N. Sriram Balaji Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Tennis player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	18/03/1990
Age	34 years
Birthplace	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Hometown	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Sriram Balaji Narayanaswamy
Nickname	Bala
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Religion/Religious Views	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading, Swimming

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Coimbatore Main Perks Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore
College/University	Altevol - Alexander Waske Tennis University (Schüttler-Waske Tennis University)

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married

Family

Father	Narayanaswamy (volleyball player)
Mother	Jayanthi Narayanaswamy
Spouse	Aishwarya Balakrishnan

Career

Coach/Mentor	M. Balachandran
Playing Style	Right handed (two handed backhand)
Career High Ranking	Singles - 287 (19 June 2017) Doubles - 62 (17 June 2024)
Records (main ones)	- First person from the Indian Army qualified in the Men's Doubles category of Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Medals	Gold Medal 2019: Mixed Doubles at the 13th South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal 2019: Men's team at the 13th South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal Silver Medal 2019: Men's Doubles at the 13th South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal Bronze Medal 2019: Men's singles at the 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Summer Meet in Wuhan, China

Favourites

Tennis player	Roger Federer
Tournament	Chennai Open Challenger
Court (surface)	Hard surface court
Food	Kerala Parotta
Destination	Venice
Film	Gilli (Tamil)
Song	Baarish (Half Girlfriend)

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/sriram.balaji
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/NSriramBalaji18/

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sriram Balaji played multiple sports, such as cricket and football, while in school.
At nine years old, Sriram Balaji started tennis training at the Perks Sports Academy – Tennis Courts in Coimbatore.
In 2002, he represented India in the Nike Junior Tour (NJT) International Masters in Sun City, South Africa and secured ninth position in the team event category.
In 2004, he was ranked first in the nation by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) in the under-14 category.
In 2004, he represented India and secured 11th position at the Asia/ Oceania qualifying team event for the World Junior Tennis (WJT) Competition in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2006, he represented India in the Junior Davis Cup Tournament in Kuching Malaysia and participated in the Youth Camp of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
He was one of the first trainees at Schüttler-Waske Tennis University (now Alexander Waske Tennis University) in Germany and has been training there since 2010.
Sriram Balaji’s debut Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) main draw was in the men’s double event with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan at the 2012 Aircel Chennai Open.
In 2014, he became part of the franchise Mumbai Tennis Masters representing Mumbai in the Champions Tennis League (CTL).
In 2018, he partnered with Vishnu Vardhan in the Men’s Doubles category at the Wimbledon Championships.
He represented the Indian Armed Forces at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China in 2019.
His first ATP final was the 2023 Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, where they were runner-up in the Men’s Doubles category.
He partnered with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan in the Men’s doubles category in the Australian Open and French Open Tournaments in 2023.
He has also partnered with Andre Begemann, Miguel Anges Reyes Varela, and Ramkumar Ramanathan in several ATP Men’s Doubles competitions.
He has been part of the team Bengal Wizards in the Tennis Premier League since 2023.
He is part of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 Indian Tennis team along with Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal.
As of July 2024, he is employed as the Junior Commissioned Officer at the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) in Bengaluru.