Prithvi Sekhar

Prithvi Sekhar
Born (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Plays right-handed

Prithvi Sekhar (born 3 October 1993) is an Indian male deaf tennis player.[1][2][3]He has represented India at the Deaflympics in 2013 and 2017.[4] He claimed a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics partnering with Jafreen Shaik.[5][6][7]

Career

Prithvi started playing tennis from 2002 when he was just eight years old. He then became a prolific tennis player despite being deaf especially improved his career ratings in the ATP singles and doubles within the top ten among the deaf players.[8]

He went onto represent India at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics which was also his first Deaflympic appearance as he couldn't claim any medal in his debut Deaflympic event. Prithvi was selected to compete for India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics as India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the multi-sport event, which was also the Deaflympic event where India sent the largest number of athletes in a single Summer Deaflympics.[9] Prithvi Sekhar along with Jafreen Shaik claimed historical bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, marking India’s first ever Deaflympic medal in tennis.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Prithvi Sekhar | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ↑ "ITF Profile of Prithvi Sekhar". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Junior profile of Prithvi Sekhar". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Prithvi Sekhar | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. ↑ "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  6. ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  7. ↑ "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  8. ↑ "This Chennai tennis player scripts history in Deaflympics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  9. ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  10. ↑ "Prithvi Shekar: I am happy and proud". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  11. ↑ Bureau, Sports; Bureau, Sports (2017-07-28). "Bronze for Prithvi and Jafreen". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  12. ↑ "Bringing home the laurels". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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