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Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983) is an Indian-American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. He is the son of former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj.
Prakash is the paternal cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand Amritraj and paternal uncle Ashok Amritraj were former professional tennis players representing India. Prakash has one brother, Vikram, who was born in 1987.
He played 2 years of college tennis for the University of Southern California. He won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Boys' 18s National Championships in 2002.
On July 14, 2008 Amritraj played in his first ATP Tour final, losing to Fabrice Santoro from France in straight sets.
From August 2010 to August 2012, Amritraj was inactive on the tour. However, he returned to the court for the first time in just over two years when he competed as a wildcard in a qualifier at the 2012 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California.
Prakash Amritraj joined the staff of the Tennis Channel in 2016 as one of the network's primary travel reporters and also as an in-match analyst and a host both in studio and at worldwide events. In February 2021, his contract was renewed for an additional three years through 2023.
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| Loss | 0–1 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 5–7 |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Maharashtra Open, India | International Series | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Michal Mertiňák Petr Pála | 2–6, 5–7 |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Igor Kunitsyn | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Grass | Frédéric Niemeyer | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Win | 1–2 | India F3, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–2 | India F4, Dehradun | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–2 | India F5, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | USA F24, Claremont | Futures | Hard | Daniel Kosakowski | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | India F14, Pune | Futures | Hard | Saketh Myneni | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| Loss | 0–1 | USA F24B, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Oskar Johansson James Shortall | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | USA F28, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Richard Bloomfield David Sherwood | 6–2, 3–0 ret. | |
| Win | 2–1 | Tumkur, India | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Michal Mertiňák Branislav Sekáč | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dharwad, India | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Uzbekistan F4, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | Eric Taino | Nick Rainey Brian Wilson | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Rohan Bopanna | Alun Jones Jonathan Marray | 4–6, 6–3, 12–14 | |
| Win | 3–5 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Rajeev Ram Todd Widom | 3–6, 6–2, 10–6 | |
| Win | 4–5 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Aisam Qureshi | Frederik Nielsen Jonathan Marray | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | |
| Win | 5–5 | Louisville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jesse Levine | Frank Dancevic Dušan Vemić | 6–3, 7–6(12–10) | |
| Win | 6–5 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Patrick Briaud Jason Marshall | 6–3, 4–6, 10–8 | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Jonathan Erlich Harel Levy | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 7–6 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Philipp Oswald | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 8–6 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1) |
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