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{{Infobox tennis biography
{{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
|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
|caption               = Ramanathan Krishnan and Ramesh Krishnan called on the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill, in New Delhi, 26 November 2009.
|name = Ramesh Krishnan
|name                 = Ramesh Krishnan
|country = {{IND}}
|country               = {{IND}}
|residence =
|residence             = [[Madras]], [[India]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|6|5}}
|birth_date           = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|6|5}}
|birth_place = [[Chennai]], India
|birth_place           = Madras, India
|height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|height               = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro = 1978
|turnedpro             = 1978
|retired = 1993
|retired               = 1993
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|plays                 = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $1,263,130
|careerprizemoney     = $1,262,330
|singlesrecord = 319–285
|singlesrecord         = 319–285
|singlestitles = 8
|singlestitles         = 8  
|highestsinglesranking = No. 23 (28 January 1985)
|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]])
|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]])
|FrenchOpenresult     = 3R ([[1982 French Open – Men's singles|1982]])
|Wimbledonresult = QF ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1986]])
|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]])
|USOpenresult         = QF ([[1981 US Open – Men's singles|1981]], [[1987 US Open – Men's singles|1987]])
|doublesrecord = 36–69
|doublesrecord         = 36–69
|doublestitles = 1
|doublestitles         = 1  
|highestdoublesranking = No. 114 (14 September 1987)
|highestdoublesranking = No. 114 (14 September 1987)
|Team = yes
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1988 French Open – Men's Doubles|1988]])
|DavisCupresult = F ([[1987 Davis Cup|1987]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult    = 1R ([[1979 French Open – Men's Doubles|1979]], [[1981 French Open – Men's Doubles|1981]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult      = Q1 ([[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|1978]], [[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|1979]])
|USOpenDoublesresult        = 2R ([[1987 US Open – Men's Doubles|1987]])
|OthertournamentsDoubles    = yes
|OlympicsDoublesresult      = QF ([[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles|1992]])
|Team                       = yes
|DavisCupresult             = F ([[1987 Davis Cup|1987]])
|updated                    = 24 August 2022
}}
}}


'''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.
'''Ramesh Krishnan''' ({{IPA|hi|rəmeːʃ kr̩ʂɳən}}; born 5 June 1961) is an Indian [[tennis]] coach and former professional [[tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topiclist/Indian-male-tennis-players|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150106121430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topiclist/Indian-male-tennis-players|publisher=[[Times of India]]|title=Top Male Tennis Players of India through History|archive-date=6 January 2015|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> 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==
==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.
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|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108232312/http://www.itzchennai.com/pride-of-chennai.html|url-status=live}}</ref> India, and is the son of [[Ramanathan Krishnan]] who reached the 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, achieving what would be called Junior Channel Slam, and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the world.


==Career==
==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.
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}}
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]], played on grass 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, which was played on clay, an unfavorable surface for the Indian team, 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}}
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}}
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 teenage [[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>
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 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</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>
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 | archive-date=15 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815020722/http://www.krishnantennis.com/ | url-status=usurped }}</ref>
 
== ATP career finals==


==ATP Tour career finals==
===Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)===
===Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)===
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!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
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!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
|<small>1–0</small>
| 1981
|[[Manila|{{dts|Nov 1981}}]]
| [[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)#November|Manila]], Philippines
|[[Manila]], Philippines
| Carpet (i)
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ivan Dupasquier]]
|Carpet
| 6–4, 6–4
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ivan Dupasquier]]
|6–4, 6–4
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
|<small>2–0</small>
| 1982
|[[1982 Mercedes Cup – Singles|{{dts|Jul 1982}}]]
| [[Stuttgart Open|Stuttgart]], West Germany
|[[Stuttgart Open|Stuttgart]], West Germany
| Clay
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Mayer]]
|Clay
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Mayer]]
|5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
|<small>3–0</small>
| 1984
|[[1984 Lorraine Open|{{dts|Mar 1984}}]]
| [[Lorraine Open|Metz]], France
|[[Lorraine Open|Metz]], France
| Carpet (i)
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Gunnarsson]]
|Carpet
| 6–3, 6–3
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Gunnarsson]]
|6–3, 6–3
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
|<small>3–1</small>
| 1985
|[[1985 Cologne Cup|{{dts|Oct 1985}}]]
| [[Cologne Grand Prix|Cologne]], West Germany
|[[Cologne Grand Prix|Cologne]], West Germany
| Carpet (i)
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Lundgren]]
|Carpet
| 3–6, 2–6
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Lundgren]]
|3–6, 2–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
|<small>4–1</small>
| 1986
|[[Japan Open (tennis)|{{dts|Oct 1986}}]]
| [[Japan Open (tennis)|Tokyo Outdoor]], Japan
|[[Japan Open (tennis)|Tokyo Outdoor]], Japan
| Hard
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johan Carlsson (tennis)|Johan Carlsson]]
|Hard
| 6–3, 6–1
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johan Carlsson (tennis)|Johan Carlsson]]
|6–3, 6–1
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
|<small>5–1</small>
| 1986
|[[1986 Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong|{{dts|Nov 1986}}]]
| [[Hong Kong Open (tennis)|Hong Kong]], UK
|[[Hong Kong Open (tennis)|Hong Kong]], Hong Kong
| Hard
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andres Gomez]]
|Hard
| 7–6, 6–0, 7–5
|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andres Gomez]]
|7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 6–0, 7–5
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
|<small>6–1</small>
| 1988
|[[1988 BP National Championships|{{dts|Jan 1988}}]]
| [[BP National Championships|Wellington]], New Zealand
|[[BP National Championships|Wellington]], New Zealand
| Hard
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Andrei Chesnokov]]
|Hard
| 6–7, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Andrei Chesnokov]]
|6–7<sup>(7–9)</sup>, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
|<small>6–2</small>
| 1988
|[[1988 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles|{{dts|Jan 1988}}]]
| [[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
|[[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Amos Mansdorf]]
|Hard
| 3–6, 4–6
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Amos Mansdorf]]
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
|<small>6–3</small>
| 1988
|[[1988 Bristol Open – Singles|{{dts|Jun 1988}}]]
| [[Bristol Open|Bristol]], UK
|[[Bristol Open|Bristol]], United Kingdom
| Grass
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Saceanu]]
|Grass
| 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Saceanu]]
|4–6, 6–2, 2–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;"|Loss
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
|<small>6–4</small>
| 1988
|[[1988 Rye Brook Open – Singles|{{dts|Aug 1988}}]]
| [[Rye Brook Open|Rye Brook]], US
|[[Rye Brook Open|Rye Brook]], United States
| Hard
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Milan Srejber]]
|Hard
| 2–6, 6–7  
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Milan Srejber]]
|2–6, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
|<small>7–4</small>
| 1989
|[[1989 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles|{{dts|Jan 1989}}]]
| [[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
|[[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Amos Mansdorf
|Hard
| 6–4, 6–0
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Amos Mansdorf]]
|6–4, 6–0
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8.
|<small>8–4</small>
| 1990
|[[1990 OTB International Open – Men's singles|{{dts|Aug 1990}}]]
| [[OTB Open|Schenectady]], US
|[[OTB Open|Schenectady]], United States
| Hard
|World Series
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Kelly Evernden]]
|Hard
| 6–1, 6–1
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kelly Evernden]]
|6–1, 6–1
|}
|}


===Doubles: 1 (1 title)===
===Doubles: 1 (1 title)===
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{|class="sortable wikitable"
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|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
|<small>1–0</small>
| 1987
|[[1987 Lorraine Open|{{dts|Mar 1987}}]]
| [[Lorraine Open|Nancy]], France
|[[Lorraine Open|Nancy]], France
| Carpet (i)
|Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Claudio Mezzadri]]
|Carpet
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Scott (sports administrator)|Larry Scott]]
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Claudio Mezzadri]]
| 6–4, 6–4
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Scott (sports administrator)|Larry Scott]]
|6–4, 6–4
|}
|}


==ATP Challenger finals==
==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals==
===Singles: 4 (4 titles)===
 
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===Singles: 4 (4–0)===
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|-valign=top
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|
!width=150|Tournament
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
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!Legend
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|-bgcolor=moccasin
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|-bgcolor=cffcff
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|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
|Hard (4–0)
| 1.
| 1986
| [[1986 ATP Challenger Series#July|Schenectady]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
|Clay (0–0)
| 2.
| 1987
| [[1987 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Lapidus]]
| 6–3, 6–0
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
|Grass (0–0)
| 3.
| 1989
| [[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan <small>(2)</small>
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Canter]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
|Carpet (0–0)
| 4.
|}
| 1990
| [[1990 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan <small>(3)</small>
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Garrow]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|}
|}


===Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)===
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!width=20|No.
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|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–0</small>
|[[1986 ATP Challenger Series#July|{{dts|Jul 1986}}]]
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Schenectady]], United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]
|6–2, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>2–0</small>
|[[1987 ATP Challenger Series#April|{{dts|Apr 1987}}]]
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nagoya]], Japan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Lapidus]]
|6–3, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>3–0</small>
|[[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|{{dts|Apr 1989}}]]
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nagoya]], Japan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Canter]]
|6–1, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>4–0</small>
|[[1990 ATP Challenger Series#April|{{dts|Apr 1990}}]]
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nagoya]], Japan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Garrow]]
|6–2, 6–4
|}
 
===Doubles: 1 (0–1)===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Legend
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger (0–1)
|-bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures (0–0)
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (0–1)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
 
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
|[[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|{{dts|Apr 1989}}]]
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nagoya]], Japan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Canter]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Letts (tennis)|John Letts]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Man-Son-Hing]]
|5–7, 6–4, 0–6
|}
 
==Junior Grand Slam finals==
 
===Singles: 2 (2 titles)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px;"|Result
!style="width:30px;"|Year
!style="width:150px;"|Tournament
!style="width:50px;"|Surface
!style="width:150px;"|Opponent
!style="width:125px;" class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||[[1979 French Open|1979]]||[[French Open]]||Clay||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Testerman]]||2–6, 6–1, 6–0
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||[[1979 Wimbledon Championships|1979]]||[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]||Grass||{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Siegler]]||6–0, 6–2
|}
 
==Performance timeline==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
 
===Singles===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|1978]]!![[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979]]!![[1980 Grand Prix (tennis)|1980]]!![[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|1981]]!![[1982 Grand Prix (tennis)|1982]]!![[1983 Grand Prix (tennis)|1983]]!![[1984 Grand Prix (tennis)|1984]]!![[1985 Grand Prix (tennis)|1985]]!![[1986 Grand Prix (tennis)|1986]]!![[1987 Grand Prix (tennis)|1987]]!![[1988 ATP Tour|1988]]!![[1989 ATP Tour|1989]]!![[1990 ATP Tour|1990]]!![[1991 ATP Tour|1991]]!![[1992 ATP Tour|1992]]!![[1993 ATP Tour|1993]]!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=23 align=left|'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]]'''
|-
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 Australian Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1984 Australian Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1987 Australian Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 Australian Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1989 Australian Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1991 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 8
!9–8
!{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=8|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1979 French Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1981 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 French Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1984 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1986 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1993 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q1]]
!0 / 8
!3–8
!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=8|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|3R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q1]]
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q1]]
!0 / 11
!15–11
!{{tennis win percentage|won=15|lost=11|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1979 US Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1980 US Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1981 US Open – Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1984 US Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1985 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1986 US Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1987 US Open – Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 US Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1989 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1991 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1992 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q1]]
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1993 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q3]]
!0 / 13
!14–13
!{{tennis win percentage|won=14|lost=13|integer=yes}}
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!2–4
!3–2
!4–2
!4–3
!1–4
!4–4
!2–2
!6–3
!6–3
!4–4
!2–3
!2–4
!1–2
!0–0
!0–0
!0 / 40
!41–40
!{{tennis win percentage|won=41|lost=40|integer=yes}}
|-
|colspan=23 align=left|'''[[ATP Masters Series]]'''
|-
|align=left|[[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1987 Pilot Pen Classic – Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
!0 / 4
!0–4
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=4|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Miami Masters|Miami]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1987 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's Singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1991 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1992 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1993 Lipton Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
!0 / 7
!10–7
!{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=7|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Monte-Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 Monte Carlo Open – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
!0 / 1
!0–1
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Hamburg European Open|Hamburg]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1981 German Open Championships|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 German Open Championships – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
!0 / 2
!0–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1981 Italian Open (tennis)|1R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1984 Italian Open (tennis)|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1986 Italian Open (tennis)|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
!0 / 3
!1–3
!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canada]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1981 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1985 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1986 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1987 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 Canadian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1991 Canadian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1992 Canadian Open – Men's singles|Q2]]
|A
!0 / 9
!13–9
!{{tennis win percentage|won=13|lost=9|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1981 ATP Championships|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1982 ATP Championships|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 ATP Championships|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1984 ATP Championship – Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1985 Cincinnati Open – Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1986 Cincinnati Open|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1987 Cincinnati Open|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1988 Cincinnati Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1989 Cincinnati Open – Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1990 Thriftway ATP Championships – Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1991 Thriftway ATP Championships – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 11
!8–11
!{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=11|integer=yes}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#FFA07A;"|Runner-up
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
| 1.
!0–0
| 1989
!0–0
| [[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|Nagoya]], Japan
!0–0
| Hard
!4–4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Canter]]
!3–4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Letts (tennis)|John Letts]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Man-Son-Hing]]
!1–2
| 5–7, 6–4, 0–6
!2–2
!3–2
!2–3
!3–4
!4–4
!4–3
!3–4
!1–3
!1–1
!1–1
!0 / 37
!32–37
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=37|integer=yes}}
|}
|}


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Ramesh Krishnan
Ramanathan Krishnan and Ramesh Krishnan called on the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill, in New Delhi, 26 November 2009.
Country (sports) India
ResidenceMadras, India
Born (1961-06-05) 5 June 1961 (age 65)
Madras, India
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1978
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,262,330
Singles
Career record319–285
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 23 (28 January 1985)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989)
French Open3R (1982)
WimbledonQF (1986)
US OpenQF (1981, 1987)
Doubles
Career record36–69
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 114 (14 September 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1979, 1981)
WimbledonQ1 (1978, 1979)
US Open2R (1987)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1992)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1987)
Last updated on: 24 August 2022.

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

Early life[edit | edit source]

Ramesh was born in Madras,[2] India, and is the son of Ramanathan Krishnan who reached the Wimbledon semifinal twice in the 1960s. Ramesh emulated an achievement of his father's by winning the Wimbledon junior title in 1979. He also won the French Open junior title that year, achieving what would be called Junior Channel Slam, and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the world.

Career[edit | edit source]

At the senior level, Ramesh reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon once (1986) and the US Open twice (1981 and 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, played on grass he beat 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, which was played on clay, an unfavorable surface for the Indian team, 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).[citation needed]

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Ramesh reached the men's doubles quarterfinals partnering Leander Paes.[citation needed]

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 teenage Andre Agassi in the Schenectady final in 1986). His career-high singles ranking was world No. 23, in January 1985.[citation needed]

In 1998, Ramesh was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in recognition of his achievements and contributions to Indian tennis.[3]

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.[4]

ATP career finals[edit | edit source]

Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit | edit source]

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (8–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (6–3)
Indoors (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1981 Manila, Philippines Grand Prix Carpet Switzerland Ivan Dupasquier 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jul 1982 Stuttgart, West Germany Grand Prix Clay United States Sandy Mayer 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 3–0 Mar 1984 Metz, France Grand Prix Carpet Sweden Jan Gunnarsson 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Oct 1985 Cologne, West Germany Grand Prix Carpet Sweden Peter Lundgren 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–1 Oct 1986 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Grand Prix Hard Sweden Johan Carlsson 6–3, 6–1
Win 5–1 Nov 1986 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Grand Prix Hard Ecuador Andres Gomez 7–6(9–7), 6–0, 7–5
Win 6–1 Jan 1988 Wellington, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Andrei Chesnokov 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–2 Jan 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Israel Amos Mansdorf 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–3 Jun 1988 Bristol, United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass Germany Christian Saceanu 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 6–4 Aug 1988 Rye Brook, United States Grand Prix Hard Czech Republic Milan Srejber 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–4 Jan 1989 Auckland, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Israel Amos Mansdorf 6–4, 6–0
Win 8–4 Aug 1990 Schenectady, United States World Series Hard New Zealand Kelly Evernden 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[edit | edit source]

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1987 Nancy, France Grand Prix Carpet Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri Canada Grant Connell
United States Larry Scott 		6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit | edit source]

Singles: 4 (4–0)[edit | edit source]

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1986 Schenectady, United States Challenger Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 1987 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard United States Jay Lapidus 6–3, 6–0
Win 3–0 Apr 1989 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard United States Jonathan Canter 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–0 Apr 1990 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard United States Brian Garrow 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit | edit source]

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1989 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard United States Jonathan Canter United States John Letts
United States Bruce Man-Son-Hing 		5–7, 6–4, 0–6

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit | edit source]

Singles: 2 (2 titles)[edit | edit source]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1979 French Open Clay United States Ben Testerman 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win 1979 Wimbledon Grass United States David Siegler 6–0, 6–2

Performance timeline[edit | edit source]

Template:Performance key

Singles[edit | edit source]

Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A A A 3R 3R A A 3R 3R 3R 2R 2R A A 0 / 8 9–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open A 2R A 1R 3R 1R 1R A 1R A 1R A 1R A A Q1 0 / 8 3–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon Q3 1R 3R A 3R 1R 3R 3R QF 2R 2R 1R 2R A Q1 Q1 0 / 11 15–11 Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open A 2R 2R QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R QF 2R 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q3 0 / 13 14–13 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 2–4 3–2 4–2 4–3 1–4 4–4 2–2 6–3 6–3 4–4 2–3 2–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 40 41–40 Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 4 0–4 Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami A A A A A A A A A 2R 4R 3R 2R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 7 10–7 Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg A A A 1R 1R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome A A A 1R A A 1R A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada A A A QF 3R 2R A QF 2R 2R 1R A 3R 1R Q2 A 0 / 9 13–9 Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati A A A 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R A A 0 / 11 8–11 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–4 3–4 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–3 3–4 4–4 4–3 3–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0 / 37 32–37 Template:Tennis win percentage

Career highlights[edit | edit source]

  • 1979 – Wimbledon and French Open junior singles champion.
  • 1981 – Reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
  • 1981 – Won his first ATP singles title in Manila.
  • 1986 – Reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
  • 1986 – Won the 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 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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Top Male Tennis Players of India through History". Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Pride of Chennai - A list of people that make Chennai proud". Itz Chennai. January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Krishnan Tennis Centre". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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