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Purav is in another challenger final.

At $50K+H Ismaning Challenger 2018, Germany

[SF] (1) Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) d. (4) Luca Margaroli (SUI)/ Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (AUT) 64 64

Next,

[F] (1) Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) vs. (2) Rameez Junaid (AUS) / David Pel (NED)

Purav wins the title along with Sancic.

At $50K+H Ismaning Challenger 2018, Germany

[F] (1) Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) d. (2) Rameez Junaid (AUS) / David Pel (NED) 56 64 10-5

12th challenger title for Purav and second for the year. He is upto 88 in live rankings. He still has 2 challenger title points to defend this year. So, will need more weeks like this if he has to get to a ranking inside 80 to try to get into Australian open main draw.

Purav keeps playing in Germany with Sancic and they r facing Stakhovsky abd Bolelli in the first round.

At $50K+H Eckental Challenger 2018, Germany

[R1] Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) vs Simone Bolelli (ITA)/ Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)

Purav and Sancic started with a tough win against an experienced players, Stakhovsky and Bolelli ... A weird score in the match tie-break, which they won without losing a single point ... Next, they r facing the 2nd seeds Nys and O'Mara.

At $50K+H Eckental Challenger 2018, Germany

[R1] Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) bt Simone Bolelli (ITA)/ Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 67(4) 76(6) 10-0

[QF] Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) vs (2) Hugo Nys (FRA)/ Jonny O'Mara (GBR)

Purav and Sancic lost in the match tie-break against the 2nd seeds ... After winning the first set tie-break they failed to keep momentum to lose this match.

At $50K+H Eckental Challenger 2018, Germany

[QF] Purav Raja (IND)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) l (2) Hugo Nys (FRA)/ Jonny O'Mara (GBR) 76(4) 57 7-10

Purav and his Brazilian partner, Fabricio Neis, started with a match tie-break win ... Next, they r facing the Dutch pair.

At $54K+H Koblenz Challenger 2019, Germany

[R1] (3) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt Luca Margaroli (SUI)/ David Vega Hernandez (ESP) 76(2) 46 10-5

[QF] (3) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs (ALT) Thiemo De Bakker (NED)/ Mark Vervoort (NED)

Purav and Fabricio Neis scored a comfortable win over the Dutch pair ... Next, they r facing very experienced doubles players, Jurgen Melzer and Filip Polasek.

At $54K+H Koblenz Challenger 2019, Germany

[QF] (3) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (ALT) Thiemo De Bakker (NED)/ Mark Vervoort (NED) 64 62

[SF] (3) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/ Filip Polasek (SVK)

A match against Jurgen Melzer and Filip Polasek were tough and that proved right as they defeated Purav and Neis in straight sets.

At $54K+H Koblenz Challenger 2019, Germany

[SF] (3) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) l Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/ Filip Polasek (SVK) 46 46

Purav continues his partnership with Brazilian Neis and the pair is seeded 4th in the Rennes Challenger doubles draw. They start against an ITF ranked pair in the first round.

At $69K+H Rennes Challenger 2019, France

[R1] (4) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND)/ vs (ITF) Javier Barranco Cosano (ESP)/ Raul Brancaccio (ESP)

Purav and Neis started with straight sets win over the Spanish pair.

At $69K+H Rennes Challenger 2019, France

[R1] (4) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (ITF) Javier Barranco Cosano (ESP)/ Raul Brancaccio (ESP) 64 75

Purav and Neis are thru to the SF at Rennes.

At $69K+H Rennes Challenger 2019, France

[QF] (4) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) d. Gregoire Jacq (FRA)/ Hugo Voljacques (FRA) 62 62

Next,

[SF] (4) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs David Pel (CRO)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO)

Purav and his partner lost in the semi finals.

At $69K+H Rennes Challenger 2019, France

[SF] (4) Fabricio Neis (BRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) l. David Pel (CRO)/ Antonio Sancic (CRO) 36 46

Purav is playing with Rameez Junaid and they r facing a South American pair.

At €46K+H Portoroz Challenger 2019, Slovenia

[R1] (2) Rameez Junaid (AUS)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs (PR) Nicolas Barrientos (COL)/ Ariel Behar (URU)

Purav with Junaid lost in the first round after winning the first set against Behar and Barrientos.

At €46K+H Portoroz Challenger 2019, Slovenia

[R1] (2) Rameez Junaid (AUS)/ Purav Raja (IND) l (PR) Nicolas Barrientos (COL)/ Ariel Behar (URU) 75 06 7-10