Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan

Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (born 20 October 1988) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 64 achieved on 18 March 2019. He won the doubles title with Rohan Bopanna at the 2017 Chennai Open, in a historic final featuring four Indian players.

Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Country (sports) India
ResidenceChennai, India
Born (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 35)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeWashington
Prize money$443,258
Singles
Career record0–1 (0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 293 (25 August 2014)
Doubles
Career record35–49 (41.7% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 64 (18 March 2019)
Current rankingNo. 110 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French Open1R (2019, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
US Open1R (2018)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's tennis
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaMen's Doubles
Silver medal – second place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaMixed Doubles
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Personal life

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He is the grandson of veteran political leader V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, who was acting chief minister of Tamil Nadu in two tenures.[1][2] Maternally he is the grandson of Col.Dr. M. D. K. Kuthalingam, who was a former vice chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University,[3] and has also been Jeevan's mentor.

Professional career

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2011: Turned pro

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Nedunchezhiyan turned pro in year 2011.

2017: First ATP doubles title

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Nedunchezhiyan won his first ATP World Tour level title at the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open. He won the title with partner Rohan Bopanna by defeating a pair of compatriots, Purav Raja and Divij Sharan, in an all Indian final.[4] As a result he broke into the top 100 at world No. 86 on 9 January 2017.

2023: First Major win at Australian Open, Third ATP final

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He reached his third ATP final at the 2023 Tata Open Maharashtra with compatriot N.Sriram Balaji as an alternate pair.[5] They defeated compatriots Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in straight sets in first round. In the quarterfinals, they upset second seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in straight sets winning both sets in a tiebreak. Next they defeated British pair of Jack Cash and Henry Patten in the semifinals in straight sets to reach their first ATP Tour final as a team. Despite not losing a single set on their way to final they were defeated in straight sets by Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen in the final.He won his first Grand Slam doubles match at the 2023 Australian Open with Balaji defeating fifth seeds Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek as an alternate pair.He entered the main draw of the 2023 French Open also as an alternate pair with Balaji.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jan 2017Chennai Open, India250 SeriesHard Rohan Bopanna Purav Raja
Divij Sharan
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Sep 2018Chengdu Open, China250 SeriesHard Austin Krajicek Ivan Dodig
Mate Pavić
2–6, 4–6
Loss1–2Jan 2023Maharashtra Open, India250 SeriesHard Sriram Balaji Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
4–6, 4–6

Challenger and Futures Finals

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Singles: 14 (7–7)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (7–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2007India F6, ChennaiFuturesClay Vijay Kannan6–0, 3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Nov 2011India F10, PuneFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan6–4, 7–5
Win2–1Dec 2011India F12, KolkataFuturesClay Sriram Balaji6–2, 6–1
Win3–1Apr 2012India F5, MaduraiFuturesClay Marc Giner4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win4–1Oct 2012India F13, MumbaiFuturesHard Mate Pavić6–1, 6–1
Loss4–2Mar 2013India F1, ChennaiFuturesClay Victor Crivoi6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss4–3Jun 2013India F7, ChennaiFuturesHard Sriram Balaji7–6(8–6), 4–6, 0–6
Win5–3Jun 2013India F8, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Vijayant Malik6–2, 5–1 ret.
Loss5–4Aug 2013Gabon F1, LibrevilleFuturesHard James McGee6–1, 6–4
Loss5–5Aug 2013Gabon F2, LibrevilleFuturesHard Arthur Surreaux6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss5–6Oct 2013Nigeria F2, LagosFuturesHard Ante Pavić4–6, 3–6
Loss5–7Jun 2014Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Takuto Niki7–6(8–6), 2–6, 5–7
Win6–7Mar 2015India F2, BhimavaramFuturesHard David Pérez Sanz7–6(9–7), 6–1
Win7–7Sep 2015India F12, ChennaiFuturesHard Prajnesh Gunneswaran7–6(10–8), 6–4

Doubles: 58 (32–26)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–20)
ITF Futures Tour (20–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (20–17)
Clay (11–7)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2007India F6, ChennaiFuturesClay Vivek Shokeen Sriram Balaji
Vijay Sundar Prashanth
7–5, 6–4
Loss1–1Dec 2011India F12, KolkataFuturesClay Vijay Sundar Prashanth Sriram Balaji
Vinayak Sharma Kaza
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win2–1Apr 2012India F4, TrichyFuturesClay Vijay Sundar Prashanth Rupesh Roy
Vivek Shokeen
7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win3–1Jun 2012India F9, BangaloreFuturesHard Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Sriram Balaji
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss3–2Dec 2012Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Gao Wan Marcus Daniell
Richard Gabb
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win4–2Dec 2012India F15, DavanagereFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Vijay Sundar Prashanth
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–1]
Loss4–3Mar 2013India F1, ChennaiFuturesClay Sriram Balaji Arata Onozawa
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
4–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Win5–3Jun 2013India F6, ChennaiFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Toshihide Matsui
Bumpei Sato
6–1, 6–4
Win6–3Jun 2013India F7, ChennaiFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Keith-Patrick Crowley
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Win7–3Aug 2013Gabon F1, LibrevilleFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan Sam Barry
Elie Rousset
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Loss7–4Aug 2013Gabon F2, LibrevilleFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan Sam Barry
Elie Rousset
0–6, 0–6
Win8–4Sep 2013Burundi F1, BujumburaFuturesClay Yannick Mertens Mark Fynn
Hassan Ndayishimiye
6–3, 6–2
Win9–4Nov 2013India F10, BhopalFuturesHard Purav Raja Daniiar Duldaev
Karunuday Singh
6–3, 6–3
Win10–4Mar 2014India F3, ChennaiFuturesClay Vishnu Vardhan Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win11–4Aug 2014Gabon F1, LibrevilleFuturesHard Sam Barry Mark Fynn
Ruan Roelofse
6–2, 6–2
Win12–4Aug 2014Gabon F2, LibrevilleFuturesHard Sam Barry Mark Fynn
Ruan Roelofse
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win13–4Oct 2014Kazakhstan F12, ShymkentFuturesClay Enrique López Pérez Yurii Dzhavakian
Olexiy Kolisnyk
7–5, 6–0
Win14–4Oct 2014Kazakhstan F13, ShymkentFuturesClay Enrique López Pérez Aleksandar Lazov
Aleksandre Metreveli
6–3, 6–3
Win15–4Nov 2014India F7, RaipurFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan Vinayak Sharma Kaza
Vijay Sundar Prashanth
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win1–0Feb 2015Kolkata, IndiaChallengerHard Somdev Devvarman James Duckworth
Luke Saville
w/o
Win16–4Mar 2015India F1, ChandigarhFuturesHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Enrique López Pérez
David Pérez Sanz
6–3, 6–4
Loss16–5Apr 2015Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke Toshihide Matsui
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 2–6
Loss16–6May 2015Nigeria F1, AbujaFuturesHard Matija Pecotić Deiton Baughman
Eric Quigley
1–6, 4–6
Win17–6May 2015Nigeria F2, AbujaFuturesHard Matija Pecotić Keith-Patrick Crowley
Tucker Vorster
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win18–6May 2015Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Yuichi Ito Masakatsu Noguchi
Masaki Sasai
2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win19–6Aug 2015India F11, ChennaiFuturesHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash
Vinayak Sharma Kaza
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win20–6Sep 2015India F12, ChennaiFuturesHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Markos Kalovelonis
Timur Khabibulin
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss1–1Mar 2016Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Luke Saville
Jordan Thompson
6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
Win2–1Apr 2016Nanjing, ChinaChallengerClay Saketh Myneni Denys Molchanov
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–3, 6–3
Win3–1May 2016Karshi, UzbekistanChallengerHard Enrique López Pérez Aleksandre Metreveli
Dmitry Popko
6–1, 6–4
Loss3–2Oct 2016Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Ramkumar Ramanathan Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
5–7, 4–6
Loss3–3Nov 2016Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Christopher Rungkat Daniel Masur
Ante Pavić
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss3–4Nov 2016Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Christopher Rungkat Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss3–5Feb 2017Dallas, USAChallengerHard (i) Christopher Rungkat David O'Hare
Joe Salisbury
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [9–11]
Win4–5May 2017Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Franko Škugor Rameez Junaid
Lukáš Rosol
6–3, 6–2
Loss4–6Oct 2017Ningbo, ChinaChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Radu Albot
Jose Statham
5–7, 3–6
Loss4–7Nov 2017Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Christopher Rungkat Ben McLachlan
Yasutaka Uchiyama
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win5–7Feb 2018Dallas, USAChallengerHard (i) Christopher Rungkat Leander Paes
Joe Salisbury
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss5–8Mar 2018Lille, FranceChallengerHard Purav Raja Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [7–10]
Loss5–9Apr 2018Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Enrique López Pérez Robert Galloway
Denis Kudla
3–6, 1–6
Loss5–10May 2018Savannah, USAChallengerClay Enrique López Pérez Luke Bambridge
Akira Santillan
2–6, 2–6
Loss5–11Jun 2018Nottingham, Great BritainChallengerGrass Austin Krajicek Frederik Nielsen
Joe Salisbury
6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win6–11Jun 2018Ilkley, Great BritainChallengerGrass Austin Krajicek Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies
6–3, 6–3
Win7–11Jul 2018Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Austin Krajicek Roberto Maytín
Christopher Rungkat
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win8–11Oct 2018Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Marcelo Arévalo Leander Paes
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 6–4
Loss8–12Nov 2018Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Sriram Balaji Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 2–6
Win9–12Oct 2021Lisbon, PortugalChallengerClay Purav Raja Nuno Borges
Francisco Cabral
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss9–13Nov 2021Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Purav Raja Nuno Borges
Francisco Cabral
3–6, 4–6
Win10–13Jun 2022Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Sriram Balaji Vladyslav Manafov
Oleg Prihodko
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win11–13Jun 2022Blois, FranceChallengerClay Sriram Balaji Romain Arneodo
Jonathan Eysseric
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss11–14Sep 2022Braga, PortugalChallengerClay Christopher Rungkat Vít Kopřiva
Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss11–15Nov 2022Temuco, ChileChallengerHard Luis David Martínez Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
4–6, 2–6
Loss11–16May 2023Skopje, North MacedoniaChallengerClay Sriram Balaji Petr Nouza
Andrew Paulson
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss11–17Oct 2023Alicante, SpainChallengerHard John-Patrick Smith Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Divij Sharan
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss11–18Nov 2023Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Sriram Balaji
Andre Begemann
2–6, 5–7
Loss11–19Nov 2023Danderyd, SwedenChallengerHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Julian Cash
Bart Stevens
7–6(9–7), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss11–20Mar 2024Murcia, SpainChallengerClay Arjun Kadhe Théo Arribagé
Victor Vlad Cornea
5–7, 1–6
Win12–20Apr 2024Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Arjun Kadhe Piotr Matuszewski
Matthew Christopher Romios
7–6(7–5), 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan at ATP". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan at ITF". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Flowering teenage stars of tennis". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003.
  4. ^ Chaudhuri, Sharmistha (9 January 2017). "Chennai Open: Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan win doubles title". Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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