Tennis entrepreneur Aditya Khanna — a master craftsman Premium
The Hindu
Aditya Khanna is an entrepreneur and tennis player. He has won 14 singles, 18 doubles, and 2 mixed doubles titles, and achieved a career-best rank of No. 15 in singles and top-10 in doubles/mixed doubles. He has competed in five World Championships and won 34 titles in 37 events. He has a strong bond with his brother Ashish, and has founded/runs the Pro Tennis League and Legends Tennis League. He has learnt from his grandfather and father, and is keen to serve Indian tennis. His dream is to win a medal in the World Championship and achieve a top-5 singles ranking.
Aditya Khanna is an entrepreneur par excellence in the world of tennis. Educated in the London School of Economics and Oxford University, the 41-year-old is quenching his quest to assert his ability on the tennis court.
Having focused on studies and missed out on the ITF junior and men’s circuit, Aditya is compensating for all that has lost by devoting his energy, time and resources on the ITF Masters Tour.
It has been pretty rewarding so far, as he has won 14 singles titles and 18 doubles titles, apart from two mixed doubles titles. The efforts have taken him to a career-best rank of No. 15 in singles and top-10 in doubles and mixed doubles.
“Throughout my time pursuing my Masters degree at the University, I continued playing tennis as part of the Oxford team. After working in the investment banking division in London until 2007, I returned to India. I am a full-time entrepreneur now, dedicated to actively playing and promoting tennis,” said Aditya, as he gave a hint about how tennis got intertwined in his life.
He is proud to have competed in five World Championships so far in South Africa, Turkey, Portugal, USA and Croatia.
Even though there are many Masters events held in India, Aditya is proud about having won the ones in Thailand, Turkey, Belarus, Britain, apart from the many at home.
“Out of the 37 events that I have competed in the last seven years, I have won a total of 34 titles, and finished runner-up in seven singles and eight doubles events,” he listed.
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