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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of tennis, one of the few truly global sports. It is the ITF's objective to promote and develop the game of tennis to make it a truly global sport available to all in a non-racial, non-political form and to preserve the integrity and independence of tennis as a sport.
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As the sport's governing body, the ITF has 203 member National Associations - more than most international sporting federations. Member nations include countries from every continent such as Australia, Brazil, China, France and Mali, and each association is involved in organising tennis and promoting the interests of the game.
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Leander Paes
Leander Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful players of the tennis Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. He turned professional in 1991. Specialising in Doubles, he was ranked number 1 along with Mahesh Bhupathi. Won the 1990 Junior title and ranked as the No. 1
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Wimbledon junior player in the world at one time before finishing No. 2. In 2001, Paes and Bhupathi received India's highest honor, the "Padma Shri", which goes to Indian citizens in recognition of their distinguished service to nation.
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Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is not merely India's new youth icon; she is a rising star in world tennis, raking in accolades and awards and showing all signs of a brilliant future ahead. Today, in India, multiple body piercing and all, Sania Mirza is a brand. In the tennis world, she is a new sensation, whose ascent
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is being watched very carefully. Sania played her first international tournament in 1999 when Sania defeated Katerina Bohmova of the Czech Republic and Michaela Krajicek of the Netherlands. And become the first Indian to win a women's Grand Slam title in 2003. She represented India at the World junior Championship at Jakarta. She was appointed as the brand Ambassador for the Government's 'Save the Girl Child' campaign in 2003.
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Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi enjoyed an outstanding two-year career at the University of Mississippi from 1994-95, earning singles and doubles All-America honors in 1995. Mahesh is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 1995 and has a 26-18 career record in 25 ties.
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He and Paes received India's highest honor, the "Padma Shri", at a ceremony in New Delhi. In men's doubles, Bhupathi has won three titles with his more flamboyant Davis Cup partner Leander Paes - the 1999 French Open, the 1999 Wimbledon and the 2001 French Open - apart from the 2002 US Open with Belarus' Max Mirnyi.
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