Leander Paes Net Worth, Olympic Medel, Wiki, Biography

Leander Paes the first and only singles Indian Olympic medel winner. Check Leander Paes net worth, Age, Bio, Wiki, Biography, Income, Lifestyle etc.

What is Leander Paes Net Worth?

Name	Leander Paes
Nickname	Pocket Dynamo
Full Name	Leander Adrian Paes
Profession	Professional Tennis Player
Net Worth in USD	$ 9+ Millions [Approximately]
Net Worth in INR	₹ 66+ Crores [Approximately]

So,

Based on the reports published by various media sources and Forbes,

It is known that, Leander Paes net worth is approximately $ 9 Millions, which is equivalent to around ₹ 66 Crores in Indian Rupees.

Leander Paes’s income comes from multiple sources,

Though the major source of his income, only comes from “Tennis“.

He had to go through one of the major ups and downs to achieve this.

Who is Leander Paes?

Leander Paes is one of the most talented Indian Tennis player,

He has achieved so much with his talent and love for the game.

He is also known as one of the greatest Tennis players in doubles,

He is also the only player with most most doubles wins in the “Davis Cup“.

Until now,

Paes has won eight doubles and around ten mixed doubles in the “Grand Slam” titles.

Important Fact - "The Grand Slam tournaments", are also referred to as the majors, they are the world's fourth most supreme annual professional tennis events.

Leander has awarded with many of the foremost awards for his contribution from the Indian Government.

He has got “The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award” in the year 1996, it is one of the most predominant sports award from Indian government.

“Padma Shri” award in the year 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Leander Paes Age, Height, Wiki, Bio, Physical Stats

Real Name	Leander Paes
Nickname	Pocket Dynamo, Speedy, Mowgli, Tiger
Civil Status	Single
Religion	Christian
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal
Nationality	Indian
Birth Date	June 17, 1973
Height	5 Feet 10 Inches
Age	48 years
Weight	74 Kgs
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Profession	Professional Tennis Player
Estimated Net Worth	$ 9+ Millions

Early Life of Leander Paes

Leander Paes was born on June 17, 1973 in Kolkata, West Bengal in India.

He belongs to a traditional Christian family and both of his parents were involved in Sports profession.

His father, “Vece Paes” from Goa is also an experienced and supreme former Indian Hockey midfielder.

While his mother “Jennifer Paes” is a former basketball player, who was a captain of the Indian national basketball team in 1982.

He also participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Being in the family of athelets, Leander was always interested in sports and outdoor games.

He completed his primary education from “La Martiniere Calcutta, Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School” and “St. Xavier College of the University of Calcutta“.

Later at the age of 22 years, Leander enrolled himself in the “Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy, Madras” in Chennai in the year 1985.

He was coached under, “Dave O’Meara”,

Mr. Dave and the Britannia Amritraj Academy played a very important role in Paes’s career and life.

Career Details of Leander Paes

After getting a proper coaching by “Dave O’Meara“, Paes then started playing in various matches.

He got his first ray of international fame, when he became no. 1 in the junior world rankings in 1990 Wimbledon Junior title at the age of 17.

Later in 2010, he joined in the board of directors of “Olympic Gold Quest“.

Olympic Gold Quest is an foundation to support talented Indian atheletes.

Leander then won the first title at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon.

He also became the #1 player in the world junior rankings of Tennis.

Also in 1996 Olympics, he won Bronze Medel.

He also was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medel in Tennis.

It was this time, when he won “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award” in 1996.

From this year, Paes partnered with the Indian player, “Mahesh Bhupathi” for the doubles.

Though their first year was not successful.

Later in 1998, Paes and Bhupathi reached the semi finals of three grand slams, which are

• The Australian Open
• The French Open
• The US Open

Later in 2002 Asian games in Busan, Leander and Bhupati won the gold medal.

Later List of Achievements of Leander Paes

• Won the mixed doubles events at Australian and Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova.
• Won the US Open doubles event in 2006 with Martin Damm.
• Won the French Open and US Open Men’s doubles titles with Lukás Dlouhy in 2009.
• In 2010, won the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Cara Black.
• Total titles in mixed doubles – 13

Personal Life of Leander Paes

Leander is often described as having a playing style as like “Andre Agassi”.

He is known to be changing his playing style as the match proceeds.

Leander in his personal life is a very happy and a cheerful person.

He also supports new talents and hopes best for everyone around him.

He is currently 48 years old and single.

Though he was in a very good live in relationship with “Rhea Pillai“, they also have a daughter together.

Leander Paes Net Worth Trend – Last 5 Years

Year	Amount in USD
Net Worth in 2018	$ 8.1 Million
Net Worth in 2019	$ 8.3 Million
Net Worth in 2020	$ 8.5 Million
Net Worth in 2021	$ 8.7 Million
Net Worth in 2022	$ 9+ Million

Sources of Earning

Based on the multiple reports, Leander earns through multiple sources of income.

And his sources of income include

• Brand Endorsements
• Acting (Only one movie – Rajdhani Express)
• Tennis Playing
• Award
• Sponsorships

Leander Paes Net Worth 2022

Based on the reports published by various media sources,

Leander Paes’s net worth is estimated to be more than $ 9 Millions,

Which is equivalent to around ₹ 66 Crores in Indian Rupees.

He earns through multiple sources of income.

Leander Paes Income

Period	Amount
Monthly Income	₹ 6+ Lakhs
Yearly Income	₹ 72 Lakhs
Total Net Worth in 2022	₹ 66+ Crores

Awards and Achievements

Leander in his life has achieved so much and earned numerous awards,

Such as

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
• Arjuna Award
• Padma Shri
• Padma Bhushan

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Conclusion and Final Thoughts of the Author

From Leander Paes’s biography

I can surely say that,

Success requires a lot of dedication with complete consistency,

So,

Never Give Up!

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