Arvind Parmar
| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain
|
|---|---|
| Residence | London, England |
| Born |
22 March 1978 Hitchin, England |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | December 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach(es) | David Sammel |
| Prize money | $519,643 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 15–30 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (26 June 2000) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1999, 2000, 2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6–17 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 218 (21 July 2003) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
| Last updated on: 12 July 2013. | |
Arvind Parmar (born 1978 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a former British professional tennis player. Of Indian descent, he retired in December 2006. Parmar is nicknamed the "Hitchin Hurricane". After retiring he coached British junior No. 1, Ahmed El Menshawy. He currently coaches another British junior, James Marsalek.
Parmar competed in his first ATP tour event in Bournemouth in September 1996, in doubles. Partnering Paul Robinson, they lost in the first round in 3 sets. Parmar finished 1996 ranked World No. 720 in singles and No. 1081 in doubles.
Parmar played his first tour singles matches in July, 1997, playing in two challenger events in Britain, Bristol and Manchester. Both played on grass, he lost rather handily in the first round of each event. Parmar also lost in the first round in both events in doubles. He won his first tour event in September as he and partner Jamie Delgado reached the second round in doubles at the Scottish Tennis Championships. He finished 1997 ranked World No. 464 in singles and No. 608 in doubles.
Parmar played 12 Futures events in 1998 in singles, going 14 wins, 12 losses. His best result in these tournaments was a semi-finals result at Great Britain F7, played in Sunderland. He went 1 and 4 in challengers, reaching the second round of the Ahmedabad Challenger in December. In doubles play, Parmar reached 3 Futures semi-finals as well as the second round of Wimbledon, in his first grand slam appearance, partnering Luke Milligan. Parmar's peak ranking for 1998 was World No. 394 in ran, received in October, and No. 370 in doubles in August.
Parmar qualified for Wimbledon in 1999 beating the no.25 seed Albert Costa (ESP) W 0-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-3 before losing to compatriot Greg Rusedski. During this three-year period under the guidance of his coach David Sammel he made the second round of Wimbledon three years in a row and qualified for the 2000 Australian Open. He was selected for Davis Cup regularly from 2000–2006.
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