Somdev Devvarman

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Somdev Devvarman (also known as Somdev Dev Varman) is the reigning and two time NCAA Men's Singles Champion. As a recent graduate out of the University of Virginia who hails from India, Somdev is best known for having captured the 2007 NCAA Singles Championship by defeating Georgia Bulldogs senior John Isner in the final at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. In one of the most dramatic finals in the 123-year history of the tournament, Devvarman scored a 7–6 (7), 4–6, 7–6 (2) win over the tournament's No. 1 seed. A year later, he won his second consecutive NCAA singles national championship, destroying Tennessee's J.P. Smith in just an hour, 6-3, 6-2.

After falling to UCLA's Benjamin Kohlloeffel in 2006 final, Devvarman became the first player to reach the final in consecutive years since Georgia's Matias Boeker won the 2001 and 2002 singles titles.

[edit] Amateur Results

Somdev finished 2007 as the top-ranked player in college tennis. His victory over then-no.1 John Isner was his second consecutive victory against the Bulldogs senior. Isner had emerged the victor in their first two meetings.

[edit] Professional Results

In order to preserve his amateur status, Devvarman has yet to profit from any tournament he has entered. However, Devvarman made the final in the Kennedy Funding Invitational in New York in July of 2007. In a clay-court non-tour event which featured several players ranked within the ATP top-150, Devvarman defeated Ricardo Mello, Robert Kendrick and Justin Gimelstob (ranked 154, 99 and 178 respectively) before losing a tight three-set match to no. 69 Michael Russell in the final.

In the 2007 Washington ATP event, Devvarman beat Kamil Capkovic and Andre Sa en route to a main draw appearance. In the first round, he fell in straight sets to Paul Goldstein.