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Purav Raja
Indian tennis player

Purav Raja

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Indian tennis player
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Place of birth
Mumbai
Age
39 years
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Biography

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 61 was reached on 9 January 2017.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (2 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 (2–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.20 July 2013Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, ColombiaHardIndia Divij SharanFrance Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up1.8 February 2015PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, CroatiaHard (i)France Fabrice MartinCroatia Marin Draganja
Finland Henri Kontinen
4–6, 4–6
Winner2.13 August 2016Los Cabos Open, Los Cabos, MexicoHardIndia Divij SharanIsrael Jonathan Erlich
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up2.8 January 2017Chennai Open, Chennai, IndiaHardIndia Divij SharanIndia Rohan Bopanna
India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
3–6, 4–6

Challenger finals

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–8)

Doubles: 11 (3–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Runners-up1.16 August 2008New Delhi 4, IndiaHardIndia Rohan GajjarIndia Harsh Mankada
India Ashutosh Singh
6–4, 4–6, [9–11]
Winners1.22 August 2009Qarshi, UzbekistanHardAustralia Sadik KadirLatvia Andis Juška
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Runners-up2.6 June 2010Rome 3, ItalyClayAustralia Sadik KadirMexico Santiago González
United States Travis Rettenmaier
2–6, 4–6
Runners-up3.27 June 2010Reggio Emilia, ItalyClayAustralia Sadik KadirAustria Philipp Oswald
Austria Martin Slanar
2–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Runners-up4.8 August 2010Beijing, ChinaHardAustralia Sadik KadirCanada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Russia Artem Sitak
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Winners2.28 November 2010Toyota, JapanCarpet (i)Philippines Treat Conrad HueyJapan Tasuku Iwami
Japan Hiroki Kondo
6–1, 6–2
Runners-up5.23 October 2011Seoul, South KoreaHardIndia Divij SharanThailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runners-up6.10 June 2012Fürth, GermanyClayAustralia Rameez JunaidSpain Arnau Brugués-Davi
Portugal João Sousa
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [9–11]
Runners-up7.11 November 2012Loughborough, United KingdomHardIndia Divij SharanUnited States James Cerretani
Canada Adil Shamasdin
4–6, 5–7
Winners3.10 March 2013Kyoto, JapanSynthecIndia Divij SharanAustralia Chris Guccione
Australia Matt Reid
6–4, 7–5
Runners-up8.4 May 2013Johannesburg, South AfricaHardIndia Divij SharanIndia Prakash Amritraj
United States 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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