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	Krishnan honed his skills under his father, T. K. Ramanathan, a veteran [[Nagercoil]]<ref name="m.thehindu.com"/> based player. He soon made his mark on the national circuit, sweeping all the junior titles. He as a 13 year old school student sought and got special permission from the Principal Gordon of [[Loyola College, Chennai\|Loyola College]] to take part in the Bertram Tournament open only to college students and won it in 1951.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/05/23015122/1296103/Ramanathan-Krishnan--Ace-tennis-player-who-made-world-.vpf \| title=Ramanathan Krishnan — Ace tennis player who made world sit up and take notice \| publisher=DTNext \| work=Venkatesh Ramakrishnan \| date=23 May 2021 \| access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/his-oriental-volleys-turned-heads-towards-indian-tennis/articleshow/58135993.cms \| title=His 'oriental' volleys turned heads towards Indian tennis \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=12 April 2017 \| access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> Later he joined and as a student of [[Loyola College, Chennai\|Loyola College]] and won Junior Wimbledon in 1954.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.harmonyindia.org/columns_posts/off-the-cuff/ \| title=Off The Cuff \| publisher=Harmony India \| access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> In 1954, he became the first Asian player to win the boys' singles title at Wimbledon,<ref name="Harmony magazine Feb 2005">{{cite web \|url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 \|title=Harmony magazine Feb 2005 \|publisher=Harmonyindia.org \|date=15 August 1947 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6B3iM93hQ?url=~~http://~~www.~~harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 \|archive-date=~~30 September 2012~~ \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> beating [[Ashley Cooper (tennis)\|Ashley Cooper]] in the final.		Krishnan honed his skills under his father, T. K. Ramanathan, a veteran [[Nagercoil]]<ref name="m.thehindu.com"/> based player. He soon made his mark on the national circuit, sweeping all the junior titles. He as a 13 year old school student sought and got special permission from the Principal Gordon of [[Loyola College, Chennai\|Loyola College]] to take part in the Bertram Tournament open only to college students and won it in 1951.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/05/23015122/1296103/Ramanathan-Krishnan--Ace-tennis-player-who-made-world-.vpf \| title=Ramanathan Krishnan — Ace tennis player who made world sit up and take notice \| publisher=DTNext \| work=Venkatesh Ramakrishnan \| date=23 May 2021 \| access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/his-oriental-volleys-turned-heads-towards-indian-tennis/articleshow/58135993.cms \| title=His 'oriental' volleys turned heads towards Indian tennis \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=12 April 2017 \| access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> Later he joined and as a student of [[Loyola College, Chennai\|Loyola College]] and won Junior Wimbledon in 1954.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.harmonyindia.org/columns_posts/off-the-cuff/ \| title=Off The Cuff \| publisher=Harmony India \| access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> In 1954, he became the first Asian player to win the boys' singles title at Wimbledon,<ref name="Harmony magazine Feb 2005">{{cite web \|url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 \|title=Harmony magazine Feb 2005 \|publisher=Harmonyindia.org \|date=15 August 1947 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328010912/http://harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 \|archive-date=28 March 2013 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> beating [[Ashley Cooper (tennis)\|Ashley Cooper]] in the final.

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{{Infobox tennis biography
|image=The former Tennis players, Shri Ramanathan Krishnan and Shri Ramesh Krishnan called on the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill, in New Delhi on November 26, 2009.jpg
|caption= Ramanathan Krishnan and Ramesh Krishnan with Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill in [[New Delhi]], 2009.
|name = Ramanathan Krishnan
|country = {{IND}}
|residence = [[Chennai|Madras]], India
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1937|4|11}}
|birth_place = [[Nagercoil]], [[British India]]<ref name="newindianexpress.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2015/jan/15/Complex-to-Get-Ramanathan-Krishnans-Name-705517.html|title=Complex to Get Ramanathan Krishnan's Name|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="m.thehindu.com">{{Cite web|url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/cities/thiruvananthapuram/tennis-centre-named-after-ramanathan-krishnan/article6790596.ece/?secid=12620|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150507185157/http://m.thehindu.com/news/cities/thiruvananthapuram/tennis-centre-named-after-ramanathan-krishnan/article6790596.ece/?secid=12620|url-status=dead|title="Tennis centre named after Ramanathan Krishnan"|website = [[The Hindu]]|archive-date=7 May 2015|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
|turnedpro = 1953<small> (amateur tour)</small>
|retired = 1975
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
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|FrenchOpenresult = QF ([[1962 French Championships – Men's singles|1962]])
|Wimbledonresult = SF ([[1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1960]], [[1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1961]])
|USOpenresult = 3R ([[1957 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1957]], [[1959 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1959]])
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'''Ramanathan Krishnan''' (born 11 April 1937)<ref name="newindianexpress.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tennis-centre-named-after-ramanathan-krishnan/article6790596.ece?homepage=true|title="Tennis centre named after Ramanathan Krishnan"|website=Thehindu.com|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="m.thehindu.com"/>
is a retired [[tennis]] player from India who was among the world's leading players in the 1950s and 1960s. He was twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in [[1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1960]] and [[1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1961]], reaching as high as World No. 3 in Potter's amateur rankings.<ref name="auto"/> He led India to the Challenge Round of the [[1966 Davis Cup]] against Australia and was the non playing captain when [[Vijay Amritraj]] and [[Anand Amritraj]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/tennis/29davis.html | title=The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=28 November 2009 | access-date=31 July 2021 | author=Dave Seminara}}</ref> led India into the [[1974 Davis Cup]] finals against South Africa.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-WG-M-RSA-IND-01 | title=South Africa v India" | publisher=Davis Cup | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

==Tennis career==
===Junior===
Krishnan honed his skills under his father, T. K. Ramanathan, a veteran [[Nagercoil]]<ref name="m.thehindu.com"/> based player. He soon made his mark on the national circuit, sweeping all the junior titles. He as a 13 year old school student sought and got special permission from the Principal Gordon of [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] to take part in the Bertram Tournament open only to college students and won it in 1951.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/05/23015122/1296103/Ramanathan-Krishnan--Ace-tennis-player-who-made-world-.vpf | title=Ramanathan Krishnan — Ace tennis player who made world sit up and take notice | publisher=DTNext | work=Venkatesh Ramakrishnan | date=23 May 2021 | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/his-oriental-volleys-turned-heads-towards-indian-tennis/articleshow/58135993.cms | title=His 'oriental' volleys turned heads towards Indian tennis | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=12 April 2017 | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> Later he joined and as a student of [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] and won Junior Wimbledon in 1954.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.harmonyindia.org/columns_posts/off-the-cuff/ | title=Off The Cuff | publisher=Harmony India | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> In 1954, he became the first Asian player to win the boys' singles title at Wimbledon,<ref name="Harmony magazine Feb 2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 |title=Harmony magazine Feb 2005 |publisher=Harmonyindia.org |date=15 August 1947 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6B3iM93hQ?url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> beating [[Ashley Cooper (tennis)|Ashley Cooper]] in the final.

===Amateur===
In 1957, Krishnan reached the singles final at the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships at Manchester, defeating [[Roy Emerson]] and [[Robert Bédard (tennis)|Robert Bedard]], but losing the final to [[Lew Hoad]] in straight sets. Krishnan reached the final at the Canadian Open in 1957, losing a close final to Bedard, whom Krishnan had beaten several times in Britain that season. Krishnan would win the Northern Lawn Tennis Championship tournament in 1958, which included a close match win over [[Rod Laver]]. In 1959, Krishnan won the Queen's Club title, defeating both [[Alex Olmedo]] and [[Neale Fraser]] in the final two rounds. He played in the men's singles competition at the 1959 Wimbledon losing in the third round to Olmedo. Krishnan rejected a record three-year $150,000 guarantee offer from [[Jack Kramer]] in 1959 after winning at Queen's Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/Jack-Kramer-a-wonderful-human-being-Ramanathan-Krishnan/article16881356.ece|title=Jack Kramer, a wonderful human being: Ramanathan Krishnan|first=S.|last=Thyagarajan|date=14 September 2009|access-date=10 February 2022|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/260150-remembering-jack-kramer-tennis-most-significant-figure|title=Remembering Jack Kramer: Tennis' Most Significant Figure|first=Goutham|last=Chakravarthi|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> Later that same year, playing for India in the Davis Cup, Krishnan defeated Laver (the Wimbledon runner-up) in four sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1070940/index.htm |title=Sports Illustrated Aug 24,1959 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=24 August 1959}}</ref> Krishnan also defeated Laver at the 1959 Pacific Southwest tournament in three straight sets. Krishnan won the 1959 U.S. Hard Court Championships in Denver with wins over [[Gardnar Mulloy]] in the semifinal and [[Whitney Reed]] in three straight sets in the final. Krishnan ranked World No. 3 in Potter's annual rankings for 1959 in ''World Tennis''.<ref name="auto"/>

These performances gained Krishnan seventh seeded status at Wimbledon in 1960, where he reached the semi-finals losing to the eventual champion Fraser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/chennaicitizen/1999/rkrish.asp|title=Ramanathan Krishnan|date=20 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820035518/http://archives.chennaionline.com/chennaicitizen/1999/rkrish.asp|access-date=10 February 2022|archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref> Krishnan defeated [[Andres Gimeno]] in five sets on his way to the semifinal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/ramanathan-krishnan-1960-wimbledon-greenest-grass-6483976/|title=When the grass was greenest for Ramanathan Krishnan in 1960 Wimbledon|website=Indianexpress.com|date=1 July 2020|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>"...In the second round, Krishnan faced Gimeno. He lost the first set and was down 0-3 in the second when he noticed people starting to walk out of the stadium.
“I had lost to Gimeno at Queens a week back. So people thought this was going to be over soon,” he says. “That’s when I tried to draw inspiration from my doubles match and from the 1959 season which was very good for me. I started to fight back and won each of the next 12 games.” He closed out the five-set contest against the Spaniard..."</ref> Instead of Krishnan, Kramer signed Gimeno after Wimbledon for a much smaller guarantee than Krishnan had been offered. Krishnan won the 1961 Wiesbaden tennis tournament, including a win over [[Wilhelm Bungert]]. In 1961, Krishnan again reached the Wimbledon semi-finals by beating Emerson in straight sets in the quarter-finals but lost in the semis to eventual champion Laver. The following season, he reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1962, where he led Emerson two sets to one, but strangely lost the fifth set at love. Krishnan received his highest seeding at Wimbledon at No. 4 in 1962 but had to withdraw after three matches due to an ongoing ankle injury.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CBk2bV_EEK8C&dq=%27Ankle+injury+to+Ramanathan+Krishnan+at+Wimbledon%27&pg=PA123|title=Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present|first1=Boria|last1=Majumdar|first2=J. A.|last2=Mangan|date=10 February 2005|page=123|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415359535|access-date=10 February 2022|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Krishnan won the 1963 Antwerp International Championships tournament on red clay with a four-set win in the final over [[Nicola Pietrangeli]]. Krishnan won the 1965 [[River Oaks International Tennis Tournament]] at Houston, Texas with wins over Osuna, Emerson in the semi-final in four sets, and Richey in the final in four sets. He was reportedly given a winner's hug of congratulations by future President George H. W. Bush after the victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-india.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=2120925c8ea2201192391103ccd7c5b9f5f90f|title=Ramanathan Krishnan Thread|date=5 March 2005|website=Sports-india.com|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> In 1967 Krishnan won the Antwerp International Championships on red clay a second time by beating Emerson in the final in three straight sets. He won the [[Indian Open (tennis)|All India Championships]] a record six times and reached eight finals.

===Registered professional===
Krishnan, like Emerson, Stolle, Santana, Okker and other prominent "amateur" tennis players, became a registered professional with a national tennis association. He was under contract to his national tennis association, and not to an independent professional tour, and was therefore eligible to represent India in Davis Cup competition, but also received money earnings in designated tournaments approved by his national association.

===Open era===
Krishnan won the Canadian Open<ref>{{cite web|title=Nevada State Journal, 19 August 1968|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/78963179|website=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rogers Cup|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rogers-cup|website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> in 1968 over [[Torben Ulrich]] in the final. Krishnan lost to [[John Newcombe]] at the inaugural U.S. Open that year. However, Krishnan had a notable win over the hard-hitting [[Clark Graebner]], a semifinalist at the 1968 U.S. Open, in Davis Cup play later that season, in which Graebner "was completely befuddled by the junk-balling tactics of Krishnan...losing decisively."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/11/18/reaching-for-the-davis-cup|title=Reaching for the Davis Cup|first=Kim|last=Chapin|website=Vault.si.com|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> Also that year, Krishnan won the [[Stuttgart Open|Stuttgart tournament]] on red clay, which included a win over [[Jürgen Fassbender]]. After 1968, Krishnan played sporadically. Krishnan's last tournament was a first round loss at Calcutta in 1975 to Tom Gorman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramanathan Krishnan|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ramanathan-krishnan/k103/player-activity?year=1975&matchType=Singles|website=atptour.com}}</ref>

===Davis Cup===
Krishnan was a key member of the Indian team. In 1961, Krishnan had singles wins over both Chuck McKinley (Wimbledon finalist in 1961) and Whitney Reed (U.S. No. 1 for 1961), although India lost the tie 3 to 2. Krishnan led the India team to the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup in 1966, whilst also reaching the Inter-Zonal final with the team on five other occasions, in 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963 and 1968. India surprised [[West Germany]] in the inter-zonal semi-finals with Krishnan beating [[Wilhelm Bungert]] (a Wimbledon finalist later that year). At [[Calcutta]], in the semi-finals against [[Brazil]], the two sides won two matches each and it all came down to Krishnan's match against the Brazilian champion, [[Thomaz Koch]]. Koch was leading two sets to one and was up 5–2 in the fourth set when Krishnan staged one of the most memorable comebacks by winning the set 7–5 and then the match. In the final against Australia, Krishnan and [[Jaidip Mukerjea]] won the doubles rubber (against [[John Newcombe]] and [[Tony Roche]]), but Krishnan lost both singles matches (against [[Fred Stolle]] and Roy Emerson) as India were defeated 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tssonnet.com/tss2936/stories/20060909006003100.htm |title=The never-say-die Krish: Sportsstar weekly Sep 9,2006 |publisher=Tssonnet.com |date=9 September 2006}}</ref> Krishnan was a regular player on the Indian Davis Cup team between 1953 and 1975, compiling a 69–28 winning record (50–19 in singles and 19–9 in doubles).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002759 |title=Davis Cup Record |publisher=Daviscup.com }}</ref>

==Junior Grand Slam finals==
===Singles: 2 (1 win – 1 loss) ===
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| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
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==Style of play==
Krishnan's playing style was known as "touch tennis".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-LR7X3oRtY|title=Krish|access-date=10 February 2022|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Critics hailed Krishnan as a marvel, Lance Tingay of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described his tennis as "pure oriental charm" while another described his style as "Eastern magic".<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thankyouindianarmy.com/ramanathan-krishnan/|title=Ramanathan Krishnan|website=Thankyouindianarmy.com|date=14 February 2018|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> More recently, Robert Philip wrote that "each and every Krishnan rally was a thing of rare beauty".<ref>{{cite web|author=French Open |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/2314464/Mirza-hits-back-for-modern-Muslims.html |title=The Daily Telegraph Jan 1, 2007 |work=The Daily Telegraph }}</ref> According to veteran sports journalist C.V. Narsimhan, "His service was never a powerful weapon, he did not have any powerful groundstrokes either. He won with consistency, angled volleys, and a graceful half volley drop shot now and then".<ref name="auto1"/> [[Rafael Osuna]], [[Nicola Pietrangeli]] and Krishnan's son [[Ramesh Krishnan|Ramesh]] were some of the other notable exponents of this style, emphasizing finesse.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Bailey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/08/features.sport8 |title=Paul Bailey in Observer Sports Monthly January 8, 2006 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 January 2006}}</ref>

==Awards==
Krishnan received the [[Arjuna award]] in 1961, the [[Padma Shri]] in 1962 and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1967.<ref name="Sportstar Jan 28,2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2904/stories/20060128001303700.htm |title=Tennis as sweetness: Sportstar Jan 28,2006 |website=Tssonnet.com |date=28 January 2006}}</ref>

==Book==
Krishnan has written, with his son Ramesh Krishnan and Nirmal Shekar, a book titled ''A touch of tennis: The story of a tennis family''.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990408/isp08070.html] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The book covering the achievements of three generations of tennis-playing Krishnans, was released by Penguin Books India.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voaTAAAACAAJ&q=intitle:A+intitle:touch+intitle:of+intitle:tennis |title=Google books |isbn=9780140287097 |author1=Ramanathan |last2=Krishnan |first2=Ramesh |date=April 2003 }}</ref>

==Current==
Krishnan now lives in [[Chennai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itzchennai.com/pride-of-chennai.html|date=January 2012|publisher=Itz Chennai|title=Pride of Chennai - A list of people that make Chennai proud|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108232312/http://www.itzchennai.com/pride-of-chennai.html|archive-date=8 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> where he manages a gas distribution agency. [[Ramesh Krishnan]] emulated his father's achievement of winning the Wimbledon junior title, and went on to become a leading Indian tennis player in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
On 25 July 2012, Ramanathan Krishnan re-launched India's premier English-language weekly sports magazine, ''[[Sportstar]]'', at a function in Chennai.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3683503.ece|title= Ramanathan Krishnan launches new-look Sportstar|website=Thehindu.com| date= 27 July 2012}}</ref>{{better source|reason=The Hindu is the parent publisher of Sportstar, so might have to tone-down the "premier" bit|date=April 2017}}
Krishnan runs a tennis training center in Chennai together with his son.<ref name="Krishnan Tennis Centre">{{cite web | url=http://www.krishnantennis.com | title=Krishnan Tennis Centre|website=Krishnantennis.com | access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref>

==Career highlights==
*1954 – [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] – junior champion
*1958 - Northern Lawn Tennis Championships (Manchester Open) champion - won close match over Laver
*1959 - [[Queen's Club Championships]] champion - defeated Olmedo and Fraser
*1959 - U.S. Hard Court Championships champion - defeated Reed and Mulloy
*1960 – Wimbledon – seeded seventh, defeated Gimeno and reached the semi-finals (losing to eventual champion [[Neale Fraser]])
*1961 – Wimbledon – seeded seventh, defeated Emerson and reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive time (losing to eventual champion Rod Laver)
*1963 - Antwerp International champion - defeated Pietrangeli in four set final
*1965 - River Oaks International Tennis Championships champion - defeated Osuna, Emerson in four sets, and Richey in four sets
*1966 – member of the [[India Davis Cup team|Indian team]] which reached the final of the Davis Cup (lost to Australia in the final)
*1967 - Antwerp International champion - defeated Emerson in final in three straight sets
*1968 - [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] champion - defeated Torben Ulrich in final

==References==
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