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Los Altos tennis player Suraj Pappu is ranked 595th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 938 total points, split between 891 single points and 315 double points. USTA rankings are determined by adding 100 percent of singles points and 15 percent of doubles points plus any bonus points earned.

They were ranked 575th the week before.

Players earn points per round in tournaments, winning higher points the further into a tournament they advance.

Jarett Cascino of New York Tennis Magazine says tennis is one of the most competitive youth sports.

“There is always someone better than you on any given day, even if you are the number one player in the world!” he said.

Standings are released weekly.

Name	Total Points	Single Points	Doubles Points
Alex Fuchs	1,732	1,484	N/A
Cooper Han	1,681	1,472	180
Suraj Pappu	938	891	315
Jayanth Mallampati	771	771	N/A
Tyler Wong	699	676	N/A
Joseph Lyon	208	208	N/A
Rohan Panchal	168	168	N/A
Owen Kim	121	121	N/A
Marius Yen	80	78	N/A
Kavan Kumar	73	73	N/A
Octave Moha	70	70	N/A
Cyrus Ghaffari	35	26	N/A
Rohin Bhagat	24	24	N/A
Aidan Shiu	24	24	N/A
Maximilian Weinkauf	18	18	N/A
Lucas Ahn	16	16	N/A
Rohan Bhatt	16	16	N/A