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Somdev Devvarman is a successful college tennis player, he won the 2007 NCAA Singles Championship. (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani) |
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Somdev Devvarman reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2009 Chennai Open. (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani) |
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In the second Grand Slam of 2009, the French Open, Somdev Devvarman was seeded 26th in singles qualifying. He defeated Joao Souza of Brazil 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the first round and ousted Brit Alex Bogdanovic 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–4 before losing to the # 3 seed and world # 96 Marcos Daniel 0–6, 1–6 and so went out of the tournament. (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani) |
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In US Open 2009, Somdev Devvarman beat Janowicz to qualify for his first Grand Slam singles main draw. He beat Frederico Gil 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the first round; In the second round he lost to 24th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2. (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani) |
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Somdev Devvarman also known as Somdev Dev Varman is a tennis player. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar) |
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Somdev Devvarman rose to prominence while at college at the University of Virginia in the USA, winning the NCAA Singles Championship twice in a row. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar) |
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Somdev Devvarman is the son of Ranjana and Pravanjan Dev Varman. His parents live in Guwahati, Assam. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar) |