 Ramanathan Krishnan and Ramesh Krishnan with Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill in New Delhi, 2009. | |
| Country (sports) |  India |
|---|---|
| Residence | Madras, India |
| Born | 11 April 1937 Nagercoil, British India[1][2] |
| Turned pro | 1953 (ILTF World Circuit) |
| Retired | 1975 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 512–176[3] |
| Career titles | 69[3] |
| Highest ranking | No. 3[4] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1962) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1960, 1961) |
| US Open | 3R (1957, 1959) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966Ch, 1968) |
Ramanathan Krishnan (born 11 April 1937)[1][5][2] 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 and 1961, reaching as high as World No. 3 in Potter's amateur rankings.[4] 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[6] led India into the 1974 Davis Cup finals against South Africa.[7] He was active from 1953 to 1975 and won 69 singles titles.[3]
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- ^ a b Potter, Edward C. (November 1959). "The World's First Ten of 1959". World Tennis. Vol. 7, no. 6. New York. p. 30.
- ^ ""Tennis centre named after Ramanathan Krishnan"". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Dave Seminara (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "South Africa v India". Davis Cup. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.