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Residence | Barcelona, Spain & Chennai, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chennai | 8 November 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Juan Balcells & Sergio Casal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,204,597 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 25–36 (41.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 111 (30 July 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 462 (12 February 2024) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2015, 2021, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 18–22 (45.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 58 (15 August 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 189 (15 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | 8–7 (singles 8–7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 19 January 2024. |
Ramanathan Ramkumar (born 8 November 1994) is an Indian professional tennis player. [2] He has been ranked as high as No. 111 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in July 2018, and in doubles at No. 58, achieved in August 2022. He has represented India in the Davis Cup. In 2018, he became the first Indian player to reach an ATP Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman in 2011.
Ramkumar started playing tennis at the age of five. He was introduced to the sport by his father Ramanathan who hailed from Karaikudi. His mother's name is Alagammai and sister's name is Uma. Both his parents are into the textile business. He speaks Tamil, English and Spanish. He trains at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain. [3] He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Loyola College. [4] [5]
Ramanathan began playing tennis at the age of five, turning professional in 2009.
In 2014, Ramanathan qualified for the main draw of the Chennai Open and beat the then-Indian No. 1 Somdev Devvarman in the first round. [6] [7] [8] He then lost to Marcel Granollers in the second round.
In 2015, Ramanathan played mostly on Futures and Challenger level. He entered the Chennai Open, where he lost in first round to Tatsuma Ito in straight sets. [3] In April, he reached his first doubles final at a challenger event at the Mersin Cup in Turkey. Partnering with Riccardo Ghedin, the pair lost the final to Mate Pavić and Michael Venus. [9] He entered his second ATP world tour event of the year at Malaysian Open where he lost in the first round to Mikhail Kukushkin. [3]
In the 2016 season, Ramanathan entered the Chennai Open and reached the quarterfinals, his best result at an ATP World Tour event. He defeated Daniel Gimeno Traver and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the first and second rounds respectively. He lost to Aljaž Bedene in the quarterfinals. [10] In October, Ramanathan partnered with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. The pair reached the final at the Vietnam Open Challenger, where they lost to Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana. [11]
In April, Ramanathan reached his first singles challenger final at the Tallahassee challenger. He lost to Blaž Rola. [12]
Ramanathan entered the 2017 Antalya Open, where he upset world No. 8 and top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round. This was his first match against a top-10 player. Ranked world No. 222, Ramanathan defeated Thiem in straight sets, 6–3, 6–2. [13] He progressed to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis.
In July, he reached his second singles Challenger final at Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. He lost in straight sets to Akira Santillan. [14] [15]
In August, Ramanathan qualified for the first time in a main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament at the Cincinnati Masters. He defeated Christopher Eubanks in the first round, before losing to Jared Donaldson. [16] Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in the second. [17] He finished year with singles ranking of 148.
Ramanathan opened his new season by entering Maharashtra Open as a wildcard. He lost in round two to top seed Marin Cilic in straight sets. [18] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in the final qualifying round to Vasek Pospisil. [19]
In April, Ramanathan reached his first Challenger singles final of the season at Taipei Challenger. He was defeated in the final by compatriot Yuki Bhambri. [20]
In July, Ramanathan reached the final at Newport where he lost to Steve Johnson. He became the first Indian to reach an ATP World Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman at the 2011 Johannesburg Open. [21]
In November, he won his first doubles ATP Challenger title at Pune Challenger. He paired with compatriot Vijay Sundar Prashanth and defeated Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua in the final. [22] He finished the year with singles ranking of 133.
Ramanthan won the doubles titles in Japan, France, Italy, and two in India. [23]
Ramanathan entered men's singles qualifying draw of Wimbledon. He defeated Jozef Kovalík and Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the first and second rounds respectively in straight sets but lost to Marc Polmans in last qualifying round in a five sets thriller in the tiebreaker. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut in mixed doubles where he entered the draw after a last minute withdrawal partnering Ankita Raina. This was a Grand Slam mixed doubles debut for both players. They lost to compatriots Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in straight sets. It was a historic first ever all Indian match at a Grand Slam level.
He won his first singles Challenger title at Manama Challenger where he defeated Evgeny Karlovskiy in straight sets. [24] Ramanathan ended 2021 year by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Antalya Challenger III in singles and the semifinals of doubles with Vladyslav Orlov.
Ramkumar had good start to 2022 season with a title win in Adelaide, Ramanathan partnered with Rohan Bopanna and won the title by defeating top seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in the final. This was his first ATP Tour title. Just a month later, he won his second ATP title with Rohan Bopanna at Maharastra Open by defeating Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final. Following his title victory he broke into ATP Top 100 doubles rankings by reaching career best ranking of World No. 94. [25] [26] Whereas he lost to Holger Rune in Adelaide qualifiers and Gian Marco Moroni in Australian Open qualifiers in straight sets respectively. He had also lost to Stefano Travaglia in Maharashtra first round in three sets.
Ramanathan lost in the first round of 2022 Bengaluru Open to Max Purcell in three sets but went on to win the doubles title with Saketh Myneni seeded no.3 defeating French pair of Hugo Grenier and Alexandre Müller in straight sets in the final. The pair didn't drop a single set in winning the title. He then lost to Mathias Bourgue at Bengaluru Open 2 but reached the doubles final with Saketh Myneni again losing to Arjun Kadhe and Alexander Erler in the tie breaker. Ramanathan and Saketh lost in the 1st round of 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships to John Peers and Filip Polášek in straight sets after receiving a wildcard.
Ramanathan lost to Liam Broady in the qualifying round of 2022 Indian Wells Masters. Ramanathan was the top seed in the singles qualifying round of 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II but lost to Francesco Maestrelli. He reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He then reached the final of the Challenger Biel/Bienne with Purav Raja where they lost to top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti in straight sets. He then lost to JC Aragone in the first round of Salinas Challenger. As the top seeds with Jeevan in doubles, he still lost to eventual champions and compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2018 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Jan 2022 | Maharashtra Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, [10–6] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2012 | India F16, Dharwad | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2013 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 2013 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2014 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2014 | Spain F17, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2014 | Spain F18, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F32, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 7–3 | Nov 2014 | India F7, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–4 | Dec 2014 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2015 | India F3, Tiruchirapalli | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–5 | May 2015 | India F6, Mysore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2015 | India F13, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–6 | Oct 2015 | Turkey F40, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Nov 2015 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11–6 | Dec 2015 | India F19, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 12–6 | May 2016 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Win | 13–6 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 14–6 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F6, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–7 | Apr 2017 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 |
Win | 15–7 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 16–7 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 16–8 | Jul 2017 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 16–9 | Nov 2017 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–10 | Apr 2018 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–11 | Nov 2020 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–12 | Jul 2021 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 17–12 | Nov 2021 | Manama, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 18–12 | Oct 2023 | M25 Dharwad, India | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 19–12 | Nov 2023 | M25 Mumbai, India | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 20–12 | Nov 2023 | M25 Kalaburagi, India | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 21–12 | Mar 2024 | M25 New Delhi, India | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2011 | Spain F29, Vigo | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2012 | Turkey F28, İzmir | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Jun 2013 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | Spain F32, Sevilla | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2013 | Spain F33, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4), 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2013 | Spain F36, El Prat de Llobregat | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2013 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3), 3–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Dec 2013 | Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Mar 2014 | India F4, Trichy | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 6–5 | May 2014 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | May 2014 | Turkey F16, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 7–6 | Jun 2014 | Spain F15, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(2), 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 8–6 | Jul 2014 | Spain F17, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 8–7 | Jul 2014 | Spain F18, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(3), [9–11] |
Loss | 8–8 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7(7) |
Win | 9–8 | Oct 2014 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 10–8 | Dec 2014 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–9 | Mar 2015 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2015 | India F3, Trichy | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Loss | 11–10 | Apr 2015 | Mersin Cup, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
Win | 12–10 | Oct 2015 | Turkey F41, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 12–11 | Nov 2015 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 13–11 | Dec 2015 | India F19, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 14–11 | May 2016 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 14–12 | Oct 2016 | France F21, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 14–13 | Oct 2016 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 15–13 | Feb 2017 | USA F8, Indian Harbour Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(5), [11–9] |
Loss | 15–14 | Mar 2017 | USA F9, Orlando | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15–15 | Nov 2018 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 16–15 | Nov 2018 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(3), 6–7(5), [10–7] |
Loss | 16–16 | Jun 2019 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
Win | 17–16 | Jul 2019 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 17–17 | Oct 2019 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 17–18 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 18–18 | Nov 2019 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(6), 6–3 |
Win | 19–18 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
Win | 20–18 | Feb 2020 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 21–18 | Sep 2021 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 22–18 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 22–19 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore II, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(4), [7–10] |
Loss | 22–20 | Mar 2022 | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 22–21 | June 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 22–22 | Jun 2023 | M25 Martos, Spain | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
Loss | 22–23 | Jun 2023 | Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 22–24 | Aug 2023 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 23–24 | Nov 2023 | M25 Mumbai, India | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 24–24 | Feb 2024 | Chennai Open, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2022 Atlanta Open.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q2 | NH | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
National representation | ||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | PO | Z1 | PO | Z1 | QR | WG1 | 0 / 5 | 10–9 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0 / 0 | 10–9 | 50% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Titles/Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 8–5 | 7–7 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 24–33 | 42% | |
Year-end ranking | 241 | 248 | 227 | 148 | 132 | 174 | 190 | 144 | $783,648 |
Season | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RRR |
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1. | ![]() | 8 | Antalya, Turkey | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 6–2 | 221 |
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The 2014 Aircel Chennai Open was a men's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It was the 19th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and was played at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai from 30 December 2013 until 5 January 2014. First-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka won the singles title.
Saketh Myneni is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 74 achieved on 16 January 2023. He was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the Incheon Asian Games 2014. He has won 10 ITF and 2 ATP Challenger singles titles. Also, 18 ITF and 14 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
Sriram Balaji is an Indian professional tennis player. Balaji has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 287, achieved on 19 June 2017 and a doubles ranking of world No. 71 achieved on 13 November 2023.
The 2015 Aircel Chennai Open was a men's 2015 ATP World Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from 5 January through 11 January 2015. Firsts-seeded Stan Wawrinka won the singles title.
Sumit Nagal is an Indian professional tennis player. He won the 2015 Wimbledon boys' doubles title with Vietnamese Lý Hoàng Nam, becoming the sixth Indian player to win a junior Grand Slam title. He is currently the No. 1 ranked Indian player with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 80 achieved on 15 April 2024. Since 2018, has been a member of India's national Davis Cup squad.
The 2016 Aircel Chennai Open was a men's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It was the 21st edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and was played at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, from 4 January until 10 January 2016. First-seeded Stan Wawrinka won the singles event.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran is an Indian tennis player. He has won 2 ATP Challenger and 8 ITF titles in singles and 1 ITF title in doubles. He represents India at the Davis Cup. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, he won the bronze medal in the men's singles event.