From Leander Paes to Sania Mirza, it’s been love all at CLTA
It was a sunny day in 1989 when 1972 Olympics Indian hockey team bronze medallist Dr Vece Paes accompanied his 16-year-old son to Chandigarh where his son was participating in the ITF Juniors Tournament at the CLTA (Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association) Tennis Stadium in Chandigarh. The prodigal youngster called Leander Paes would win his first ITF title at the grass courts of CLTA and would then win the junior Wimbledon boys title. Months after the feat, the younger Paes would play in the India-Japan Davis Cup tie at the same stadium under the captaincy of Naresh Kumar in 1990. Partnering Zeeshan Ali in the doubles match of the tie on March 31, 1990, Paes would win the doubles tie along with Ali against the Japanese pair of Shuzo Matsuaka and Shigeru Ota to hand India a 3-0 lead in the ...