Purav Raja
Purav Raja
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Country (sports) |
India |
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Born |
(1985-12-07) 7 December 1985 India |
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Height |
6'0" in |
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Plays |
Right-handed |
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Prize money |
US$270,281 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
0–1 |
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Career titles |
0 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 813 (30 July 2007) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
30–31 |
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Career titles |
2 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 65 (14 November 2016) |
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Current ranking |
No. 65 (14 November 2016) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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French Open |
1R (2016) |
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Wimbledon |
1R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
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Last updated on: 14 November 2016. |
Purav Raja (born 7 December 1985) is an Indian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 30 July 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 813, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 66 was reached on 31 October 2016.[1]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-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 (2–1) |
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Titles by Surface |
Hard (2–1) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Challenger finals
Doubles: 11 (3–8)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score |
Runners-up |
1. |
16 August 2008 |
New Delhi 4, India |
Hard |
Rohan Gajjar |
Harsh Mankada
Ashutosh Singh |
6–4, 4–6, [9–11] |
Winners |
1. |
22 August 2009 |
Qarshi, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Sadik Kadir |
Andis Juška
Deniss Pavlovs |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Runners-up |
2. |
6 June 2010 |
Rome 3, Italy |
Clay |
Sadik Kadir |
Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runners-up |
3. |
27 June 2010 |
Reggio Emilia, Italy |
Clay |
Sadik Kadir |
Philipp Oswald Martin Slanar |
2–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
Runners-up |
4. |
8 August 2010 |
Beijing, China |
Hard |
Sadik Kadir |
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Artem Sitak |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Winners |
2. |
28 November 2010 |
Toyota, Japan |
Carpet (i) |
Treat Conrad Huey |
Tasuku Iwami
Hiroki Kondo |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runners-up |
5. |
23 October 2011 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
Divij Sharan |
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Runners-up |
6. |
10 June 2012 |
Fürth, Germany |
Clay |
Rameez Junaid |
Arnau Brugués-Davi
João Sousa |
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [9–11] |
Runners-up |
7. |
11 November 2012 |
Loughborough, United Kingdom |
Hard |
Divij Sharan |
James Cerretani
Adil Shamasdin |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winners |
3. |
10 March 2013 |
Kyoto, Japan |
Synthec |
Divij Sharan |
Chris Guccione
Matt Reid |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runners-up |
8. |
4 May 2013 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Hard |
Divij Sharan |
Prakash Amritraj
Rajeev Ram |
6–7(1–7), 6–7(1–7) |
Personal Life
Purav Raja grew up in Mumbai and began playing tennis when he was 17 years old. His favorite surface is indoor carpet and his favorite shot is the dropshot. Raja's favorite tournament is Wimbledon and his idols growing up were Stefan Edberg and Steven Gerrard. His hobbies are playing pool, cricket and table tennis. Raja say that if he was not a tennis player he would have been a politician. Raja is very active in the Ananda Ashran orphanage and The Fellowship of the Physically Handicapped in Mumbai. Raja splits his training between Mumbai and Bromley.
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