<P> Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi ( born 7 June 1974 ) is a retired Indian professional tennis player . In 1997 , he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament ( with Rika Hiraki ) . With his win at the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2006 , he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles . He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League . In December 2016 , Bhupathi was appointed as India 's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017 . </P>
<P> Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi ( born 7 June 1974 ) is a retired Indian professional tennis player . In 1997 , he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament ( with Rika Hiraki ) . With his win at the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2006 , he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles . He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League . In December 2016 , Bhupathi was appointed as India 's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017 . </P>
first indian to win grand slam in tennis
first indian to win grand slam in tennis
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi