Naresh Kumar (1928-2022) *93

was an Indian tennis player who was born on 22 December 1928 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. Kumar played his first tournament at the Indian International Championships in 1949 where he reached the semi finals. In the spring of 1949 he reached the final of the Northern Championhips in England before losing to Tony Mottram. Later that year he made the final of the East of England Championships before losing to George Worthington. He played on the India Davis Cup team for eight years beginning in 1952. He later served as team captain. In 1950 he reached the final of the Bombay tournament before losing to Narendra Nath over three sets to one. In 1951 he reached the finals of the Ceylon Championships at Nuwara Eliya but lost to Iftikhar Ahmed Khan. The same year he reached the final of the Midland Counties Championships at Edgbaston, England losing to Australia's Don Candy.

He won two singles titles at the Irish Championships in 1952 and 1953. He also won men's singles title at the Welsh Championships in 1952. In 1955 he reached the fourth round in singles at Wimbledon which he lost in straight sets to the No. 1 seed and eventual champion Tony Trabert. In 1957 he won the singles title at the Essex Championships at Frinton-on-Sea, England and in 1958 he won his fifth and last singles title at the Wengen tournament in Switzerland. He played his final tournament also the Asian Championships in 1969.