Divij Sharan
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 5 ATP World Tour titles in men's doubles 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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Residence | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Born | Delhi, India | 2 March 1986
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $790,854 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 438 (30 July 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 104–94 (52.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 36 (16 July 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 56 (16 March 2020) |
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) |
Medal record
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Last updated on: 22 March 2020. |
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
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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
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
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 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
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)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2013 | Colombia Open, Colombia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 2016 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 2–1 | Jan 2017 | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2017 | European Open, Belgium | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
Win | 4–1 | Jan 2019 | Maharashtra Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–2 | May 2019 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2019 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 3 (0–3)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2007 | Pakistan F2, Lahore | Futures | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2008 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2011 | India F7, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 67 (35–32)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2006 | Romania F11, Târgu Mureș | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2007 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2007 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2007 | Kuwait F2, Mishref | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2008 | India F4, Gurgaon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2008 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2008 | India F7, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2008 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), [10–7] |
Win | 5–4 | Mar 2009 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Win | 6–4 | May 2009 | India F4, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 7–4 | Jul 2009 | India F5, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 8–4 | Jul 2009 | India F6, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2009 | India F10, Kolkata | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 9–5 | Oct 2009 | India F11, Pune | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2010 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–6 | Mar 2010 | India F1, Kolkata | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Apr 2010 | India F3, Vijayawada | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
Win | 11–6 | Jul 2010 | Great Britain F8, Manchester | Futures | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 11–7 | Jul 2010 | Great Britain F9, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [3–10] |
Win | 12–7 | Jul 2010 | Great Britain F11, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2010 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2010 | Spain F35, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(2–7), [8–10] |
Loss | 12–9 | Jan 2011 | Cambodia F1, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13–9 | Mar 2011 | Australia F2, Berri | Futures | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 14–9 | Mar 2011 | India F1, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 15–9 | Mar 2011 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 16–9 | Apr 2011 | India F3, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 17–9 | Jun 2011 | India F7, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 18–9 | Jul 2011 | France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–0 |
Win | 19–9 | Jul 2011 | France F12, Saint-Gervais | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2011 | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–11] |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2012 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | May 2012 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2012 | Penza, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 2–6 | Aug 2012 | Beijing, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–2, [6–10] |
Loss | 2–7 | Aug 2012 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Win | 3–7 | Sep 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–8 | Sep 2012 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | Nov 2012 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–9 | Mar 2013 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–10 | Apr 2013 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–11 | May 2013 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 4–12 | Jun 2013 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [8–10] |
Loss | 4–13 | Oct 2013 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–14 | Feb 2014 | Kolkata, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Win | 5–14 | Mar 2014 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–4] |
Win | 6–14 | Sep 2014 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [10–8] |
Loss | 6–15 | Oct 2014 | Indore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 6–16 | Mar 2015 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
Loss | 6–17 | Apr 2015 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [11–13] |
Win | 7–17 | Jul 2015 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6] |
Win | 8–17 | Sep 2015 | Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, [0–1] ret. |
Loss | 8–18 | Oct 2015 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 8–19 | Apr 2016 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(4–7), [8–10] |
Win | 9–19 | Jun 2016 | Manchester, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
Win | 10–19 | Jun 2016 | Surbiton, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 11–19 | Jul 2016 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
Win | 12–19 | Oct 2016 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Loss | 12–20 | Nov 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 13–20 | May 2017 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–21 | Oct 2017 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13–22 | Oct 2017 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 14–22 | Nov 2017 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 15–22 | Jan 2018 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Win | 16–22 | Sep 2019 | Jinan, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 5–7, [10–3] |
Loss | 16–23 | Sep 2020 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
Doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Updated through the 2020 French Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
French Open | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | 3R | NH | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
US Open | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
Win–Loss | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0 / 20 | 16–20 |
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