Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian professional tennis player who is considered as one of the greatest doubles player in the history of the sport along with the record of most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.
Paes has won eight doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles, and achieved the rare men's doubles/mixed doubles double at the 1999 Wimbledon tournament. His mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2010 made him the second man to win Wimbledon titles in three decades.
Paes received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor, in 1996–97; the Arjuna Award in 1990; the Padma Shri award in 2001; and India's third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan prize in January 2014, for his outstanding contribution to tennis in India.
He won a bronze medal for India in singles in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He competed in consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2016, making him the first Indian and only tennis player to compete at seven Olympic Games.
He is a former Davis Cup team captain, and holds the record for the most Davis Cup doubles wins with 43 victories.
He plays in World Team Tennis for the Washington Kastles. He was on the 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 championship teams and was named Male MVP for 2009 and 2011 for all of World Team Tennis.
He is the sports ambassador of the Indian state of Haryana. Paes has announced that he will retire in 2020, which will be his farewell season on the Pro-circuit."I want to announce 2020 as my farewell year as a pro tennis player," Paes wrote in a statement, which he posted on his Twitter handle.
Early life
Leander was born in Calcutta, India, on 17 June 1973 to Vece Paes, a Goan, and, Jennifer Paes, from Calcutta. He was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School and the St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta. His parents were both athletes. Vece was a midfielder in the bronze medal-winning Indian field hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics. His mother captained the Indian basketball team in the 1980 Asian basketball championship.Paes is a direct descendant of Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta through his mother. Paes had a live-in-relationship with Rhea Pillai in 2005. The couple have a daughter, Aiyana. She filed a case at a local metropolitan court against Paes in 2014, alleging that he had her belongings removed from a wing of his home so his visiting parents could stay there.
Paes enrolled with the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy in Madras in 1985, where he was coached by Dave O'Meara. The academy played a key role in his early development. Leander earned international fame when he won the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and rose to no. 1 in the junior world rankings at age 17.
In 2010, he joined the Board of Directors of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation co-founded by Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to support talented Indian athletes.
Career
Early career (1991–1997)
Paes first won titles at the Junior US Open and the Junior Wimbledon and he turned professional in 1991. He rose to number 1 in the world junior rankings. In 1992, he reached the quarter finals of the doubles event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with Ramesh Krishnan.At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics he beat Fernando Meligeni to win the bronze medal, the first Indian to win an individual medal since KD Jadhav won bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Paes cited the match as one of his greatest performances, in part because his wrist was severely injured. He was awarded the highest sporting honor by the government of India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1996.
His first successful year in the ATP circuit came in 1993, when he partnered with Sébastien Lareau to reach the US Open doubles semifinal. After a moderate season in 1994, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 Australian Open doubles with Kevin Ullyett. From 1996, he partnered with fellow-Indian Mahesh Bhupathi. Their first year was not successful, especially in the Grand Slams, reaching the round of 32 only at Wimbledon. 1997 proved to be a much better year for the team, reaching the US Open semifinals. Paes climbed the doubles ranking from no. 89 at the beginning of the year to no. 14 at year end. That year he made his best singles performance in a Grand Slam, losing in the third round of the 1997 US Open to Cédric Pioline after beating Carlos Costa and Arnaud Boetsch.
Rise in doubles (1998–2002)
Paes/Bhupathi grew stronger in 1998, reaching the semifinals of three Grand Slams, the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Paes had two of his biggest singles results. The first one came by winning his only ATP singles title at Newport, and the second was beating Pete Sampras, 6–3, 6–4 at the New Haven ATP tournament at their only meeting. In 1999, the duo reached the finals of all four Grand Slams, winning Wimbledon and the French, thus becoming the first Indians to win a doubles event at a Grand Slam. Paes teamed up with Lisa Raymond to win the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon. The year marked his ascent to the no. 1 doubles ranking. The following year, Paes partnered with Sébastien Lareau for the Australian and Jan Siemerink for the French, losing in the first round on both occasions. Paes again teamed with Bhupathi for the US Open, but lost in the first round again.The duo had a disappointing second round exit to Australian duo of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde at the Sydney Olympics. Paes was given the honor of carrying the Indian Flag at the opening ceremony.
In spite of winning the French in 2001, Bhupathi/Paes had first-round exits in the other three Grand Slams. Paes was awarded the Padmashri by the Government of India in 2001. The duo of Paes and Bhupathi won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. In 2002, Leander paired up with Michael Hill with moderate success.
pairing up in a mixed doubles event
2003–2007
After 2003 Paes increasingly focused on doubles. He won the mixed doubles events at the Australian and Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova, both in 2003. Weeks later, Paes was admitted to the MD Anderson Cancer Center for a suspected brain tumour that was later found to be neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection. He had to miss the US Open, but recovered by the end of that year.In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he paired up with Bhupathi, failing again at the semifinals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in the US Open doubles event in 2006 with Martin Damm. Paes led the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the men's doubles and mixed doubles. Paes maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007. With wins in the Rotterdam and Indian Wells, Paes took his doubles tally to 38.
2008
Paes/Bhupathi took part in men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, who went on to win gold. With Cara Black he won the 2008 US Open mixed doubles title.2009
In 2009, he won the French Open and US Open Men's doubles titles with Lukáš Dlouhý and was the runner-up in mixed at the US Open.2010
He began the 2010 season in good form, again winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Cara Black. This was the pair's third consecutive Grand Slam final and the fourth overall2012
Paes and Radek Štěpánek's 2012 Wimbledon tournament ended when the duo lost to Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo. Paes and Elena Vesnina reached the finals of the Wimbledon mixed doubles after beating Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 on 7 July. They lost in the final to Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan 3–6, 7–5, 4–6.In the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Indian pair lost to French team Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6.
Paes and Štěpánek advanced to the finals at the 2012 US Open after their Spanish opponents, Marcel Granollers and Marc López, retired because of injury. However the duo lost in the final of US Open 2012 to the Bryan brothers.
Paes and Štěpánek kicked off the ATP World Tour Finals with a win against Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Aquafresh and Dutchman Jean Julien Rojer, 6–4, 7–5. They made it to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by eventual runners-up Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna.
2013
Paes/Štěpánek won the 2013 US Open, defeating Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 6–1, 6–3. This was Paes' 3rd US Open men's doubles title and 14th Grand Slam title. In January 2014, Government of India announced its 3rd Highest Civilian Award Padma Bhushan for Paes.2014
Paes won the 2014 Malaysian Open men's doubles with Marcin Matkowski.2015
Paes started his 25th season on the ATP World Tour by partnering with Klaasen to reach the Chennai final, where the team lost to Lu/Marray. On 17 January, he won his 55th tour-level title in his 93rd final at Auckland, again with Klaasen. The team recorded three match tie break victories en route to the final. With the win, Paes had won at least one trophy every season since 1997.On 1 February, Paes captured his seventh Grand Slam mixed doubles crown at the 2015 Australian Open with Martina Hingis. It was his 15th major crown overall and his third mixed doubles triumph at Melbourne Park. The pair beat defending champions Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic in the final. As No. 7 seed with Klaasen in men's doubles, Paes lost to eventual champions Bolelli/Fognini in the second round.
At the 2015 French Open, Paes started a new partnership with Daniel Nestor. The pair crashed out in the third round; however Paes became just the seventh male player in Open Era to complete 700 doubles wins.
At Wimbledon 2015, Paes teamed up with Martina Hingis to win the mixed doubles championship. The final with a 6–1, 6–1 score against fifth seeds Alexander Peya and Tímea Babos lasted only 41 minutes. Paes/Nestor reached the third round. By winning his 4th Wimbledon mixed doubles title, Paes shared the record for men's titles in the open era with Owen Davidson.
On 12 September 2015, Paes won the mixed doubles at the 2015 US Open with Hingis, defeating Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in three sets.
2016
On 3 June 2016, Paes completed his Career Grand Slam in mixed by winning the 2016 French Open with Hingis, thus joining an elite league of players. He broke Davidson's record for most men's titles. Paes qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's Doubles, and partnered with Rohan Bopanna. They lost in the first round to the Polish pair of Marcin Matkowski and Łukasz Kubot. He later paired up with Andre Begemann, where they reached the final in the Winston-Salem Open. This pair lost in the first round of the 2016 US Open. He turned up for the Davis cup against Spain with Saketh Myneni, losing to Rafael Nadal and Marc López in 4 sets.2017
Paes played in the 2017 season with his 111th partner, Andre Sa. The duo lost to the Indian pair of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the first round of Aircel Chennai Open in straight sets. With this loss, Paes moved down to 64th in doubles ranks. Though India won their Davis Cup tie against New Zealand, Paes and his last minute partner, Vishnu Vardhan, lost to the New Zealanders Artem Sitak/Michael Venus. Paes and Rohan Bopanna were kept as reserves by new, non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi for the tie against Uzbekistan. Eventually, Paes was dropped from final four, which created controversy. Paes reached the semis of the Dubai Open and at Delray Beach. Paes, with Adil Shamasdin, won the Leon Challenger in Mexico. With this victory, he moved to 53rd in the doubles rankings. He then paired with Scott Lipsky and won the Tallahassee Challenger title to move to 49th. Paes and Shamasdin won the Aegon Ilkley Challenger, and Paes moved to 62nd in the rankings. Paes and Purav Raja won the 2017 Knoxville Challenger. With this victory Paes moved to 67th in the rankings. Paes and Purav Raja won the 2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign. With this victory Paes moved to 63rd in the rankings and finished off his 2017 season. It was first time since 1996 that Paes failed to win a title or reach the final at an ATP tour event in a season.2018
Paes continued his partnership with Raja, losing the Maharashtra Open in the first round to defending champions Bopanna/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. In the Australian Open, Paes/Raja lost in the round of 16. Along with James Cerretani, Paes won the Newport Beach Challenger. Paes along with James Cerretani finished as runner up in the Dubai Open. Paes was recalled to India's Davis Cup squad to play against China. On April 7, 2018, Paes became the most successful player in Davis Cup history with his 43rd doubles victory. After going 0-2 down, Paes/Bopanna scripted India's comeback and in the end India won the tie 3-2. After this, Paes skipped clay and grass court seasons. Paes was selected for the 2018 Asian Games, but the day before the Games started, he opted out citing the lack of a doubles specialist to accompany him. Paes/Cerretani finished as runner-ups at the Winston-Salem Open. The same pair lost in the first round of the US Open. Paes along with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela finished as runner-ups at the Chicago Challenger and Monterrey challenger. Paes along with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela won the Santo Domingo Challenger and finished as runner up in Brest Challenger.2019
Paes and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela started the 2019 season at the Maharashtra Open. The duo lost a very close quarter-final to the eventual champions, Bopanna/Divij Sharan, 17-15 in a match tie-break. Paes/Reyes-Varela then finished as runners-up in the Da Nang Challenger before losing in the first round of the Australian Open. Paes reached the semi finals of the Hall Of Fame Championship in July 2019.Davis Cup
Paes started his Davis Cup career in 1990, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese team in a five-set encounter. His Davis cup record was 89–32 as of July 2015. He played a key role on the Indian team that reached the World Group from 1991–1998. He was part of the Indian team that reached the semifinals 1993 with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing to Australia. In singles, his major wins came against the French duo of Arnaud Boetsch and Henri Leconte in 1993, Wayne Ferreira in 1994, and Goran Ivanišević in 1995 when India defeated Croatia, beating Jan Siemerink in 1995 to defeat Netherlands, and Jiří Novák in 1997. He teamed up with Bhupathi to beat Hirszon/Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995, Damm/Korda of the Czech Republic in 1997, Massú/Ríos of Chile in 1997, Broad/Henman in 1998, and Aspelin/Björkman of Sweden in 2005. In 2007, Leander had three wins and no losses.In 1993 he beat No. 25 Arnaud Boetsch on clay in straight sets. He also defeated Henri Leconte in the same week and even though Ramesh Krishnan closed the tie out by beating Rodolphe Gilbert in a five-setter, the architect of that victory was Paes.
In 1994 he beat World No. 13 Wayne Ferreira in straight sets.
In 1995 he beat Ivanišević in a five-setter on grass. Jan Siemerink, in 1996, then ranked No. 20, also fell to Paes.
Year-end finals
Paes appeared with Bhupathi in six season finales.Paes played at the year-end championships with Bhupathi each year from 1997 to 2000, as well as in 2002 and 2011, reaching three finals. In 1997 they lost the final to Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. They lost the 1999 final to Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien. In 2000, they lost the final to Donald Johnson and Pieter Norval.
Playing style
Leander has been described as having a strange playing style by Andre Agassi. He varies his play as the match goes on; he is one of the best volleyers and a talented drop shotter. His volleying techniques were learnt from former Indian player Akhtar Ali. He hits a one-handed backhand, which he drives only seldom, preferring instead to slice when returning serve or rallying from his backhand.Acting career
Leander made his film debut in Ashok Kohli's Rajdhani Express, a socio-political thriller.Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)
By winning the 2012 Australian Open title, Paes achieved the career Grand Slam.| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard |  Mahesh Bhupathi |  Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | US Open | Hard | David Rikl |  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |  Wesley Moodie Dick Norman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |  Nenad Zimonjić Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2012 | US Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2013 | US Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |  Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 6–1, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Olympic medal matches
Singles: 1 (1 bronze medal)
;Bronze medal final| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Bronze | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Fernando Meligeni | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1–0 | 6 July 1998 | Newport, US | Grass | Neville Godwin | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 98 (55 titles, 43 runners-up)
| Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 1995 Volvo International – Doubles| | New Haven, US | Hard |  Nicolás Pereira | Rick Leach Scott Melville | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | 1997 Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Petr Luxa David Škoch | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–1 | 1997 du Maurier Open – Men's Doubles| | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | 1997 Pilot Pen International| | New Haven, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | 1997 Nokia Open – Doubles| | Beijing, China | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Alex O'Brien Jim Courier | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–2 | 1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles| | Hartford, US | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 7–2 | 1998 Qatar Open – Doubles| | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–2 | 1998 Gold Flake Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–2 | 1998 Italian Open – Men's Doubles| | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 11–2 | 1998 Shanghai Open – Doubles| | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11–3 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 11–4 | 1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles| | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 12–4 | 1998 Paris Open – Doubles| | Paris, France | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–5 | 1999 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–5 | 1999 Gold Flake Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Wayne Black Neville Godwin | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–5 | 1999 French Open – Men's Doubles| | Paris, France | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 15–5 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Jan Siemerink | Ellis Ferreira David Rikl | W/O | |
| Win | 16–5 | 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles| | London, UK | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 17–5 | 1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships| | Newport, US | Grass | Wayne Arthurs |  Sargis Sargsian Chris Woodruff | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17–6 | Indianapolis, US | Hard | Olivier Delaître | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 17–7 | 1999 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 17–8 | 1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles| | Hartford, US | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–8 | 2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles| | Orlando, US | Clay | Jan Siemerink | Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–8 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 19–9 | 2000 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles| | Bangalore, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 6–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 20–9 | 2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles| | Atlanta, US | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 21–9 | 2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles| | Houston, US | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Kevin Kim Jim Thomas | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 22–9 | 2001 French Open – Men's Doubles| | Paris, France | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 23–9 | 2001 Cincinnati Masters – Doubles| | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Martin Damm David Prinosil | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23–10 | 2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles| | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 23–11 | 2001 Paris Masters – Doubles| | Paris, France | Carpet | Mahesh Bhupathi | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 24–11 | 2002 Tata Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 25–11 | 2002 Majorca Open – Doubles| | Majorca, Spain | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–11 | 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Dubai, UAE | Hard | David Rikl | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 27–11 | 2003 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Delray Beach, US | Hard |  Nenad Zimonjić | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 27–12 | 2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's Doubles| | Miami, US | Hard | David Rikl |  Roger Federer Max Mirnyi | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 27–13 | 2003 Ordina Open – Men's Doubles| | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Donald Johnson | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 28–13 | 2003 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Rikl | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 28–14 | 2004 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Mahesh Bhupathi Fabrice Santoro | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 29–14 | 2004 Gerry Weber Open| | Halle, Germany | Grass | David Rikl | Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 30–14 | 2004 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Rikl | Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 31–14 | 2004 Canada Masters – Doubles| | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 31–15 | 2004 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | David Rikl | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 32–15 | 2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Delray Beach, US | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |  Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 33–15 | 2005 Monte Carlo Masters – Doubles| | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | W/O |
| Win | 34–15 | 2005 Torneo Godó – Doubles| | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić |  Feliciano López Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 35–15 | 2005 Thailand Open – Doubles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Paul Hanley | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 35–16 | 2005 If Stockholm Open – Doubles| | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 35–17 | 2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Doubles| | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić |  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 35–18 | 2005 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles| | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Nenad Zimonjić | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 35–19 | 2006 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 36–19 | 2006 Ordina Open – Men's Doubles| | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Martin Damm | Arnaud Clément Chris Haggard | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 37–19 | 2006 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | Martin Damm | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 37–20 | 2007 Qatar Open – Doubles| | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Martin Damm |  Mikhail Youzhny Nenad Zimonjić | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 38–20 | 2007 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | Martin Damm |  Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Win | 39–20 | 2007 Pacific Life Open – Men's Doubles| | Indian Wells, US | Hard | Martin Damm | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 39–21 | 2007 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles| | Miami, US | Hard | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Loss | 39–22 | 2007 Ordina Open – Men's Doubles| | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Martin Damm | Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Loss | 39–23 | 2008 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles| | Halle, Germany | Grass | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Loss | 39–24 | 2008 Ordina Open – Men's Doubles| | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Mario Ančić Jürgen Melzer | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 39–25 | 2008 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 40–25 | 2008 Thailand Open – Doubles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 40–26 | 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 40–27 | 2009 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Scott Lipsky | Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 40–28 | 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 41–28 | 2009 French Open – Men's Doubles| | Paris, France | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Wesley Moodie Dick Norman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 42–28 | 2009 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 42–29 | 2010 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Jérémy Chardy Marc Gicquel | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 42–30 | 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 43–30 | 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles| | Miami, US | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 43–31 | 2010 French Open – Men's Doubles| | Paris, France | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 43–32 | 2010 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles| | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Lukáš Dlouhý | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6–1, 5–7, |
| Win | 44–32 | 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai, China | Hard | Jürgen Melzer |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–5, 4–6, |
| Win | 45–32 | 2011 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Robin Haase David Martin | 6–2, 6–7, |
| Loss | 45–33 | 2011 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 46–33 | 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles| | Miami, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6–7, 6–2, |
| Loss | 46–34 | 2011 Aegon Championships – Doubles| | London, UK | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–7, |
| Win | 47–34 | 2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 48–34 | 2012 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Janko Tipsarević | Andy Ram Jonathan Erlich | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 49–34 | 2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 50–34 | 2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles| | Miami, US | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |  Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 6–1, |
| Loss | 50–35 | 2012 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 50–36 | 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 51–36 | 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai, China | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Win | 52–36 | 2013 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles| | Winston-Salem, US | Hard | Daniel Nestor |  Treat Huey Dominic Inglot | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 53–36 | 2013 US Open – Men's Doubles| | New York, US | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 53–37 | 2014 Citi Open – Men's Doubles| | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Samuel Groth | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 54–37 | 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles| | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Marcin Matkowski | Jamie Murray John Peers | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 54–38 | 2015 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Hard | Raven Klaasen |  Lu Yen-hsun Jonathan Marray | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 55–38 | 2015 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Raven Klaasen | Dominic Inglot Florin Mergea | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 55–39 | 2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Delray Beach, US | Hard | Raven Klaasen | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 55–40 | 2016 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles| | Winston-Salem, US | Hard | Andre Begemann | Guillermo García-López Henri Kontinen | 6–4, 6–7, |
| Loss | 55–41 | 2016 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles| | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard | Andre Begemann | Dominic Inglot Henri Kontinen | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Loss | 55–42 | 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Dubai, UAE | Hard | James Cerretani | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 55–43 | 2018 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles| | Winston-Salem, US | Hard | James Cerretani | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Richard Matuszewski | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Christophe Van Garsse | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | Joost Winnink | 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard | David Witt | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | Byron Black | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Brasilia, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Roberto Jabali | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Madras, India | Challenger | Hard | Oleg Ogorodov | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius | Challenger | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–3 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Gouichi Motomura | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–3 | Calcutta, India | Challenger | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–3 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 9–3 | Lucknow, India | Challenger | Grass | Jamie Delgado | 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | 10–3 | Jaipur, India | Challenger | Grass | Barry Cowan | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 11–3 | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | Dennis van Scheppingen | 7–6, 3–2 ret. |
Doubles: 44 (26 titles, 18 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard |  Bertrand Madsen | Jeremy Bates Mark Petchey | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7 | |
| Win | 1–1 | New Haven, USA | Challenger | Hard | Todd Nelson | Jeremy Bates Byron Black | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | Donald Johnson | Richard Matuszewski John Sullivan | 6–2, 7–6 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Clay | Donald Johnson | Sean Cole Andrei Merinov | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Donald Johnson | Jan Apell Michael Mortensen | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Cincinnati, USA | Challenger | Hard | Wayne Arthurs | Johan de Beer Kevin Ullyett | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Mark Knowles | Anders Järryd Bent-Ove Pedersen | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Albert Chang | Richard Matuszewski David Nainkin | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Andrew Foster Danny Sapsford | w/o | |
| Win | 6–4 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Joshua Eagle Andrew Kratzmann | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 6–5 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Maurice Ruah | Wayne Black László Markovits | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 7–5 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Óscar Ortiz |  Sergio Cortés João Cunha Silva | 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | 8–5 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | José Antonio Conde Christo van Rensburg | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | 9–5 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 9–6 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 10–6 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Neville Godwin | Noam Behr Eyal Ran | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 10–7 | Annenheim, Austria | Challenger | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 11–7 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sébastien Leblanc Grant Stafford | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 12–7 | Madras, India | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Sander Groen Oleg Ogorodov | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 13–7 | Ahmedabad, India | Challenger | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Georg Blumauer Udo Plamberger | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 13–8 | Reunion Island, Reunion | Challenger | Hard | Donald Johnson | Hendrik Jan Davids Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | 14–8 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Michael Joyce Scott Melville | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | 15–8 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Devin Bowen Tuomas Ketola | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 16–8 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 | |
| Win | 17–8 | Bermuda, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Jan Siemerink | Jeff Coetzee Brent Haygarth | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 17–9 | 2010 BMW Tennis Championship – Doubles| | Sunrise, USA | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Martin Damm Filip Polášek | 6–4, 1–6, |
| Loss | 17–10 | 2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Doubles| | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Sam Groth | Santiago González Mate Pavić | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 18–10 | 2016 Busan Open – Doubles| | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Sam Groth |  Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 6–1, |
| Win | 19–10 | 2016 Thindown Challenger Biella – Doubles| | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andre Begemann | Andrej Martin Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–11 | 2016 Tashkent Challenger – Doubles| | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Andre Begemann | Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 20–11 | 2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Doubles| | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Adil Shamasdin | Luca Margaroli Caio Zampieri | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–11 | 2017 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles| | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Scott Lipsky | Máximo González Leonardo Mayer | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 22–11 | 2017 Aegon Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Ilkley, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | Adil Shamasdin | Brydan Klein Joe Salisbury | 6–2, 2–6, |
| Win | 23–11 | 2017 Knoxville Challenger – Doubles| | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard | Purav Raja | James Cerretani John-Patrick Smith | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 24–11 | 2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles| | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard | Purav Raja |  Ruan Roelofse Joe Salisbury | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Win | 25–11 | 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach – Men's Doubles| | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani | Treat Huey Denis Kudla | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 25–12 | 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles| | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Joe Salisbury | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 25–13 | 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Chicago – Men's Doubles| | Chicago, USA | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Luke Bambridge Neal Skupski | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 25–14 | 2018 Monterrey Challenger – Doubles| | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |  Marcelo Arévalo Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 26–14 | 2018 Milex Open – Doubles| | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |  Ariel Behar Roberto Quiroz | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 26–15 | 2018 Brest Challenger – Doubles| | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Loss | 26–16 | 2019 Da Nang Tennis Open – Doubles| | Da Nang, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Loss | 26–17 | 2019 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Ilkley, UK | Challenger | Grass |  Marcus Daniell | Santiago González  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 26–18 | 2020 Bengaluru Open – Doubles| | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Matthew Ebden | Purav Raja Ramkumar Ramanathan | 0–6, 3–6 |
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Current through the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round.Mixed doubles
Partnerships
Leander Paes is known for changing partnerships, and he has had over 100 different partners over his career. Paes has also teamed with 25 players in Grand Slam mixed doubles.Partners in men's doubles
Partners in Mixed doubles
- These lists only consists of players who played with Leander Paes in ATP and ITF-recognized tournaments which include the Olympics, Grand Slams, World Tour Finals, World Tour Masters, World Tour Series, Davis Cup ties, and ATP Challengers. They do not include the players who played with him in the other unrecognized multi-sport events and leagues such as World TeamTennis. The lists might be incomplete when all the other tournaments are considered. The order of the players in the list is based on their first partnering with Paes. Sania Mirza had also earlier played with Leander Paes in 2006 and 2010 in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Other partners
India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other events
- Mahesh Bhupathi
- Sania Mirza
WorldTeam Tennis
- Bobby Reynolds
- Anastasia Rodionova
- Venus Williams
- Serena Williams
- Rennae Stubbs
- Scott Oudsema
- Martina Hingis
- Denis Kudla
- Sam Querrey
Champions Tennis League
- Garbiñe Muguruza
- Somdev Devvarman
Partnership with Mahesh Bhupathi
In 2011, the pair won doubles at the Chennai Open. They reunited to play in a Grand Slam Tournament after nine years and claimed runners-up in the 2011 Australian Open and reached the semifinals in the year-end championships.
The Indian duo has a 303–103 career record together. They have a high success rate against various top teams. They have a Davis Cup record for the longest doubles winning streak, with 24 straight wins.
Paes paired with Vishnu Vardhan at the London Olympics 2012, following Bhupathi and Bopanna 's refusal. Paes threatened to withdraw from the Olympics rather than play with Vardhan, whose world ranking was 296, but withdrew the threat a week later. Paes and Vardhan reached the second round of the tournament, losing to French silver medalists Llodra/Tsonga.
Davis Cup record
The duo has the longest doubles streak in Davis Cup history.| SL | Year | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1995 | Sasa Hirszon / Goran Ivanišević | W |
| 2 | 1996 | Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis | L |
| 3 | 1996 | Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti | L |
| 4 | 1997 | Martin Damm / Petr Korda | W |
| 5 | 1997 | Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos | W |
| 6 | 1998 | Neil Broad / Tim Henman | W |
| 7 | 1999 |  Kim Dong-hyun / Hyung-Taik Lee | W |
| 8 | 1999 |  Shan Jiang / Zhu Benqiang | W |
| 9 | 2001 | Ran Xu / Jing-Zhu Yang | W |
| 10 | 2001 | Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki | W |
| 11 | 2001 | Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer | W |
| 12 | 2002 |  Patrick Chucri / Ali Hamadeh | W |
| 13 | 2002 | James Shortall / Daniel Willman | W |
| 14 | 2003 | Jun Kato / Thomas Shimada | W |
| 15 | 2003 | Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen | W |
| 16 | 2004 | Mark Nielsen / Matthew Prentice | W |
| 17 | 2004 | Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi | W |
| 18 | 2005 | Yu Jr. Wang / Zhu Benqiang | W |
| 19 | 2005 | Murad Inoyatov / Denis Istomin | W |
| 20 | 2005 | Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman | W |
| 21 | 2006 | Woong-Sun Jun / Oh-Hee Kwon | W |
| 22 | 2006 | Jalil Khan / Asim Shafik | W |
| 23 | 2008 | Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki | W |
| 24 | 2008 | Adrian Cruciat / Horia Tecău | W |
| 25 | 2009 | Tsung-Hua Yang / Chu-Huan Yi | W |
| 26 | 2010 | Teymuraz Gabashvili / Igor Kunitsyn | W |
| 27 | 2010 | Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares | W |