Prithvi Sekhar

Prithvi Sekhar (born 3 October 1993) is an Indian male deaf tennis player.[1][2][3] He represented India at the Deaflympics in 2013 and 2017.[4] He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics partnering with Jafreen Shaik.[5][6][7]

Prithvi Sekhar
Born (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Playsright-handed

Career

Prithvi Sekhar defeated third seed Jaroslav Smedek of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s final of the World Deaf tennis championship held in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday, Oct 19, 2019. 

Prithvi started playing tennis from 2002 when he was just eight years old. He then became a prolific tennis player despite being deaf, improving his ratings in the ATP singles and doubles to be among the top ten deaf players.[8]

He went on to represent India at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics which was also his first Deaflympic appearance, but he did not win a medal. Prithvi was selected to compete for India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics as India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the multi-sport event (the largest number of athletes sent by India to a single Summer Deaflympics).[9] Prithvi Sekhar along with Jafreen Shaik claimed a historical bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, marking India's first ever Deaflympic medal in tennis.[10][11][12]

References
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  2. "ITF Profile of Prithvi Sekhar". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  4. "Prithvi Sekhar | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. Krishnan, Vivek (4 August 2017). "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". article.wn.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. "This Chennai tennis player scripts history in Deaflympics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  10. "Prithvi Shekar: I am happy and proud". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  11. Bureau, Sports; Bureau, Sports (28 July 2017). "Bronze for Prithvi and Jafreen". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  12. "Bringing home the laurels". www.deccanchronicle.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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