Jasjit Singh (born 4 February 1948) is a former professional

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player from India.

Biography

Singh, who was born in

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, became the first

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to play for the

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when he was selected in the side during the 1974 Davis Cup. His first appearance was a loss to Japan's

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in a dead rubber, as India had already secured the tie. India then faced the Australian team in the Eastern Zone final and Jasjit was chosen ahead of

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to play the first singles rubber. In front of a Calcutta crowd, Singh managed to beat his Australian opponent Bob Giltinan in four sets, to give India a 1–0 lead. A win by John Alexander was cancelled out by a win to India in the doubles, which meant that Singh had a chance to secure the tie in the reverse singles against Alexander. He was unable to beat Alexander, but India won the tie 3–2 after

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defeated Giltinan in the deciding match. The next fixture for India was the Inter-Zone semi-final, which they won over the

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, to qualify for the Davis Cup final. Singh didn't feature in that tie and didn't get a chance to play in the final against South Africa, as the Indians forfeited in protest of the

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regime. On the

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he made quarter-finals at

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in 1972 and at his home event in New Delhi in 1973. He was a doubles finalist with

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in the 1977 Indian Open, held in Bombay. He competed in the main singles draw of all four

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tournaments. His greatest success came in the mixed doubles, a quarter-final appearance at the 1973 US Open, with

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. Since retiring he has lived in New York.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Biography

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

See also

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