Sriram Balaji N | |
Fullname: | Sriram Balaji Narayanaswamy |
Residence: | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Birth Date: | 1990 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Coimbatore, India |
Height: | 182cm |
Plays: | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $439,334 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 287 (19 June 2017) |
Doublestitles: | 0 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 67 (10 June 2024) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 67 (10 June 2024) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2023, 2024) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (2024) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (2018) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (2024) |
Othertournamentsdoubles: | Yes |
Olympicsdoublesresult: | 1R (2024) |
Updated: | 29 July 2024 |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
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.
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.
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 | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | India F12, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 0–2 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 1–2 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Joss Espasandin | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 1–3 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | ||
Win | 2–3 | Iran F1, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 2–4 | India F15, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Win | 3–4 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–0 | ||
Loss | 3–5 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 4–5 | India F10, Bhopal | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 4–6 | India F4, Trichy | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 5–6 | Kazakhstan F11, Astana | Futures | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 5–7 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 5–8 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 6–8 | India F8, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | ||
Win | 7–8 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | ||
Loss | 7–9 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Loss | 7–10 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 7–11 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 8–11 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) | ||
Loss | 8–12 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 9–12 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 9–13 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 9–14 | 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 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 1–1 | India F3, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Raven Klaasen | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(9–7) | ||
Loss | 1–2 | India F3, Vijayawada | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, [3–10] | ||
Win | 2–2 | Thailand F5, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(9–7) | ||
Loss | 2–3 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 6–7(5–7) | ||
Loss | 2–4 | India F12, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 3–4 | India F12, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [10–3] | ||
Win | 4–4 | India F2, Bhopal | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Win | 5–4 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 6–4 | India F5, Madurai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | André Gaspar Murta![]() | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | ||
Win | 7–4 | India F7, Mandya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
Win | 8–4 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, [10–6] | ||
Loss | 8–5 | India F9, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
Win | 9–5 | Germany F7, Römerberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 9–6 | Iran F1, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 10–6 | Iran F2, Esfahan | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 10–7 | India F13, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
Loss | 10–8 | India F14, Pune | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), [5–10] | ||
Win | 11–8 | India F15, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–1] | ||
Loss | 11–9 | India F1, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–0, [7–10] | ||
Win | 12–9 | India F4, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 12–10 | India F5, Rohtak | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 13–10 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Win | 14–10 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Keith-Patrick Crowley![]() | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5] | ||
Win | 15–10 | China F6, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Win | 16–10 | China F7, Tianjin | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 16–11 | Egypt F22, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Ricardo Urzúa Rivera | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Loss | 16–12 | Egypt F23, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Ricardo Urzúa Rivera | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
Win | 17–12 | Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(12–10) | ||
Loss | 17–13 | Germany F19, Essen | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | Andreas Mies Oscar Otte | w/o | ||
Win | 18–13 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
Win | 19–13 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 19–14 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | Blaž Rola | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Win | 20–14 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 20–15 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 20–16 | India F3, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 20–17 | India F5, Madurai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 21–17 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Win | 22–17 | Kazakhstan F10, Astana | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Huang Liang-chi![]() | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 22–18 | Kazakhstan F11, Astana | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Chen Ti![]() | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 23–18 | Sweden F4, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 23–19 | Sweden F5, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 1–6 | ||
Win | 24–19 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 25–19 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 26–19 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–6] | ||
Loss | 26–20 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, [13–15] | ||
Win | 27–20 | India F9, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
Win | 28–20 | India F10, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 29–20 | China F10, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Chen Ti | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [13–11] | ||
Loss | 29–21 | China F11, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Hsieh Cheng-peng | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [7–10] | ||
Win | 30–21 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Hung Jui-chen![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
Loss | 30–22 | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
Win | 31–22 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Win | 32–22 | India F3, Jassowal | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Bernardo Saraiva | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 33–22 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 33–23 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Huang Liang-chi![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [10–12] | ||
Win | 34–23 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 35–23 | India F4, Chennai | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | ||
Win | 36–23 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 37–23 | India F6, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 37–24 | Australia F10, Blacktown | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 38–24 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6] | ||
Win | 39–24 | India F3, Guwahati | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Win | 40–24 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Sami Reinwein | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 40–25 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
Win | 41–25 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | ![]() | Hung Jui-chen![]() | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Win | 42–25 | Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 42–26 | Uzbekistan F2, Karshi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | ||
Win | 43–26 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Win | 44–26 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 44–27 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 45–27 | Chengdu, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 45–28 | Jinan, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–4, 4–6, [4–10] | ||
Win | 46–28 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) | ||
Win | 47–28 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5] | ||
Win | 48–28 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o | ||
Loss | 48–29 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Wesley Koolhof | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 48–30 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 48–31 | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
Win | 49–31 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | Sander Arends![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 49–32 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | Andre Begemann Florin Mergea | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), [3–10] | ||
Loss | 49–33 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, [6–10] | ||
Win | 50–33 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Win | 51–33 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ||
Win | 52–33 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | Romain Arneodo![]() | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] | ||
Loss | 52–34 | Skopje, North Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 52–35 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 52–36 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [9–11] | ||
Win | 53–36 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Andre Begemann | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
Win | 54–36 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Andre Begemann | Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
Win | 55–36 | Helsinki, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Andre Begemann | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
Win | 56–36 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andre Begemann | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6] | ||
Loss | 56–37 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andre Begemann | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |