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Divij Sharan
Divij Sharan playing at the 2015 Aegon Surbiton Trophy tournament
Country (sports) India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Born (1986-03-02) 2 March 1986 (age 38)
Delhi, India
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro2004
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$193,090
Singles
Career record0–0 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 438 (30 July 2007)
Doubles
Career record21-20 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 63 (17 March 2014)
Current rankingNo. 65 (19 September 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open1R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2013, 2014)
US Open3R (2013)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 6 February 2016.

Divij Sharan (born 2 March 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He specialises in doubles and competes on the ATP Tour

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

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 (2–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 July 2013 Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia Hard India Purav Raja France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Winner 2. 13 August 2016 Los Cabos Open, Los Cabos, Mexico Hard India Purav Raja Israel Jonathan Erlich
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)

Challenger career finals

Legend
ATP Challengers (3-9)

Doubles: 12 (3–9)

Finals by Surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 18 September 2011 Ningbo, China Hard India Karan Rastogi Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Estonia Jürgen Zopp
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–11]
Runners-up 1. 23 October 2011 Seoul, South Korea Hard India Purav Raja Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runners-up 2. 4 February 2012 Burnie, Australia Hard India Vishnu Vardhan Australia John Peers
Australia John-Patrick Smith
2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 13 May 2012 Busan, South Korea Hard India Yuki Bhambri Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Runner-up 3. 20 July 2012 Penza, Russia Hard India Yuki Bhambri Russia Konstantin Kravchuk
Austria Nikolaus Moser
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [7–10]
Runner-up 4. 5 August 2012 Beijing, China Hard India Yuki Bhambri Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [6–10]
Runner-up 5. 12 August 2012 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Clay India Vishnu Vardhan Ukraine Oleksandr Nedovyesov
Ukraine Ivan Sergeyev
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Winner 3. 2 September 2012 Bangkok, Thailand Hard India Vishnu Vardhan Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 9 September 2012 Shanghai, China Hard India Yuki Bhambri Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 11 November 2012 Loughborough, United Kingdom Hard India Purav Raja United States James Cerretani
Canada Adil Shamasdin
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 4 May 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard India Purav Raja India Prakash Amritraj
United States Rajeev Ram
6–7(1–7), 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up 9. 14 February 2014 Kolkata, India Hard India Vishnu Vardhan India Saketh Myneni
India Sanam Singh
3-6, 6-3, [4-10]

Doubles Performance Timeline

Tournament 2013 2014 W–L
Australian Open A 1R 0–1
French Open A 1R 0–1
Wimbledon 1R 1R 0–2
US Open 3R 2–1
Win–Loss 2–2 0–3 2–5

Personal life

Divij Sharan was born New Dehli and began playing tennis at the age of seven at a local tennis academy. His favorite surfaces are grass and hard courts. His overall favorite shot is the volley. His idols growing up were Roger Federer, Mahesh Bhupathi, and Leander Paes. Divij has stated that if he did not become a tennis player he would have liked to become a company executive.

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References

  1. ^ Sharan, Divij. "Divij Sharan Overview". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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