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Sriram Balaji (born 18 March 1990) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 67, achieved on 10 June 2024 and a singles ranking of world No. 287, achieved on 19 June 2017.
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Full name | Sriram Balaji Narayanaswamy |
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Residence | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Born | Coimbatore, India | 18 March 1990
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $439,334 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 287 (19 June 2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 23–34 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 67 (10 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 67 (10 June 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2023, 2024) |
French Open | 3R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2024) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Medal record | |
Last updated on: 29 July 2024. |
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. He is currently a member of the Indian Davis Cup team. He played his debut Davis cup partnering Rohan Bopanna in March 2017 making India win 3–0 and enter into Davis Cup World Play off.
Sriram was born to Narayanaswamy and Jayanthi Narayanaswamy in Coimbatore. He started playing tennis at the age of nine. 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.
Balaji made his ATP main draw debut at the 2012 Aircel Chennai Open in the doubles event, partnering Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. The wildcard pairing put up a good fight, but lost to the second seeds Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram 5–7, 4–6.
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 joined the Mumbai Tennis Masters team for Champions Tennis League India.[1]
He reached his first ATP final at the 2023 Tata Open Maharashtra with compatriot Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan as an alternate pair.[2] They defeated compatriots Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in straight sets in first round. In the quarterfinals, they upset second seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in straight sets winning both sets in a tiebreak. Next they defeated British pair of Julian Cash and Henry Patten in the semifinals in straight sets to reach their first ATP Tour final as a team. Despite not losing a single set on their way to final they were defeated in straight sets by Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen in the final. [citation needed]
He won his second Grand Slam doubles match at the 2023 Australian Open with Nedunchezhiyan defeating fifth seeds Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek as an alternate pair.
He entered the main draw of the 2023 French Open making his debut at this Major also as an alternate pair with Nedunchezhiyan.
He reached the third round recording his first wins at the 2024 French Open as an alternate pair partnering Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela over alternates Sem Verbeek and Reese Stalder, and wildcards Théo Arribagé and Dan Added.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2023 | Maharashtra Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2011 | India F12, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2012 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2012 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2012 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2012 | Iran F1, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–4 | Dec 2012 | India F15, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 3–4 | Jun 2013 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2013 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Nov 2013 | India F10, Bhopal | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–6 | Mar 2014 | India F4, Trichy | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Aug 2014 | Kazakhstan F11, Astana | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2014 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2014 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–8 | Nov 2014 | India F8, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Win | 7–8 | Sep 2016 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 7–9 | Sep 2016 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 7–10 | Sep 2016 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–11 | Feb 2017 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–11 | Feb 2017 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 8–12 | Mar 2017 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–12 | Mar 2017 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–13 | Mar 2017 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–14 | Jun 2017 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2009 | India F3, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2010 | India F3, Vijayawada | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [3–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Nov 2010 | Thailand F5, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2011 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2011 | India F12, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Dec 2011 | India F12, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–3] |
Win | 4–4 | Mar 2012 | India F2, Bhopal | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 5–4 | Apr 2012 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–4 | Apr 2012 | India F5, Madurai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 2012 | India F7, Mandya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2012 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
Loss | 8–5 | Jun 2012 | India F9, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 9–5 | Jul 2012 | Germany F7, Römerberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2012 | Iran F1, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Sep 2012 | Iran F2, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 10–7 | Oct 2012 | India F13, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 10–8 | Nov 2012 | India F14, Pune | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–3), [5–10] |
Win | 11–8 | Dec 2012 | India F15, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–1] |
Loss | 11–9 | Mar 2013 | India F1, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, [7–10] |
Win | 12–9 | May 2013 | India F4, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 12–10 | May 2013 | India F5, Rohtak | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13–10 | Jun 2013 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 14–10 | Jun 2013 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5] |
Win | 15–10 | Aug 2013 | China F6, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 16–10 | Aug 2013 | China F7, Tianjin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 16–11 | Sep 2013 | Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 16–12 | Sep 2013 | Egypt F23, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 17–12 | Sep 2013 | Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(12–10) |
Loss | 17–13 | Oct 2013 | Germany F19, Essen | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 18–13 | Nov 2013 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 19–13 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 19–14 | Feb 2014 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 20–14 | Feb 2014 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 20–15 | Mar 2014 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 20–16 | Mar 2014 | India F3, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 20–17 | Mar 2014 | India F5, Madurai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 21–17 | Apr 2014 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 22–17 | Aug 2014 | Kazakhstan F10, Astana | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 22–18 | Aug 2014 | Kazakhstan F11, Astana | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 23–18 | Sep 2014 | Sweden F4, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 23–19 | Sep 2014 | Sweden F5, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Win | 24–19 | Nov 2014 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 25–19 | Dec 2014 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 26–19 | Mar 2015 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 26–20 | Mar 2015 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [13–15] |
Win | 27–20 | Jun 2015 | India F9, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 28–20 | Jun 2015 | India F10, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 29–20 | Jul 2015 | China F10, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–2), [13–11] |
Loss | 29–21 | Jul 2015 | China F11, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 30–21 | Nov 2015 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 30–22 | Apr 2016 | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 31–22 | Apr 2016 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 32–22 | May 2016 | India F3, Jassowal | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 33–22 | May 2016 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 33–23 | Aug 2016 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
Win | 34–23 | Sep 2016 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 35–23 | Sep 2016 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
Win | 36–23 | Sep 2016 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 37–23 | Sep 2016 | India F6, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 37–24 | Nov 2016 | Australia F10, Blacktown | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 38–24 | Feb 2017 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6] |
Win | 39–24 | Mar 2017 | India F3, Guwahati | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 40–24 | Mar 2017 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 40–25 | Mar 2017 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [6–10] |
Win | 41–25 | Mar 2017 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 42–25 | Apr 2017 | Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 42–26 | Apr 2017 | Uzbekistan F2, Karshi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 43–26 | Jun 2017 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 44–26 | Jun 2017 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 44–27 | Jul 2017 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 45–27 | Aug 2017 | Chengdu, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 45–28 | Aug 2017 | Jinan, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [4–10] |
Win | 46–28 | Nov 2017 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 47–28 | Feb 2018 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5] |
Win | 48–28 | May 2018 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 48–29 | Jul 2018 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 48–30 | Nov 2018 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 48–31 | Mar 2019 | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 49–31 | Apr 2019 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 49–32 | Aug 2019 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), [3–10] |
Loss | 49–33 | Sep 2020 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
Win | 50–33 | Sep 2021 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 51–33 | Jun 2022 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Win | 52–33 | Jun 2022 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
Loss | 52–34 | May 2023 | Skopje, North Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 52–35 | Aug 2023 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 52–36 | Sep 2023 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [9–11] |
Win | 53–36 | Oct 2023 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
Win | 54–36 | Oct 2023 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 55–36 | Nov 2023 | Helsinki, Germany | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 56–36 | Apr 2024 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6] |
Loss | 56–37 | Jun 2024 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
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