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Vijay Amritraj (born December 14, 1953) is an
Indian former tennis champion and actor.

Amritraj and his brother, Anand Amritraj, were
among the first Indians to play in an
International tennis tournament.  In 1976, the
brothers were semi-finalists in the Wimbledon
men's doubles.

Amritraj's career started on a very promising note
as he upset Rod Laver in the 1971 US Open. He
reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in 1973
and 1974, as well as the quarter-final of
Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost a close five set
match to the eventual winner Jan Kodes. However,
his career stagnated around that period and the
only other time he reached the quarter-final of a
grand-slam was at Wimbledon in 1981. His career
high ranking of 16 was reached in July 1980. 

As a player, Vijay Amritraj was a natural
grass-court player who liked to chip, serve and
volley. His undoing was his stamina which led him
down in crucial five set matches. He had the
ability to upset the best of players on his day.
One of his most memorable matches was the 2nd
round of Wimbledon 1979, where he looked set to
beat Bjorn Borg when he was up two sets to one and
4-1 in the 4th set. Amritraj was the captain of
the Indian Davis Cup for much of the late 1970's
and 1980's, helping India reach the finals in 1974
and 1987.

Vijay had a brief acting career, appearing with
Roger Moore in the James Bond film, Octopussy and
in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home .  He has since
gone on to become a sports commentator, and has
developed a successful multimedia business.