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Prajnesh Gunneswaran Announces His Retirement from Professional Tennis.

Sports | Dated: 30 Nov 2024

In November 2024, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, an Indian former tennis player who earned a bronze medal in singles tennis at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, announced his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 35.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - He was the sixth Indian male athlete to win a medal in tennis at the Asian Games.
  • - Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who turned professional in 2010, reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 75 in 2019 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 248 in 2018.
  • - He won two Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger singles titles, 8 International Tennis Federation (ITF) titles in singles, and 1 ITF title in doubles.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) He also won national titles in every age group from under-12 to under-18.
  • (ii) Throughout his career, he participated in all four Grand Slam tournaments, though he was unable to advance past the first round.
  • (iii) His best performance came at the Australian Open, where he competed in 2019 and 2020.

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