Vijay Amritraj Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Vijay Amritraj is a former professional tennis player.

He turned pro in 197 and retired in 1993.

Amritraj won $1.3 million in career prize money.

He had a singles record of 390-203 with 16 titles.

Amritraj reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the US Open twice.

In doubles, he had a record of 264-218 with 13 titles.

His highest doubles ranking was #23 in March 198.

He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1976.

Vijay Amritraj also played a role as an actor, starring as the MI6 agent Vijay in the James Bond movie Octopussy.

He also appeared in television series such as The Last Precinct and What a Country.

Amritraj was awarded the Padma Shri, a prestigious Indian civilian award.

Basic Information About Vijay Amritraj

Category	Athletes › Tennis Players
Professions	Tennis player, Actor, Sports commentator
Net worth	$5,000,000
Date of birth	1953-12-14 (70 years old)
Place of birth	Chennai
Nationality	India
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.93 m)
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Tennis star.
Named 8th Messenger of Peace by the United Nations.
In 1987 he played the Davis Cup final for India against Sweden.
Appeared with his family as contestant on Family Feud with Richard Dawson.
Brother of Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj.
His son, Prakash, (born October 2, 1983) is a professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2003 after winning the National Championships at the University of Southern California.
When Amritraj was cast in Octopussy (1983), a problem arose because he was neither a member of British Equity nor of the Screen Actors Guild. Therefore Albert R. Broccoli asked his friend Leonard Goldberg to arrange a guest appearance for Vijay on Fantasy Island (1977) in order to receive SAG membership and subsequent Equity approval.
He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 1983.
One of three actors from India to appear in the Star Trek franchise. Others include: Persis Khambatta, Ilia from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)Padma Lakshmi from Star Trek: Enterprise: Precious Cargo (2002).

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Date taken: 8 July 2000