Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram (born 16 February 1977 in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

) is a former professional female

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player. In her career, she won seven singles and 34 doubles titles on the

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. On 25 December 2000, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 331. On 18 June 2001, she peaked at No. 249 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for

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, Jayalakshmy Jayaram has a win–loss record of 6–7. She had a notable victory over

Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova (russian: Нина Олеговна Братчикова; born 28 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Bratchikova won nine singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 December 2012, s ...

in 2005.Sai Jayalakshmi shocks title-favourite Nina Bratchikova
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main-draw debut at the 2003 Hyderabad Open, in the doubles event partnering

Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi ( te, రుష్మి చక్రవర్తి; born 9 October 1977) is a former professional tennis player from India. She won a record 52 ITF titles, the highest number set by an Indian female player. She turned pro ...

. Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram retired from professional tennis 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (7–8)

Doubles: 49 (34–15)

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* * * Living people 1977 births Racket sportspeople from Chennai Indian female tennis players Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India {{Top Indian female doubles tennis players