Stephen Amritraj
{{Short description|Indian-American tennis player (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Stephen Amritraj
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| country = {{IND}}
| residence = Calabasas, California
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|28}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $39,589
| singlesrecord = 0–0
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 973 (11 June 2007)
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| doublesrecord = 4–11
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 192 (10 November 2008)
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Stephen Amritraj (born March 28, 1984) is an Indian-American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. He is the nephew of Vijay Amritraj, and son of Anand Amritraj.
Amritraj is the son of former world tour player Anand Amritraj and paternal cousin of fellow former pro Prakash Amritraj, who also represented India. He played high school tennis at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California, and NCAA college tennis for Duke University.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegetennisonline.com/view/player.asp?plId=27900 |title=College Tennis Online |access-date=2008-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221200629/http://collegetennisonline.com/view/player.asp?plId=27900 |archive-date=February 21, 2007 }}
Amritraj's career high singles ranking is world No. 973, which he reached in June 2007.{{cite web| url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/A536.aspx |title= ATP Profile - Stephen Amritraj }}
Amritraj is married to American professional tennis player Alison Riske.[https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/alison-riske-stephen-amritraj-riske-dance-video-american-tennis-star-wimbledon-2019-1572477-2019-07-23 Watch: American tennis star Alison Riske grooves to Bollywood song at her wedding with Stephen Amritraj] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103143546/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/alison-riske-stephen-amritraj-riske-dance-video-american-tennis-star-wimbledon-2019-1572477-2019-07-23 |date=3 January 2024 }} 23 July 2019
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030725232924/http://www.usta.com/TOURNAMENT/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=13773&itype=945 USTA Junior Spotlight - Jan. 28, 2002]
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Category:Sportspeople from Calabasas, California
Category:Tennis players from Los Angeles
Category:American male tennis players
Category:Indian male tennis players
Category:American people of Indian Tamil descent
Category:American tennis players of Indian descent
Category:Duke University alumni
Category:Duke Blue Devils men's tennis players
Category:American expatriates in India
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