Vijay Amritraj (born December 14, 1953) is a former Davis Cup player and actor. Amritraj and his brother, Anand Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the brothers were semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men’s doubles.

Vijay Amritraj during his prime in the 70s.

Amritraj achieved his first significant success in singles in 1973 when he reached the quarter-final stage at two Grand Slam events. At Wimbledon he lost 5-7 in the fifth set to the eventual champion Jan Kodes and later that summer at the U.S. Open lost to tennis great Ken Rosewall after having beaten another legend, Rod Laver, two rounds earlier.

Amritraj was the captain of the Indian Davis Cup for much of the late 1970’s and 1980’s, helping India reach the finals in 1974 and 1987. He beat the best, including John McEnroe at his peak in 1984 (in the first round in Cincinnati) and had five career wins over Connors in their 11 matches. He reached his career high ranking in singles of World No. 16 in July, 1980.

Vijay also had a brief acting career, appearing with Roger Moore in the James Bond film, Octopussy as Vijay and in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He has since gone on to become a sports commentator.