympic games competed consecutive olympic appearances compete making indian tennis player compete seven olympic games famous memorable performances team captain plays championship teams named world team tennis sports ambassador indian state early life born calcutta india june father parents raised calcutta educated calcutta parents sports persons bronze medal winning indian field hockey team munich olympics mother captained indian basketball team asian basketball championship enrolled madras coached academy played key role early development earned international fame won title rose junior world rankings personal life direct descendant great 19th century poet mother live relationship couple daughter filed case father alleging domestic violence june local metropolitan court joined foundation founded support talented athletes india winning olympic medals career early career won titles turned professional rose number world junior rankings reached quarter finals doubles event barcelona olympics went better atlanta olympics beat win bronze medal indian win individual medal won bronze olympics decades earlier cited match greatest performances court wrist severely injured awarded highest sporting honour government india successful year circuit came partnered reach open doubles semifinal having moderate season reached quarter finals australian open doubles partnered fellow indian prove winning combination year successful especially round finish best proved better year team semifinals open best result climbed doubles ranking beginning year end year year best singles performance getting round open beating losing rise doubles doubles team grew stronger reaching semifinals grand australian open french open open year biggest singles results tour came winning singles title newport second beating new haven tournament meeting career duo reached finals grand winning french open indian pair win doubles event grand slam teamed win mixed doubles event year marked ascent ranking doubles following year partnered australian open french open losing round occasions teamed open lost round duo disappointing second round exit australian duo sydney olympics despite high hopes given honour carrying opening ceremony sydney olympics spite winning french open team round exits grand awarded government india duo won gold medal asian games paired number tournaments moderate success present increasingly focused doubles mixed doubles game won mixed doubles events australian open weeks win admitted anderson cancer center orlando suspected brain later found parasitic brain infection treated miss open recovered end year athens olympic games paired failing semifinals stage grand slam success open doubles event led indian tennis team asian games won men doubles mixed doubles maintained doubles ranking world wins took doubles tally took men doubles beijing olympics eliminated quarter finals went win men doubles gold medal later won open mixed doubles title won french open open men doubles titles runner mixed doubles open began season good form winning australian open mixed doubles title pair consecutive final fourth overall journey championship came end duo lost reached finals mixed doubles championships beating july lost final summer olympics indian pair partner lost french team advanced final men doubles open spanish opponents retired injury duo lost final open brothers kicked win pakistan semifinals eliminated eventual runners won open men doubles defeating 3rd open men doubles title 14th grand slam title january government india announced award won malaysian open men doubles started 25th season final team lost january won 55th tour level title final team recorded match tie break victories route final win won trophy season february captured seventh mixed doubles crown australian open 15th major crown overall mixed doubles triumph melbourne park pair beat defending champions final seed men doubles lost eventual champions second round french open started new partnership pair crashed round seventh male player complete match wins doubles teamed win mixed doubles championship final score fifth seeds lasted minutes men doubles reached round winning 4th mixed doubles title shares record titles won gentlemen section open era september won mixed doubles open defeating sets june completed career grand slam mixed doubles tennis winning french open joining elite league players broke record titles gentlemen section qualified summer olympics men doubles partner career started career young age partnered doubles beat japanese team set encounter considered davis cup players country record overall july played important role cup team reached team reached semifinals davis cup wins switzerland france eventually losing australia singles major wins came french duo france india defeated croatia defeat netherlands teamed beat croatia czech_republic chile broad sweden wins doubles singles losses davis cup ranked lost round qualifying weeks later beat clay best surface straight sets davis cup defeated week closed tie beating thrilling architect victory career singles player circuit find way trick india ranked lost round challenger weeks later miracle sorts destroy world straight sets davis cup ranked managed beat croatia world singles finalist controversial grass ranked fell inspired play czech year end finals appeared season appeared time securing qualification mid october eliminated semifinals played year end championships reaching finals lost final lost final lost final playing style described having strange playing style varies play match goes best talented techniques learnt indian player acting career film debut socio political thriller offered hollywood script major finals olympic finals singles bronze medal bronze medal final doubles career finals singles doubles titles runners performance men doubles winning australian open title achieved career mixed doubles singles performance timeline doubles performance timeline performance timeline partnerships known changing partnerships different partners career teamed players currently playing partners men doubles partners mixed doubles lists consists players played tournaments include olympics grand world tour finals world tour series include players played multi sport events leagues lists incomplete tournaments considered order players list based earlier played asian games partners india asian games commonwealth games events partnership duo nicknamed partnership drew constant media attention home country india asian games loss chinese team team event led question commitment stated interview friends consider pairing teammate beijing olympics decided play country lost eventual champions pair won doubles title reunited play grand slam tournament years claimed runners australian open reached semifinals year end championships indian duo career record higher success rate teams davis cup record longest winning streak doubles straight wins paired london olympics following refusal play olympics threatened withdraw olympics play world ranking withdrew threat week later reached second round tournament losing eventual silver france duo longest doubles streak
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