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Vishnu Vardhan
Country (sports) India
ResidenceSecunderabad
Born (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 37)
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (Two-handed backhand)
CoachC.V. Nagraj
Prize money$169,894[1]
Official websitehttp://www.vishnu-vardhan.com/
Singles
Career record1-4
Highest ranking262 (10 September 2012)
Current ranking424 (24 July 2017)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Highest ranking151 (24 July 2017)
Current ranking151 (24 July 2017)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Last updated on: 24 July 2017.

Vishnu Vardhan (born 27 July 1987), also known as J. Vishnuvardhan, is a professional tennis player from India, ranked in the top 300 on the ATP Tour as of 9 July 2012.[2] He was a member of the bronze medalist Indian men's team for 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China. He paired-up with and Sania Mirza for mixed doubles and won silver medal.[3] He won the national singles title for the fourth time by winning the Men's final of Fenesta Open tennis Championship on October 8, 2016[4]

Schooling

Vishnu Vardhan did his schooling from DAV Safilguda Hyderabad.

Career

Vishnu Vardhan was considered a promising prospect for Indian tennis, representing the next generation of the sport in the country and succeeding Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi. He has represented India in the Davis Cup and was part of the team that defeated Uzbekistan and Philippines en route to qualifying for the World Group.

Vishnuvardhan began to show glimpses of his talent right from a young age, performing well on the junior circuit. The year 2003 proved to be his defining year on the junior circuit with Vishnuvardhan winning the Junior Nationals, and earning himself a place in the Indian Junior Davis Cup team. This success on the junior circuit translated itself into glory in Inter-University tournaments as well, with Vishnuvardhan capturing the gold medal in successive tournaments as the team captain.

Vishnuvardhan has won the Grass Court Nationals and achieving a career-high national ranking of two.[5]

J.Vishnuvardhan won this first futures tournament on 11 July.

In 2012, Vishnu won the Zuari Garden City-ITF against Sriram Balaji 7–6(7), 6–3.[6]

Vishnu won the Toyota Bangalore Open ITF in June 2012 by defeating Ti-Chen of Chinese Taipei 6–2, 4–6, 6–1.[7]

Vishnu participated in the 2012 London Olympics in the Men's Doubles category partnering Leander Paes.[8] Vishnu and partner Leander Paes crashed out of the Olympic doubles after a 7–6 (7/3), 4–6, 6–3 defeat against French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michaël Llodra.[9] Vishnu won the national singles title for the fourth time by winning the Men's final of Fenesta Open tennis Championship on October 8, 2016 by defeating left-hander Siddharth Vishwakarma from Varanasi 6-3, 6-4.[10]

Career finals

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
Winner 3. 2 September 2012 Bangkok, Thailand Hard India Divij Sharan Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin 		6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 14 February 2014 Kolkata, India Hard India Divij Sharan India Saketh Myneni
India Sanam Singh 		3-6, 6-3, [4-10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vishnu Vardhan". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Yuki, Vardhan ready for London Olympics". 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Circuit – Player Biography". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  4. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (9 October 2016). "Razor-sharp Vishnu does it again". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ V.V. Subrahmanyam. "Rare honour for city tennis player", The Hindu, 26 December 2007. Retrieved on 24 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Vishnu Vardhan". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Vishnu Vardhan". Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Ghazala Vishnu Vardhan". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  9. ^ "London Olympics: Leander Paes-Vardhan knocked out of doubles event". Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  10. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/fenesta-national-razorsharp-vishnu-does-it-again/article9202838.ece?css=print

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