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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
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'''Gaurav Natekar''' (born 4 April 1972) is a seven-time Indian National [[Tennis]] Champion.<ref name="exp">[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990311/isp11081.html Indian Express (newspaper)]</ref> He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1996 for Tennis.<ref>[http://www.punekhel.com/Pune_Records.htm Pune Records]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

His father, [[Nandu M. Natekar]], was a national-level Indian badminton champion.<ref name=exp/>

==Achievements==
*Represented the country in [[Davis Cup]] from 1992-97. Was member of the team that reached the semi-final in '93<ref name=exp/>
*Double gold medallist at the [[Hiroshima]] [[Asian Games]] in 1994 (team event and doubles with [[Leander Paes]])<ref name=exp/>
*Double gold medallist in [[SAF Games]] in [[Colombo]] '93, [[Dhaka]] '95, and [[Madras]] '97.<ref name=exp/>
*Won the National hard & grasscourt titles in singles and doubles in the same year (1992)<ref name=exp/>
*Two National singles, seven doubles and five junior titles. Highest ATP ranking: singles 272, doubles 167.<ref name=exp/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}

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[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
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[[Category:Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
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[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in tennis]]


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