Vijay Sundar Prashanth
Vijay Sundar Prashanth (born 27 October 1986) is a professional Indian tennis player. He caught everyone eye, when he won against Indian Davis Cup player Yuki Bhambri at 2015 Aircel Chennai Open. Prashanth has a career high ATP singles ranking of 335 achieved on 5 October 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 193 achieved on 2 August 2018. Prashanth has won Individual Doubles GOLD for India at the INDOOR ASIAN GAMES held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in September 2017. He also won Individual Singles SILVER for India at the INDOOR ASIAN GAMES held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in September 2017.
Full name | N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth | |||||||||||||
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Residence | Chennai, India | |||||||||||||
Born | Chennai, India | 27 October 1986|||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | $120,133 (Singles and Doubles Combined) | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 0–1 (0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 335 (5 October 2015) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 513 (30 July 2018) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 193 (2 July 2018) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 215 (30 July 2018) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 2 September 2018. |
Prashanth won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games, partnering Ramkumar Ramanathan.
Professional results
2015: National Games, Trivandrum- Kerala, india
Medalist at the 35th National Games held in Trivandrum, Kerala in 2015 [TEAM- GOLD MEDAL; INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES- SILVER MEDAL]
2015: First ATP Tournament
After successful wins in qualifiers, Prasanth entered into 2015 Aircel Chennai Open ATP world tour main draw and debuted against Jiří Veselý, he lost to him with 6–2 , 6–1.[1]
2016: South Asian Games, Guwahati, India
Prashanth won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games, partnering Ramkumar Ramanathan.
2017: Indoor Asian Games, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Prashanth won Individual Mens Doubles Gold and Individual Mens Singles Silver for India at the INDOOR ASIAN GAMES held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in September 2017.
Tournament finals
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
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Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Loss | 0–1 | October 2015 | Bangalore, India | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, [2–10] | ||
Loss | 0–2 | July 2017 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 1–2 | October 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) | ||
Loss | 1–3 | June 2018 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 2–3 | November 2018 | Pune, India | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Futures finals
Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 0–1 | 27 August 2012 | Esfahan,Iran F1 Futures $15,000 [2] |
Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | 4 March 2013 | Madurai, India ITF Futures $10,000 [3] |
Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | |
References
- http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/yuki-bhambri-crashes-out-in-chennai-open-qualifiers/article6753944.ece
- "Iran F1 Futures". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- "India F2 Futures". itftennis.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links
- Vijay Sundar Prashanth at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Vijay Sundar Prashanth at the International Tennis Federation