Vijay SP Natarajan (born 27 October 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 80 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 335 achieved on 5 October 2015.

Early life Vijay was born in Chennai. He started playing tennis at the age of 5, when his grandfather introduced him to the sport.

He did his schooling at PSSB (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan) and completed his graduation from Loyola college.

Professional career 2015: ATP singles debut; National Games in Trivandrum, Kerala He caught everyone's eye, when he won against Indian Davis Cup player Yuki Bhambri at 2015 Aircel Chennai Open. He went on to become the fourth Indian ever to qualify for the main draw.

Medalist at the 35th National Games held in Trivandrum, Kerala in 2015 [TEAM- Gold medal; INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES- Silver medal]

2016: South Asian Games in Guwahati, India Prashanth won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games.

2017: Indoor Asian Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Prashanth won Individual Mens Doubles Gold and Individual Mens Singles Silver for India at the Indoor Asian Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in September 2017.

2023: Doubles Top 100

Prashanth cracked into the doubles Top 100 for the first time on 13 November 2023 after reaching the finals of the 2023 HPP Open in Helsinki, Finland.

2024: Maiden ATP title at the Hangzhou Open Partnering with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Prashanth won the doubles title at the 2024 Hangzhou Open, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)Titles by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Hangzhou Open, ChinaATP 250Hard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Hendrik Jebens Constantin Frantzen4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Doubles: 68 (28–40)

LegendATP Challengers (8–12)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (20–28)Titles by surfaceHard (18–30)Clay (10–10)Grass (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1India F6, ChennaiFuturesClay Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Vivek Shokeen5–7, 4–6Loss0–2India F1, ChandigarhFuturesHard Mithun Murali Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan6–4, 5–7, [7–10]Win1–2India F5, ChennaiFuturesHard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Elbert Sie Peerakiat Siriluethaiwattana7–5, 6–4Loss1–3India F8, DelhiFuturesHard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Vitali Reshetnikov Karunuday Singh7–5, 2–6, [4–10]Loss1–4Turkey F23, IstanbulFuturesHard Riccardo Ghedin Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia3–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss1–5India F12, KolkataFuturesClay Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Sriram Balaji Vinayak Sharma Kaza3–6, 6–4, [3–10]Loss1–6India F2, BhopalFuturesHard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10]Loss1–7India F3, BhimavaramFuturesHard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Rohan Gajjar Saketh Myneni5–7, 3–6Win2–7India F4, TrichyFuturesClay Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Rupesh Roy Vivek Shokeen7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]Win3–7Germany F7, RömerbergFuturesClay Sriram Balaji Lukas Jastraunig Marc Rath7–5, 6–4Loss3–8India F10, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Saketh Myneni Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan3–6, 2–6Loss3–9India F15, DavanagereFuturesHard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan7–6(7–4), 4–6, [1–10]Loss3–10India F17, BelgaumFuturesHard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Amrit Narasimhan Michael Shabaz6–7(3–7), 5–7Loss3–11Great Britain F20, SunderlandFuturesHard David Pel Josh Goodall Harry Meehan3–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win4–11Iran F9, TehranFuturesClay Vinayak Sharma Kaza Markos Kalovelonis Amirvala Madanchi6–3, 6–4Loss4–12India F6, KolkataFuturesClay Vishnu Vardhan Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan4–6, 2–6Loss4–13India F7, RaipurFuturesHard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Vishnu Vardhan6–2, 3–6, [6–10]Loss4–14India F8, GwaliorFuturesHard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Shahbaaz Khan2–6, 3–6Win5–14India F1, ChandigarhFuturesHard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Enrique López Pérez David Pérez Sanz6–3, 6–4Win6–14India F11, ChennaiFuturesHard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Vinayak Sharma Kaza6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win7–14India F12, ChennaiFuturesHard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Markos Kalovelonis Timur Khabibulin4–6, 6–3, [10–4]Loss7–15India F13, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Gao Xin Ouyang Bowen6–2, 3–6, [5–10]Win8–15India F15, MaduraiFuturesHard Sumit Nagal Anirudh Chandrasekar Vignesh Peranamallur6–3, 7–5Loss8–16Oct 2015Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard John Paul Fruttero Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh7–5, 4–6, [2–10]Win9–16China F5, TaizhouFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Jeson Patrombon Wang Aoran6–4, 6–0Win10–16India F3, JassowalFuturesHard Sriram Balaji John Lamble Bernardo Saraiva6–3, 6–3Win11–16Thailand F2, Hua HinFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Pruchya Isaro Ken Onishi6–2, 6–2Win12–16India F4, ChennaiFuturesClay Sriram Balaji Kunal Anand Anvit Bendre7–6(7–2), 6–1Loss12–17India F6, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Anvit Bendre Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan3–6, 1–6Win13–17India F1, ChandigarhFuturesHard Sanam Singh Pirmin Hänle Shane Vinsant7–6(7–4), 6–4Loss13–18India F2, JorhatFuturesHard Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan6–7(5–7), 6–4, [6–10]Loss13–19India F3, GuwahatiFuturesHard Sanam Singh Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan3–6, 6–3, [6–10]Loss13–20Jul 2017Båstad, SwedenChallengerClay Sriram Balaji Tuna Altuna Václav Šafránek1–6, 4–6Loss13–21Thailand F6, NonthaburiFuturesHard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Pruchya Isaro Sho Katayama4–6, 6–2, [8–10]Win14–21Oct 2017Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Ben McLachlan Go Soeda7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)Win15–21Indonesia F8, JakartaFuturesHard Justin Barki Sora Fukuda Scott Puodziunas4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]Loss15–22India F1, BhubaneswarFuturesHard Arjun Kadhe Sidharth Rawat Manish Sureshkumar3–6, 2–6Win16–22India F2, KolkataFuturesHard Arjun Kadhe Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Lý Hoàng Nam6–2, 5–7, [10–5]Win17–22India F3, ChandigarhFuturesHard Arjun Kadhe Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Vinayak Sharma Kaza6–3, 6–1Win18–22India F4, TrivandrumFuturesClay Arjun Kadhe Caio Silva Thales Turini6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–7]Loss18–23Uzbekistan F2, KarshiFuturesHard Saketh Myneni Konstantin Kravchuk Roman Safiullin6–3, 5–7, [7–10]Loss18–24Jun 2018Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Ivan Gakhov Alexander Pavlioutchenkov4–6, 4–6Win19–24Nov 2018Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Ramkumar Ramanathan Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]Loss19–25M15 Anning, ChinaWorld Tennis TourClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Chen Ti Ray Ho4–6, 6–7(8–10)Win20–25M15 Manama, BahrainWorld Tennis TourHard Alexander Igoshin Jesper de Jong Sidane Pontjodikromo6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–8]Loss20–26M25+H Abuja, NigeriaWorld Tennis TourHard Arjun Kadhe Dan Added Michail Pervolarakis4–6, 4–6Loss20–27M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Tuna Altuna Alexander Merino Manuel Peña López6–3, 4–6, [0–10]Loss20–28M15 Nanchang, ChinaWorld Tennis TourClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Vladimir Ivanov Yan Sabanin4–6, 5–7Win21–28M15 Nanchang, ChinaWorld Tennis TourClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Ray Ho Yeung Pak-long7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss21–29M15 Lucknow, IndiaWorld Tennis TourHard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni2–6, 3–6Loss21–30M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Ruben Bemelmans Joris De Loore5–7, 5–7Loss21–31M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Julian Cash Henry Patten1–6, 4–6Win22–31M25 Arlon, BelgiumWorld Tennis TourClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Constantin Frantzen Tim Sandkaulen7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss22–32Oct 2022Fairfield, United StatesChallengerHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Julian Cash Henry Patten3–6, 1–6Loss22–33Feb 2023Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Chung Yun-seong Hsu Yu-hsiou6–3, 6–7(7–9), [9–11]Win23–33Feb 2023Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Toshihide Matsui Kaito Uesugi 6–1, 4–6, [10–3]Win24–33Mar 2023Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainChallengerHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Purav Raja Divij Sharan7–5, 6–1Loss24–34Split, CroatiaChallengerClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul4–6, 4–6Win25–34Jun 2023Vicenza, ItalyChallengerClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Fernando Romboli Marcelo Zormann6–3, 6–2Loss25–35Jul 2023Salzburg, AustriaChallengerClay Anirudh Chandrasekar Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov4–6, 6–7(8–10)Loss25–36Aug 2023Grodzisk Mazowiecki, PolandChallengerHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Théo Arribagé Luca Sanchez4–6, 4–6Loss25–37Nov 2023Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard (i) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Sriram Balaji Andre Begemann 2–6, 6–7Loss25–38Nov 2023Danderyd, SwedenChallengerHard (i) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Julian Cash Bart Stevens 7–6(9–7), 4–6, [7–10]Loss25–39Quimper, FranceChallengerHard Anirudh Chandrasekar Théo Arribagé Luca Sanchez4–6, 4–6Loss25–40Bonn, GermanyChallengerClay Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Théo Arribagé Orlando Luz2–6, 4–6Win26–40Feb 2025Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Blake Bayldon Matthew Romios3–6, 6–3, [10–0]Win27–40Jun 2025Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Sergio Martos Gornés Alexandru Jecan Bogdan Pavel2–6, 7–5, [10–8]Win28–40Jul 2026Bonn, GermanyChallengerClay Ramkumar Ramanathan Scott Duncan Adam Heinonen7–6(7–4), 6–3

Doubles Highlights WINNER – Doubles ATP Challenger 75 in Vicenza, June 2023.

WINNER – Doubles ATP Challenger 75 in Las Franquesas del Valles, March 2023.

WINNER - Doubles ATP Challenger 100 in Pune, March 2023.

FINALIST - Doubles ATP Challenger 100 in Bangalore, February 2023.

WINNER- Doubles Title at LTA British Tour Event in 2020.

WINNER- Doubles ATP Challenger in Pune, November 2018.

WINNER- Doubles ATP Challenger in Ho Chi Minh City, 2017.

Singles: 10 (4–6) LegendATP Challengers (0–0)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–6)Titles by surfaceHard (1–4)Clay (3–2)Grass (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Karan Rastogi1–6, 3–6Loss0–2India F10, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Jeong Suk-young2–6, 5–7Loss0–3Iran F1, EsfahanFuturesClay Sriram Balaji3–6, 2–6Loss0–4India F2, MaduraiFuturesClay Victor Crivoi1–6, 1–6Win1–4India F3, TiruchirappalliFuturesClay Ramkumar Ramanathan6–3, 6–4Win2–4India F4, ChennaiFuturesClay Ivan Gakhov6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)Win3–4India F14, ChennaiFuturesHard Sidharth Rawat3–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss3–5Thailand F6, NonthaburiFuturesHard Jacob Grills6–7(4–7), 5–7Loss3–6India F1, BhubaneswarFuturesHard Arjun Kadhe3–6, 2–6Win4–6India F4, TrivandrumFuturesClay Arjun Kadhe6–3, 6–3

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