Tennis Channel, Prakash Amritraj reach three-year contract extension

The former NCAA champion and tour professional will contribute to the network through 2023.

Published Feb 16, 2021

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Tennis Channel and on-air personality Prakash Amritraj have extended their professional partnership through 2023. The former college tennis champion and professional-tour player will continue to be one of the year-round personalities on the network’s air, appearing regularly in its Los Angeles studio and from tournaments around the world.

“I could not be happier to extend this relationship with my Tennis Channel family,” said Amritraj. “The past five years have been a wonderful journey with my co-workers and the players I’ve been able to interview and interact with. I’m very excited to continue to share the great stories of the sport I love with fans around the country.”

In addition to his role as the network’s primary travel reporter, Amritraj is an in-match analyst and a host both in studio and at worldwide events. He also periodically appears on the channel’s Court Report and generates short-form, digital and social media content.

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“Prakash brings Tennis Channel viewers a unique perspective borne from his college, professional and international successes,” said Bob Whyley, senior vice president of production and executive producer. “He is adored by our on-air team and production crew, and he’s proven to be a gentleman who is never lacking in positive energy and exuberance. We’re happy that Tennis Channel will remain his home.”

As an 18-year-old freshman, Amritraj led the University of Southern California’s men’s tennis team to a national championship in 2002, and was named the Most Valuable Player in the finals. He later spent a decade as a professional on the men’s tennis tour, competing in two ATP World Tour event finals and each of the sport’s four majors – Wimbledon and the US Open, French Open and Australian Open. Amritraj represented India in the prestigious international Davis Cup tournament during his career, playing as the country’s top-ranked singles player.

Following his retirement from professional tennis, Amritraj has been active in the film industry. He is co-founder of Sterling Road Films, and produced and acted in the feature Untogether alongside Billy Crystal, Jamie Dornan and Ben Mendelsohn. The film was the recipient of the Spotlight World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Amritraj is represented by ICM Partners.

Amritraj has been with the network since 2016.