Background
Fazal was born in Kolkata, India, and is the son of Syed Naeemuddin, who was one of India"s prominent football players.
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Fazal ranked Number. 1 as a junior (U-18) in India. He played collegiate tennis at Temple University and was ranked Number. 1 in both singles and doubles.
He was also elected captain of Men's Tennis at Temple University.
He was a Bronze medalist at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998. Fazal earned Number. 1 ranking as an Amateur by the USTA 1997-1998.
After his retirement in 2002 he coached former world Number. 1 doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi and Martin Dam (top 10 Doubles) on the 2005 United States Open circuit.
He coached Bhupathi on mixed double the same year.
Fazal operates a Level 7 Tennis academy in Philadelphia. With Level 7 Tennis he has coached a possible future star in John Robertson, one of the brightest British tennis prospects.
Achievements
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He has competed on the Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tour, achieving a Top 400 ranking in singles and Top 200 ranking in doubles. Fazal has represented India in Davis Cup between 1998 to 2001. Fazal achieved a Top 400 ranking in singles and Top 200 ranking in doubles. He represented India in the Davis Cup between 1998 to 2001. Fazal was the National grass court Champion of India in 2000. He won the 1997 USTA National clay court championships.
