Biography
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Prakash Amritraj is a former Professional Tennis Player on the ATP World Tour. He reached 2 ATP World Tour Finals, amassed singles wins over former number one ranked player in the world & Australian Open/US Open Champion, Marat Safin and ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov. He represented India as their Number One singles player in the prestigious Davis Cup and competed at all of the 4 majors in the sport. Prior to turning professional Prakash led USC as a freshman to an NCAA title earning himself MVP honors in the finals.
Known as one of the premier sports presenters in the world for his sport (covered Wimbledon for BeIN Sports in the Middle East as well as for Star Sports in India), He is now one of the lead faces for the world's largest Tennis network; Tennis Channel (70 Million homes in USA). On the network he is known for his humorous personality, quick wit, and unique close relationship with the players. He has produced and starred in 2 different multi-season spanning series' for the network as well, "Prakash Worldwide" & "No Limit: NYC, a prakash worldwide series." Over the last 4 years there is no one in the tennis world that has more 1 on 1 interviews with the top names in the game. In 2022 alone his analyst/interview coverage alone (not including other series and content produced and starring in) amassed over 10 MILLION unique viewer impressions. He is also the first and only American of Indian Descent to headline coverage for a sporting major in any sport in the US.
Prakash is also well known in the fitness space. He has been a contributor to GQ India for 2.5 years, with the magazine featuring him and his "What's Your Code" Philosophy in a double page spread in each issue. During that period in which Prakash wrote for and created digital video content for GQ India, it rose to the Number 2 most successful GQ in the world, only behind the US.
Prakash also brings his multi faceted talents to the hosting/MC world. He has been the Master of Ceremonies for the highest profile pre-US Open event, the Taste of Tennis in 2022 and will again in 2023. 2022's event saw Prakash hosting a fireside chat with Venus and Serena Williams and Michelin star chef Emma Bengston, followed by a 1000 person event where Prakash was on stage with two Michelin star chefs and Naomi Osaka & Nick Kyrgios in a cooking competition for the ages. While this event was done for Citi, Prakash's corporate speaking engagements reach beyond this relationship to Fairfax Capital, and a variety of other groups in various spaces as well.
Also a gifted inspirational/motivational speaker, Prakash was recently brought up to Vancouver by the prestigious Laver Cup to speak to a large group of children who were aspiring to become ball boys at the event as a part of community outreach. Prakash has spoken at various Universities including USC to spread his uplifting message of positivity to the next generation so that they may achieve their greatest selves.
Also an actor & producer, Prakash began his acting career opening NBC's famed comedy showcase, and went on to act alongside Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, and Billy Crystal in "Untogether," which received a Spotlight World Premier at the Tribeca Film Festival. Prakash is next slated to play the lead in the international espionage feature film franchise set in the sports world, as well as several other high profile projects. Prakash is also the President of Sterling Road Films, a film production and finance company that focuses on aspirational story-telling with global appeal.
Prakash is also very active in the business side of sports as he is a co-owner in the professional pickleball franchise MIAMI PICKLEBALL CLUB alongside co-owners Patrick Mahomes, Kygo, Nick Kyrgios, Naomi Osaka, and Rich Paul.
