Ramanathan Krishnan (athlete)

Ramanathan Krishnan (born 11 April 1937)[1][2][3] 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]

  • 1965 – River Oaks International Tennis Championships champion – defeated Osuna, Emerson in four sets, and Richey in four sets
  • 1966 – member of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup (lost to Australia in the final)
  • 1967 – Antwerp International champion – defeated Emerson in final in three straight sets
  • 1968 – Canadian Open champion – defeated Torben Ulrich in final

References

  1. Complex to Get Ramanathan Krishnan's Name. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2015/jan/15/complex-to-get-ramanathan-krishnans-name-705517.html. Retrieved 10 February 2022. 
  2. ""Tennis centre named after Ramanathan Krishnan"". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ""Tennis centre named after Ramanathan Krishnan"". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. Potter, Edward C. (November 1959). "The World's First Ten of 1959". World Tennis. Vol. 7, no. 6. New York. p. 30.

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