Dimensions with Vijay Amritraj broadcast on CNN-IBN. Personal life Amritraj lives in Southern California with his wife Shymala, and sons Prakash Amritraj and Vikram. His son Prakash and nephew Stephen Amritraj are also professional tennis players. On 9 February 2001, Vijay was appointed a United Nations ambassador for peace. He has been raising awareness on the issues of drugs and HIV/AIDS and has raised funds to fight the spread of AIDS worldwide. Vijay Amritraj founded The Vijay Amritraj Foundation in 2006. Filmography Career finals Singles: 25 (18–7) Doubles: 29 (14–15) References External links 1953 births Living people Indian emigrants to the United States Indian male film actors Indian male tennis players Indian sports broadcasters Olympic tennis players of India Racket sportspeople from Chennai Recipients of the Arjuna Award Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Tamil sportspeople Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Don Bosco schools alumni University of Madras alumni American people of Indian Tamil descent American sportspeople of Indian descent Indian-American tennis players Amritraj family