Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram

Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram (born 16 February 1977 in Chennai) is a former professional female tennis player.[1][2][3]

Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
Country (sports) India
Born (1977-02-16) 16 February 1977
Chennai, India
Turned pro1996
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$56,843
Singles
Career record156–135
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 331 (25 December 2000)
Doubles
Career record202–119
Career titles0 WTA, 25 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (18 June 2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–7

In her career, she won four singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. On 25 December 2000, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 331. On 18 June 2001, she peaked at number 249 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Jayalakshmy Jayaram has a win–loss record of 6–7.

She had a notable victory over Nina Bratchikova in 2005.[4]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2003 Hyderabad Open, in the doubles event partnering Rushmi Chakravarthi. Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram retired from professional tennis 2010.

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–5)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2 November 1998 New Delhi, India Hard Shruti Dhawan 5–7, 3–6
Winner 1. 10 May 1999 Lucknow, India Carpet Archana Venkataraman 6–1, 7–5
Winner 2. 10 April 2000 Mumbai, India Carpet Sonal Phadke 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 17 April 2000 New Delhi, India Hard Nirupama Sanjeev 3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 16 October 2000 Gwalior, India Clay Andrea van den Hurk 4–1, 4–0
Winner 4. 7 July 2002 Tlemcen, Algeria Clay Elisabeth Bahn 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 10 September 2002 Mysore, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 25 October 2003 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Heidi El Tabakh 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 30 August 2004 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (25–14)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 2 November 1998 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Montika Anuchan
Orawan Wongkamalasai		 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 10 May 1999 Lucknow, India Carpet Rushmi Chakravarthi Shruti Dhawan
Sheethal Goutham		 0–1 ret.
Runner-up 2. 18 October 1999 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Liza Andriyani
Benjamas Sangaram		 0–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 16 April 2000 Mumbai, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Manisha Malhotra
Satomi Kinjo		 6–4, 4–6, 2–1 ret.
Winner 3. 17 April 2000 New Delhi, India Carpet Nirupama Sanjeev Rushmi Chakravarthi
Radhika Tulpule		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 3 September 2000 Jaipur, India Grass Rushmi Chakravarthi Monique Adamczak
Jennifer Schmidt		 3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Winner 4. 10 September 2000 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Orawan Wongkamalasai
Wang I-ting		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 16 October 2000 Gwalior, India Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Monica Acosta
Larissa Schaerer		 2–4, 1–4, 4–0, 3–5
Winner 5. 23 October 2000 New Delhi, India Grass Rushmi Chakravarthi Urška Vesenjak
Maša Vesenjak		 4–2, 4–5(5–7), 4–1, 4–0
Winner 6. 30 October 2000 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Urška Vesenjak
Maša Vesenjak		 5–3, 4–2, 5–3
Runner-up 5. 6 November 2000 Bandung, Indonesia Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Liza Andriyani
Angelique Widjaja		 1–4, 2–4, 0–4
Winner 7. 20 November 2000 Manila, Philippines Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Miho Saeki
Remi Uda		 5–3, 4–1, 4–2
Winner 8. 16 April 2001 Chandigarh, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Dea Sumantri
Radhika Tulpule		 6–1, 7–5
Winner 9. 23 April 2001 Pune, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza
Sonal Phadke		 6–2, 6–0
Winner 10. 3 September 2001 Chennai, India Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Samrita Sekar
Shubha Srinivasen		 6–0, 7–6(7–2)
Winner 11. 19 September 2001 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Shruti Dhawan
Radhika Tulpule		 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Winner 12. 22 April 2002 Pune, India Clay Radhika Tulpule Samrita Sekar
Archana Venkataraman		 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 13. 10 June 2002 Ankara, Turkey Clay Elena Yaryshka Jacqueline Froehlich
Ruxandra Marin		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 7 July 2002 Tlemcen, Algeria Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Susanne Aigner
Elisabeth Bahn		 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 14. 10 September 2002 Mysore, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Alena Dvornikova
Anastasia Dvornikova		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 27 October 2002 Cairo, Egypt Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Kira Nagy
Maria Wolfbrandt		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 9 February 2003 Chennai, India Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Akgul Amanmuradova
Ivanna Israilova		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 15. 23 February 2003 Bangalore, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Maki Arai
Natalia Dziamidzenka		 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 9. 31 March 2003 Mumbai, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Akgul Amanmuradova
Khoo Chin-bee		 2–6, 2–6
Winner 16. 20 April 2003 Muzaffarnagar, India Grass Rushmi Chakravarthi Shruti Dhawan
Yael Glitzenshtein		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 17. 17 August 2003 Colombo, Sri Lanka Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Hwang I-hsuan
Varanya Vijuksanaboon		 6–0, 6–0
Winner 18. 8 September 2003 Bangalore, India Grass Rushmi Chakravarthi Khoo Chin-bee
Meghha Vakaria		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 2 November 2003 Mumbai, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Gabriela Chmelinová
Hana Šromová		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11. 17 January 2004 Hyderabad, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Isha Lakhani
Meghha Vakaria		 5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 23 May 2004 Lucknow, India Grass Archana Venkataraman Ankita Bhambri
Rushmi Chakravarthi		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 19. 5 July 2004 Sidi Fredj, Algeria Clay Shelley Stephens Jennifer Elie
Michaela Johansson		 6–3, 6–1
Winner 20. 21 August 2004 Colombo, Sri Lanka Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Chan Yung-jan
Minori Takemoto		 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Winner 21. 4 September 2004 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Montinee Tangphong
Thassha Vitayaviroj		 w/o
Winner 22. 24 October 2004 Pune, India Hard Akgul Amanmuradova Wilawan Choptang
Thassha Vitayaviroj		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 23. 1 November 2004 Mumbai, India Hard Akgul Amanmuradova Maria Abramović
Hana Šromová		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 24. 13 December 2004 Gurgaon, India Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi Ankita Bhambri
Sanaa Bhambri		 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 11 April 2005 Mumbai, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Nina Bratchikova
Francesca Lubiani		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 25. 9 May 2005 Ahmedabad, India Hard Ankita Bhambri Sanaa Bhambri
Shruti Dhawan		 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 14. 6 November 2005 Pune, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Nicole Clerico
Ksenia Palkina		 5–7, 6–7(7–9)

References
  1. ITF profile
  2. Tennis Explorer profile
  3. WTA profile
  4. Sai Jayalakshmi shocks title-favourite Nina Bratchikova
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