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{{Short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{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 = 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 26 November 2009
|name = Ramesh Krishnan
|country = {{IND}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|6|5}}
|birth_place = [[Chennai]], India
|height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro = 1978
|retired = 1993
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $1,263,130
|singlesrecord = 319–285
|singlestitles = 8
|highestsinglesranking = No. 23 (28 January 1985)
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R ([[1983 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1983]], [[1984 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1984]], [[1987 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1987]], [[1988 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1988]], [[1989 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1989]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1982 French Open – Men's Singles|1982]])
|Wimbledonresult = QF ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1986]])
|USOpenresult = QF ([[1981 US Open – Men's Singles|1981]], [[1987 US Open – Men's Singles|1987]])
|doublesrecord = 36–69
|doublestitles = 1
|highestdoublesranking = No. 114 (14 September 1987)
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = F ([[1987 Davis Cup|1987]])
}}

'''Ramesh Krishnan''' (born 5 June 1961) is a [[tennis]] coach and former professional [[tennis]] player from India. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the singles titles at both, [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and the [[French Open]]. He went on to reach three [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] quarterfinals in the 1980s and was a part of the [[India Davis Cup team|Indian team]] captained by [[Vijay Amritraj]] which reached the final of the [[Davis Cup]] in [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]] against Sweden. Krishnan also beat then-world No. 1, [[Mats Wilander]], at the [[1989 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1989 Australian Open]]. He became India's Davis Cup captain in 2007.

==Early life==
Ramesh was born in [[Chennai|Madras]],<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}}</ref> India, and is the son of [[Ramanathan Krishnan]] who reached Wimbledon SemiFinal twice in the 1960s. Ramesh emulated an achievement of his father's by winning the Wimbledon junior title in [[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles|1979]]. He also won the French Open junior title that year, and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the world.

==Career==
At the senior level, Ramesh reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon once ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1986]]) and the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] twice ([[1981 US Open – Men's Singles|1981]] and [[1987 US Open – Men's Singles|1987]]). He was admired for his touch, anticipation and all-round game, but his lack of a killer stroke or a strong service kept him from reaching the very top of the men's game.

Ramesh was a key member of the Indian team which reached the Davis Cup final in 1987. In the semifinals against [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]], he beat [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]] in four sets the opening singles match, and then defeated [[Wally Masur]] in straight sets the decisive fifth rubber to give India a 3–2 victory. However, in the final against Sweden, India was defeated 5–0 with Krishnan losing two singles matches to [[Mats Wilander]] and [[Anders Järryd]] and with the Indian team managing to win only one set. Ramesh was a stalwart on India's Davis Cup team from 1977 to 1993, compiling a 29–21 winning record (23–19 in singles and 6–2 in doubles).{{fact|date=November 2020}}

At the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympic Games]] in [[Barcelona]], Ramesh reached the [[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|men's doubles]] quarterfinals partnering [[Leander Paes]].{{fact|date=November 2020}}

Ramesh retired from the professional tour in 1993. Over the course of his career, he won eight top-level singles titles and one doubles title; he also won four challenger singles titles (defeating the young [[Andre Agassi]] in the Schenectady final in 1986). His career-high singles [[ATP Rankings|ranking]] was world No. 23, in January 1985.{{fact|date=November 2020}}

In 1998, Ramesh was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in recognition of his achievements and contributions to Indian tennis.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

Ramesh runs a tennis academy in Chennai, set up along the lines of similar institutions in the United States. He became [[India Davis Cup team]] captain in January 2007.<ref name="Krishnan Tennis Centre">{{cite web | url=http://www.krishnantennis.com | title=Krishnan Tennis Centre | access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref>

==ATP Tour career finals==
===Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:65px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:55px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 1981
| [[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)#November|Manila]], Philippines
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ivan Dupasquier]]
| 6–4, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 1982
| [[Stuttgart Open|Stuttgart]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Mayer]]
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 1984
| [[Lorraine Open|Metz]], France
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Gunnarsson]]
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
| 1.
| 1985
| [[Cologne Grand Prix|Cologne]], West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Lundgren]]
| 3–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 1986
| [[Japan Open (tennis)|Tokyo Outdoor]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johan Carlsson (tennis)|Johan Carlsson]]
| 6–3, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 1986
| [[Hong Kong Open (tennis)|Hong Kong]], UK
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andres Gomez]]
| 7–6, 6–0, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| 1988
| [[BP National Championships|Wellington]], New Zealand
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Andrei Chesnokov]]
| 6–7, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
| 2.
| 1988
| [[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Amos Mansdorf]]
| 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
| 3.
| 1988
| [[Bristol Open|Bristol]], UK
| Grass
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Saceanu]]
| 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
| 4.
| 1988
| [[Rye Brook Open|Rye Brook]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Milan Srejber]]
| 2–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| 1989
| [[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Amos Mansdorf
| 6–4, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8.
| 1990
| [[OTB Open|Schenectady]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Kelly Evernden]]
| 6–1, 6–1
|}

===Doubles: 1 (1 title)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:65px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:55px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Partner
!style="width:160px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 1987
| [[Lorraine Open|Nancy]], France
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Claudio Mezzadri]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Scott (sports administrator)|Larry Scott]]
| 6–4, 6–4
|}

==ATP Challenger finals==
===Singles: 4 (4 titles)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=75|Outcome
!width=20|No.
!width=50|Year
!width=150|Tournament
!width=65|Surface
!width=160|Opponent
!width=100|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| 1986
| [[1986 ATP Challenger Series#July|Schenectady]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2.
| 1987
| [[1987 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Lapidus]]
| 6–3, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| 1989
| [[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan (2)
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Canter]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4.
| 1990
| [[1990 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan (3)
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Garrow]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|}

===Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=75|Outcome
!width=20|No.
!width=50|Year
!width=150|Tournament
!width=65|Surface
!width=160|Partner
!width=160|Opponents
!width=100|Score
|-
|style="background:#FFA07A;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 1989
| [[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Canter]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Letts (tennis)|John Letts]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Man-Son-Hing]]
| 5–7, 6–4, 0–6
|}

==Career highlights==
*1979 – [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and French Open junior singles champion.
*1981 – Reached the quarterfinals of the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]].
*1981 – Won his first ATP singles title in [[Manila]].
*1986 – Reached the quarterfinals of [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]].
*1986 – Won the [[Japan Open (tennis)|Japan Open]].
*1987 – Reached the quarterfinals of [[1987 South Australian Open]] and [[1987 Heineken Open]] in back to back weeks in January.
*1987 – Reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
*1987 – Member of the Indian team which reached the final of the [[Davis Cup]]. (Krishnan won the decisive singles rubber against Australia in the semifinals. India went on to lose to Sweden in the final.)
*1988 – Won the Wellington Open; runner-up in the [[ATP Auckland Open]], [[Bristol Open]] and Rye Brook (New York) Open.
*1989 – Defeated the then world No. 1, [[Mats Wilander]], in the second round of the Australian Open.
*1989 – Won the Auckland Open, reached the quarterfinals of the [[OTB Open|Schenectady Open]] and Washington DC Open in back to back weeks in July. He reached the quarterfinals of the [[1989 Livingston Open]].
*1990 – Won the Schenectady Open and reached the semifinals of the [[1990 Heineken Open]].
*1991 – Reached the quarterfinals of the Wellington Open.
*1992 – Reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open.
*1992 – Reached the quarterfinals of the men's doubles competition at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona with [[Leander Paes]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
{{French Open boys' singles champions}}
{{Wimbledon boys' singles champions}}

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[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]
[[Category:Olympic tennis players of India]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Chennai]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Tamil sportspeople]]
[[Category:Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Wimbledon junior champions]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles]]

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