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In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals at the [[1962 Australian Championships]] and the [[1966 Wimbledon Championships|1966]] and [[1973 Wimbledon Championships]], all with [[Jaidip Mukerjea]]. |
In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals at the [[1962 Australian Championships]] and the [[1966 Wimbledon Championships|1966]] and [[1973 Wimbledon Championships]], all with [[Jaidip Mukerjea]]. |
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Lall was given India's top sports honor, the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1967. Lall played his final professional match in 1979. But Lall will be remembered most for the fact that he came within a set of beating Rod Laver in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1969, the year of Laver's second calendar-year Grand Slam. Playing like a man on fire, Lall beat Laver in the first two sets of that match. Bear in mind that Laver had already won the Australian and French Championships that year and therefore had a live shot at winning a second Grand Slam, having become only the second man in tennis history (after Don Budge) to win the Grand Slam already, in 1962. All this must have weighed heavily on Lall's mind as they began the third set. Lall missed an easy sitter in the third set, and from there on it was all Laver, who rolled up the last 15 games of the match and would go on to win Wimbledon and then the U.S. Championship two months later, giving him his second Grand Slam, the only player to win two. Lall had come within inches of chaining lighting and changing the record books. |
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Lall was given India's top sports honor, the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1967. Lall played his final professional match in 1979. |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
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| Full name | Premjit J. Lall |
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| Country (sports) |  India |
| Born | 20 October 1940 Kolkata, India |
| Died | 31 December 2008 (aged 68) Calcutta, India |
| Retired | 1979 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 31–63 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1962) |
| French Open | 3R (1969) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1962, 1965, 1970) |
| US Open | 2R (1959, 1964, 1969, 1970) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–36 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1962) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1966, 1973) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1958, 1959) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1959, 1962, 1963, 1966Ch, 1968) |
Premjit Lall (20 October 1940 – 31 December 2008) was a professional tennis player from India.
Tennis career
Lall reached the Junior final at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships. He played on the India Davis Cup team from 1959 until 1973.
In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals at the 1962 Australian Championships and the 1966 and 1973 Wimbledon Championships, all with Jaidip Mukerjea.
Lall was given India's top sports honor, the Arjuna Award in 1967. Lall played his final professional match in 1979. But Lall will be remembered most for the fact that he came within a set of beating Rod Laver in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1969, the year of Laver's second calendar-year Grand Slam. Playing like a man on fire, Lall beat Laver in the first two sets of that match. Bear in mind that Laver had already won the Australian and French Championships that year and therefore had a live shot at winning a second Grand Slam, having become only the second man in tennis history (after Don Budge) to win the Grand Slam already, in 1962. All this must have weighed heavily on Lall's mind as they began the third set. Lall missed an easy sitter in the third set, and from there on it was all Laver, who rolled up the last 15 games of the match and would go on to win Wimbledon and then the U.S. Championship two months later, giving him his second Grand Slam, the only player to win two. Lall had come within inches of chaining lighting and changing the record books.
Personal
Following an accident in 1992, Lall used a wheelchair.[1] He died at his residence in Kolkata on 31 December 2008 after a prolonged illness, and cremated at Tollygunge.
References
- Down the Lane By Georgina and Premjit Published by Rupa & Co.
- http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090101/jsp/sports/story_10328596.jsp
- http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/01/stories/2009010160052100.htm
- http://www.sports-india.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=213314
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