Kamil Patel (born 3 April 1979) is a Mauritian former professional tennis player.[1]

Kamil Patel
Country (sports) Mauritius
Born (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 45)
Prize money$17,831
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 570 (6 Dec 1999)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 328 (28 Jan 2002)
Medal record
Indian Ocean Island Games
Gold medal – first place1998 RéunionMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1998 RéunionMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2003 MauritiusMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2003 MauritiusMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2007 MadagascarMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2007 MadagascarMen's singles

Patel, a three-time gold medalist at the Indian Ocean Island Games, played Davis Cup for Mauritius between 2000 and 2007, for a team record 18 career wins.[2] In 2010 he represented Mauritius at the Commonwealth Games in both singles and mixed doubles, reaching the quarter-finals of the latter. While competing on the professional tour he had best rankings of 570 in singles and 328 in doubles. He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles.[3]

Since 2013 he has served as president of the Mauritius Tennis Federation.[4] He retired from competition after the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games, where he served as the Mauritian flag bearer.[3]

ITF Futures titles

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Doubles: (2)

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No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Aug 1999Morocco F3, CasablancaClay Mounir El Aarej Mirko Pehar
Andreas Weber
6–3, 7–5
2.Oct 2001France F22, RodezHard Jean-Christophe Faurel Cyril Baudin
Arnaud Le Cloerec
6–3, 4–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Ile Maurice: Actuellement en vacances à Maurice-Kamil Patel : « J'ai du mal à faire confiance à la MTF »". L'Express (in French). Allafrica.com. 29 June 2003.
  2. ^ "TENNIS : Kamil Patel, « Les Jeux des îles, notre seul objectif »". Le Mauricien (in French). 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Kamil Patel, porte-drapeau du Club Maurice : La dernière de Monsieur Tennis". 5-Plus Dimanche (in French).
  4. ^ Benoît, Stéphane (1 March 2013). "Tennis - Elu président de la MTF : Kamil Patel : « Je veux œuvrer pour l'avancement du tennis mauricien »". L'Express (in French).
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