Sagar Kashyap Explained

Sagar Kashyap
Occupation:Tennis player
Nationality:Indian

Sagar Kashyap is a former under-18 tennis player from Mysore, Karnataka, India, and the youngest Indian to officiate at the Wimbledon Championship.

Biography

Kashyap, hailing from Mysore started playing tennis at the age of 12.[1] He is a former under-18 junior ITF player[2] and has played at various national and international tournaments.

Kashyap, a computer engineer from Vidya Vikas Engineering college in Mysore started off as a line umpire in 2005 for Fed cup in New Delhi and had also participated as a line umpire in ITF events in Bangalore. Kashyap then rose to the rank of a supervisor and was a level 1 chair umpire in ITF events which entitled him to officiate up to second round. Sagar attended a workshop in Mumbai and became a white badge umpire. In an interview to a news paper Sagar stated "I was a national level player but turned towards umpiring. I cleared an ITF exam after which I became an International White Badge official. And now, I got a chance to travel to London and officiate in the qualifiers which is a huge boost to my career,".[3] He became the youngest Indian to officiate in Wimbledon Championship in 2011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mysore lad youngest Indian umpire at Wimbledon . Siasat . 2010-04-30 . 2012-04-14.
  2. Web site: Kashyap to officiate upto Wimbledon quarters . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518185020/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon . dead . 2013-05-18 . 2011-05-07 . . 2012-04-14.
  3. Web site: Qualified success . https://archive.today/20130125200930/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Qualified-success/Article1-426157.aspx . dead . 2013-01-25 . Hindustan Times . 2009-06-27 . 2012-04-14 .