--- title: "Somdev Devburman, who has announced retirement belongs to which game/sports?" description: "Somdev Devburman, who has announced retirement belongs to which game/sports?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-22 updated: 2021-11-23 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94176/somdev-devburman-who-has-announced-retirement-belongs-to-which-game-sports category: "sports" tags: ["sports"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Somdev Devburman, who has announced retirement belongs to which game/sports? Somdev Devburman, who has announced [retirement](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/116086/how-to-age-with-no-regrets-infographic) belongs to which [game](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44320/web-development-trends-that-are-changing-the-game)/[sports](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23590/youth-in-sports)? ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute On **February 13, 1985**, S**omdev Kishore Devvarman**, a former **professional [Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94169/which-is-the-first-indian-communication-satellite) tennis player**, was born. He earned headlines for being the only collegiate player to reach three consecutive **NCAA finals**, winning back-to-back championships at the **University of Virginia** in his **junior** and **senior** years. \ Since **1950**, just three other players have matched that feat. At the **2008 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship**, he set a new record with a **44–1 win-loss record**. His highest ATP World Tour performance was reaching the final of the **Chennai Open** as a **wild card** entrant in **2009**. \ **Somdev won gold** in the men's singles event at the **XIXth Commonwealth Games** in **New Delhi** in **2010**, and he followed that up with gold in the men's singles and doubles events at the **2010 Asian Games** in **Guangzhou**, **China**. **Scott McCain** was his coach. \ **Devvarman** was awarded the **Arjuna Award** by the **[Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94169/which-is-the-first-indian-communication-satellite) government** in **2011** for his tennis achievements. In **March 2017**, the **Ministry of Youth Affairs** and **Sports of the Government of [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94169/which-is-the-first-indian-communication-satellite)**appointed him as a national observer for tennis. He was given the civilian award **Padma Shri in 2018**. \ Devvarman won the singles in the **2014 ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open** in **February 2014**, defeating **Kazakhstan's Aleksandr Nedovyesov**. In the **2015 Delhi Open**, he successfully defended his title against **Yuki Bhambri** in **February**. **Devvarman** announced his retirement from professional **tennis** on **January 1, 2017.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94176/somdev-devburman-who-has-announced-retirement-belongs-to-which-game-sports Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.