Saturday, September 1, 2012

Herbalife Brand Ambassador - Somdev Devvarman

12:52 PM    

Currently ranked No. 79 in the world, India’s Somdev Devvarman has played in two finals in his career.
After growing up in Chennai, he attended college in the United States at the University of Virginia, winning back-to-back NCAA singles titles in 2007 and 2008. The win in 2007 came against Georgia’s John Isner.
He turned pro in 2008 and immediately won a Challenger event in Lexington. He went on to reach the quarterfinals at Washington D.C. and finished the year ranked 202nd.
Playing at home in Chennai to start off 2009, he reached the finals, losing to Marin Cilic. He had more success in Washington D.C., near his college playing days, reaching the fourth round thanks to a third-round upset of Cilic. He went on to reach the second round of the US Open and finished the year ranked No. 124.
He started 2010 slowly until reaching the round of 16 at Los Angeles, struggling to crack the Top 100 after his steady progression through the ranks the previous two seasons.
He kicked off 2011 by reaching the finals at Johannesburg, losing to Kevin Anderson in three sets.
Somdev Shall Be Associated With Herbalife To Promote All Nutrition & Energy Range of Products.
An Association With Him Will Bring Us Success In The Years To Come & Help Us Build The Brand Value Across The Nation!!!
Achievements :
  • ONE OF THE FASTEST RISING TENNIS STARS.
  • A LEADING INDIAN MEDAL WINNER WITH 2 GOLD AND 1 BRONZE MEDAL AT THE ASIAN GAMES 2010.
  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES, DELHI 2010
  • POTENTIALLY THE ONLY INDIAN IN THE MEN’S SINGLES DRAW AT EVERY SLAM NEXT YEAR
  • HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEFEAT OF HIGHER-RANKED RIVALS BRAZIL IN A DO-OR-DIE SITUATION THAT LED INDIA TO ITS FIRST EVER WIN IN A DAVIS CUP TIE FROM A 0-2 DEFICIT.
  • THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY 13 TIMES IN A HUNDRED YEARS.
  • TURNED PRO IN 2008 AND CLIMBED 930 PLACES.
  • SOMDEV REACHED HIS CAREER HIGH RANKING OF 80 AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN WHERE HE REACHED THE FINALS.
  • HE ACHIEVED DIRECT ENTRY TO THE 2010 US OPEN.
  • THE FIRST INDIAN TO QUALIFY FOR THE FRENCH OPEN IN 13 YEARS.
  • HIS RANKING SHOT THROUGH THE ROOF IN 2008, AND STAYED ON A UPWARD PATH. HE BEGAN 2010 RANKED 126 IN THE WORLD.
  • HE IS NOW A VITAL COG ON THE INDIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM AND LED THE TEAM TO THE WORLD GROUP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS.