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Delhi Open Doubles Field Set: Sweeny–Watanabe Top-Ranked Pair, Dev–Sinha Lead Indian Bid

The ATP Challenger stop at Delhi’s DLTA Complex offers ranking points for a deep doubles draw that blends specialists with singles entrants.

Overview

  • The Delhi Open runs from February 16 to 22 at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi.
  • Australia’s Dane Sweeny and Japan’s Seita Watanabe enter as the highest-ranked duo with a combined team ranking of 265, led by Watanabe’s doubles No. 127 and Sweeny’s singles No. 138.
  • S D Prajwal Dev (ranked 219) and Nitin Kumar Sinha (243) headline the home challenge as the highest-ranked all-Indian pair in the main draw.
  • Seven teams secured direct entry to the doubles main draw via doubles rankings, while Sweeny, Jay Clarke and Daniel Michalski gained entry using their singles rankings.
  • Five players will compete in both singles and doubles — Clarke, Sweeny, Michael Geerts, Michalski and Rio Noguchi — as DLTA president Rohit Rajpal highlights the event’s role in connecting Indian talent with international competition.