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Vijay Sundar Prashanth

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Vijay Sundar Prashanth
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Vijay SP Natarajan (born 27 October 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 80 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 335 achieved on 5 October 2015.[1]

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Early life

Vijay was born in Chennai. He started playing tennis at the age of 5, when his grandfather introduced him to the sport.[2]

He did his schooling at PSSB (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan) and completed his graduation from Loyola college. [3]

Professional career

2015: ATP singles debut; National Games in Trivandrum, Kerala

He caught everyone's eye, when he won against Indian Davis Cup player Yuki Bhambri at 2015 Aircel Chennai Open.[4] He went on to become the fourth Indian ever to qualify for the main draw.[5]

Medalist at the 35th National Games held in Trivandrum, Kerala in 2015 [TEAM- Gold medal; INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES- Silver medal]

2016: South Asian Games in Guwahati, India

Prashanth won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games.

2017: Indoor Asian Games in 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.

2023: Doubles Top 100

Prashanth cracked into the doubles Top 100 for the first time on 13 November 2023 after reaching the finals of the 2023 HPP Open in Helsinki, Finland.[6]

2024: Maiden ATP title at the Hangzhou Open

Partnering with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Prashanth won the doubles title at the 2024 Hangzhou Open, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.[7]

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ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Doubles: 62 (25–37)

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Doubles Highlights

WINNER – Doubles ATP Challenger 75 in Vicenza, June 2023.

WINNER – Doubles ATP Challenger 75 in Las Franquesas del Valles, March 2023.

WINNER - Doubles ATP Challenger 100 in Pune, March 2023.[8]

FINALIST - Doubles ATP Challenger 100 in Bangalore, February 2023.[9]

WINNER- Doubles Title at LTA British Tour Event in 2020.[10]

WINNER- Doubles ATP Challenger in Pune, November 2018.[11]

WINNER- Doubles ATP Challenger in Ho Chi Minh City, 2017. [12]

Singles: 10 (4–6)

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