Leander Paes

• ; Off Court, He Aids the Lives of Children

The son of two Olympic athletes, Leander Paes always knew he would follow in his parents' footsteps. Vece Paes won the bronze medal in the 1972 Olympics in Munich as a member of India's field hockey team, while Jennifer Paes played for the Indian basketball team. Leander never planned for tennis to be his path to the Games.

• The Washington Times
• July 21, 2011

• Tennis Davis Cup

WORLD GROUP Semifinals Winners to final, Nov. 21-23 Spain 2, United States 1 At Plaza de Toros Las Ventas Madrid, Spain Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Rafael Nadal, Spain, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. David Ferrer, Spain, def. Andy Roddick, United States, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 8-6. Doubles Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish, United States, def. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Argentina 2, Russia 1 At Estadio Parque Roca Buenos Aires, Argentina Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Guillermo Canas and David Nalbandian, Argentina,...

• Sunday Gazette-Mail
• September 22, 2008

• Martina Set for Last Year ; Grand Slam Star Ready to Retire

MELBOURNE, Australia - Martina Navratilova suspects she'll never be too far from a tennis court once she retires. And she insists she's finished after this year. There is nothing that can change my mind," the 47-year-old tennis great said Friday after advancing to Sunday's mixed doubles final at the Australian Open with partner Leander Paes. "I'm happy with my decision.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• January 31, 2004

• Navratilova Can't Add to Title Haul

PARIS - Martina Navratilova won't be adding to her Grand Slam trophy case at this year's French Open. Navratilova, 48, and Leander Paes, of India, seeded sixth, lost in the mixed doubles championship Friday to Fabrice Santoro, of France, and Daniela Hantuchova, of Slovakia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

• Augusta Chronicle, The
• October 04, 2005

• Bovina, Zimonjic Win Mixed Doubles Title

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Elena Bovina and Nenad Zimonjic, teaming for the first time, defeated defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes on Sunday to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title. Russian right-hander Bovina and Zimonjic, from Serbia- Montenegro, ended Navratilova's hopes of a 10th Grand Slam mixed doubles title with a 6-1, 7-6 (3) center-court victory in 1 hour, 9 minutes.

• The Columbian
• February 03, 2004

• Doubles Stars Make Early Exit

NEW YORK - The defending men's doubles champions are done at the U.S. Open. The 2003 runners-up are gone, too. Top-seeded Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Todd Woodbridge of Australia wasted leads in each of the last two sets and were upset 2- 6, 7-5, 6-4 in the third round Sunday by No. 13 Leander Paes of India and David Rikl of the Czech Republic.

• Augusta Chronicle, The
• November 07, 2005

• Names and Games

Sampras coming to Avon Pete Sampras, the seven-time Wimbledon and 14-time Grand Slam singles champion, will be in Connecticut in July. Sampras will lead the Newport Beach (Calif.) Breakers against the Hartford FoxForce at the Apple Arena at Blue Fox Run Golf Course in Avon on July 21. Sampras will play his first match in New England since a second-round loss to Leander Paes in the 1998 Pilot Pen Tennis tournament at the Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven.

• New Haven Register
• March 13, 2007

• Local & National Scoreboard

AREA SCHEDULE High schools

...Men. Semifinals. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (3), India, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, and ...

• Charleston Daily Mail
• April 01, 2011

• French Open

Monday At Stade Roland Garros

...Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (7), India, 7- 6 (3), 6-3. Casey Dellacqua, A...

• Charleston Gazette
• May 31, 2011

• Australian Open Notes: Navratilova Insists This Is Last Season

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Martina Navratilova suspects she'll never be too far from a tennis court once she retires. And she insists she's finished after this year. There is nothing that can change my mind,'' the 47-year-old tennis great said Friday after advancing to Sunday's mixed doubles final at the Australian Open with partner Leander Paes. "I'm happy with my decision.''

• The Columbian
• February 02, 2004