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 wife, Arati Ponnappa, was also a national level tennis player. Gaurav Natekar and Arati Ponnappa Natekar have founded a Sports Consultancy Firm in Pune.

Gaurav's father, Nandu M. Natekar, was a national-level Indian badminton champion.

Achievements Represented the country in Davis Cup from 1992 to 1997. 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.