Vijay Amritraj was born on 14 December 1953 and is an Indian sports commentator, actor and retired professional tennis player from Madras.
12 Facts About Vijay Amritraj
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Vijay Amritraj was awarded the Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour, in 1983.
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Vijay Amritraj has two brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, who were international tennis players.
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Vijay Amritraj beat Bjorn Borg in the second round in the US Open in 1974 before losing to Rosewall in quarterfinals.
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Vijay Amritraj reached his career-high ranking in singles of world No 16 in July 1980.
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Vijay Amritraj beat John McEnroe in the first round of Cincinnati Masters in 1984.
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Vijay Amritraj was part of the India Davis Cup team that reached the finals in 1974 and 1987.
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Vijay Amritraj's best known role is probably as the MI6 intelligence operative Vijay in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.
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Vijay Amritraj appeared briefly in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as an unnamed starship captain.
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Vijay Amritraj was a regular character in the NBC TV series The Last Precinct and the Yakov Smirnoff comedy What a Country, as well as a guest star on various television shows such as Hart to Hart.
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Vijay Amritraj has since gone on to become a sports commentator, has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant and has developed a multimedia business.
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On 9 February 2001, Vijay Amritraj was appointed a United Nations ambassador for peace.