# Vishnu Vardhan

Vishnu Vardhan (born 27 July 1987), also known as J. Vishnuvardhan, is an Indian professional tennis player. He won bronze medal in men's doubles at 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China. He paired-up with and Sania Mirza for mixed doubles and won silver medal at the same event. He was featured as ITF player of April 2011. He won the national singles title for the fourth time by winning the Men's final of Fenesta Open tennis Championship on 8 October 2016

## Personal life

Vishnuvardhan's father Mr Jagadeesan is a businessman. He started playing at the age of 9 and was greatly inspired by Leander Paes. He did his schooling from DAV Safilguda Hyderabad.

## Career

Vishnuvardhan was considered a promising prospect for Indian tennis, representing the next generation of the sport in the country and succeeding Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi. He has represented India in the Davis Cup and was part of the team that defeated Uzbekistan and Philippines en route to qualifying for the World Group.
Vishnuvardhan began to show glimpses of his talent right from a young age, performing well on the junior circuit. The year 2003 proved to be his defining year on the junior circuit with Vishnuvardhan winning the Junior Nationals, and earning himself a place in the Indian Junior Davis Cup team. This success on the junior circuit translated itself into glory in Inter-University tournaments as well, with Vishnuvardhan capturing the gold medal in successive tournaments as the team captain.
Vishnuvardhan has won the Grass Court Nationals and achieving a career-high national ranking of two.
J.Vishnuvardhan won this first futures tournament on 11 July.
In 2012, Vishnu won the Zuari Garden City-ITF against Sriram Balaji 7–6(7), 6–3.
Vishnu won the Toyota Bangalore Open ITF in June 2012 by defeating Ti-Chen of Chinese Taipei 6–2, 4–6, 6–1.
Vishnu participated in the 2012 London Olympics in the Men's Doubles category partnering Leander Paes. Vishnu and partner Leander Paes crashed out of the Olympic doubles after a 7–6 (7/3), 4–6, 6–3 defeat against French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michaël Llodra. Vishnu won the national singles title for the fourth time by winning the Men's final of Fenesta Open tennis Championship on 8 October 2016, by defeating left-hander Siddharth Vishwakarma from Varanasi 6–3, 6–4. For the year of 2018, Vishnu is focusing on doubles by partnering with Sriram Balaji with a goal of playing at the Wimbledon.

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 24 (10–14)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures Tour (10–14)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (10–14)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2009 | India F3, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2009 | India F6, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Rohan Gajjar | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2009 | India F7, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Kim Young-jun | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2009 | India F8, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2010 | India F3, Vijayawada | Futures | Hard | Rupesh Roy | 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2010 | Great Britain F12, London | Futures | Hard | Joshua Milton | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jan 2011 | Cambodia F1, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Apr 2011 | India F3, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–6 | Apr 2011 | India F4, Noida | Futures | Hard | Kim Young-jun | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6$^{(15–13)}$ |
| Loss | 3–7 | Apr 2011 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Patrik Rosenholm | 6–5 ret. |
| Loss | 3–8 | Nov 2011 | India F10, Pune | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–8 | Nov 2011 | India F11, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Rohan Gajjar | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–8 | Apr 2012 | Uzbekistan F2, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Ivan Sergeyev | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 6–8 | Jun 2012 | India F8, Mysore | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–8 | Jun 2012 | India F9, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Feb 2014 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Antal van der Duim | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–10 | May 2015 | India F6, Mysore | Futures | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Jun 2015 | India F9, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | Antoine Escoffier | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Jul 2015 | India F10, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | Antoine Escoffier | 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 7–13 | Sep 2015 | India F15, Madurai | Futures | Hard | Sumit Nagal | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 8–13 | Apr 2016 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–13 | May 2016 | India F3, Jassowal | Futures | Hard | Dalwinder Singh | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–13 | Sep 2016 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–14 | Feb 2017 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | 2–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 82 (47–35)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (8–11)
* ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (39–24)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (40–29)
* Clay (5–4)
* Grass (2–1)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2008 | India F4, Gurgaon | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Lee Hsin-han Wang Yu jr. | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2008 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Divij Sharan | Ashutosh Singh Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2008 | India F7, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Ashutosh Singh Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2009 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Mithun Murali Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2009 | India F4, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Tushar Liberhan Vishal Punna | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2009 | India F5, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Rohan Gajjar Purav Raja | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2009 | India F6, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Vivek Shokeen Ashutosh Singh | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Aug 2009 | India F7, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Ashutosh Singh | Chris Eaton Sean Thornley | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–8] |
| Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2009 | India F9, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Ashutosh Singh | Chris Eaton Rohan Gajjar | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2009 | India F10, Kolkata | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Rohan Gajjar Purav Raja | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 2009 | India F11, Pune | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Rohan Gajjar Purav Raja | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2010 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Divij Sharan | Martin Fischer Philipp Oswald | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2010 | India F1, Kolkata | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Vivek Shokeen Ashutosh Singh | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Apr 2010 | India F3, Vijayawada | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Sriram Balaji Vignesh Peranamallur | 2–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 9–6 | Jul 2010 | Great Britain F8, Manchester | Futures | Grass | Divij Sharan | Barry King Ashwin Kumar | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2010 | Great Britain F9, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | Divij Sharan | Andrew Fitzpatrick Josh Goodall | 6–3, 5–7, [3–10] |
| Win | 10–7 | Jul 2010 | Great Britain F11, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | James Chaudry George Coupland | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2010 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Divij Sharan | Gong Maoxin Li Zhe | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Oct 2010 | Spain F35, Martos | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Agustín Boje-Ordóñez Pablo Martín-Adalia | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jan 2011 | Cambodia F1, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Danai Udomchoke Kittiphong Wachiramanowong | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Mar 2011 | Australia F2, Berri | Futures | Grass | Divij Sharan | Chris Letcher Brendan Moore | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–10 | Mar 2011 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Divij Sharan | Sriram Balaji Ashutosh Singh | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 13–10 | Apr 2011 | India F3, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Divij Sharan | Lee Hsin-han Bumpei Sato | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 14–10 | Aug 2011 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Karan Rastogi | Harri Heliövaara Denys Molchanov | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 14–11 | Oct 2011 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | Yuki Bhambri Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Nov 2011 | India F10, Pune | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | Rohan Gajjar Alexander Satschko | 6–4, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, [8–10] |
| Win | 15–12 | Nov 2011 | India F11, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Karan Rastogi | Sriram Balaji Vijayant Malik | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–13 | Feb 2012 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Divij Sharan | John Peers John-Patrick Smith | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–14 | Aug 2012 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Divij Sharan | Oleksandr Nedovyesov Ivan Sergeyev | 4–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Win | 16–14 | Sep 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Divij Sharan | Lee Hsin-han Peng Hsien-yin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16–15 | May 2013 | India F4, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–15 | Aug 2013 | Gabon F1, Libreville | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Sam Barry Elie Rousset | 6–2, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, [10–5] |
| Loss | 17–16 | Aug 2013 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Sam Barry Elie Rousset | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 17–17 | Feb 2014 | Kolkata, India | Challenger | Hard | Divij Sharan | Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh | 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Win | 18–17 | Mar 2014 | India F3, Chennai | Futures | Clay | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–18 | Apr 2014 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | Piotr Gadomski | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 19–18 | Jun 2014 | Thailand F7, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Timo Sivapruksa Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 19–19 | Nov 2014 | India F6, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 20–19 | Nov 2014 | India F7, Raipur | Futures | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Vinayak Sharma Kaza Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 21–19 | Mar 2015 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Ramkumar Ramanathan Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 22–19 | Jun 2015 | India F9, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | Sriram Balaji | Bhavesh Gour Sidharth Rawat | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 23–19 | Jun 2015 | India F10, Hyderabad | Futures | Hard (i) | Sriram Balaji | Antoine Escoffier Hugo Grenier | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–19 | Nov 2015 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Hung Jui-chen Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 25–19 | Apr 2016 | India F1, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Yuichi Ito Sho Katayama | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25–20 | Jun 2016 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Yannick Jankovits Luca Margaroli | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 26–20 | Jul 2016 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Futures | Hard | Hugo Nys | Nicolaas Scholtz Tucker Vorster | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 27–20 | Jul 2016 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Futures | Hard | Hugo Nys | Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 27–21 | Aug 2016 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Huang Liang-chi Wang Aoran | 3–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
| Win | 28–21 | Sep 2016 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Kunal Anand Anvit Bendre | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 29–21 | Sep 2016 | India F6, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Anvit Bendre Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 30–21 | Feb 2017 | India F2, Jorhat | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 31–21 | Mar 2017 | India F3, Guwahati | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Sanam Singh | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 32–21 | Mar 2017 | India F4, Bhilai | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Alexander Centenari Sami Reinwein | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 32–22 | Mar 2017 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–2, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 33–22 | Mar 2017 | India F6, Trivandrum | Futures | Clay | Sriram Balaji | Hung Jui-chen Wong Hong-kit | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 34–22 | Apr 2017 | Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Sergey Betov Vladyslav Manafov | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 34–23 | Apr 2017 | Uzbekistan F2, Karshi | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Sanjar Fayziev Timur Khabibulin | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 34–24 | May 2017 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | Laurynas Grigelis Zdeněk Kolář | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 35–24 | Jun 2017 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Vladyslav Manafov Denis Matsukevitch | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 36–24 | Jun 2017 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Yuya Kibi Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 37–24 | Jul 2017 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 38–24 | Aug 2017 | Chengdu, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 38–25 | Aug 2017 | Jinan, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin | 6–4, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 39–25 | Nov 2017 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 40–25 | Feb 2018 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Cem İlkel Danilo Petrović | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 41–25 | May 2018 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Sriram Balaji | Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin | w/o |
| Loss | 41–26 | Jul 2018 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sriram Balaji | Santiago González Wesley Koolhof | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 41–27 | May 2019 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 41–28 | Aug 2019 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sriram Balaji | Andre Begemann Florin Mergea | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [3–10] |
| Loss | 41–29 | Nov 2021 | M15 Indore, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | Anirudh Chandrasekar Nitin Kumar Sinha | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 42–29 | Nov 2021 | M15 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Julian Cash Zsombor Velcz | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 42–30 | Mar 2022 | M15 Bengaluru, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mukund Sasikumar | Julian Cash Arjun Kadhe | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 42–31 | Mar 2022 | M15 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Anirudh Chandrasekar | Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 42–32 | Oct 2022 | M15 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nitin Kumar Sinha | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 42–33 | Nov 2022 | M25 Indore, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Boris Butulija | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 42–34 | Nov 2022 | M25 Mumbai, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Vladyslav Orlov | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 43–34 | Mar 2023 | M25 Mysuru, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mukund Sasikumar | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 44–34 | Apr 2023 | M15 Chennai, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nitin Kumar Sinha | Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta Theertha Shashank Macherla | 6–1, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 45–34 | Oct 2023 | M15 Davangere, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Siddhant Banthia | Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta Manish Sureshkumar | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 46–34 | Mar 2024 | M25 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Siddhant Banthia | Parikshit Somani Manish Sureshkumar | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 47–34 | Jul 2024 | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Adil Kalyanpur | Francis Casey Alcantara Maximus Jones | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 47–35 | Jul 2024 | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Adil Kalyanpur | Francis Casey Alcantara Maximus Jones | 6–2, 5–7, [8–10] |