Narendra Nath (5 May 1922 — 25 August 1999) was an Indian

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player. Nath, an All-India hard court champion from

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, competed on tour in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1950 he won the

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, beating reigning champion

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in the final. Nath made the singles third round at

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twice and was a men's doubles quarter-finalist with countryman Naresh Kumar in 1953. He was subsequently picked to partner Naresh Kumar in doubles for the

1954 Davis Cup The 1954 Davis Cup was the 43rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 23 teams entered the Europe Zone and 7 teams entered the America Zone. The Eastern Zone was abandoned for this year and ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nath, Narendra 1922 births 1999 deaths Indian male tennis players Tennis players from Lahore

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