Leander Paes : The latest sportsperson to be awarded Padma Bhushan

New Dellhi: Leander Paes and tennis are synonymous in India.The forty year old war horse who made India proud in 1996 Atlanta Olympics by winning a bronze medal has been awarded with the third highest civilian award of the country Padma Bhushan..Let's take a look on the glorious journey of this famous tennis star who made India proud on various occasions. Paes is the twenty fourth sportsperson to receive this award. Leander Paes has won a total of fourteen Grand Slams till date. It includes eight men's double title and six mixed double title. He is the only Indian player to win all the four major grand slams.Leander Paes has eighty- eight wins in the Davis cup tournament. It is the fourth all time highest by any player. In 1999 along with Mahesh Bhupati , Leander Paes were the only two tennis stars who reached the finals of all four grand slam. The duo was able to win the French Open and the Wimbledon.Paes completed the career Grand Slam in men's double after winning the Australian Open in 2012.In 2013, he became one of the oldest players to win a doubles champion. At the age of forty,he along with Radek Stepanek won the Australian Open.The contribution of Leander Paes to the game of tennis has been duly acknowledged by everyone. Paes has already been awarded Arjuna Award in 1990, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in1997 and Padma Shri in 2001