Shiv Prakash Misra

Shiv Prakash Misra
Country (sports) IND
Born (1942-02-24) 24 February 1942
Turned pro1961 (amateur)
Retired1970
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles3
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1965, 1966)
Wimbledon2R (1964)
US Open3R (1964)

Shiv Prakash Misra [1] is a retired Indian tennis player and former Davis Cup captain.[2] He was active on the ILTF World Circuit from 1961 to 1970 and won three singles titles. In addition he won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok.[3]

Career singles (4)

Included:[4]

ILTF titles (3)

Year Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
1964 Newport Casino Consolation Newport Grass Billy Lenoir default
1966 Northumberland Championships Newcastle Grass Brian Fairlie 6–3, 6–4
1968 Western India Championships Bombay Clay Premjit Lall 1–6, 8–6, 9–7, 4–6, 6–3

ILTF finals (2)

Caption text
Year Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
1968 Visakhapatnam Hard Court Championships Visakhapatnam Clay Bill Tym 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
1969[5] Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Clay Rupert Ferdinands 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–8, 1–6

References

  1. ^ "Notes from the serve-and-volley era". The Hindu Online. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ^ "India tennis team in fine form — Captain Shiv Prakash Misra". Gulf News. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Shiv Prakash Misra IND India". Olympian Database. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Player: Shiv Prakash Misra". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Misra loses to Ferdinands". The Indian Express. 15 August 1969. Retrieved 7 February 2026.