Jennifer Paes


Jennifer Paes is an Indian former basketball player who captained the Indian national basketball team in 1982 and participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics. She accompanied her husband, field hockey player Vece Paes, to the Olympics.

Early life

Jennifer is the daughter of Michael Dutton and Ruby Myrtle Nyss of Calcutta and great-granddaughter of Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Her uncle Garney Nyss was an accomplished sportsman in multiple sports including field hockey, speed skating, athletics, cricket, badminton and tennis.

Personal life

She is married to India's former field hockey player Vece Paes. Their son is Leander Paes, India's top tennis player and Olympic medalist.