Ashutosh Singh (tennis)

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Ashutosh Singh
Full nameAshutosh Singh
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982 (age 41)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$42,760
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 525 (7 July 2008)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 150 (23 February 2009)

Ashutosh Singh (born 25 September 1982) is a former professional tennis player from India.

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Biography

A right-handed player from Delhi, Singh comes from a family deeply involved in tennis. [1] He is the son of Balram Singh, a national tennis coach. His brother Lalit is a chair umpire who has officiated at grand slam level. [2]

Tennis career

Singh competed mostly on the Futures and Challenger circuits. Most successful as a doubles player, he won 17 Futures titles and two Challenger titles in doubles.

His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came in the doubles at the 2007 Chennai Open. He and Vishal Uppal were entered as wildcards and lost in the first round to Tomas Behrend and Robin Vik. [3]

Both of his two Challenger titles came in 2008, partnering Harsh Mankad in separate tournaments in New Delhi. This made them the first Indian pair in two years to win a tournament at Challenger level. [4]

In 2009 he reached his highest ranking in doubles of 150 in the world.

Personal life

He is married to Renuka Singh. [5]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2008 New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans
Flag of India.svg Mustafa Ghouse
7–5, 6–3
2.2008 New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad Flag of India.svg Rohan Gajjar
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
4–6, 6–4, 11–9

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