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# Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Bhupathi made headlines in the year 1997 as he became India's very first Grand Slam winner as he along with his Japanese partner Rika Hiraki won the French Open Mixed Doubles title. In the late 1990's Mahesh forged a successful partnership with another one of Indian tennis gems - Leander Paes. Although their relationship turned four years later, the duo were one of the most formidable doubles pairs of all-time. They made the finals of 3 Grand Slam Tournaments in the year 1999 winning two of them at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. This propelled Mahesh to a World ranking of Number 1 - the first ever Indian to achieve this feat. Mahesh in addition to his 4 Grand Slam Doubles titles, won 8 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles with 7 different partners. After having retired from the sport in 2016, Mahesh became the non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team following Anand Amritraj's resignation.
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