ITF junior circuit India - Nov/Dec 2018

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There will be 3 tournaments in this swing which started with a grade 5 in Guwahati this week which will be followed by a grade 4 in Delhi and then a grade 3 in Pune.

These are the results of grade 5 tournament in Guwahati-

Boys
1st Round
Krish PATEL (IND) [1] 6-3 6-4 Gourav GULIA (IND)
Iqbal MOHD KHAN (IND) 2-6 6-3 6-3 Tarush BAGAI (IND)
Krishan HOODA (IND) 2-6 6-2 6-4 Amaan SIDDIQUI (IND)
Uddayvir SINGH (IND) [8] 6-3 6-4 Arnav PATHANGE (IND)
Fardeen QAMAR (IND) [3] 6-3 6-3 Rohan SRIVASTAVA (IND)
Deepender GREWAL (IND) 6-0 6-2 Shreejit SEN (IND)
SANJITH DEVINENI (USA) 6-4 7-5 Vansh KAPOOR (IND)
Suhith Reddy LANKA (IND) 6-2 6-1 Jaishvin SIDANA (IND) [6]
Ishan SETHI (IND) 6-2 6-4 Prasanna Pravin BAGADE (IND) [7]
kartik SAXENA (IND) 5-7 6-2 6-2 Harrsha PRADEEP KUMAR (GBR)
Tejasvi R MEHRA (IND) 6-2 6-4 KRITANTA SARMA (IND)
Denim YADAV (IND) [4] 6-2 6-3 Tushar MADAN (IND)
Anurag AGARWAL (IND) [5] 1-6 6-4 6-3 Sushant DABAS (IND)
Dhruv TANGRI (IND) 6-3 6-0 Karthik Singh PANWAR (IND)
Aryaan BHATIA (IND) 6-0 6-1 Akash DEB (IND)
Aman K PATEL (IND) [2] 6-0 6-1 Akhilendran INDRABALAN (IND)

2nd Round
Krish PATEL (IND) [1] 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Iqbal MOHD KHAN (IND)
Uddayvir SINGH (IND) [8] 6-3 5-7 7-5 Krishan HOODA (IND)
Deepender GREWAL (IND) 6-3 1-6 6-2 Fardeen QAMAR (IND) [3]
SANJITH DEVINENI (USA) 2-6 6-3 6-2 Suhith Reddy LANKA (IND)
Ishan SETHI (IND) 4-6 6-2 6-2 kartik SAXENA (IND)
Denim YADAV (IND) [4] 6-3 6-2 Tejasvi R MEHRA (IND)
Dhruv TANGRI (IND) 6-4 6-2 Anurag AGARWAL (IND) [5]
Aryaan BHATIA (IND) 6-4 6-3 Aman K PATEL (IND) [2]

Quarterfinal
Krish PATEL (IND) [1] 6-2 6-1 Uddayvir SINGH (IND) [8]
SANJITH DEVINENI (USA) 7-6(6) 6-3 Deepender GREWAL (IND)
Denim YADAV (IND) [4] 3-6 7-5 6-3 Ishan SETHI (IND)
Aryaan BHATIA (IND) 6-4 6-2 Dhruv TANGRI (IND)

Semifinal
Krish PATEL (IND) [1] 6-1 6-3 SANJITH DEVINENI (USA)
Aryaan BHATIA (IND) 7-5 6-2 Denim YADAV (IND) [4]

Final
Krish PATEL (IND) [1] 6-2 6-2 Aryaan BHATIA (IND)

Almost an all Indian field here. 16 year Krish Patel from Ahmadabad justified his seeding with an easy title win.

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Girls results -

1st Round
Kaavya SAWHNEY (IND) [1] 6-0 6-3 Ishika CHAKMA (IND)
Prerna VICHARE (IND) 6-4 6-2 Jagmeet Kaur GREWAL (IND)
Vanshita PATHANIA (IND) 6-2 6-1 Tanvikhaa SARAVANAN (IND)
Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA) [5] 6-2 6-2 LAKSHMI SAHITHI REDDY VUTUKURU (IND)
Bhakti PARWANI (IND) [4] 6-3 6-2 Srujana RAYARALA (IND)
Gargi PAWAR (IND) 6-4 6-3 Sanjana SIRIMALLA (IND)
Shreya CHAKRABORTY (IND) 1-6 7-6(9) 6-3 Raina ZAFFAR (IND)
Aanya GOEL (USA) [8] 6-0 6-0 Snigdha S BARUAH (IND)
Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) [6] 6-1 6-0 Chetna KUMARI (IND)
Bhakti SHAH (IND) 5-7 6-3 6-1 Lenien JAMIR (IND)
Kritika CHHABRA (IND) 6-1 6-4 Renee SHARMA (IND)
Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) [3] 6-2 6-2 Harivarshine MURUGESAN (IND)
Sarah DEV (IND) [7] 6-0 6-1 Prerana KOIRALA (NEP)
Yashaswini PANWAR (IND) 6-2 6-2 Justina BORGOHAIN (IND)
Kristi BORO (IND) 6-2 7-6(5) Renne SINGLA (IND)
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) [2] 6-1 6-0 Sri Sanchana SAMPATH (IND)

2nd Round
Kaavya SAWHNEY (IND) [1] 7-6(4) 6-0 Prerna VICHARE (IND)
Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA) [5] 7-5 2-6 6-3 Vanshita PATHANIA (IND)
Bhakti PARWANI (IND) [4] 6-4 3-6 6-3 Gargi PAWAR (IND)
Aanya GOEL (USA) [8] 6-0 6-2 Shreya CHAKRABORTY (IND)
Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) [6] 7-5 4-6 6-2 Bhakti SHAH (IND)
Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) [3] 6-2 6-4 Kritika CHHABRA (IND)
Sarah DEV (IND) [7] 6-2 7-5 Yashaswini PANWAR (IND)
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) [2] 6-0 6-2 Kristi BORO (IND)

Quarterfinal
Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA) [5] 6-4 7-5 Kaavya SAWHNEY (IND) [1]
Aanya GOEL (USA) [8] 6-2 6-0 Bhakti PARWANI (IND) [4]
Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) [3] 6-2 6-4 Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) [6]
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) [2] 5-7 6-4 6-2 Sarah DEV (IND) [7]

Semifinal
Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA) [5] 6-4 6-1 Aanya GOEL (USA) [8]
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) [2] 7-5 6-0 Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) [3]

Final
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) [2] 4-6 6-4 6-2 Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA) [5]

There was decent foreign challenge in girls and good to see Sharnaya Garware overcome the Thai girl in the final who had upset top seed in the QF. 16 year Pune girl Sharanya is having a good year in ITF juniors. Hope to see her next steps in higher level tournaments now.

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These are the results this week in Delhi.

At ITF juniors grade 4, Delhi

Boys

1st Round
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [1] 6-4 6-3 Natthayut NITHITHANANONT (THA)
Aryaan BHATIA (IND) 6-3 6-1 Jaishvin SIDANA (IND)
Anurag AGARWAL (IND) 7-5 6-4 Sarthak SUDEN (IND)
Lancelot CARNELLO (SWE) [6] 4-6 6-3 7-6(1) Kabir HANS (IND)
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [4] 6-2 6-4 Madhwin KAMATH (IND)
Ajay MALIK (IND) 6-2 6-2 Rohan SRIVASTAVA (IND)
Arthav NEEMA (IND) 6-3 4-6 7-6(1) Rhythm MALHOTRA (IND)
Rohan MEHRA (IND) 6-3 6-2 Darrshan SURESH (MAS) [7]
Romain FAUCON (BEL) [5] 6-2 6-2 Aman K PATEL (IND)
Tarush BAGAI (IND) 2-6 7-6(6) 7-5 Arnav PATHANGE (IND)
Bikramjeet Singh CHAWLA (USA) 6-2 6-4 Denim YADAV (IND)
Dev JAVIA (IND) [3] 7-6(6) 7-5 Sushant DABAS (IND)
Vansh KAPOOR (IND) 6-4 3-1 Retired Aaryan ZAVERI (IND) [8]
Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Shashikant RAJPUT (IND)
Krish PATEL (IND) 6-4 7-5 Fardeen QAMAR (IND)
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [2] 6-1 6-1 Prasanna Pravin BAGADE (IND)

2nd Round
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [1] 6-2 6-3 Aryaan BHATIA (IND)
Lancelot CARNELLO (SWE) [6] 6-2 6-1 Anurag AGARWAL (IND)
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [4] 6-2 6-0 Ajay MALIK (IND)
Arthav NEEMA (IND) 7-6(0) 5-5 Retired Rohan MEHRA (IND)
Romain FAUCON (BEL) [5] 6-1 6-1 Tarush BAGAI (IND)
Bikramjeet Singh CHAWLA (USA) 4-6 7-5 6-4 Dev JAVIA (IND) [3]
Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR) 6-0 6-3 Vansh KAPOOR (IND)
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [2] 6-2 6-2 Krish PATEL (IND)
Quarterfinal
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [1] 6-2 6-2 Lancelot CARNELLO (SWE) [6]
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [4] 7-6(2) 6-3 Arthav NEEMA (IND)
Romain FAUCON (BEL) [5] 6-1 5-7 6-1 Bikramjeet Singh CHAWLA (USA)
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [2] 6-3 6-1 Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR)

Semifinal
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [1] 7-5 7-6(3) Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [4]
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [2] 6-7(7) 6-4 7-5 Romain FAUCON (BEL) [5]

Final
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [1] 6-1 6-4 Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [2]

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Girls

1st Round
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-0 6-0 Skia KUNG (TPE)
Sarah DEV (IND) 1-6 6-2 6-1 Gargi PAWAR (IND)
Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) 6-1 6-1 Priyanshi BHANDARI (IND)
Chae Hyun SIM (KOR) [6] 4-6 6-4 6-2 Prerna VICHARE (IND)
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [3] 6-3 6-2 Raina ZAFFAR (IND)
Maanya VISWANATH (IND) 6-3 7-6(4) Ananya KOTHAKOTA (USA)
Bhakti SHAH (IND) 6-1 3-6 6-4 Gauri BHAGIA (IND)
Malikaa MARATHE (IND) [7] 5-7 7-6(8) 6-2 Sanjana SIRIMALLA (IND)
Muskan GUPTA (IND) [8] 6-1 6-0 Sudipta KUMAR (IND)
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) 5-7 6-2 7-5 Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA)
Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND) 6-3 6-3 Jagmeet Kaur GREWAL (IND)
Aanya GOEL (USA) 6-3 7-5 Salsa AHER (IND) [4]
Kaavya SAWHNEY (IND) [5] 6-4 6-4 Farhat ALEEN QAMAR (IND)
Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) 6-1 6-3 Shradha CHHABRA (IND)
Malvika SHUKLA (IND) 6-1 6-2 Priyanshi SHARMA (IND)
Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-1 Prinkle SINGH (IND)

2nd Round
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-3 6-4 Sarah DEV (IND)
Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) 7-6(2) 6-2 Chae Hyun SIM (KOR) [6]
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [3] 6-1 1-6 6-1 Maanya VISWANATH (IND)
Bhakti SHAH (IND) 6-2 6-1 Malikaa MARATHE (IND) [7]
Muskan GUPTA (IND) [8] 2-6 6-3 6-4 Sharannya GAWARE (IND)
Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND) 6-3 6-3 Aanya GOEL (USA)
Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) 6-3 6-2 Kaavya SAWHNEY (IND) [5]
Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-2 Malvika SHUKLA (IND)

Quarterfinal
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-0 6-0 Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS)
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [3] 6-0 6-2 Bhakti SHAH (IND)
Muskan GUPTA (IND) [8] 7-6(6) 7-6(5) Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND)
Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-3 7-5 Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND)

Semifinal
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-3 6-3 Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [3]
Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-3 6-1 Muskan GUPTA (IND) [8]

Final
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-1 6-3 Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2]

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So, good to see that in a competitive field with lot of foreign players, 17 year olds Sacchitt Sharma and Shivani Amineni justified their ranking and won the titles.

Sacchitt will move up to around 110-115 in the ITF juniors rankings now, our # 2 behind Mann Shah who is ranked 105. With 2000 born players falling out of ranking at the end of this year, both these boys have decent chance of making the main draw of Australian open juniors. They have another grade 3 coming up in Pune next week where they can improve their ranking further.

[jayakris]

Sacchitt will move up to around 110-115 in the ITF juniors rankings now, our # 2 behind Mann Shah who is ranked 105. With 2000 born players falling out of ranking at the end of this year, both these boys have decent chance of making the main draw of Australian open juniors.

But that means they will stop playing the juniors, consider themselves ready for the pro tour, and disappear ... That is what they generally do in India.

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And than also do not play much on pro tour just like Mahak did this year.

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Results this week.

At ITF junior grade 3, Pune

Boys

1st Round
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] 6-1 6-0 Girish CHOUGULE (IND)
Aryaan BHATIA (IND) 6-1 6-3 Darrshan SURESH (MAS)
SANJITH DEVINENI (USA) 6-3 3-6 7-5 Aditya VISHAL BALSEKAR (IND)
Piotr PAWLAK (POL) [6] 6-3 6-1 Aman K PATEL (IND)
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [3] 6-1 6-1 Arthav NEEMA (IND)
Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR) 6-2 6-2 kartik SAXENA (IND)
Krish PATEL (IND) 7-6(4) 6-4 Natthayut NITHITHANANONT (THA)
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [7] 6-4 6-2 Faiz NASYAM (IND)
Dev JAVIA (IND) [5] 6-2 6-2 Tejasvi R MEHRA (IND)
Lancelot CARNELLO (SWE) 6-3 6-2 Suhith Reddy LANKA (IND)
Jan WAJDEMAJER (POL) 6-0 6-1 Anargha GANGULY (IND)
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [4] 6-4 3-6 6-3 Prasanna Pravin BAGADE (IND)
Sushant DABAS (IND) 6-4 6-2 Romain FAUCON (BEL) [8]
Denim YADAV (IND) 6-4 6-1 Taiyo HIRANO (JPN)
Madhwin KAMATH (IND) 6-2 6-3 Arun Venkat GURUSWAMY (USA)
Mann SHAH (IND) [2] 6-1 6-1 Prabjeet Singh CHANDHOK (IND)

2nd Round
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] 6-1 6-2 Aryaan BHATIA (IND)
Piotr PAWLAK (POL) [6] 6-3 4-6 6-2 SANJITH DEVINENI (USA)
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [3] 3-6 6-1 7-5 Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR)
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [7] 6-1 2-6 6-3 Krish PATEL (IND)
Dev JAVIA (IND) [5] 6-3 6-3 Lancelot CARNELLO (SWE)
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [4] 4-6 6-4 6-4 Jan WAJDEMAJER (POL)
Sushant DABAS (IND) 6-3 7-5 Denim YADAV (IND)
Mann SHAH (IND) [2] 6-3 4-6 6-4 Madhwin KAMATH (IND)

Quarterfinal
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] 6-4 6-1 Piotr PAWLAK (POL) [6]
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [7] 7-6(0) 6-4 Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [3]
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [4] 7-5 6-4 Dev JAVIA (IND) [5]
Mann SHAH (IND) [2] 7-6(5) 6-3 Sushant DABAS (IND)

Semifinal
Ryuhei AZUMA (JPN) [7] 4-6 7-6(0) 7-5 Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1]
Kasidit SAMREJ (THA) [4] 6-2 6-2 Mann SHAH (IND) [2]

Disappointing that both the Indian top 2 seeds got upset in the SF. Siddhant Banthia had nothing much to gain by winning here as he is ending his junior career but Mann Shah needed points to ensure his entry into main draw at Austalian open juniors.

Still he will some points here with doubles title and should get close to top 100 now and close top 50 when all 18 year olds drop out which should be enough to get him into AO juniors main draw.

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Girls

1st Round
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-2 7-6(1) Muskan GUPTA (IND)
Gargi PAWAR (IND) 6-2 6-1 Rutuja CHAPHALKAR (USA)
Yu-Yun LI (TPE) 6-3 6-0 Priyanshi BHANDARI (IND)
Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND) 6-1 6-2 Chae Hyun SIM (KOR) [7]
Matilda MUTAVDZIC (GBR) [3] 6-3 2-6 6-3 Nikita VISHWASE (IND)
Sharannya GAWARE (IND) 6-1 6-2 POOJA INGALE (IND)
Jagmeet Kaur GREWAL (IND) 6-2 6-3 Mei HASEGAWA (JPN)
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [5] 6-4 6-1 Bhakti PARWANI (IND)
Salsa AHER (IND) [6] 6-2 6-3 Malvika SHUKLA (IND)
Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA) 6-1 7-5 Smriti BHASIN (IND)
Prerna VICHARE (IND) 6-2 6-3 Gauri BHAGIA (IND)
Koharu NIIMI (JPN) [4] 6-3 7-5 Sanjana SIRIMALLA (IND)
Erika MATSUDA (JPN) 6-2 6-2 Malikaa MARATHE (IND) [8]
Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS) 6-2 6-2 Hrudaya SHAH (IND)
Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) 6-3 6-2 Vipasha MEHRA (IND)
Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-4 6-1 Bhakti SHAH (IND)

2nd Round
Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1] 6-2 6-2 Gargi PAWAR (IND)
Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND) 2-6 7-5 6-3 Yu-Yun LI (TPE)
Matilda MUTAVDZIC (GBR) [3] 6-2 6-2 Sharannya GAWARE (IND)
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [5] 7-5 6-1 Jagmeet Kaur GREWAL (IND)
Salsa AHER (IND) [6] 2-6 6-2 6-2 Lanlana TARARUDEE (THA)
Koharu NIIMI (JPN) [4] 6-2 7-5 Prerna VICHARE (IND)
Erika MATSUDA (JPN) 6-4 6-1 Evelina KONTAREVA (RUS)
Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND) 6-1 7-6(0) Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2]

Quarterfinal
Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND) 6-0 7-6(1) Shivani AMINENI (IND) [1]
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [5] 6-4 6-4 Matilda MUTAVDZIC (GBR) [3]
Salsa AHER (IND) [6] 6-4 6-4 Koharu NIIMI (JPN) [4]
Erika MATSUDA (JPN) 6-3 6-2 Sandeepti Singh RAO (IND)

Semifinal
Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [5] 3-6 6-4 6-3 Shrivalli Rashmikaa BHAMIDIPATY (IND)
Salsa AHER (IND) [6] 6-1 4-6 6-0 Erika MATSUDA (JPN)

Final
Salsa AHER (IND) [6] 6-2 6-2 Pimrada JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA) [5]

Nice to see 17 year old local girl Salsa Aher beating 3 higher ranked players to win the title.

She will need more such results early next year though if she wants to play junior slams later in the year.

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Siddhant Banthia has managed his career very poorly. He has hardly played any pro tournaments, and has already reached the end of the road as a junior. Of course, he won the "Road to Wimbledon" when he was about 13, but it took ages before he actually appeared at Wimbledon, and I'm bemused by what he was doing in the intervening years.