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'''Somdev Kishore Devvarman''' (born 13 February 1985) is an Indian former professional [[tennis]] player. He is known for being one of the few collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the [[NCAA Men's Tennis Championship|NCAA]], winning back-to-back finals in his junior and senior years at the [[University of Virginia]]. Only three other players have matched that record since 1950. His 44–1 win–loss record in 2008 at the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship was the best record since 1971.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=5336|title=Devvarman Repeats as NCAA Tennis Singles Champion|publisher=VirginiaSports.com|access-date=6 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805234512/http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=5336|archive-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>

His best achievement on the ATP World Tour was reaching the final of the [[Chennai Open]] in 2009, as a wild card entry. In 2010, Somdev won the gold medal in the [[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|men's singles]] event of [[2010 Commonwealth Games|XIXth Commonwealth Games]] at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium in New Delhi, and he followed it up with both men's singles and doubles gold in the [[2010 Asian Games]] in Guangzhou, China. He was coached by Scott McCain.

In 2011, Devvarman received the [[Arjuna Award]] from the Indian government for his tennis successes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Football|title=LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS – Football {{!}} Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Football|archive-date=25 December 2007|access-date=25 December 2007|website=yas.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/09/Features/Devvarman-Receives-Arjuna-Award.aspx|title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Devvarman Presented With Arjuna Award|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=14 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023082407/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/09/Features/Devvarman-Receives-Arjuna-Award.aspx|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed him as the national observer for tennis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Government designates 12 Olympians as National Observers|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/government-designates-12-olympians-as-national-observers-4577915/|access-date=30 March 2017|agency=PTI|work=The Indian Express|date=20 March 2017|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710185454/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/government-designates-12-olympians-as-national-observers-4577915/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he was awarded with the civilian award [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-padma-awards-2018-announced-ms-dhoni-sharda-sinha-among-85-recipients-here-s-complete-list-424273|title=Padma awards 2018 announced, MS Dhoni, Sharda Sinha among 85 recipients: Here's complete list|publisher=India TV|date=25 January 2018|access-date=26 January 2018|archive-date=26 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125740/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-padma-awards-2018-announced-ms-dhoni-sharda-sinha-among-85-recipients-here-s-complete-list-424273|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life==
Somdev was born into a [[Tripuri people|Tripuri]] [[Hindu]] family in [[Guwahati]], Assam to Ranjana and Pravanjan Dev Varman, a retired income tax commissioner. He belongs to the Indian state of [[Tripura]]. His family moved to [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] when he was 3 to 4 months old and stayed there until he was 8.<ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091026/jsp/entertainment/story_11656530.jsp|location=Calcutta, India|work=The Telegraph|first=He|last=Is|title=Racquetman|date=26 October 2009|access-date=27 July 2011|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132156/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091026/jsp/entertainment/story_11656530.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father's work took the family to Madras ([[Chennai]]) where Somdev grew up, beginning tennis at age 9, and studied at [[Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article1019051.ece|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|first=Kunal|last=Diwan|title=Somdev hopes to break into the top 50|date=31 December 2010|access-date=31 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103030111/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article1019051.ece|archive-date=3 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Devvarman started competing in [[Futures tournaments]] in 2002 at the age of 17. His biggest achievement during this time was a victory in the [[Kolkata]] F2 championship in 2004, after which he rose to 666 in the world rankings. He moved to the USA later that year and competed less regularly while at the [[University of Virginia]]. Somdev, while at college, won the 2007 [[NCAA Men's Tennis Championship|NCAA]] Singles Championship by defeating Georgia Bulldog's senior, the top seed [[John Isner]] in the final. A year later, he defeated Tennessee's J.P. Smith to win his second consecutive NCAA Singles National Championship. Devvarman becomes the 13th player in the 124-year history of the tournament to win consecutive titles, and just the fourth to do so in the past 50 years with an unprecedented 44–1 record in 2008. Somdev finished university with a degree in sociology and turned pro in the summer of 2008. He won his first career title that year at a Futures tournament in Rochester, New York. The University of Virginia retired Devvarman's jersey in 2009.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSqJxjLaB64 Devvarman's Jersey Retired] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207114654/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSqJxjLaB64 |date=7 December 2013 }} Youtube, 26 January 2009</ref> At the end of 2010, he was felicitated by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association in Chennai.

==Professional results==
[[File:The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Ajay Maken presenting the Arjuna Award for the year 2011 to Tennis Player Shri Somdev Kishore Devvarman, in New Delhi on September 20, 2011.jpg|thumb|The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, [[Ajay Maken]] presenting the Arjuna Award for the year 2011 to Somdev Kishore Devvarman, in New Delhi on 20 September 2011]]

===Early career===
After graduating from the University of Virginia, Devvarman started his professional career at the Futures tournament in Rochester, New York, where he won the singles title. He and his former university partner, [[Treat Huey]], won the doubles title. The next week at another Futures match in Pittsburgh, Devvarman and Huey won the doubles title, and Devvarman the singles.

Devvarman made the final of the [[Kennedy Funding Invitational]] in New York in July 2007. In a clay-court non-tour event which included several players ranked in the top 150, Devvarman defeated [[Ricardo Mello]], [[Robert Kendrick]], and [[Justin Gimelstob]], before losing a three-set match to No. 69 [[Michael Russell (tennis)|Michael Russell]] in the final. He returned and won the tournament in 2008, beating [[Sam Querrey]] and [[Dudi Sela]] along the way.

On 27 July 2008, Devvarman won the Lexington Challenger, first coming through qualifying, and then beating players including [[Bobby Reynolds]], [[Xavier Malisse]], and [[Robert Kendrick]] to take the title. He received automatic entry into the Vancouver Open and reached the quarterfinals, before his first professional defeat, by [[Go Soeda]].

In August 2008, Devvarman made the quarterfinals of the [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic]], first beating [[Sam Warburg]], [[Jamie Baker (tennis)|Jamie Baker]], and Soeda to qualify, and then beating [[Taylor Dent]] and [[Robert Kendrick]] in the main draw, before losing to Russian [[Igor Kunitsyn]].

At the [[BCR Bucharest Open]], Devvarman lost to world No. 18 [[Nicolás Almagro]] after winning the first set in the first round, having beaten No. 93 Italian [[Filippo Volandri]] in the final round of qualifying. Devvarman ended 2008 ranked as world No. 204. He had started the year at No. 1033.

===2009: First ATP final===
[[File:Somdev Devvarman.JPG|thumb|Somdev Devvarman in New York]]
Devvarman reached his first [[ATP Tour]] final at the [[2009 Chennai Open]], the first tournament of the new season, beating two-time Chennai Open champion and world No. 42 [[Carlos Moyá]] of Spain and No. 25 [[Ivo Karlović]] of Croatia. [[Rainer Schüttler]] of Germany pulled out due to injury in the semifinals, meaning that Devvarman progressed to the final. In the final, he lost to [[Marin Čilić]] of Croatia.

At the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, Somdev was seeded 28th in singles qualifying. He beat [[Prakash Amritraj]] in his first qualifying round; then lost to unseeded [[Łukasz Kubot]] of Poland in the second round. After some poor results in qualifying and Challenger tournaments, Somdev had a successful [[Davis Cup]] campaign, winning both his matches against [[Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team|Chinese Taipei]], including a critical reverse singles match against world No. 59 [[Yen-Hsun Lu]] to lead [[India Davis Cup team|India]] to victory.

In the second Grand Slam of 2009, the French Open, Devvarman was seeded 26th in singles qualifying. He defeated [[João Souza]] of Brazil in the first round and ousted Brit [[Alex Bogdanovic]] before losing to third seed and world No. 96 [[Marcos Daniel]]. At the third Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon, Somdev, seeded 14th in qualifying, failed to advance to the singles draw, losing in the first round to [[Jean-Rene Lisnard]] of Monaco. In doubles, Devvarman and partner [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] advanced to the main draw, but lost to the fourth-seeded pair [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and [[Mark Knowles]].

Devvarman had poor clay- and grass-court seasons, but was more successful upon return to hard courts, reaching the semifinals of the [[Comerica Bank Challenger]]. He then caused a major upset in the [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic]], avenging his defeat in the Chennai Open against [[Marin Čilić]]. After beating Poland's [[Jerzy Janowicz]], Devvarman became the first Indian in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles tournament since [[Prakash Amritraj]] in 2002.

In the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Devvarman beat Janowicz to qualify for his first Grand Slam singles main draw. He beat [[Frederico Gil]] in the first round. In the second round, he lost to 24th seed [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]] of Germany.

===2010===
[[File:XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Somdev Devvarman of India in action against Amresh Jayawickreme of Sri Lanka, at R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, in New Delhi on October 06, 2010.jpg|thumb|XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Somdev Devvarman in action against Amresh Jayawickreme of Sri Lanka, at R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, in New Delhi on 6 October 2010]]

Devvarman reached the quarterfinals of the [[2010 SA Tennis Open|SA Open]] in [[Johannesburg]]. He also reached the second round of the [[ATP World Tour 500 series]] [[2010 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]], where he lost against [[Marcos Baghdatis]]. He also led India's [[2010 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] team in their match against [[Russia Davis Cup team|Russia]].

Somdev qualified for the [[2010 French Open]] and lost to Switzerland's [[Marco Chiudinelli]] in the first round. He achieved direct entry to the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|2010 US Open]], where he lost to [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] in the first round. Somdev competed at Wimbledon in the doubles draw with former UVA teammate, [[Treat Huey]], where they lost to [[Rohan Bopanna]] and [[Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi]].

On 10 October 2010, Somdev won the men's tennis gold medal in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games 2010]] at Delhi by beating [[Greg Jones (tennis)|Greg Jones]] of Australia in straight sets. On 23 November 2010, Somdev also won the singles gold medal in the [[2010 Asian Games]] at Guangzhou, China by beating [[Denis Istomin]] of Uzbekistan in straight sets. The day before, he had teamed up with [[Sanam Singh]] to win the gold in the doubles event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Somdev-Devvarman-wins-seventh-gold-for-India/articleshow/6974595.cms|title=Asian Games: Somdev Devvarman wins seventh gold for India|date=23 November 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124032203/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Somdev-Devvarman-wins-seventh-gold-for-India/articleshow/6974595.cms|archive-date=24 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> However, because tennis at both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games are not ATP tour events, Somdev did not gain any ATP ranking points.

Somdev rose to a career high ranking of No. 94 on 25 October.

===2011: Breakthrough===
Somdev started 2011 ranked at No. 108. He started the season with the [[Chennai Open]], an ATP 250 tournament, and lost to qualifier [[David Goffin]] in the first round.

Somdev got a wild card to the [[2011 Australian Open]] due to his good performance in 2010. Playing this tournament for the first time in his career, he lost to [[Tommy Robredo]] in the first round. Somdev was top seed in the Singapore challenger tournament, where he lost to [[Andrej Martin]] of Slovakia in the quarterfinals.

Somdev was given direct entry into the [[South African Tennis Open 2011]], an ATP 250 tournament, by virtue of his good ranking in the ATP circuit. He lost to [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] in the final. After this tournament, Somdev reached a ranking of No. 80 as he claimed 150 ATP points from this tournament. He then travelled to Dubai, where he obtained a wild card for the [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships]]. He faced world No. 2 [[Roger Federer]] in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where he lost. Somdev lost 45 ATP points due to this defeat and moved to No. 93.

Then Somdev went to Serbia for the first round of the [[Davis Cup]] World Group. Somdev played two singles rubbers and one doubles against the Serbs. He defeated [[Janko Tipsarević]] in the second rubber. Somdev showed remarkable resilience in rallying from an identical down 1–4 in the first two sets and clinching the third set on a tie-break to overpower world No. 45 Tipsarević. After this match, India managed to keep the scoreline on 1–1 the opening day. In the fourth rubber of the tie, Somdev faced [[Victor Troicki]] and lost. Somdev moved to No. 84 on the ATP charts on 7 March 2011.

After playing the Davis Cup, Somdev played at the [[BNP Paribas Open]]. Somdev reached the fourth round of the tournament. This is his best performance at an [[ATP Masters 1000]] event so far. He started the tournament from qualification rounds, and then in the main draw, he defeated [[Adrian Mannarino]] in the first round. Then he created a huge upset by beating world No. 22 [[Marcos Baghdatis]] in the second round. Then he stunned [[Xavier Malisse]] (world No. 52) in the third round. He faced world No. 1 [[Rafael Nadal]] in the fourth round and lost, after giving a tough fight. Somdev moved to world No. 73 on 21 March 2011.

After his good performance at Indian Wells, Somdev played the Sony Ericsson [[Miami Masters]] ATP 1000 tournament. He defeated world No. 47 [[Potito Starace]] in the first round in straight sets, and then stunned big-serving sensation [[Milos Raonic]] (world No. 34) in a tough straight-set match. In the third round, he lost to Spain's No. 6 ranked [[David Ferrer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-28/top-stories/29353785_1_somdev-devvarman-david-ferrer-singles-event|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103143153/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-28/top-stories/29353785_1_somdev-devvarman-david-ferrer-singles-event|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Somdev goes down fighting to Ferrer in Miami|access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref>

Somdev started his clay season at the [[2011 US Men's Clay Court Championships]] in [[Houston]], Texas. He lost to world No. 27 [[Guillermo García-López]] in the second round. After taking three weeks rest, he reached Belgrade to play the [[2011 Serbia Open|Serbia open]]. He defeated [[Mikhail Kukushkin]], in the first round. Then, he stunned world No. 26 [[Guillermo García-López]] in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he lost to world No. 36 [[Janko Tipsarević]]. He moved to his career-best ranking of No. 70 on 2 May 2011. He lost in the first round of the [[2011 French Open]] to [[Ivan Ljubičić]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/indian-challenge/Somdev-loses-to-Ljubicic-in-straight-sets-in-French-Open/articleshow/8556769.cms|title=Somdev beat Ljubicic in straight sets in French Open|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2011|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926103154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/indian-challenge/Somdev-loses-to-Ljubicic-in-straight-sets-in-French-Open/articleshow/8556769.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Devvarman lost in the [[2011 Wimbledon]] singles second round, losing to 18th seed [[Mikhail Youzhny]] of Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Somdev-crashes-out-of-Wimbledon/Article1-713125.aspx|title=Somdev crashes out of Wimbledon|access-date=24 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319042016/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Somdev-crashes-out-of-Wimbledon/Article1-713125.aspx|archive-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> In the Atlanta Tennis Championships, Somdev reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to [[Mardy Fish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jul/23/fish-storms-into-semis/|title=Mardy Fish storms into semifinals at Atlanta Tennis Championships|access-date=23 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202190842/http://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jul/23/fish-storms-into-semis/|archive-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> He finished the year ranked No. 66 in the world.

===2012: Shoulder injury===
Devvarman began 2012 with a recurring shoulder injury,<ref>{{cite web|title=Somdev pulls out of Chennai Open due to shoulder injury|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-03/chennai/30583681_1_somdev-devvarman-aircel-chennai-open-david-goffin|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216073431/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-03/chennai/30583681_1_somdev-devvarman-aircel-chennai-open-david-goffin|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> which ended with him not competing in the first half of the season.<ref name="shoulder">{{cite web|last=Basra|first=Sukhwant|title=Devvarman ready to 'shoulder' the burden|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Devvarman-ready-to-shoulder-the-burden/Article1-983743.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102173356/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Devvarman-ready-to-shoulder-the-burden/Article1-983743.aspx|archive-date=2 January 2013}}</ref> He returned to action in accepting a wildcard entry to participate in men's singles event at the [[2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Somdev-get-wild-cards-for-London-Olympics/articleshow/14415955.cms|title=Sania, Somdev get wild card for London Olympics|date=26 June 2012|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626182142/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Somdev-get-wild-cards-for-London-Olympics/articleshow/14415955.cms|archive-date=26 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
Somdev lost to Tom Burn in the Great Britain F13 event in the first round. He then lost to [[Benjamin Becker]] of Germany in straight sets at Winston-Salem in the qualifiers. Somdev entered the main draw of US Open with a protected ranking of 85. He lost to [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] in the first round. He was then defeated by [[Ernests Gulbis]] in the first round of [[Erste Bank Open]].

His only wins in the season came in the [[2012 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger|Charlottesville Challenger]], where he reached the quarterfinals after receiving a wildcard entry into the main draw. He ended the year ranked No. 664 in the world, having been largely inactive in 2012.

===2013: Return to Top 100===
[[File:Somdev 2013.JPG|thumb|Somdev Devvarman at 2013 US Open]]
2013 saw Devvarman apparently recovered from the injuries that had prevented him competing in much of 2012.

He won through to the second round of the [[2013 Aircel Chennai Open|Chennai Open]] before succumbing to [[Tomáš Berdych]]. He then played in the Australian open, where he advanced to the second round, beating world No. 78 [[Björn Phau]] of Germany. However, he lost in the second round to world No. 24 [[Jerzy Janowicz]], despite winning the first two sets.
Somdev entered the [[PBZ Zagreb Indoors]] tournament, where he won against qualifier [[Michael Berrer]] in the first round. He then lost the second round to fourth seeded [[Jürgen Melzer]]. He played in [[Open 13]], where he caused an upset against [[Benoît Paire]] in the first round, before bowing out of the tournament against Australian [[Bernard Tomic]] in the second round.
He defeated qualifier [[Igor Kunitsyn]] in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, before losing to No. 7 [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in the second round.

Somdev entered the qualifying draw of the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open]] using his protected ranking of 85. However, he lost to [[Matteo Viola]] in the first round.
Somdev beat [[Evgeny Donskoy]] in the first round of the [[2013 Sony Open Tennis]]. He then played [[lucky loser]] [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]] of France in the second round, where he registered a come-from-behind victory in three sets. He next faced No. 1 [[Novak Djokovic]] in the third round, where he lost in straight sets. His performance in Miami was a personal best since his comeback from the shoulder injury.
Somdev played [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] in the first round of [[2013 US Men's Clay Court Championships]]. Somdev used his protected ranking of 85 for the last time to enter this tournament. However he lost in the first round.
He entered the draw at the [[2013 Sarasota Open|Sarasota Open]]. In singles, he defeated [[Jesse Levine]] in the first round. He then faced [[Ilija Bozoljac]] whom he defeated in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Somdev defeated [[Mischa Zverev]]. Somdev lost to qualifier [[Alex Kuznetsov]] in the semifinals. He won the [[2013 Sarasota Open – Doubles|doubles]] title with his partner [[Ilija Bozoljac]] after qualifying into the main draw. He entered the main draw of the [[2013 Savannah Challenger – Singles|Savannah Challenger]], where he won his round-of-32 match against Nikoloz Basilashvili as his opponent retired after the first. Somdev, however, lost his next match to [[Facundo Argüello (tennis)|Facundo Argüello]].
Somdev then played at the [[2013 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Singles|Tallahassee Challenger]] but lost in the first round to the eventual winner [[Denis Kudla]].

At the French Open, he qualified for the main draw. In the first round, he beat [[Daniel Munoz-De La Nava]] in straight sets. Then, he had a second-round match-up with [[Roger Federer]], but he lost in straight sets,.

Somdev then went to play in the [[Caltanissetta]] Challenger, where he won his first round against [[Eduardo Schwank]] after Schwank retired in the second set. Somdev defeated [[Leonardo Mayer]] in the second round and won his quarterfinal match against [[Federico Delbonis]]. He lost in the semifinals to [[Dušan Lajović]] in straight sets.

Somdev won against [[Brydan Klein]] in straight sets in the first round of the [[2013 Aegon Nottingham Challenge – Men's singles|Aegon Nottingham Challenger]]. In the second round, he defeated [[Jack Sock]]. He defeated [[Donald Young (tennis)|Donald Young]] in the quarterfinals. He, however, had to face defeat in the semifinals to [[Steve Johnson (tennis)|Steve Johnson]].

Somdev faced [[Matt Reid (tennis)|Matt Reid]] in the first round of the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Wimbledon qualifiers]]. He lost the match 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, 6–4, 16–18. Somdev's first tournament after Wimbledon was the [[2013 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Singles]]. where Somdev reached the semifinals, before losing to [[Jack Sock]]. He then entered qualifying at the [[2013 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles]], where he lost in the second round to fellow countryman [[Prakash Amritraj]].

===2014===
In February 2014, Devvarman defeated Kazakhstan's [[Aleksandr Nedovyesov]] to win the singles of the [[2014 ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Somdev Devvarman wins Men's Single of Delhi ATP Challenger|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/somdev-devvarman-wins-mens-single-of-delhi-atp-challenger/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704054407/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/somdev-devvarman-wins-mens-single-of-delhi-atp-challenger/|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/somdev-devvarman-conquers-delhi-open-in-style-with-crushing-victory-1523030|title=Somdev Devvarman conquers Delhi Open in style with crushing victory|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=17 January 2025}}</ref>

===2015===

He defended his title in February against [[Yuki Bhambri]] in the [[2015 Delhi Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/somdev-devvarman-retains-delhi-open-title-with-win-over-yuki-bhambri-1504732|title=Somdev Devvarman Retains Delhi Open Title with Win Over Yuki Bhambri|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=16 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/delhi-open-somdev-devvarman-retains-title/article6922537.ece|title=Delhi Open: Somdev Devvarman retains title|work=The Hindu|date=22 February 2015 |accessdate=16 January 2025}}</ref>

===2017: Retirement===
On 1 January 2017, Devvarman announced his retirement from professional tennis.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Somdev Devvarman announces retirement from pro tennis|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/somdev-devvarman-announces-retirement-from-pro-tennis-4454178/|access-date=20 December 2017|agency=PTI|work=The Indian Express|date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051646/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/somdev-devvarman-announces-retirement-from-pro-tennis-4454178/|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==National representation==

===Davis Cup===
Devvarman made his [[Davis Cup]] debut for [[India Davis Cup team|India]] in 2008 against [[Uzbekistan Davis Cup team|Uzbekistan]] at the age of 22. In the second rubber of the tie Devvarman faced [[Denis Istomin]] and fell in straight sets. With the tie locked at two match victories each, Devvarman was substituted for countrymen [[Prakash Amritraj]] in the fifth rubber. Amritraj would be victorious in four sets. Devvarman would return to the team in the [[2008 Davis Cup|2008 World Group Playoffs]] to face [[Romania Davis Cup team|Romania]]. He would fall short in both his singles matches and keep India in the zonals for another year.
India started 2009 by playing Chinese Taipei in the Asia Oceania Group 1 quarterfinal. India won 3–2 with a significant contribution from Devvarman who won both his ties against [[Ti Chen]] and [[Yen-Hsun Lu]]. The team later travelled to Johannesburg to face South Africa in the World Group play-offs. Somdev won both his ties and India won the tie 4–1 to move back into the World Group.
India faced Russia in the World Group round 1 at Moscow. India lost the tie 2–3 which included two losses from Somdev. India hosted Brazil at Chennai in the World Group Play-off tie. Somdev lost to [[Ricardo Mello]] on day 1 and India went down 0–2. India went to win the tie 3–2 in a come from behind fashion which included a win from Somdev as his opponent [[Thomaz Bellucci]] retired whilst he was trailing 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, 0–4. This meant that India would once again be a part of the World Group.
India drew defending champions Serbia for Round 1. The tie was played at [[Novi Sad]]. Somdev played [[Janko Tipsarević]] in the second rubber and won in straight sets 7–5, 7–5, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup> This was a major upset and gave India a realistic chance of reaching the round 2. Due to the absence of [[Leander Paes]] and [[Mahesh Bhupathi]], Somdev teamed up with [[Rohan Bopanna]] for the Doubles rubber on Saturday. The Indians lost 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7<sup>(10)</sup>. Somdev played [[Viktor Troicki]] in a make-or-break match for India. However, he lost in straight sets 4–6, 2–6, 5–7. India eventually lost the tie 1–4 with the only win coming from Devvarman.
India later travelled to Tokyo to play against Japan in the World Group Play-off. Somdev lost against [[Yuichi Sugita]] in the first rubber 3–6, 4–6, 5–7. He didn't play the reverse singles due to a shoulder problem which eventually would make him miss most of the tennis in 2012. India lost the tie 1–4 to Japan which resulted in relegation back to Asia-Oceania Group 1.
India had to face South Korea at home in an Asia-Oceania Group 1 tie. 11 players including Somdev had boycotted this tie due to misunderstandings with the [[All India Tennis Association]]. India lost that tie to South Korea 1–4. India hosted Indonesia in a relegation play-off tie at Bangalore. Somdev won both his singles matches as India won the tie 5–0 to stay in the Asia-Oceania Group 1.

===Olympics===
Competing in his maiden Olympics at [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]], Devvarman entered the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]] via a wildcard entry. He was defeated by Finland's [[Jarkko Nieminen]].

===Commonwealth Games===
For the first time in [[Commonwealth Games]] history tennis was held at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] games. Playing in front of a home crowd, Devvarman entered the [[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]] and [[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]. He won the gold medal in singles.

===Asian Games===

Somdev represented India at the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[Guangzhou]], China. He won the gold medal in the [[Tennis at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's singles|men's singles]] event where he defeated [[Denis Istomin]] 6–1, 6–2 in the final.
He also won the gold medal in the [[Tennis at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's doubles|men's doubles]] event with his partner [[Sanam Singh]]. They defeated [[Gong Maoxin]] and Li Zhe of China in the final 6–3, 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, 10–8.
Somdev was also a part of the Men's Team which won the bronze medal.

==Management==
Devvarman is now professionally managed by [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]'s company Globosport.

He is sponsored by [[Lacoste]] and [[Babolat]].

==Personal life==
His parents are from the state of [[Tripura]] in India. Devvarman belongs to Tripura's erstwhile royal family.<ref>[http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/somdev-devvarman-shinning-bright.html Somdev Devvarman – Shinning Bright] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924142907/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/somdev-devvarman-shinning-bright.html |date=24 September 2014 }} ''India-north-east.com''</ref> He is the grandson of Tripura's late royal scion Bikramendra Kishore Debbarman, popularly known as Bidurkarta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.msn.com/othersports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4449363&page=2|title=Tripura celebrates as Somdev scripts history – 2|publisher=Sports.in.msn.com|date=11 October 2010|access-date=14 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321193433/http://sports.in.msn.com/othersports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4449363&page=2|archive-date=21 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is a big fan of [[Roger Federer]].
He idolises the Krishnans ([[Ramesh Krishnan]], [[Ramanathan Krishnan]]), [[Leander Paes]] and [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]. He likes watching cricket and idolises Sachin Tendulkar. His favourite film is ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' and his favourite actress is [[Priyanka Chopra]]. Devvarman's favourite food is Sambar Rice. Devvarman's favourite musician is [[Dave Matthews]].<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/>

==ATP career finals==

===Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)===
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|-bgcolor=ffffcc
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!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
|[[2009 Chennai Open – Singles|{{dts|Jan 2009}}]]
|[[Maharashtra Open|Chennai Open]], India
|250 Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marin Čilić]]
|4–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|<small>0–2</small>
|[[2011 SA Tennis Open – Singles|{{dts|Feb 2011}}]]
|[[SA Tennis Open]], South Africa
|250 Series
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]]
|6–4, 3–6, 2–6
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===Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)===
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!Tournament
!Tier
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!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
|[[2011 Farmers Classic – Doubles|{{dts|Jul 2011}}]]
|[[Los Angeles Open (tennis)|Los Angeles Open]], United States
|250 Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Treat Huey]]
|{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Xavier Malisse]]
|6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(10–12)</sup>
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==Performance timelines==
{{Performance key|active=no}}

=== Singles ===
''Current till [[2015 US Open (tennis)|2015 US Open]]''.
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!![[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!![[2015 ATP World Tour|2015]]!![[2016 ATP World Tour|2016]]!!{{Tooltip|SR|Strike rate}}!!{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}!!Win %
|-
|colspan=19 align=left|[[Grand Slam (tennis)|'''Grand Slam tournaments''']]
|-
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|A
|[[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|[[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|[[2015 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2016 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|0 / 3
|1–3
|25.00
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|[[2009 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|[[2015 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|A
|0 / 4
|1–4
|20.00
|-
|align=left|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|A
|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|A
|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|[[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|0 / 2
|1–2
|33.33
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|[[2014 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2015 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|0 / 5
|2–5
|28.57
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!1–1
!0–2
!1–4
!0–1
!3–3
!0–3
!0–0
!0–0
!0 / 14
!5–14
!26.32
|-
|align=left|'''[[Davis Cup]]'''
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|PO]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|PO]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Davis Cup World Group|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|PO]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 5
!6–8
!42.86
|-
|colspan=19 align=left|'''[[ATP Masters Series]]'''
|-
|align=left|[[Indian Wells Masters]]
|A
|A
|Q2
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|A
|Q1
|Q1
|A
|Q1
|0 / 1
|3–1
|75.00
|-
|align=left|[[Miami Masters]]
|A
|A
|Q2
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Sony Open Tennis – Men's singles|3R]]
|Q1
|A
|A
|0 / 2
|4–2
|66.67
|-
|align=left|[[Monte-Carlo Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|align=left|[[Rome Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|align=left|[[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|align=left|[[Canada Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|0–1
|0.00
|-
|align=left|[[Cincinnati Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|1R]]
|Q1
|A
|A
|Q1
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|0–1
|0.00
|-
|align=left|[[Shanghai Masters (tennis)|Shanghai Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|1R]]
|A
|Q2
|Q1
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|0–1
|0.00
|-
|align=left|[[Paris Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–2
!5–3
!0–0
!2–1
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0 / 6
!7–6
!53.85
|-
|colspan=19 align=left|'''Career statistics'''
|-
!style=text-align:left|Titles–Finals
!0–0
!0–1
!0–0
!0–1
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0 / 2
!0–2
!0.00
|-
|align=left|Year-end ranking
|204
|126
|108
|66
|664
|90
|139
|177
|909
!colspan=3|$1,459,122
|}

===Doubles===
''Current till [[2013 US Open (tennis)]]''.
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!!{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}
|-
|colspan=9 align=left|[[Grand Slam (tennis)|'''Grand Slam tournaments''']]
|-
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|1–1
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Men's doubles|1R]]
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|0–1
|-
|align=left|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2R]]
|A
|A
|0 / 3
|1–3
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Men's doubles|3R]]
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|2–1
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–1
!1–2
!3–3
!0–0
!0–0
!0 / 6
!4–6
|}

==Sources==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303101908/http://www.theculturalconnect.com/new/2007/06/24/tennis-champ-somdev-devvarman-desi "2007 NCAA Men's Tennis Champ": Interview by Ranjit Souri in ''The desiConnect'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040422181333/http://www.its.uci.edu/~jaykay/paesnotes/SomdevDevVarmanArrives.html "ARRIVAL OF Somdev Dev Varman": By Sunil Yajaman – AITA Development Officer]

{{Asian Games Champions Tennis Singles Men}}
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{{NCAA Division I tennis men's singles champions}}

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