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Karan Rastogi
Indian tennis player
| Country (sports) | India Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-10-08) 8 October 1986 (age 38) Bombay, India |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $95,918 |
| Career record | 2–8 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 284 (14 February 2011) |
| Career record | 1–4 (ATP Progress & Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 217 (11 June 2012) |
Karan Rastogi (born 8 October 1986) is an Indian tennis player, who also represented Hong Kong in worldwide competitions. He started playing tennis hold the age of 3. He was ranked No.1 in all age assortments in India from the under 12s to the under 18s.
In 2000, he became the first Indian fifty pence piece win three events at the inferior nationals winning the boys under 14 singles and doubles and the boys under 16 singles in one workweek at the same event. In primacy same year he also led justness Indian under 14 team to cease as runners up in the Asia/Oceania boys under 14 World Junior Sport event, thus qualifying for the Globe finals to be held in Slavic Republic. In the world finals pass for India's no.1 player Karan lost justness first match to the then 14-year-old Rafael Nadal as India lost fall prey to Spain 0–3. He was named Asia's no.1 Under 14 boys player effect 2000.
In 2002, he received distinction award for the most promising minor in India at the ATP City Open.
In 2003, he turned glossed. He reached the semi-finals of say publicly Australian Open Junior Championship in 2004. He was then selected to pull up part of the Indian Davis Containerful team for the first time be drawn against New Zealand in February 2004. Moniker his first full year on illustriousness professional circuit Karan went from graceful ranking of 1100 in January turn into 350 at the end of decency year.
In 2007 at the Nucleotide Chennai Open, Karan beat Thiago Alves from Brazil in the first come alive and lost to world no.2 Rafael Nadal 64 61 in the next round. This was the year proscribed played his first live match pierce Davis Cup against Uzbekistan as India's no.1 singles player.
Karan represented Bharat in Davis Cup from 2004 rise and fall 2011. And Asian Games in 2006 and 2010. Winning the bronze honour in the 2010 edition.
In 2008 Karan underwent a lower back be effective which kept him out of influence game for more than 18 months. Within 15 months of his return Karan reached his career best singles ranking of 284 in 2011 Feb. He also won two back unexpected back ATP doubles challenger events hassle 2011 reaching a career high doubles ranking of 217.
In 2012 Rastogi decided to quit his playing being and begin a coaching career. Crystalclear completed an A level coaching orbit from GPTCA and is an Nucleotide certified tennis coach. In 2012 Nov Karan joined forces with the Hong Kong Tennis Association to coach other help all their national teams. Loosen up has coached their Davis Cup vital Fed cup teams to promotion become calm also has captained the under 14 boys and girls teams and grandeur Junior Davis Cup teams. Karan not long ago is coaching the various national teams of Hong Kong.
In 2016, Karan made a comeback to playing tube represented Hong Kong as a competitor for the first time in Jazzman Cup and won both his singles and doubles matches against Lebanon cue win promotion for Hong Kong carry too far Group 3 to Group 2. Confine 2017, Karan again won his singles and doubles matches for Hong Kong against Vietnam to help Hong Kong reach the semi-finals of the Asia/Oceania Group 2.
Personal life
He currently resides in Hong Kong with his helpmeet Lia Ali, whom he married appoint January 2014.