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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name=Saketh Myneni
|image= File:Saketh Myneni 4, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
|country= {{IND}}
|residence= [[Visakhapatnam, India]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|19}}
|birth_place=[[Vuyyuru|Vuyyuru, India]]
|height= {{height|m=1.93}}
|turnedpro= Nov 2011
|plays= Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney=[[US$|$]]354,975
|singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=2|lost=3|details=in [[ATP World Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draw matches, and in [[Davis Cup]]|small=yes}}
|singlestitles=0
|highestsinglesranking=No. 137 (12 September 2016)
|currentsinglesranking=No. 390 (18 November 2019)
|AustralianOpenresult=Q3 (2016)
|FrenchOpenresult= Q2 ([[2016 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|2016]])
|Wimbledonresult= Q2 ([[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2015]])
|USOpenresult= 1R ([[2016 US Open – Men's Singles|2016]])
|doublesrecord= {{tennis record|won=5|lost=6|details=in [[ATP World Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draw matches, and in [[Davis Cup]]|small=yes}}
|doublestitles=0
|highestdoublesranking=No. 113 (25 April 2016)
|currentdoublesranking=No. 187 (18 November 2019)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult=
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult=
|WimbledonDoublesresult=
|USOpenDoublesresult=
|updated= 19 November 2019
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's tennis}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed Doubles]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's doubles|Doubles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Tennis at the 2016 South Asian Games#Medalists|Men's Singles]]}}
}}

'''Saketh Myneni''' (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in Men's doubles event at [[2014 Asian Games|Incheon Asian Games 2014]].

==Personal and early life==
Myneni was born in a small town named [[Vuyyuru]] in Andhra Pradesh and grew up entirely in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). He completed his schooling from Timpany Secondary School , Visakhapatnam, before moving to Hyderabad for tennis. He started playing tennis at the age of 11. His nickname is Saké or Saki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/news/player-interviews/itf-pro-circuit-meets-saketh-myneni.aspx|title=Saketh Myneni ITF profile}}</ref> He was selected on a sports scholarship in 2006 and graduated with a double major with degrees in Finance and Economics from the [[University of Alabama]] in 2010. His hobbies include listening to music, watching movies and TV shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/saketh-myneni/me64/bio|title=Saketh Myneni ATP bio}}</ref> He currently resides in Visakhapatnam and trains every now & then in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/challenger-stars-break-through-in-us-open-qualifying-2016|title=Challenger Stars Reaping Rewards At US Open}}</ref>

==Professional career==
He has professionally won 9 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] and 2 ATP Challenger singles titles. Also, 12 ITF and 6 ATP Challenger doubles titles.

At [[2014 Asian Games|Incheon Asian Games 2014]] he partnered with [[Sania Mirza]] to capture the Gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230654-asian-games-2014-sania-mirza-saketh-myneni-win-mixed-doubles-gold|title=Asian Games 2014: Sania Mirza-Saketh Myneni Win Mixed-Doubles Gold}}</ref> He also won the Silver medal in men's doubles at same event where he partnered alongside [[Sanam Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230644-asian-games-sanam-singh-saketh-myneni-settle-for-silver-in-tennis-men-s-doubles|title=Asian Games: Sanam Singh, Saketh Myneni Settle for Silver in Men's Tennis Doubles}}</ref>

He made his [[India Davis Cup team|Indian Davis Cup Team]] debut at the [[2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I]] Tie with Chinese Taipei, where he partnered [[Rohan Bopanna]] in the doubles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800263039|title=Saketh Myneni Davis cup profile}}</ref>

== ATP Tour finals ==

===Singles: 5 (2–3)===
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|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| Grand Slam (0–0)
|- style="background:#ffea5c;"
| Olympic Games (0–0)
|- style="background:#e9e9e9;"
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| ATP Tour 500 series (0–0)
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| ATP Tour 250 series (0–0)
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
|}
|
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! Titles by surface
|-
| Hard (2–3)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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|-
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 1–0
| [[2014 Indore Open ATP Challenger|{{dts|Oct 2014}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Indore Open ATP Challenger|Indore]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Aleksandr Nedovyesov]]
| 6–3, 6–7(4–7)), 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 2–0
| [[2015 Vietnam Open (tennis)|{{dts|Oct 2015}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Vietnam Open (tennis)|Vietnam Open]], Vietnam
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–1
| [[2015 Ağrı Challenger|{{dts|Oct 2015}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Ağrı Challenger|Ağrı]], Turkey
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Farrukh Dustov]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–2
| [[2016 Delhi Open|{{dts|Feb 2016}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Delhi Open|New Delhi]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stephane Robert]]
| 3–6, 0–6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–3
| [[2018 Bengaluru Open|{{dts|Nov 2018}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Bengaluru Open|Bengalore]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajnesh Gunneswaran]]
| 2–6, 2–6
|}

===Doubles: 13 (7–6)===
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! Legend
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| Grand Slam (0–0)
|- style="background:#ffea5c;"
| Olympic Games (0–0)
|- style="background:#e9e9e9;"
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| ATP Tour 500 series (0–0)
|-
| ATP Tour 250 series (0–0)
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| ATP Challenger Tour (7–6)
|}
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{| class=wikitable
! Titles by surface
|-
| Hard (7–5)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
|1–0
| [[2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour|{{dts|Feb 2014}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour|Kolkata]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanam Singh]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Divij Sharan]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vishnu Vardhan]]
| 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
|2–0
| [[2014 ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open|{{dts|Feb 2014}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open|New Delhi]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Sanchai Ratiwatana]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Sonchat Ratiwatana]]
| 7–6(7–5), 6–4
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 3–0
| [[2014 KPIT MSLTA Challenger|{{dts|Oct 2014}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[KPIT MSLTA Challenger|Pune]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh
| {{flagicon|THA}} Sanchai Ratiwatana {{flagicon|THA}} Sonchat Ratiwatana
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 4–0
| [[2015 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup|{{dts|Sep 2015}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Türk Telecom İzmir Cup|İzmir]], Turkey
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Divij Sharan]]
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Malek Jaziri]] {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Denys Molchanov]]
| 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–0 (ret)
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 5–0
| [[2015 Bangalore Challenger|{{dts|Oct 2015}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Bangalore Challenger|Bangalore]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Paul Fruttero]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Sundar Prashanth]]
| 5–7, 6–4, [10–2]
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 5–1
| [[2016 Delhi Open|{{dts|Feb 2016}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Delhi Open|New Delhi]], India
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yuki Bhambri]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]
| 3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 5–2
| [[2016 Gemdale ATP Challenger|{{dts|Mar 2016}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Gemdale ATP Challenger|Shenzhen]], China
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Saville]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]]
| 6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 6–2
| [[2016 TAC Cup Nanjing Challenger|{{dts|Apr 2016}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[TAC Cup Nanjing Challenger|Nanjing]], China
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Denys Molchanov]] {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Aleksandr Nedovyesov]]
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 6–3
| [[2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby|{{dts|Aug 2016}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby|Granby]], Canada
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Guilherme Clezar]] {{flagicon|COL}} [[Alejandro González (tennis)|Alejandro González]]
| 6–3, 1–6, [10–12]
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 6–4
| [[2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger|{{dts|Apr 2018}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Santaizi ATP Challenger|Taipei]], Taiwan
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Carpet(i)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajnesh Gunneswaran]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Ebden]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Whittington (tennis)|Andrew Whittington]]
| 4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 6–5
| [[2018 Fergana Challenger|{{dts|Jun 2018}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Fergana Challenger|Fergana]], Uzbekistan
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Sundar Prashanth]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ivan Gakhov]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Pavlioutchenkov]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| bgcolor=98FB98| Win
| 7–5
| [[2019 Chengdu Challenger – Doubles|{{dts|Jul 2019}}]]
| bgcolor="moccasin"|[[Chengdu Challenger|Chengdu]], China
| bgcolor="moccasin"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Kadhe]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Nam Ji-sung]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Song Min-kyu]]
| 6–3, 0–6, [10–6]
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
| 7–6
| [[2019 KPIT MSLTA Challenger – Doubles|{{dts|Nov 2019}}]]
|style="background:#FFE4B5;"|[[2019 KPIT MSLTA Challenger|Pune]], India
|style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Challenger
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Kadhe
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Purav Raja]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramkumar Ramanathan]]
|6–7(3–7), 3–6
|}

===Asian Games===
;<big>Finals: 2 (1–1)</big>

==== Singles Finals: 0 (0–0) ====

==== Doubles Finals: 2 (1–1) ====

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss (Silver)
| 1.
| 29 September 2014
| bgcolor=gold|[[Incheon]], Korea Incheon Asian Games
| bgcolor=gold|Asian Games
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanam Singh]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hyeon Chung]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lim Yong-kyu]]
| 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win (Gold)
| 2.
| 29 September 2014
| bgcolor=gold|[[Incheon]], Korea Incheon Asian Games
| bgcolor=gold|Asian Games
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Peng Hsien-yin]] {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Hao-ching]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|}

==References==
{{reflist|40em}}

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

{{Top ten Indian male singles tennis players}}

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Saketh Myneni - Revision history

Rajiv Ranjan Bhakt: /* External links */

UpdateBot at 05:52, 27 June 2022

->Chris the speller: /* top */replaced: Gold medal → gold medal, Silver medal → silver medal