Arjun Kadhe
Arjun Kadhe (Hindi: अर्जुन कढे; born 7 January 1994) is an Indian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  India |
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| Residence | Pune, India |
| Born | 7 January 1994 Pune, India |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Oklahoma State University (2014–2017) |
| Prize money | $84,869 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 328 (27 August 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 551 (18 November 2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (33.3% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 160 (5 August 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 198 (18 November 2019) |
| Last updated on: 19 November 2019. | |
Kadhe has a career high ATP singles ranking of 328 achieved on 27 August 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 160 achieved on 5 August 2019. Kadhe has won 2 ITF Futures singles title and 7 ITF Futures doubles titles.
Personal and early Life
Kadhe was born in Pune to Jayant and Rashmi Kadhe. His father supported him for playing tennis. He attended the Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce before coming to OSU. He also got support from Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Lakshya, a sports NGO . He finished his graduation from Oklahoma State University in 2017. During his tenure in Oklahoma Kadhe and his doubles partner Julian Cash became the first doubles team in Oklahoma State history to achieve the top spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings. The pair scripted 34 wins along with prestigious All-America honours at the NCAA Doubles Championship.[1] Kadhe is coached by Hemant Bendrey.[2]
Professional career
He appeared in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments at the junior level over the past two years. Kadhe won his first ITF singles title in November 2017 at Thu Dau Mot City in Vietnam.[2]
He made his singles and doubles ATP World Tour debut at the 2018 Maharashtra Open. In singles, he lost in opening round to compatriot Yuki Bhambri.[3] In doubles he paired with Frenchman Benoît Paire but lost in the first round.
Kadhe became the third Cowboy to ever earn three All-America honors. He compiled a team-high 34 doubles victories with partner Julian Cash. He clinched 20 singles wins primarily playing at the No. 2 position, including two wins over ranked opponents. He defeated seven ranked opponents in doubles with Cash, two of which came in the NCAA Doubles Tournament. He also won the Pacific Coast Doubles tournament in March while teaming with Cash and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Central Regional during fall play. Currently sits in sixth place on OSU's career doubles wins list with 67.[4]
Tournament finals
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2018 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard |  Denis Yevseyev |
 Mikhail Elgin  Yaraslav Shyla |
5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2019 | Chengdu, China | Challenger | Hard | Saketh Myneni |
 Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
6–3, 0–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Saketh Myneni |
Purav Raja Ramkumar Ramanathan |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
References
- Phadnis, Ashish (15 November 2017). "Stepping into new shoes is exciting, says Pune's tennis player Arjun Kadhe". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- Kumaraswamy, K (28 November 2017). "A monkey off my back:Kadhe". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- Judge, Shahid (3 January 2018). "Yuki Bhambri bests rookie Arjun Kadhe in season opener". Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Arjun Kadhe
External links
- Arjun Kadhe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Arjun Kadhe at the International Tennis Federation
- Arjun Kadhe at Oklahoma State University
Association of Tennis Professionals Top ten Indian male singles tennis players as of 12 December 2019 | |
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