Vishal Punna
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Country (sports) | India |
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Born | Hyderabad, India | 14 January 1984
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $11,074 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 (Davis Cup) |
Highest ranking | No. 786 (20 September 2004) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 649 (5 February 2007) |
Vishal Punna (born 14 January 1984) is an Indian former professional tennis player.
Punna was raised in Hyderabad and featured in one Davis Cup tie for India, against New Zealand away in Invercargill in 2007. He was called upon for a live reverse singles, which he lost to Mark Nielsen, before Leander Paes won the tie for India in the fifth rubber.[1]
Following his retirement from tennis, Punna lived in the United States and worked in the IT industry, before quitting to pursue a career in Indian cinema.[2] He was the lead actor in the 2019 Telugu film Sarovaram.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "India beats NZ in Davis Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004.
- ^ "Centre court to centrestage". The Times of India. 2 September 2017.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (21 August 2017). "Tennis boy to lead man". Deccan Chronicle.
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