Mrunal Jain

Mrunal Jain who was an actor in his earlier days quit acting to pursue his passion for business and organizational development. Over the past eight years, he has successfully built a thriving sports ecosystem through the Tennis Premier League,^[1] the TPL App, and his tennis academies.

He started his career with the role of Krishna in Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki. Later he appeared in Bandini as Hiten. He also acted in Hitler Didi as Sameer and Looteri Dulhan as Abhinav. He played the role of Akash Chatterjee in Uttaran opposite Tina Dutta. He was last seen playing the role of Raghav Patil in Bandhan as the lead opposite Chhavi Pandey.^[2]

Mrunal was born on 9 January 1985, in Ahmedabad and brought up in Mumbai. He is from a Jain family. He married Sweety Jain, whom he was introduced by a common friend of his and Sweety's family. The marriage took place on 13 July 2013 in Mumbai.^[3][4]

Mrunal Jain's vision is to grow and create a complete ecosystem for tennis in India through TPL along with Kunal Thakkur (co-founder, TPL). Established in 2018,^[5] Tennis Premier League has witnessed immense success, evolving from a national League to an International league. TPL is supported by the All India Tennis Association (AITA), legendary tennis champion Leander Paes (18-time Grand Slam winner and 1996 Olympic medalist), and several prominent personalities.

In addition to the Tennis Premier League, Mrunal Jain, alongside Kunal Thakkur, has been actively involved in promoting Tennis at the grassroots level. They launched the TPL App,^[6] through which they have successfully conducted over 500 tournaments across India for various age categories, ranging from Under-8 to Open. Aiming to find the next Olympic tennis medalist for India, TPL also initiated the "Race to Gold" ^[7] Scholarship Program.