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Tennis entrepreneur Aditya Khanna — a master craftsman

Tennis entrepreneur Aditya Khanna — a master craftsman

Aditya Khanna is an entrepreneur par excellence in the world of tennis. Educated in the London School of Economics and Oxford University, the 41-year-old is quenching his quest to assert his ability on the tennis court.

Having focused on studies and missed out on the ITF junior and men’s circuit, Aditya is compensating for all that has lost by devoting his energy, time and resources on the ITF Masters Tour.

Rewarding career

It has been pretty rewarding so far, as he has won 14 singles titles and 18 doubles titles, apart from two mixed doubles titles. The efforts have taken him to a career-best rank of No. 15 in singles and top-10 in doubles and mixed doubles.

“Throughout my time pursuing my Masters degree at the University, I continued playing tennis as part of the Oxford team. After working in the investment banking division in London until 2007, I returned to India. I am a full-time entrepreneur now, dedicated to actively playing and promoting tennis,” said Aditya, as he gave a hint about how tennis got intertwined in his life.

He is proud to have competed in five World Championships so far in South Africa, Turkey, Portugal, USA and Croatia.

“I was thrilled to win the gold medal in the ITF’s AGM in Croatia, defeating two-time Wimbledon doubles finalist and former World No. 1 Patrick Galbraith”Aditya

Even though there are many Masters events held in India, Aditya is proud about having won the ones in Thailand, Turkey, Belarus, Britain, apart from the many at home.

“Out of the 37 events that I have competed in the last seven years, I have won a total of 34 titles, and finished runner-up in seven singles and eight doubles events,” he listed.

There is a fine bonding with his brother Ashish Khanna, a left-hander quite proficient at the net, and Aditya has won 10 doubles titles with him.

“My partnership with Ashish is a product of a strong life-long bond. His strong volleys and serve merge well with my forehand and backcourt game. Our partnership thrives because of our seamless team work,” he observed.

Of course, a couple of years were lost to the pandemic, but Aditya ensured that he stayed in touch with the game.

He is known as a fitness icon in the Masters circuit, with an athletic and toned body. “I train in the evenings, about six days a week, with two hours of competitive tennis, and a half hour in the gym. I constantly seek to play singles matches against juniors and professionals to sharpen my game. I am also mindful of my diet to retain…

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