Arjun Kadhe (
Marathi: अर्जुन कढे; born 7 January 1994) is an Indian
tennis player.
He has a career high
ATP doubles ranking of No. 97 achieved on 20 May 2024. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 328 achieved on 27 August 2018. Kadhe has won 4
ITF Futures singles titles. He has also won 6 Challenger and 7 ITF Futures doubles titles.
Personal and early life
Kadhe was born in Pune to Jayant and Rashmi Kadhe. His father supported him for playing tennis. He attended the Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce before coming to OSU. He also got support from Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Lakshya, a sports NGO. He finished his graduation from Oklahoma State University in 2017. During his tenure in Oklahoma Kadhe and his doubles partner
Julian Cash became the first doubles team in Oklahoma State history to achieve the top spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings. The pair scripted 34 wins along with prestigious All-America honours at the NCAA Doubles Championship.[1] Kadhe is coached by Hemant Bendrey.[2]
Professional career
He appeared in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments at the junior level over the past two years. Kadhe won his first ITF singles title in November 2017 at Thu Dau Mot City in Vietnam.[2]
Kadhe became the third Cowboy to ever earn three All-America honors. He compiled a team-high 34 doubles victories with partner
Julian Cash. He clinched 20 singles wins primarily playing at the No. 2 position, including two wins over ranked opponents. He defeated seven ranked opponents in doubles with Cash, two of which came in the NCAA Doubles Tournament. He also won the Pacific Coast Doubles tournament in March while teaming with Cash and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Central Regional during fall play. Currently sits in sixth place on OSU's career doubles wins list with 67.[4]