Jaidip Mukerjea

Jaidip Mukerjea (; born 21 April 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from India.

Personal life Mukerjea is the grandson of Indian independence leader Chittaranjan Das. He completed his schooling from La Martiniere Calcutta.

Tennis career

Juniors Mukerjea won the Indian National Junior Championship in 1959. He then began to play overseas, and was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament in 1960.

Amateur/Pro tour Mukerjea's international breakout year came in 1962, when he made the fourth round of the U.S. Championships. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1963 and 1964, and reached the fourth round at the French Championships in 1965.

1966 was Mukerjea's most successful year. He again reached the fourth round at the French Championships and Wimbledon. He was also a member of the India Davis Cup team that reached the final. Mukerjea won India's only rubber in the final; he and Ramanathan Krishnan defeated John Newcombe and Tony Roche in doubles. For his accomplishments, Mukerjea was given the Arjuna Award in 1966.

During his career, Mukerjea won at least 6 singles titles, including the Asian Championships three times.

After retirement Mukerjea currently operates a Tennis Academy in Calcutta bearing his name, and he has served as tournament director for the Sunfeast Open, as well as Davis Cup Captain for India.

Singles titles (10) ResultNo.DateTournamentLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 1963 Adelboden International Adelboden Clay Jaroslav Drobný 4–6, 6–1, 6–2Win 2. 1965Indore International Indore Michael Sangster 7–5, 6–2, 6–1Win 3. 1966 Finland International ChampionshipsHelsinki Allen Fox 7–5, 4–6, 10–8Win 4. 1966 Asian Championships Calcutta Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 6–3, 6–2Win 5. 1966 Central India Championships Allahabad Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 6. 1966India National and Northern India Championships New Delhi Premjit Lall 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 Win 7. 1967 Western India Championships Bombay Bob Carmichael 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3Win 8. 1969 Asian Championships Calcutta Bill Tym 6–2, 6–1, 6–0Win 9. 1971India National Championships Delhi Premjit Lall 7–5, 6–3, 6–3Win 10. 1972 Asian Championships Poona Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4