Who was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tennis title?
- A.Leander Paes
- B.Vijay Amritraj
- C.Mahesh Bhupathi
- D.Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Mahesh Bhupathi. He won the mixed doubles title at the 1997 French Open partnering Rika Hiraki of Japan, and that was the first Grand Slam title of any kind won by an Indian. Two years later, with Leander Paes, he won the men's doubles at both the French Open and Wimbledon in 1999.
Option A, Leander Paes, went on to win many more Major titles than Bhupathi in men's and mixed doubles and is the better known name, which is exactly why the question is set; his first Major came after Bhupathi's. Option B, Vijay Amritraj, reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in the 1970s and was a Davis Cup mainstay, but never won a Major. Option D, Ramanathan Krishnan, reached the Wimbledon singles semi-final in 1960 and 1961, the best singles run by an Indian at a Major, but again without a title. No Indian has yet won a Grand Slam singles title.
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