N. Sriram Balaji Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sriram Balaji Narayanaswamy
Nickname	Bala
Profession	Tennis player
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Tennis
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
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 March 1990 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	34 Years
Birthplace	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
School	• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Coimbatore Main • Perks Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore
College/University	Altevol - Alexander Waske Tennis University (Schüttler-Waske Tennis University)
Religion/Religious Views	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading, Swimming
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Aishwarya Balakrishnan
Children
Parents	Father- Narayanaswamy (volleyball player) Mother- Jayanthi Narayanaswamy
Siblings
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)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sriram Balaji

• 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 at Alexander Waske Tennis University

• 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.
  

  Sriram Balaji with Vishnu Vardhan with Wimbledon

• 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.
  

  Sriram Balaji with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyen at Tata Open Maharashtra

• 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.
  

  Sriram Balaji with Andre Begemann after an ATP challenge victory

• 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.
  

  Sriram Balaji with Rohan Bopanna

• As of July 2024, he is employed as the Junior Commissioned Officer at the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) in Bengaluru.