3) Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (2004, Athens)
Leander Paes is undoubtedly the most successful Indian Tennis player at the International event after the legendary Vijay Amritraj. The tennis star from Kolkata is also considered one of the greatest doubles and mixed doubles players to grace the racquet sport. Having won 8 doubles and 10 mixed doubles titles, he is the oldest player to win a Grand Slam title. Leander came into limelight when he won the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Mahesh Bhupathi is second only to Leander in terms of Grand Slams won and was the first Indian to win a slam in the 1997 French Open along with Rika Hiraki in mixed doubles. Leander and Bhupathi formed a lethal pair in Men’s doubles and made the nation proud on many occasions including a Wimbledon and two French Open titles.
The one tournament where the Indian-duo would have loved to make a mark was the 2004 Athens Olympics where they lost the bronze medal match to Croatian pair of Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic.
