Sriram Balaji
Sriram Balaji is a professional Indian 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.
Balaji started playing tennis at age 9. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 96. Balaji has won a total of 9 ITF singles titles on the futures circuit as well as 43 doubles ITF Futures and 6 Challenger doubles titles on the circuit.
Personal life
Sriram was born to Narayanaswamy and Jayanthi Narayanaswamy in Coimbatore. He started playing tennis at the age of Nine years. He succeeded his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya and PERKS Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Coimbatore. He started his tennis career at PERKS Tennis Academy, Coimbatore. He is currently getting trained at Schüttler-Waske Tennis University in Germany. His hobbies are swimming and reading books. His favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. Balaji is presently a Junior Officer in the Indian Army. The Army has supported his sports endeavours.Junior career
- Represented India for the Nike International Masters Tennis Tournament held at Sun City, South Africa during November 2002 and Won Three Countries and obtained ninth position in the Team event.
- Ranked No.1 in National Level Competition Under 14 age Category during April – September 2004.
- Represented India for the Asia/Oceania Qualifying, World Junior Tennis Competition held at Melbourne, Australia during MAY 10 – 15, 2004. 16 Countries participated and obtained 11th Position in Team event.
- Represented India for Junior Davis Cup Tournament held at Kuching, Malaysia during April 2006.
- Participated in 15th Asian Games, Youth Camp during 28 November to 9 December 2006 held at Doha, Qatar.
Aircel Chennai Open
At the 2014 Aircel Chennai Open, Balaji was given a wildcard into the doubles event with Ramkumar Ramanathan. The Indian pair defeated Lipsky and Ram, who Balaji had lost to in 2012, 7–5, 6–3. In the quarterfinals the pair lost to Croatian-duo Marin Draganja and Mate Pavić, 3–6, 3–6.
Balaji has joined Mumbai Tennis Masters team for Champions Tennis League India.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 23 (9–14)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | India F12, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 1–2 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Joss Espasandin | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1–3 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 2–3 | Iran F1, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 2–4 | India F15, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh | 2–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 3–4 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 6–7, 6–4, 6–0 | |
Loss | 3–5 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 4–5 | India F10, Bhopal | Futures | Hard | Na Jung-woong | 7–5, 7–5 | |
Loss | 4–6 | India F4, Trichy | Futures | Clay | Enrique López Pérez | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 5–6 | Kazakhstan F11, Astana | Futures | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–7 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Karen Khachanov | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 5–8 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 6–8 | India F8, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | |
Win | 7–8 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Hong Seong-chan | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | 7–9 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 5–7, 6–7 | |
Loss | 7–10 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 7–11 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 8–11 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | 6–2, 7–6 | |
Loss | 8–12 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 9–12 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 9–13 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Loss | 9–14 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Sanjar Fayziev | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 80 (49–31)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Vivek Shokeen | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | India F3, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Ashutosh Singh | Yuichi Ito Raven Klaasen | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 1–2 | India F3, Vijayawada | Futures | Hard | Vignesh Peranamallur | Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan | 6–2, 3–6, | |
Win | 2–2 | Thailand F5, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Vijayant Malik | Gao Peng Gao Wan | 6–3, 7–6 | |
Loss | 2–3 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Ashutosh Singh | Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan | 6–7, 6–7 | |
Loss | 2–4 | India F12, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Vijayant Malik | Karan Rastogi Vishnu Vardhan | 1–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 3–4 | India F12, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Vinayak Sharma Kaza | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 6–3, 4–6, | |
Win | 4–4 | India F2, Bhopal | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | 7–6, 3–6, | |
Win | 5–4 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | Rohan Gajjar | Dane Propoggia Jose Statham | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 6–4 | India F5, Madurai | Futures | Clay | Vignesh Peranamallur | André Gaspar Murta Matthieu Viérin | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Win | 7–4 | India F7, Mandya | Futures | Hard | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Saketh Myneni Ouyang Bowen | 7–5, 6–1 | |
Win | 8–4 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Kunal Anand Ajai Selvaraj | 3–6, 6–1, | |
Loss | 8–5 | India F9, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 6–4, 3–6, | |
Win | 9–5 | Germany F7, Römerberg | Futures | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Lukas Jastraunig Marc Rath | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Loss | 9–6 | Iran F1, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Roman Jebavý Michal Schmid | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 10–6 | Iran F2, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Sarvar Ikramov Sergey Shipilov | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Loss | 10–7 | India F13, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Saketh Myneni Purav Raja | 0–6, 6–4, | |
Loss | 10–8 | India F14, Pune | Futures | Hard | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Saketh Myneni Purav Raja | 5–7, 7–6, | |
Win | 11–8 | India F15, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | 6–7, 6–4, | |
Loss | 11–9 | India F1, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Arata Onozawa Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | 4–6, 6–0, | |
Win | 12–9 | India F4, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Vishnu Vardhan | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 12–10 | India F5, Rohtak | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Saketh Myneni Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 13–10 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Toshihide Matsui Bumpei Sato | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 14–10 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Keith-Patrick Crowley Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | 6–2, 6–7, | |
Win | 15–10 | China F6, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Lim Yong-kyu Toshihide Matsui | 7–5, 7–6 | |
Win | 16–10 | China F7, Tianjin | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Chung Hyeon Nam Ji-sung | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 16–11 | Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Sebastián Rivera Ricardo Urzúa Rivera | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 16–12 | Egypt F23, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Cristian Rodríguez Ricardo Urzúa Rivera | 5–7, 1–6 | |
Win | 17–12 | Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Karim Hossam Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | 17–13 | Germany F19, Essen | Futures | Hard | Miki Janković | Andreas Mies Oscar Otte | w/o | |
Win | 18–13 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Ramkumar Ramanathan Ashwin Vijayragavan | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 19–13 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Loss | 19–14 | 2014 Shriram Capital P.L. Reddy Memorial Challenger – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | Blaž Rola | Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 20–14 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Vivek Shokeen Sanam Singh | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 20–15 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Loss | 20–16 | India F3, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Vishnu Vardhan | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Loss | 20–17 | India F5, Madurai | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Giorgio Portaluri Lucas Renard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 21–17 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Piotr Gadomski Vishnu Vardhan | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | 22–17 | Kazakhstan F10, Astana | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Huang Liang-chi Denis Matsukevitch | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 22–18 | Kazakhstan F11, Astana | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Chen Ti Denis Matsukevitch | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 23–18 | Sweden F4, Danderyd | Futures | Hard | Patrik Rosenholm | Jacob Adaktusson Tobias Blomgren | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 23–19 | Sweden F5, Falun | Futures | Hard | Patrik Rosenholm | Lewis Burton Edward Corrie | 6–7, 1–6 | |
Win | 24–19 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Vishnu Vardhan | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 25–19 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | Sam Barry Maximilian Neuchrist | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 26–19 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Ramkumar Ramanathan Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 6–7, 6–3, | |
Loss | 26–20 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–4, 5–7, | |
Win | 27–20 | India F9, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Bhavesh Gour Sidharth Rawat | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Win | 28–20 | India F10, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Antoine Escoffier Hugo Grenier | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 29–20 | China F10, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Bai Yan Chen Ti | 4–6, 7–6, | |
Loss | 29–21 | China F11, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Bai Yan Hsieh Cheng-peng | 7–6, 3–6, | |
Win | 30–21 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Hung Jui-chen Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | 30–22 | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 31–22 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Yuichi Ito Sho Katayama | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 32–22 | India F3, Jassowal | Futures | Hard | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | John Lamble Bernardo Saraiva | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 33–22 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Markos Kalovelonis | Roman Khassanov Vitaly Kozyukov | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 33–23 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Huang Liang-chi Wang Aoran | 3–6, 6–4, | |
Win | 34–23 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Pruchya Isaro Ken Onishi | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Win | 35–23 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Kunal Anand Anvit Bendre | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 36–23 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Kunal Anand Anvit Bendre | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 37–23 | India F6, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Anvit Bendre Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Loss | 37–24 | Australia F10, Blacktown | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh | Steven de Waard Jarmere Jenkins | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 38–24 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 7–6, 4–6, | |
Win | 39–24 | India F3, Guwahati | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Sanam Singh | 6–3, 3–6, | |
Win | 40–24 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Alexander Centenari Sami Reinwein | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 40–25 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–2, 4–6, | |
Win | 41–25 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | Vishnu Vardhan | Hung Jui-chen Wong Hong-kit | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Win | 42–25 | Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Sergey Betov Vladyslav Manafov | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Loss | 42–26 | Uzbekistan F2, Karshi | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Sanjar Fayziev Timur Khabibulin | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 43–26 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Vladyslav Manafov Denis Matsukevitch | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 44–26 | 2017 Fergana Challenger – Men's Doubles| | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Yuya Kibi Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 44–27 | 2017 Båstad Challenger – Doubles| | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Tuna Altuna Václav Šafránek | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 45–27 | 2017 Chengdu Challenger – Doubles| | Chengdu, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 45–28 | 2017 China International Challenger Jinan – Doubles| | Jinan, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–4, 4–6, |
Win | 46–28 | 2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Doubles| | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow | 7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 47–28 | 2018 Chennai Open Challenger – Doubles| | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Cem İlkel Danilo Petrović | 7–6, 5–7, |
Win | 48–28 | 2018 Samarkand Challenger – Doubles| | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Vishnu Vardhan | Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin | w/o |
Loss | 48–29 | 2018 Sparkassen Open – Doubles| | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Vishnu Vardhan | Santiago González Wesley Koolhof | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 48–30 | 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Doubles| | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 48–31 | 2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Doubles| | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Hans Hach | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 49–31 | 2019 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Sander Arends Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–3, 6–2 |