Divij Sharan

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Divij Sharan
Sharan RG18 (3) (42077238415).jpg
Sharan at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Residence New Delhi, 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 $944,431
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 438 (30 July 2007)
Doubles
Career record111–121 (47.8% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 36 (16 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 180 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2018)
French Open 3R (2017)
Wimbledon QF (2018)
US Open 3R (2013)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (2019)
Wimbledon 2R (2019, 2021)
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's Doubles
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati Mixed Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Divij Sharan (born 2 March 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He specialises in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has won five ATP doubles titles and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2018 Asian Games.

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Personal and early life

Sharan was born in New Delhi. He 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. [1] He married British tennis player Samantha Murray in July 2019. [2]

Junior career

Sharan's best junior world doubles ranking was No. 5 in 2003. His best result in Grand Slam junior championships was his semifinal appearance at the 2004 French Open where he partnered with compatriot Tushar Liberhan. [3] [4]

Professional career

Early years

Sharan turned pro in 2004. He found limited success in singles and developed as doubles specialist. He won his first Futures doubles title 3 years later, in 2007. [5] He reached his first doubles ATP Challenger finals in 2010 at the Kyoto Challenger in Japan. He won his first doubles ATP Challenger title in September 2011 at the Ningbo Challenger in China. [6] He continued to find success in doubles at both ITF and Challenger events. By the end of 2011, he had won 16 ITF titles and 1 ATP Challenger title.

2012: Breakthrough

2012 proved to be a breakthrough year for Sharan on the ATP Challenger Tour. He reached 8 ATP Challenger doubles finals and won 2 titles in the year. Sharan won the Busan Challenger with Yuki Bhambri [7] and the Bangkok Challenger with Vishnu Vardhan. In September, Sharan made his Davis Cup debut against New Zealand. [8] With his good run he entered into list of top 100 ranked doubles players and later finished the year close to top 100 doubles ranking at 107.

2013: First ATP World Tour title, top 100 debut

Divij Sharan playing at Wimbledon in 2013 Divij Sharan WM13.JPG
Divij Sharan playing at Wimbledon in 2013

Sharan continued to impress at Challenger events. He reached 5 finals and won a title at the Kyoto Challenger. This was his first title with his most successful partner Purav Raja. The pair played together throughout the year and they found their biggest success by winning their first ATP World Tour title at the 2013 Claro Open in Bogota, Colombia. They defeated the second-seeded French-Dutch combination of Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Igor Sijsling in the final. [9]

Sharan entered the qualifying draw at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships with Raja, with the pair successfully qualifying for the main draw. They lost in the first round to Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler. This was the first match at a Grand Slam event for both Raja and Sharan. [10] At the 2013 US Open, Sharan partnered with Lu Yen-hsun from Chinese Taipei. The pair reached the third round where they lost to Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer. [11]

As a result of this good run, Sharan finished the year inside the top 100 doubles rankings for the first time at 71.

2014: Asian Games medal

Sharan reached 4 Challenger finals and won 2 titles in the year 2014. He won the Kyoto Challenger with Purav Raja [12] and the Shanghai Challenger with Yuki Bhambri. His best result at an ATP World Tour event was a semifinal appearance at the 2014 Claro Open where he had partnered with Canadian player Adil Shamasdin.

At the 2014 Asian Games, Sharan won a bronze medal for India with Yuki Bhambri. [13]

2015: Out of top 100

The year 2015 was not so successful for Sharan. He played with many different partners and reached 4 Challenger finals, winning 2 of them. He won the Guzzini Challenger with British partner Ken Skupski [14] and the Izmir Challenger with compatriot Saketh Myneni. [15] He played only a singles match at ATP World Tour level and lost it. He finished the year ranked 134 as a doubles player.

2016: Second ATP title, back to top 100

Sharan made an excellent comeback in 2016. He partnered with Purav Raja and reached 6 ATP Challenger finals, winning 4 of them. They won the Manchester Trophy Challenger, Aegon Surbiton Trophy, Open Castilla y León and Pune Challenger. The pair also won their second ATP World Tour title at the Los Cabos Open in Mexico. They defeated the pair of Jonathan Erlich and Ken Skupski in the final. [16] Sharan finished the year with doubles ranking of No. 63.

2017: Entry into the top 50

Sharan started the new season on strong note. He reached his third ATP World Tour final at the 2017 Chennai Open partnering with Purav Raja. In an all Indian final, they lost to the team of Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. [17] He then reached his fourth ATP World Tour final and won his third ATP title in Belgium at the European Open with his new partner Scott Lipsky. They defeated the pair of Santiago González and Julio Peralta in the final. [18]

Sharan had good run on the Challenger Tour as well. He reached four finals winning two of it. He won titles in Bordeaux with Purav Raja [19] and Bangaluru with Mikhail Elgin. On the back of good results, Sharan entered the top-50 on 27 November 2017 and has been holding a spot inside the top-50 since then.

2018: Asian Games gold medal, first Grand Slam quarter final

Sharan started year with Maharashtra Open where he paired with compatriot Yuki Bhambri. The pair reached to the semis but lost to French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Gilles Simon. At Australian Open, he reached third round thus making his best performance at the event.

He won his first Challenger title of the season at Canberra Challenger. [20] He continued with few more Challenger tournaments till April but later moved his focus entirely on ATP world tour.

At Wimbledon Championships, Sharan reached his first Gland Slam quarter-finals. He partnered with Artem Sitak from New Zealand. They lost to eventual champions Mike Bryan and Jack Sock. [21]

Sharan finished another year inside the top 50 with doubles ranking of 39.

2019: Fourth and fifth titles

Sharan began the year teaming up with his compatriot Rohan Bopanna. The new pairing started off with a bang by capturing the Pune open doubles title in front of the home crowd. This was Sharan's 4th title on ATP tour. Following this result the pair lost a few close matches and they mutually decided to end their partnership citing their low combined ranking as the primary reason behind the split. Divij then teamed up with the Brazilian doubles specialist Marcelo Demolinor and reached the doubles final in the Bavarian open. Following this he reached the round of 16 in Wimbledon. Divij won his 5th title in ATP tour teaming up with Igor Zelenay in St Petersburg, Russia to win his second title of the year.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

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 (5–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jul 2013 Colombia Open, Colombia250 SeriesHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win2–0 Aug 2016 Los Cabos Open, Mexico250 SeriesHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Loss2–1 Jan 2017 Chennai Open, India250 SeriesHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of India.svg Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
3–6, 4–6
Win3–1 Oct 2017 European Open, Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of Chile.svg Julio Peralta
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win4–1 Jan 2019 Maharashtra Open, India250 SeriesHard Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara
6–3, 6–4
Loss4–2 May 2019 Bavarian Championships, Germany250 SeriesClay Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Pütz
4–6, 2–6
Win5–2 Sep 2019 St. Petersburg Open, Russia250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2007Pakistan F2, Lahore FuturesGrass Flag of Pakistan.svg Aqeel Khan 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Oct 2008Nigeria F4, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Kamil Čapkovič 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss0–3Jun 2011India F7, Delhi FuturesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Rosenholm 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 73 (37–36)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (18–27)
ITF Futures Tour (19–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (26–27)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (4–2)
Carpet (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2006Romania F11, Târgu Mureș FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan-Victor Leonte Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Cruciat
Flag of Romania.svg Victor Ioniță
4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Mar 2007Nigeria F1, Benin City FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Navdeep Singh Flag of Chile.svg Guillermo Hormazábal
Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
6–1, 6–3
Win2–1Mar 2007Nigeria F2, Benin City FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Navdeep Singh Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan-Victor Leonte
Flag of Namibia.svg Jurgens Strydom
6–4, 6–4
Loss2–2May 2007Kuwait F2, Mishref FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Navdeep Singh Flag of France.svg Thomas Oger
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Tourte
3–6, 2–6
Loss2–3Mar 2008India F4, Gurgaon FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yu jr.
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win3–3Sep 2008India F6, Chennai FuturesClay Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Ashutosh Singh
Flag of India.svg Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss3–4Sep 2008India F7, New Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Ashutosh Singh
Flag of India.svg Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
2–6, 2–6
Win4–4Oct 2008Nigeria F3, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Rohan Gajjar Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Chekhov
Flag of Belarus.svg Pavel Katliarov
7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), [10–7]
Win5–4Mar 2009India F1, Chandigarh FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Mithun Murali
Flag of India.svg Vijay Sundar Prashanth
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win6–4May 2009India F4, New Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Tushar Liberhan
Flag of India.svg Vishal Punna
6–1, 6–3
Win7–4Jul 2009India F5, New Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Rohan Gajjar
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
6–1, 7–5
Win8–4Jul 2009India F6, New Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Vivek Shokeen
Flag of India.svg Ashutosh Singh
6–3, 6–4
Loss8–5Oct 2009India F10, Kolkata FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Rohan Gajjar
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
4–6, 5–7
Win9–5Oct 2009India F11, Pune FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Rohan Gajjar
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
7–5, 6–3
Loss0–1 Mar 2010 Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Austria.svg Martin Fischer
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
1–6, 2–6
Loss9–6Mar 2010India F1, Kolkata FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Vivek Shokeen
Flag of India.svg Ashutosh Singh
3–6, 2–6
Win10–6Apr 2010India F3, Vijayawada FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Flag of India.svg Vignesh Peranamallur
2–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win11–6Jul 2010Great Britain F8, Manchester FuturesGrass Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Ireland.svg Barry King
Flag of the United States.svg Ashwin Kumar
6–2, 7–5
Loss11–7Jul 2010Great Britain F9, Ilkley FuturesGrass Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Fitzpatrick
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall
6–3, 5–7, [3–10]
Win12–7Jul 2010Great Britain F11, Chiswick FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Chaudry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Coupland
6–2, 6–2
Loss0–2 Aug 2010 Karshi, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe
3–6, 1–6
Loss12–8Oct 2010Spain F35, Martos FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Spain.svg Agustín Boje-Ordóñez
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Martín-Adalia
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [8–10]
Loss12–9Jan 2011Cambodia F1, Phnom Penh FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Thailand.svg Danai Udomchoke
Flag of Thailand.svg Kittipong Wachiramanowong
4–6, 4–6
Win13–9Mar 2011Australia F2, Berri FuturesGrass Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Letcher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Moore
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win14–9Mar 2011India F1, Mumbai FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Satschko
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win15–9Mar 2011India F2, Kolkata FuturesClay Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Flag of India.svg Ashutosh Singh
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5)
Win16–9Apr 2011India F3, Chandigarh FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
Flag of Japan.svg Bumpei Sato
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Win17–9Jun 2011India F7, Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Rohan Gajjar Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Niki
Flag of Russia.svg Vitali Reshetnikov
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win18–9Jul 2011France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Laurent Rochette Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alexandre Folie
Flag of France.svg Florian Reynet
7–6(7–1), 6–0
Win19–9Jul 2011France F12, Saint-Gervais FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim Flag of France.svg Simon Cauvard
Flag of France.svg Baptiste Dupuy
6–3, 6–2
Win1–2 Sep 2011 Ningbo, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Karan Rastogi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych
Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–11]
Loss1–3 Oct 2011 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss1–4 Feb 2012 Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith
2–6, 4–6
Win2–4 May 2012 Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Cheng-peng
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss2–5 Jul 2012 Penza, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk
Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Moser
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [7–10]
Loss2–6 Aug 2012 Beijing, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [6–10]
Loss2–7 Aug 2012 Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Nedovyesov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ivan Sergeyev
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win3–7 Sep 2012 Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Peng Hsien-yin
6–3, 6–4
Loss3–8 Sep 2012 Shanghai, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–9 Nov 2012 Loughborough, Great BritainChallengerHard (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
4–6, 5–7
Win4–9 Mar 2013 Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid
6–4, 7–5
Loss4–10 Apr 2013 León, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid
3–6, 5–7
Loss4–11 May 2013 Johannesburg, South AfricaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
6–7(1–7), 6–7(1–7)
Loss4–12 Jun 2013 Nottingham, Great BritainChallengerGrass Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [8–10]
Loss4–13 Oct 2013 Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili
4–6, 4–6
Loss4–14 Feb 2014 Kolkata, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
Flag of India.svg Sanam Singh
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win5–14 Mar 2014 Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus
5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
Win6–14 Sep 2014 Shanghai, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of India.svg Somdev Devvarman
Flag of India.svg Sanam Singh
7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
Loss6–15 Oct 2014 Indore, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–2, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss6–16 Mar 2015 Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Satschko
1–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss6–17 Apr 2015 Sarasota, USAChallengerClay Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Argüello
Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis
6–3, 2–6, [11–13]
Win7–17 Jul 2015 Recanati, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6]
Win8–17 Sep 2015 Izmir, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [0–1] ret.
Loss8–18 Oct 2015 Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Neuchrist Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–1, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss8–19 Apr 2016 Savannah, USAChallengerClay Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Win9–19 Jun 2016 Manchester, Great BritainChallengerGrass Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Win10–19 Jun 2016 Surbiton, Great BritainChallengerGrass Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win11–19 Jul 2016 Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Spain.svg Quino Muñoz
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Santillan
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win12–19 Oct 2016 Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Margaroli
Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss12–20 Nov 2016 Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win13–20 May 2017 Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
6–4, 6–4
Loss13–21 Oct 2017 Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski
4–6, 2–6
Loss13–22 Oct 2017 Brest, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
4–6, 5–7
Win14–22 Nov 2017 Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Sabanov
6–3, 6–0
Win15–22 Jan 2018 Canberra, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win16–22 Sep 2019 Jinan, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Song Min-kyu
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [10–3]
Loss16–23 Sep 2020 Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol
2–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss16–24 Apr 2022 Aguascalientes, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
5-7, 3-6
Loss16–25 Jul 2022 Indianapolis, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Verdugo
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese
6-7(3-7), 6–3, [7-10]
Win17–25 Sep 2022 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss17–26 Oct 2022 Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Pel
7–6(7–1), 6–7(6–8), [6–10]
Win18–26 Nov 2022 Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard (i) Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of the United States.svg Reese Stalder
Flag of Greece.svg Petros Tsitsipas
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss18–27 Mar 2023 Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Purav Raja Flag of India.svg Anirudh Chandrasekar
Flag of India.svg Vijay Sundar Prashanth
5–7, 1–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2021 US Open

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SRW–L
Australian Open A 1R AA 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 63–6
French Open A 1R AA 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 64–6
Wimbledon 1R 1R AA 2R QF 3R NH 1R 0 / 66–6
US Open 3R AAA 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 63–6
Win–loss2–20–30–00–03–47–43–41–30–40 / 2416–24

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