Prajnesh Gunneswaran top seeded for Chennai Open ATP
: India's top singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran headlines the field for the second edition of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 80 tennis tournament, to be held at the SDAT Nungambakkam stadium here from February 4 to 10.
The tournament, to be organised by Tamil Nadu Tennis Association, carries a prize money of USD 54,500.
Prajnesh, currently ranked 109 on the ATP list, had recently qualified for the Australian Open, the year's first Grand Slam before losing in the first round.
Japan's Yuichi Sugita, ranked 145, Courentin Moutet of France (151), Martinez Pedro of Spain (165) and Mohamad Safwat of Egypt (186) would be seeded behind Chennai player Prajnesh, a press release here from TNTA said.
The other Indians in the fray are Saketh Myneni, who is on a comeback trail and the young Sasikumar Mukund.
The cut-off for the singles draw is 341, the release said.
Apart from the Indians in the main draw on the basis of their ranking, four others would also find a place as wild ...