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Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in:
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Answer: Option A — 1999
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Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in July 1999. They defeated Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands and Jared Palmer of the USA in the final. They were the first all-Indian pair to win the Wimbledon men's doubles title.
Their remarkable year, 1999:
- Paes and Bhupathi reached the finals of all four Grand Slam men's doubles events that year, the first team in the Open Era to do so.
- They won the French Open and Wimbledon, and lost the finals of the Australian Open and the US Open.
- In April 1999, they became the world's number one doubles team.
- At the same 1999 Wimbledon, Leander Paes also won the mixed doubles title with Lisa Raymond of the USA.
The "Indian Express":
- The pair were nicknamed the "Indian Express".
- They won the French Open men's doubles again in 2001.
- They had a famous winning streak of 24 consecutive Davis Cup doubles matches together.
- After many years apart, they reunited for the 2011 season and reached the Australian Open final.
- Their story was told in the 2021 documentary series "Break Point".
Grand Slam records:
Leander Paes: 18 Grand Slam titles (8 men's doubles and 10 mixed doubles), including a career Grand Slam in both men's and mixed doubles.
Mahesh Bhupathi: 12 Grand Slam titles (4 men's doubles and 8 mixed doubles). He was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title (1997 French Open mixed doubles).
Other Indian Wimbledon champions:
- Sania Mirza: Wimbledon women's doubles 2015 (with Martina Hingis).
- Ramanathan Krishnan won the Wimbledon junior title in 1954, the first Asian to do so.
Why not the other options?
- ✗1997 is when Bhupathi won his first Grand Slam (French Open mixed doubles).
- ✗2001 is when Paes and Bhupathi won their second French Open title.
- ✗2003 is when Paes won the Wimbledon mixed doubles with Martina Navratilova.
Quick tip
Remember: Paes and Bhupathi = Wimbledon men's doubles champions 1999 (also French Open 1999 and 2001), reached all four Grand Slam finals in 1999; the "Indian Express".
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