Country (sports) | India |
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Residence | Madras, India |
Born | Madras, India | 5 June 1961
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1978 |
Retired | 1993 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,262,330 |
Singles | |
Career record | 319–285 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (28 January 1985) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) |
French Open | 3R (1982) |
Wimbledon | QF (1986) |
US Open | QF (1981, 1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–69 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 114 (14 September 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
French Open | 1R (1979, 1981) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1978, 1979) |
US Open | 2R (1987) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF (1992) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1987) |
Last updated on: 24 August 2022. |
Ramesh Krishnan (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.