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Arjuna Awardees in Lawn Tennis
Arjuna Award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Government of India to recognize outstanding achievements in sports. Between1961 to 2004, 14 personalities received the Arjuna Award in Lawn Tennis.

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Arjuna Awardees in Lawn Tennis

Year Recipient Name Year Recipient Name
1961 Ramanathan Krishnan 1985 Anand Amritraj
1962 Naresh Kumar 1990 Leander Paes
1966 Jaidip Mukerjea 1995 Mahesh Bhupathi
1967 Premjit Lall 1996 Gaurav Natekar
1974 Vijay Amritraj 1997 Asif Ismail
1978-79 Nirupama Mankad 2000 Akhtar Ali
1980-81 Ramesh Krishnan 2004 Sania Mirza



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