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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Somdev Devvarman

Born:                          13 February 1985 (Guwahati, India)
Marital Status:            Unmarried
Career Prize Money:   $334,470

Honours:
Ranked 96 in the ATP ranking list as on 2 Aug 2010 (another Indian, within top 100)
Member of India's Davis Cup team



Somdev Devvarman is an Indian-born Tennis Player, living in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.  Born in Assam, grew up near Chennai before attending University of Virginia from 2005-08, Somdev earned a sociology degree in May 2008 and turned professional that summer.  

He captured NCAA singles title in back-to-back seasons in 2007 (d. Georgia's John Isner) and 2008 (d. Tennessee's J.P. Smith) and All-American honors both times.

Links:
Official ATP Website Page
Wikipedia on Somdev Devvarman

Video:
Somdev at 2009 US Open

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