There was a time when Martina Navratilova of Czech Republic was one of tennis star players. Vijay Amritraj, who represented Indian tennis at that time, appealed to her to come to India. Amritraj asked Martina to come to India, so that girls' awareness about tennis is created. On this proposal of Amritraj, Martina said that where is it in 'India' globe? Amritraj then gave the definition of India, saying that where there is one 'Taj Mahal' among the seven wonders of the world, the name of that country is India. Martina Navratilova, who did not see India on the Globe, won the first Australian Open in 2003 and then the Wimbledon mixed doubles title 17 years ago with the same player Leander Pace. Pace became the face of tennis in the country and inspired many youngsters to play.

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Pace's contribution in Indian tennis is very important: Leander has contributed a lot in Indian tennis. His achievements actually connected many youths in the country with this sport. Pace has won 18 Grand Slams. He won the first Grand Slam in the first junior class before moving to the senior category. Where he won the US Open and Junior Wimbledon titles. After this, in 1996, he started a new journey by giving the country a historic bronze medal in the Olympics. In his journey of 30 years, he has won 18 Grand Slams, 44 Davis Cup matches and was also the first player to become number one in the ATP Doubles rankings.

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Good days of Indian tennis with Bhupathi were amazing players, but his pairing with Bhupathi showed the golden days of tennis in the country. At one time, this pair of Leander Pace and Mahesh Bhupathi were among the most successful and reliable couples. After Pace' Olympic medal, the two started playing together since 1996 and achieved many achievements in the next six years. His performance between 1996 and 2002 was excellent. Their pair have played 4 Olympics together. The pair not only recorded 23 straight victories in the Davis Cup but also captured three Grand Slam titles. However, after 2002, both did not play together.

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These players who consider Pace as ideal have the responsibility to take Indian tennis forward: Players like Rohan Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri, Somdev Burman, Saket Myneni, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal during the long career of Leander Pace. Some of these struggles have been completed and some are still going on. Taking inspiration from Pace, many Indian players decided to represent the country in tennis. Somdev Burman was the first in this. He won the singles gold at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and the singles and doubles gold at the 2010 Asian Games. He also faced Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. At the Miami Masters, Milos Roonich was in a panic. Apart from him, Yuki Bhambri also entered tennis like Pace. He also ranked number one in Junior. Won the title of Australian Open Junior Championship in 2008. Ramkumar Ramanathan became the first Indian to reach the final of the ATP World Tour after Somdev Burman. At the moment, among the young tennis players, Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh are presenting the Indian challenge. Prajnesh Gunneswaran is an Indian player of the top rank. His current ranking is 94th.

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