Syed Asif Quadri

His last major success was in real estate. In 1996, he moved with his wife to California, USA and started with his real estate business in the USA.

With the growth of his business empire, he decided to promote a 250,000 tons/year capacity cement plant in 1986 in Andhra Pradesh. He sold that venture in 1995.

Later on, Asif Quadri married his cousin Malik Taj Qutub in 1986. His wife had been widowed one year earlier in 1985 and had three children from her first marriage. She expired in 2018.

Later on in life, he maintained his sportsmanship through golf championships. He won several golf tournaments in Hyderabad, India along with the Rais Jung Open Championship of Hyderabad, India in 1985. He was the runner up in a national tournament in 1984.

Asif Quadri left his job with ESSO to enter into his own business. His first business venture was in the form of a petrol station / car wash / automotive repair shop at Hyderabad, India. With the success of this business he set up a transportation company in 1974 with a fleet of trucks. His focus was on the transport of sugar, coal and cement.

His last posting was in the position of Assistant Regional Manager overseeing sales and operations before he left ESSO in 1972.

In the meantime, he was offered a job as a trainee in Standard Oil Company (Mobil) in 1962 and he opted for it while hoping to go to Germany. When he returned from his training, he found out to his dismay that his father had written to AEG declining to send him to Germany. He could feel that his father was not prepared to let him go away out of love, and he accepted this as such. In the meantime, his cousin Kazi Abdur Rasheed also arranged for him to proceed to the US to do his master's degree, but in deference to his father's wishes he remained behind in India to work with Standard Oil Company.

During 1962, Standard Oil was taken over by Esso Standard Eastern Inc. Asif Quadri was inducted into the sales department, and was posted at different cities of India including Hyderabad, India, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta, Indore, and Nagpur. He was also sent on deputation to England in 1969–1970 with ESSO Europe.

Asif Quadri chose to become an engineer and joined the College of Engineering Bangalore that year. He graduated as an electrical engineer in 1961.

In addition to tennis and cricket, he excelled in softball and golf as well. He was also on the Mysore State softball team from 1958 to 1961.

As a result, a number of officers of the government of Hyderabad were transferred to the other states. Asif Quadri's father Syed Ahmed Quadri was transferred to Mysore State as a part of this restructuring, and the family moved to Bangalore in the beginning of 1957.

At the end of 1956, Hyderabad State was disbanded by the Government of India and several of its districts were given to Maharashtra State, Mysore State and Madras State. The rump was reconstituted into Andhra Pradesh.

After his move to Mysore State at the end of 1956, he remained at the top in of the State from 1957 to 1961 as Mysore No.1. While he was always at the top in State tennis, he was also no. 2 in all of India next to Ramnath Krishnan. In 1954, he was chosen to represent India at the Wimbledon championship in the UK along with Ramnath Krishnan.

The first time Hyderabad team reached the final of Roushan Ara Tournament, he had the highest average along with a record partnership for the 8th wicket in the All India schools tournament. He then played for the Junior State team of Hyderabad for two years from 1954 to 56. Later on, he continued his cricket career when he played for Mysore University in 1959 and captained the Bangalore Engineering College team in 1960–61.

His schooling was at Madrasa-e-Aliya from where he passed out in 1952. He then joined Nizam College in Hyderabad, India and completed his BSc in mathematics, physics and chemistry in 1956.

Asif Quadri's fame knew no bounds in tennis. He was the No.1 tennis player of Hyderabad State in Juniors from 1951 to 1954, and No.1 in Seniors of the State in 1955–1956. As a Junior, he also won Northern India Singles and Doubles in 1953 and All India hard court Doubles 1954 by beating Ramnath Krishnan.

Asif Quadri started his sports career very early, and was a member of the Madrasa-e-Aliya school cricket team from 1950 to 1952. During the same period he was also chosen to play cricket for the Hyderabad schools as well. He was considered to be a star batsman and contributed to numerous wins and records for his tem.

Syed Asif Quadri (Urdu: سيد آصف قادرى ) (born 19 November 1936) was a tennis player from India. He was the number 1 in tennis in Hyderabad State and Mysore State and number 2 in all of India during the 1950s and early 1960s. He also represented India at the Wimbledon championships in 1954. He is also a noted businessman / entrepreneur of India.

Syed Asif Quadri was born in Hyderabad city on 19 November 1936. He is the son of the famous educationist / administrator Syed Ahmed Quadri and Mehrunnisa Begum.