Vivek Shokeen

Last updated

Vivek Shokeen
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 35)
New Delhi, India
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,056
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 601 (11 September 2006)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 366 (24 March 2008)

Vivek Shokeen (born 31 July 1987) is an Indian former professional tennis player. [1]

Contents

Shokeen, who held a junior world ranking of 26 in the world, represented India in a Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan in 2007. He was beaten in both of his singles rubbers. [2]

His only ATP Tour main draw appearance came at the 2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open in Mumbai, partnering Purav Raja in the doubles. He otherwise competed in ITF Futures events and won eight doubles titles. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahesh Bhupathi</span> Retired Indian professional Tennis player

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament. With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. In December 2016, Bhupathi was appointed as India's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017.

Karan Rastogi is an Indian tennis player, who also represented Hong Kong in international competitions. He started playing tennis at the age of 3. He was ranked No.1 in all age groups in India from the under 12s to the under 18s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramesh Krishnan</span> Indian tennis player

Ramesh Krishnan is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from India. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the singles titles at both, Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Slam quarterfinals in the 1980s and was a part of the Indian team captained by Vijay Amritraj which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 1987 against Sweden. Krishnan also beat then-world No. 1, Mats Wilander, at the 1989 Australian Open. He became India's Davis Cup captain in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenneth Carlsen</span> Danish tennis player

Kenneth Carlsen is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefore best suited to fast surfaces. For most of his long career, Carlsen was Denmark's best tennis player, and consistently among the few Danish players playing at the highest international level. He was awarded as best Danish "Tennis Player of the Year" seven times by the Danish Tennis Federation. Two times the award went to the Danish Davis Cup team, of which Kenneth Carlsen until 2003 was a central part.

Noam Behr is an Israeli professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi</span> Pakistani tennis player

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a Pakistani professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is the only Pakistani player ever to reach a Grand Slam final, having done so in both men's and mixed doubles at the 2010 US Open, alongside Rohan Bopanna and Květa Peschke respectively. Qureshi has also reached seven further major semifinals across the two disciplines. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 8 in June 2011, and has won 18 titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2011 Paris Masters and 2013 Miami Open, with Bopanna and Jean-Julien Rojer respectively. Qureshi has also qualified for the ATP Finals in doubles on three occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rohan Bopanna</span> Indian professional tennis player (born 1980)

Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career-high ranking was world No. 213 in 2007 and his career-high ranking in doubles was world No. 3 on 22 July 2013. He has been a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002.

Aqeel Khan is a Pakistani tennis player. He is the current Pakistani number one and National Champion. His favourite surface is Grass. He is coached by Pakistani tennis coach Jamil Khan, who is his father. Aqeel Khan is sponsored by Jaffer Brothers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Somdev Devvarman</span> Indian tennis player

Somdev Kishore Devvarman is a former professional Indian tennis player. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning back-to-back finals in his junior and senior years at the University of Virginia. Only three other players have matched that record since 1950. His 44–1 win–loss record in 2008 at the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship is unprecedented.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matwé Middelkoop</span> Dutch tennis player

Matwé Middelkoop is a Dutch professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Lindstedt</span> Swedish tennis player

Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish former professional tennis player who specialized in doubles. He turned professional in 1998, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 in May 2013. Lindstedt won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 Australian Open with partner Łukasz Kubot. He has also reached four finals at the Wimbledon Championships: in 2010, 2011 and 2012 alongside Horia Tecău in men's doubles, and in 2019 with Jeļena Ostapenko in mixed doubles.

Vishnu Vardhan, also known as J. Vishnuvardhan, is a professional tennis player from India. He won bronze medal in men's doubles at 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China. He paired-up with and Sania Mirza for mixed doubles and won silver medal at the same event. He was featured as ITF player of April 2011. 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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Purav Raja</span> Indian tennis player

Purav Raja is an Indian tennis player. He specializes in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has 2 ATP world tour level titles in men's doubles. He represents India in the Davis Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harri Heliövaara</span> Finnish tennis player

Harri Heliövaara is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking in singles is World No. 194, which he achieved on 19 December 2011. His highest ranking in doubles is World No. 14, which he achieved on 26 September 2022. He won the 2007 Australian Open boys' doubles title with Graeme Dyce. In doubles he has won three ATP Tour titles, his first alongside Lloyd Glasspool at the 2021 Open 13, thirteen ATP Challenger tournaments, his first in 2011 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He has also won 20 ITF Futures in doubles and eight ITF Futures tournaments in singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leander Paes</span> Retired Indian professional Tennis player

Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles, and achieved the rare men's/mixed double at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. His mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2010 made him the second man to win Wimbledon titles in three decades.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henri Laaksonen</span> Swiss-Finnish tennis player

Henri Joona Julius Laaksonen is a Swiss professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is world No. 84, which he achieved on 14 February 2022, and his highest doubles ranking is world No. 191, achieved on 24 December 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nikola Milojević (tennis)</span> Serbian tennis player

Nikola Milojević is a Serbian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking of no. 1 in ITF Junior rankings on 7 January 2013. Milojević has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 125, which he achieved on 21 February 2022. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 252 on 18 February 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sriram Balaji</span> Indian tennis player

Sriram Balaji is an Indian professional tennis player. Balaji has a career high ATP singles ranking of 287, achieved on 19 June 2017. He is currently a member of the Indian Davis Cup team. Played his debut Davis cup partnering Rohan Bopanna in March 2017 making India win 3–0 and enter into Davis Cup World Play off.

Lior Mor is a former professional tennis player from Israel. He was ranked as high as 171 in the world in singles, and 164 in the world in doubles.

Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya is an Indian former professional tennis player.

References

  1. Kumaraswamy, K. (4 December 2013). "Vivek Shokeen turns coach at 26". The Times of India .
  2. Basra, Sukhwant (11 February 2007). "No reversals, Uzbekistan make it 4-1". DNA India .
  3. "Bhupathi pulls out of Mumbai Open". Rediff.com . 27 September 2007.