Premjit Lall was a professional tennis

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 player from India

India

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Lall reached the Junior final at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships

1958 Wimbledon Championships

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. He played on the India Davis Cup team

India Davis Cup team

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 from 1959

1959 Davis Cup

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 until 1973

1973 Davis Cup

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. His best Grand Slam

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 singles performance was reaching the round of 16 at the 1962 Australian Championships.

In doubles, his best Slam performance was reaching the Quarterfinals at the 1962 Australian Championships and 1973 Wimbledon Championships

1973 Wimbledon Championships

List of the 1973 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: Jan Kodeš def. Alex Metreveli, 6–1, 9–8, 6–3-Women's singles: Billie Jean King def. Chris Evert, 6–0, 7–5...

, both times with Jaidip Mukerjea

Jaidip Mukerjea

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Lall was given India's top sports honor, the Arjuna Award

Arjuna award

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 in 1967. Lall played his final professional match in 1979.

Following an accident in 1992, Lall used a wheelchair. He died at his residence in Kolkata

Kolkata

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on 31 December 2008 after a prolonged illness, and cremated at Tollygunge.