Teenager Manas Dhamne, Experienced Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajwal Dev To Enter Bengaluru Open 2025 Singles Draw

The prodigy manas dhamne of 17 years from India and the experienced activists Ramkumar Ramanathan and SD Prajwal Dev have received entries from jokers in the main draw in the ninth edition 2025, while the ATP Challenger 125 returns its ninth exciting edition to the Karnataka State Law 2. Ponacha will participate in the qualification rounds as a jokers, seeking to secure a place in the main draw, according to a press release from KSLTA.

Dhamne, one of the most promising young talents in India, has been active on the circuit for two years and has recently won its first significant title in the M15 Monastir in Tunisia. The teenager has already engraved his name in history, becoming the youngest player to win a first round match at The Junior Australian Open and the youngest to play an ATP tour match in 2023.

Prajwal Dev and Ramanathan, for their part, bring decades of experience to the tournament. Ramanathan, a pillar of the Davis Cup team in India, has been active on the circuit since 2009 and is a favorite of Bengaluru Open, after adding three duplicate titles over the years to its booming trophy. Prajwal Dev, on the other hand, won its ATP ranking in 2015 and participated both in single and double throughout his career, winning a double ATP Challenger and several titles in double ITF, including four in 2024.

The director of the tournament, Sunil Yajman, commented on the opportunity: “The Bengaluru Open has always played a key role by giving Indian players a platform to compete at a high level, and this year is not different. Manas Dhamne Progress in Dhamne is exciting for Indian terrain.

Meanwhile, the Bengaluru Open double event will include 16 teams, divided between 10 direct entries, four on -site acceptance and two jokers. The Anirudh Chandrasekar in India and Ray Ho of Chinese Taipei enter as the best classified duo of the draw, while Blake Bayldon and Matthew Christopher Romios form the second most classified team. Since their final appearance of Delhi Open, Niki Ponacha and Courtney John Lock should also face strongly.

Maheshwar Rao IAS, Hon. The secretary, KSLTA and the secretary of organization, Bengaluru Open, said: “Double was a force for Indian tennis, and this event continues to show this heritage. The field is strong, with leading pairs and accomplished champions, and we are impatiently awaiting another exciting week of action in double to Bengaluru.”

Among the other notable double entries, the seeded in the simple series of single Kopriva will associate with Marek Gengel in doubles, while the former world n ° 17 Bernard Tomic joins Nicolas Mejia in Colombia. The Siddhant Panthie of India and Parikshit Somani are also among the direct participants, strengthening home performance.

Since its inaugural edition in 2015, the Bengaluru Open has produced four entirely Indian winning pairs, while at least one Indian player has won the title in six of the last eight editions. India Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan are the double champions of open Bengaluru. They are also the most successful most successful players in the history of the event, having won three titles each, including two in pair (2022 and 2024).

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