Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan

Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (born 20 October 1988) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 64 achieved on 18 March 2019. He won the doubles title with Rohan Bopanna at the 2017 Chennai Open, in a historic final featuring four Indian players.

Personal life He is the grandson of veteran political leader V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, who was 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, and has also been Jeevan's mentor.

Jeevan also found the love of his life in 2024 when he married Vishnupriya Chiteri Meyyappan.

Professional career 2011: Turned pro Nedunchezhiyan turned pro in year 2011.

2017: First ATP doubles title Nedunchezhiyan won his first ATP World Tour level title at the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open. He won the title with partner Rohan Bopanna by defeating a pair of compatriots, Purav Raja and Divij Sharan, in an all Indian final. As a result he broke into the top 100 at world No. 86 on 9 January 2017.

2023: First Major win at Australian Open, Third ATP final He reached his third ATP final at the 2023 Tata Open Maharashtra with compatriot N.Sriram Balaji as an alternate pair. 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 Jack 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. He won his first Grand Slam doubles match at the 2023 Australian Open with Balaji defeating fifth seeds Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek as an alternate pair. He entered the main draw of the 2023 French Open also as an alternate pair with Balaji.

2024: Hangzhou Open title Partnering with Vijay Sundar Prashanth, Nedunchezhiyan won the doubles title at the 2024 Hangzhou Open, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (2–2)Indoor (0–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals

Singles: 14 (7–7) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)ITF Futures Tour (7–7)Titles by surfaceHard (5–5)Clay (2–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 58 (32–26) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (12–20)ITF Futures Tour (20–6)Titles by surfaceHard (20–17)Clay (11–7)Grass (1–1)Carpet (0–1)