Gaurav Natekar
# Gaurav Natekar

Gaurav Natekar (born 4 April 1972) is a seven-time Indian National Tennis Champion. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1996 for Tennis.

His father, Nandu M. Natekar, was a national-level Indian badminton champion.

## Achievements

* Represented the country in Davis Cup from 1992-97. Was member of the team that reached the semi-final in '93
* Double gold medallist at the Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994 (team event and doubles with Leander Paes)
* Double gold medallist in SAF Games in Colombo '93, Dhaka '95, and Madras '97.
* Won the National hard & grasscourt titles in singles and doubles in the same year (1992)
* Two National singles, seven doubles and five junior titles. Highest ATP ranking: singles 272, doubles 167.
