Sanam Singh

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Sanam Krishan Singh
2014 US Open (Tennis) - Qualifying Rounds - Sanam Singh (15034824416).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Residence Chandigarh, India
Born (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 36)
Chandigarh, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$100,613
Singles
Career record1-3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 266 (19 October 2015)
Current rankingNo. 1681 (19 March 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2014)
US Open Q2 (2014)
Doubles
Career record4-5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 138 (9 February 2015)
Current rankingNo. 1465 (19 March 2018)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Doubles
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati Mixed Doubles
Last updated on: 02 FEB 2022.

Sanam Krishan Singh (born 11 January 1988), is a former Indian tennis player. [1] Singh won the doubles gold medal and the bronze in the team event at the 2010 Asian Games. He added another Asian Games medal to his tally by winning the Silver medal in Doubles in the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon. Singh played college tennis at the University of Virginia between 2007 and 2011. Singh is currently an assistant Tennis coach at Harvard University.

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2014 US Open

Early career

Singh ranked fourth in the ITF junior rankings in 2005. Played all four junior grand slams. He reached at the round of 16 at the Junior Australian Open, Junior Wimbledon, 2005 Asian Closed Junior Championship and Asia/Oceania Closed Championship singles champion. In 2007, he reached the quarter-finals of a Futures Circuit event in India.

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References

  1. "Sanam Singh". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.