Paes' dad is Olympic medalist, mom ex-basketball captain
Indian tennis player Leander Paes, who is celebrating his 45th birthday today, is the child of Olympic bronze medal-winning former Indian hockey midfielder Vece Paes and former captain of the Indian women's basketball team Jennifer Paes. Leander Paes is also a direct descendant of the 19th century Bengali poet Michael Madhusudhan Dutta from his mother's side.