Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan

Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (born 20 October 1988) is a professional Indian tennis player. He won the doubles title with Rohan Bopanna at 2017 Aircel Chennai Open. He broke into the ATP top 100 Doubles rankings in 2016 and was ranked 81 after winning the historic final which featured all four players from India.

Personal life

He is grandson of veteran political leader V.R. Nedunchezhiyan, who was a former finance minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India and was also the acting chief minister of Tamil Nadu in two tenures. Maternally he is the grandson of Col.Dr. M. D. K. Kuthalingam, who was a former vice chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University. He has also been Jeevan's mentor.

Professional career

Early years

Nedunchezhiyan turned pro in year 2015.

2017: First ATP world tour title

Nedunchezhiyan won his first ATP World Tour level title at 2017 Aircel Chennai Open. He won the title with partner Rohan Bopanna by defeating pair of compatriots Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in an all Indian final.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 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 (1–1)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (1–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	[[2017 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Chennai Open, India	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna	Template:Flagicon Purav Raja Template:Flagicon Divij Sharan	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	[[2018 Chengdu Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Chengdu Open, China	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Austin Krajicek	Template:Flagicon Ivan Dodig Template:Flagicon Mate Pavić	2–6, 4–6

Challenger and Futures Finals

Singles: 14 (7–7)

Legend (Singles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (7–7)

Titles by Surface Hard (5–5) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	India F6, Chennai	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vijay Kannan	6–0, 3–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	India F10, Pune	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vishnu Vardhan	6–4, 7–5
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	India F12, Kolkata	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	India F5, Madurai	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marc Giner	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win	4–1	Template:Dts	India F13, Mumbai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mate Pavić	6–1, 6–1
Loss	4–2	Template:Dts	India F1, Chennai	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Victor Crivoi	6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss	4–3	Template:Dts	India F7, Chennai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 0–6
Win	5–3	Template:Dts	India F8, Coimbatore	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vijayant Malik	6–2, 5–1 ret.
Loss	5–4	Template:Dts	Gabon F1, Libreville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon James McGee	6–1, 6–4
Loss	5–5	Template:Dts	Gabon F2, Libreville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Arthur Surreaux	6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	5–6	Template:Dts	Nigeria F2, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ante Pavić	4–6, 3–6
Loss	5–7	Template:Dts	Guam F1, Tumon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Takuto Niki	7–6(8–6), 2–6, 5–7
Win	6–7	Template:Dts	India F2, Bhimavaram	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon David Pérez Sanz	7–6(9–7), 6–1
Win	7–7	Template:Dts	India F12, Chennai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Prajnesh Gunneswaran	7–6(10–8), 6–4

Doubles: 48 (29–19)

Legend (Doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (9–13) ITF Futures Tour (20–6)

Titles by Surface Hard (19–13) Clay (9–4) Grass (1–1) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	India F6, Chennai	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vivek Shokeen	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	India F12, Kolkata	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji Template:Flagicon Vinayak Sharma Kaza	3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	India F4, Trichy	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	Template:Flagicon Rupesh Roy Template:Flagicon Vivek Shokeen	7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	India F9, Bangalore	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji Template:Flagicon Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss	3–2	Template:Dts	Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gao Wan	Template:Flagicon Marcus Daniell Template:Flagicon Richard Gabb	1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	4–2	Template:Dts	India F15, Davanagere	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth Template:Flagicon Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan	6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–1]
Loss	4–3	Template:Dts	India F1, Chennai	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	Template:Flagicon Arata Onozawa Template:Flagicon Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan	4–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Win	5–3	Template:Dts	India F6, Chennai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	Template:Flagicon Toshihide Matsui Template:Flagicon Bumpei Sato	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–3	Template:Dts	India F7, Chennai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	Template:Flagicon Keith-Patrick Crowley Template:Flagicon Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan	6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Win	7–3	Template:Dts	Gabon F1, Libreville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vishnu Vardhan	Template:Flagicon Sam Barry Template:Flagicon Elie Rousset	6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Loss	7–4	Template:Dts	Gabon F2, Libreville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vishnu Vardhan	Template:Flagicon Sam Barry Template:Flagicon Elie Rousset	0–6, 0–6
Win	8–4	Template:Dts	Burundi F1, Bujumbura	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yannick Mertens	Template:Flagicon Mark Fynn Template:Flagicon Hassan Ndayishimiye	6–3, 6–2
Win	9–4	Template:Dts	India F10, Bhopal	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Purav Raja	Template:Flagicon Daniiar Duldaev Template:Flagicon Karunuday Singh	6–3, 6–3
Win	10–4	Template:Dts	India F3, Chennai	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vishnu Vardhan	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji Template:Flagicon Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan	7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win	11–4	Template:Dts	Gabon F1, Libreville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sam Barry	Template:Flagicon Mark Fynn Template:Flagicon Ruan Roelofse	6–2, 6–2
Win	12–4	Template:Dts	Gabon F2, Libreville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sam Barry	Template:Flagicon Mark Fynn Template:Flagicon Ruan Roelofse	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win	13–4	Template:Dts	Kazakhstan F12, Shymkent	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Enrique López Pérez	Template:Flagicon Yurii Dzhavakian Template:Flagicon Olexiy Kolisnyk	7–5, 6–0
Win	14–4	Template:Dts	Kazakhstan F13, Shymkent	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Enrique López Pérez	Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Lazov Template:Flagicon Aleksandre Metreveli	6–3, 6–3
Win	15–4	Template:Dts	India F7, Raipur	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vishnu Vardhan	Template:Flagicon Vinayak Sharma Kaza Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win	1–0	[[2015 Emami Kolkata Open ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Kolkata, India	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Somdev Devvarman	Template:Flagicon James Duckworth Template:Flagicon Luke Saville	w/o
Win	16–4	Template:Dts	India F1, Chandigarh	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	Template:Flagicon Enrique López Pérez Template:Flagicon David Pérez Sanz	6–3, 6–4
Loss	16–5	Template:Dts	Indonesia F3, Jakarta	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Danai Udomchoke	Template:Flagicon Toshihide Matsui Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	4–6, 2–6
Loss	16–6	Template:Dts	Nigeria F1, Abuja	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Matija Pecotić	Template:Flagicon Deiton Baughman Template:Flagicon Eric Quigley	1–6, 4–6
Win	17–6	Template:Dts	Nigeria F2, Abuja	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Matija Pecotić	Template:Flagicon Keith-Patrick Crowley Template:Flagicon Tucker Vorster	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win	18–6	Template:Dts	Guam F1, Tumon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Yuichi Ito	Template:Flagicon Masakatsu Noguchi Template:Flagicon Masaki Sasai	2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win	19–6	Template:Dts	India F11, Chennai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	Template:Flagicon Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Template:Flagicon Vinayak Sharma Kaza	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win	20–6	Template:Dts	India F12, Chennai	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vijay Sundar Prashanth	Template:Flagicon Markos Kalovelonis Template:Flagicon Timur Khabibulin	4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss	1–1	[[2016 Gemdale ATP Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Shenzhen, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Saketh Myneni	Template:Flagicon Luke Saville Template:Flagicon Jordan Thompson	6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
Win	2–1	[[2016 TAC Cup Nanjing Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Nanjing, China	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Saketh Myneni	Template:Flagicon Denys Molchanov Template:Flagicon Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–1	[[2016 Karshi Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Karshi, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Enrique López Pérez	Template:Flagicon Aleksandre Metreveli Template:Flagicon Dmitry Popko	6–1, 6–4
Loss	3–2	[[2016 Vietnam Open (tennis) – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ramkumar Ramanathan	Template:Flagicon Sanchai Ratiwatana Template:Flagicon Sonchat Ratiwatana	5–7, 4–6
Loss	3–3	[[2016 Kobe Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Kobe, Japan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	Template:Flagicon Daniel Masur Template:Flagicon Ante Pavić	6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss	3–4	[[2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Toyota, Japan	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	Template:Flagicon Matt Reid Template:Flagicon John-Patrick Smith	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3–5	[[2017 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Dallas, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	Template:Flagicon David O'Hare Template:Flagicon Joe Salisbury	7–6(8–6), 3–6, [9–11]
Win	4–5	[[2017 Prosperita Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Franko Škugor	Template:Flagicon Rameez Junaid Template:Flagicon Lukáš Rosol	6–3, 6–2
Loss	4–6	[[2017 Ningbo Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Ningbo, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	Template:Flagicon Radu Albot Template:Flagicon Jose Statham	5–7, 3–6
Loss	4–7	[[2017 Kobe Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Kobe, Japan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	Template:Flagicon Ben McLachlan Template:Flagicon Yasutaka Uchiyama	6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win	5–7	[[2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Dallas, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Joe Salisbury	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	5–8	[[2018 Play In Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Lille, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Purav Raja	Template:Flagicon Hugo Nys Template:Flagicon Tim Pütz	6–7(3–7), 6–1, [7–10]
Loss	5–9	[[2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Tallahassee, USA	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Enrique López Pérez	Template:Flagicon Robert Galloway Template:Flagicon Denis Kudla	3–6, 1–6
Loss	5–10	[[2018 Savannah Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Savannah, USA	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Enrique López Pérez	Template:Flagicon Luke Bambridge Template:Flagicon Akira Santillan	2–6, 2–6
Loss	5–11	[[2018 Nottingham Open – Men's Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Nottingham, Great Britain	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Austin Krajicek	Template:Flagicon Frederik Nielsen Template:Flagicon Joe Salisbury	6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win	6–11	[[2018 Fuzion 100 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Ilkley, Great Britain	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Austin Krajicek	Template:Flagicon Kevin Krawietz Template:Flagicon Andreas Mies	6–3, 6–3
Win	7–11	[[2018 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Winnetka, USA	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Austin Krajicek	Template:Flagicon Roberto Maytín Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win	8–11	[[2018 Monterrey Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcelo Arévalo	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela	6–1, 6–4
Loss	8–12	[[2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Shenzhen, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sriram Balaji	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Cheng-peng Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	4–6, 2–6
Win	9–12	[[2021 Lisboa Belém Open – Men's Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Lisbon, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Purav Raja	Template:Flagicon Nuno Borges Template:Flagicon Francisco Cabral	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	9–13	[[2021 Tenerife Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Purav Raja	Template:Flagicon Nuno Borges Template:Flagicon Francisco Cabral	3–6, 4–6

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