Kamil Patel
{{Short description|Former Mauritian tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Kamil Patel
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| country_represented = {{MRI}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|04|03|df=yes}}
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| careerprizemoney = $17,831
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| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 570 (6 Dec 1999)
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 328 (28 Jan 2002)
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{{MedalCompetition|Indian Ocean Island Games}}
{{MedalGold|1998 Réunion|Men's singles}}
{{MedalGold|1998 Réunion|Men's doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Mauritius|Men's singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2003 Mauritius|Men's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Madagascar|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Madagascar|Men's singles}}
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Kamil Patel (born 3 April 1979) is a Mauritian former professional tennis player.{{cite news |title=Ile Maurice: Actuellement en vacances à Maurice-Kamil Patel : « J'ai du mal à faire confiance à la MTF » |url=https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200307010497.html |work=L'Express |publisher=Allafrica.com |date=29 June 2003 |language=French}}
Patel, a three-time gold medalist at the Indian Ocean Island Games, played Davis Cup for Mauritius between 2000 and 2007, for a team record 18 career wins.{{cite news |title=TENNIS : Kamil Patel, « Les Jeux des îles, notre seul objectif » |url=https://www.lemauricien.com/le-mauricien/tennis-kamil-patel-les-jeux-des-iles-notre-seul-objectif/45194/ |work=Le Mauricien |date=14 January 2015 |language=fr-FR}} In 2010 he represented Mauritius at the Commonwealth Games in both singles and mixed doubles, reaching the quarter-finals of the latter. While competing on the professional tour he had best rankings of 570 in singles and 328 in doubles. He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles.{{cite news |title=Kamil Patel, porte-drapeau du Club Maurice : La dernière de Monsieur Tennis |url=https://www.5plus.mu/sport/kamil-patel-porte-drapeau-du-club-maurice-la-derniere-de-monsieur-tennis |work=5-Plus Dimanche |language=French}}
Since 2013 he has served as president of the Mauritius Tennis Federation.{{cite news |last1=Benoît |first1=Stéphane |title=Tennis - Elu président de la MTF : Kamil Patel : « Je veux œuvrer pour l’avancement du tennis mauricien » |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/tennis-elu-pr%C3%A9sident-de-la-mtf-kamil-patel-%C2%AB-je-veux-%C5%93uvrer-pour-l%E2%80%99avancement-du-tennis |work=L'Express |date=1 March 2013 |language=fr}} He retired from competition after the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games, where he served as the Mauritian flag bearer.
ITF Futures titles
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!No. !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1. |{{dts|Aug 1999}} |Morocco F3, Casablanca |Clay |{{flagicon|MAR}} Mounir El Aarej |{{flagicon|CRO}} Mirko Pehar |6–3, 7–5 |
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|2. |{{dts|Oct 2001}} |France F22, Rodez |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Christophe Faurel |{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Baudin |6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP|P433}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800193602}}
- {{ITF profile|kamil-patel/800193602/mri}}
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Category:Mauritian male tennis players