Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan


Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 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)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–02017 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles|Chennai Open, India250 SeriesHard Rohan Bopanna Purav Raja
Divij Sharan
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–12018 Chengdu Open – Doubles|Chengdu Open, China250 SeriesHard Austin Krajicek Ivan Dodig
Mate Pavić
2–6, 4–6

Challenger and Futures Finals

Singles: 14 (7–7)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1India F6, ChennaiFuturesClay Vijay Kannan6–0, 3–6, 5–7
Win1–1India F10, PuneFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan6–4, 7–5
Win2–1India F12, KolkataFuturesClay Sriram Balaji6–2, 6–1
Win3–1India F5, MaduraiFuturesClay Marc Giner4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win4–1India F13, MumbaiFuturesHard Mate Pavić6–1, 6–1
Loss4–2India F1, ChennaiFuturesClay Victor Crivoi6–7, 5–7
Loss4–3India F7, ChennaiFuturesHard Sriram Balaji7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win5–3India F8, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Vijayant Malik6–2, 5–1 ret.
Loss5–4Gabon F1, LibrevilleFuturesHard James McGee6–1, 6–4
Loss5–5Gabon F2, LibrevilleFuturesHard Arthur Surreaux6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss5–6Nigeria F2, LagosFuturesHard Ante Pavić4–6, 3–6
Loss5–7Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Takuto Niki7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Win6–7India F2, BhimavaramFuturesHard David Pérez Sanz7–6, 6–1
Win7–7India F12, ChennaiFuturesHard Prajnesh Gunneswaran7–6, 6–4

Doubles: 46 (28–18)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0India F6, ChennaiFuturesClay Vivek Shokeen Sriram Balaji
Vijay Sundar Prashanth
7–5, 6–4
Loss1–1India F12, KolkataFuturesClay Vijay Sundar Prashanth Sriram Balaji
Vinayak Sharma Kaza
3–6, 6–4,
Win2–1India F4, TrichyFuturesClay Vijay Sundar Prashanth Rupesh Roy
Vivek Shokeen
7–6, 6–7,
Win3–1India F9, BangaloreFuturesHard Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Sriram Balaji
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
4–6, 6–3,
Loss3–2Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Gao Wan Marcus Daniell
Richard Gabb
1–6, 6–7
Win4–2India F15, DavanagereFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Vijay Sundar Prashanth
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
6–7, 6–4,
Loss4–3India F1, ChennaiFuturesClay Sriram Balaji Arata Onozawa
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
4–6, 6–0,
Win5–3India F6, ChennaiFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Toshihide Matsui
Bumpei Sato
6–1, 6–4
Win6–3India F7, ChennaiFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Keith-Patrick Crowley
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
6–2, 6–7,
Win7–3Gabon F1, LibrevilleFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan Sam Barry
Elie Rousset
6–2, 6–7,
Loss7–4Gabon F2, LibrevilleFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan Sam Barry
Elie Rousset
0–6, 0–6
Win8–4Burundi F1, BujumburaFuturesClay Yannick Mertens Mark Fynn
Hassan Ndayishimiye
6–3, 6–2
Win9–4India F10, BhopalFuturesHard Purav Raja Daniiar Duldaev
Karunuday Singh
6–3, 6–3
Win10–4India F3, ChennaiFuturesClay Vishnu Vardhan Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
7–6, 6–3
Win11–4Gabon F1, LibrevilleFuturesHard Sam Barry Mark Fynn
Ruan Roelofse
6–2, 6–2
Win12–4Gabon F2, LibrevilleFuturesHard Sam Barry Mark Fynn
Ruan Roelofse
7–6, 6–3
Win13–4Kazakhstan F12, ShymkentFuturesClay Enrique López Pérez Yurii Dzhavakian
Olexiy Kolisnyk
7–5, 6–0
Win14–4Kazakhstan F13, ShymkentFuturesClay Enrique López Pérez Aleksandar Lazov
Aleksandre Metreveli
6–3, 6–3
Win15–4India F7, RaipurFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan Vinayak Sharma Kaza
Vijay Sundar Prashanth
2–6, 6–3,
Win1–02015 Emami Kolkata Open ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles|Kolkata, IndiaChallengerHard Somdev Devvarman James Duckworth
Luke Saville
w/o
Win16–4India F1, ChandigarhFuturesHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Enrique López Pérez
David Pérez Sanz
6–3, 6–4
Loss16–5Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke Toshihide Matsui
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 2–6
Loss16–6Nigeria F1, AbujaFuturesHard Matija Pecotić Deiton Baughman
Eric Quigley
1–6, 4–6
Win17–6Nigeria F2, AbujaFuturesHard Matija Pecotić Keith-Patrick Crowley
Tucker Vorster
6–4, 3–6,
Win18–6Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Yuichi Ito Masakatsu Noguchi
Masaki Sasai
2–6, 6–3,
Win19–6India F11, ChennaiFuturesHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash
Vinayak Sharma Kaza
6–4, 7–6
Win20–6India F12, ChennaiFuturesHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Markos Kalovelonis
Timur Khabibulin
4–6, 6–3,
Loss1–12016 Gemdale ATP Challenger – Doubles|Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Luke Saville
Jordan Thompson
6–3, 4–6,
Win2–12016 TAC Cup Nanjing Challenger – Doubles|Nanjing, ChinaChallengerClay Saketh Myneni Denys Molchanov
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–3, 6–3
Win3–12016 Karshi Challenger – Doubles|Karshi, UzbekistanChallengerHard Enrique López Pérez Aleksandre Metreveli
Dmitry Popko
6–1, 6–4
Loss3–22016 Vietnam Open – Doubles|Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Ramkumar Ramanathan Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
5–7, 4–6
Loss3–32016 Kobe Challenger – Doubles|Kobe, JapanChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Daniel Masur
Ante Pavić
6–4, 3–6,
Loss3–42016 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles|Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet Christopher Rungkat Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss3–52017 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles|Dallas, USAChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat David O'Hare
Joe Salisbury
7–6, 3–6,
Win4–52017 Prosperita Open – Doubles|Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Franko Škugor Rameez Junaid
Lukáš Rosol
6–3, 6–2
Loss4–62017 Ningbo Challenger – Doubles|Ningbo, ChinaChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Radu Albot
Jose Statham
5–7, 3–6
Loss4–72017 Kobe Challenger – Doubles|Kobe, JapanChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Ben McLachlan
Yasutaka Uchiyama
6–4, 3–6,
Win5–72018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles|Dallas, USAChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Leander Paes
Joe Salisbury
6–4, 3–6,
Loss5–82018 Play In Challenger – Doubles|Lille, FranceChallengerHard Purav Raja Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz
6–7, 6–1,
Loss5–92018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles|Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Enrique López Pérez Robert Galloway
Denis Kudla
3–6, 1–6
Loss5–102018 Savannah Challenger – Doubles|Savannah, USAChallengerClay Enrique López Pérez Luke Bambridge
Akira Santillan
2–6, 2–6
Loss5–112018 Nottingham Open – Men's Doubles|Nottingham, Great BritainChallengerGrass Austin Krajicek Frederik Nielsen
Joe Salisbury
6–7, 1–6
Win6–112018 Fuzion 100 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles|Ilkley, Great BritainChallengerGrass Austin Krajicek Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies
6–3, 6–3
Win7–112018 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles|Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Austin Krajicek Roberto Maytín
Christopher Rungkat
6–7, 6–4,
Win8–112018 Monterrey Challenger – Doubles|Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Marcelo Arévalo Leander Paes
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 6–4
Loss8–122018 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Doubles|Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Sriram Balaji Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 2–6