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Ramkumar Ramanathan

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Ramanathan Ramkumar
Country (sports) India
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain &
Chennai, India
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Karaikudi, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJuan Balcells &
Sergio Casal
Prize money$1,276,611[1]
Singles
Career record25–38
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (30 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 298 (28 October 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2018)
French OpenQ2 (2015, 2021, 2022)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US OpenQ2 (2015, 2017)
Doubles
Career record18–24
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 58 (15 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 143 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open2R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup8–7 (singles 8–7)
Medal record
tennis
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Doubles
Last updated on: 30 October 2024.

Ramanathan Ramkumar (born 8 November 1994) is an Indian professional tennis player.[2] He has been ranked as high as world No. 111 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved in July 2018, and in doubles at No. 58, achieved in August 2022. Ramkumar is currently the No. 2 ranked Indian player.[3] He has represented India in the Davis Cup.

Personal and early life

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Ramkumar was born to Ramanathan Chettiar and Alagammai Aachi in a Nattukottai Nagarathar family in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. Both his parents are in the textile business. He has a sister named Uma. He started playing tennis at the age of five, introduced to the sport by his father. He trains at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain.[4] He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai.[5][6]He speaks Tamil, English and Spanish.[4]

Career

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2008–2010: Junior career and turning pro

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Ramanathan began playing tennis at the age of five, turning professional in 2009.

2014–2016: Early career

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In 2014, Ramanathan qualified for the main draw of the Chennai Open and beat the then-Indian No. 1 Somdev Devvarman in the first round.[7][8][9] He then lost to Marcel Granollers in the second round.

In 2015, Ramanathan played mostly on Futures and Challenger level. He entered the Chennai Open, where he lost in first round to Tatsuma Ito in straight sets.[4] In April, he reached his first doubles final at a challenger event at the Mersin Cup in Turkey. Partnering with Riccardo Ghedin, the pair lost the final to Mate Pavić and Michael Venus.[10] He entered his second ATP world tour event of the year at Malaysian Open where he lost in the first round to Mikhail Kukushkin.[4]

Ramanathan at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying

In the 2016 season, Ramanathan entered the Chennai Open and reached the quarterfinals, his best result at an ATP World Tour event. He defeated Daniel Gimeno Traver and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the first and second rounds respectively. He lost to Aljaž Bedene in the quarterfinals.[11] In October, Ramanathan partnered with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. The pair reached the final at the Vietnam Open Challenger, where they lost to Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana.[12]

2017: Challenger breakthrough, Masters debut and first win

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In April, Ramanathan reached his first singles challenger final at the Tallahassee challenger. He lost to Blaž Rola.[13]

Ramanathan entered the 2017 Antalya Open, where he upset world No. 8 and top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round. This was his first match win against a top-10 player. Ranked world No. 222, Ramanathan defeated Thiem in straight sets, 6–3, 6–2.[14] He progressed to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis.

In July, he reached his second singles Challenger final at Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. He lost in straight sets to Akira Santillan.[15][16]

In August, Ramanathan entered for the first time in a main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament at the Cincinnati Masters as a lucky loser. He defeated qualifier Christopher Eubanks in the first round, before losing to another American, Jared Donaldson.[17] Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in the second.[18] He finished year with a singles ranking of No. 148.

2018: Hall of Fame Tennis Championships finalist

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Ramanathan opened his new season by entering Maharashtra Open as a wildcard. He lost in round two to top seed Marin Cilic in straight sets.[19] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in the final qualifying round to Vasek Pospisil.[20]

In April, Ramanathan reached his first Challenger singles final of the season at Taipei Challenger. He was defeated in the final by compatriot Yuki Bhambri.[21]

In July, Ramanathan reached the final at Newport where he lost to Steve Johnson. He became the first Indian to reach an ATP World Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman at the 2011 Johannesburg Open.[22]

In November, he won his first doubles ATP Challenger title at Pune Challenger. He paired with compatriot Vijay Sundar Prashanth and defeated Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua in the final.[23] He finished the year with a singles ranking of No. 133.

2019–2020: One singles final & four doubles Challenger titles

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Ramanthan won the doubles titles in Japan, France, Italy, and two in India.[24]

2021: Major debut in mixed doubles, maiden singles Challenger title

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Ramanathan entered men's singles qualifying draw of Wimbledon. He defeated Jozef Kovalík and Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the first and second rounds respectively in straight sets but lost to Marc Polmans in last qualifying round in a five sets thriller in the tiebreaker.[citation needed] He made his Grand Slam main draw debut in mixed doubles where he entered the draw after a last minute withdrawal partnering Ankita Raina. This was a Grand Slam mixed doubles debut for both players. They lost to compatriots Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in straight sets. It was a historic first ever all Indian match at a Grand Slam level.[citation needed]

He won his first singles Challenger title at Manama Challenger where he defeated Evgeny Karlovskiy in straight sets.[25] Ramanathan ended 2021 year by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Antalya Challenger III in singles and the semifinals of doubles with Vladyslav Orlov.[citation needed]

2022–2024: First ATP doubles title & top 100, Second Masters singles main draw

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Ramkumar had good start to 2022 season with a title win in Adelaide, Ramanathan partnered with Rohan Bopanna and won the title by defeating top seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in the final. This was his first ATP Tour title.[citation needed] Just a month later, he won his second ATP title with Rohan Bopanna at Maharashtra Open by defeating Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final.[citation needed] Following his title victory he broke into ATP Top 100 doubles rankings by reaching career best ranking of World No. 94.[26][27] At the same tournament, Ramanathan received a singles main draw wildcard but lost to Stefano Travaglia in the first round in three sets.[citation needed] In singles, he lost to Holger Rune in the 2022 Adelaide qualifiers and Gian Marco Moroni in Australian Open qualifiers in straight sets respectively.[citation needed]

Ramanathan lost in the first round of 2022 Bengaluru Open to Max Purcell in three sets but went on to win the doubles title with Saketh Myneni seeded no.3 defeating French pair of Hugo Grenier and Alexandre Müller in straight sets in the final. The pair didn't drop a single set in winning the title.[citation needed] He then lost to Mathias Bourgue at Bengaluru Open 2 but reached the doubles final with Saketh Myneni again losing to Arjun Kadhe and Alexander Erler in the tie breaker.[citation needed] Ramanathan and Saketh lost in the 1st round of 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships to John Peers and Filip Polášek in straight sets after receiving a wildcard.[citation needed]

Ramanathan lost to Liam Broady in the qualifying round of 2022 Indian Wells Masters.[citation needed] Ramanathan was the top seed in the singles qualifying round of 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II but lost to Francesco Maestrelli.[citation needed] He reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He then reached the final of the Challenger Biel/Bienne with Purav Raja where they lost to top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti in straight sets.[citation needed] He then lost to JC Aragone in the first round of the Salinas Challenger.[citation needed] As the top seeds with Jeevan in doubles, he still lost to eventual champions and compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni.[citation needed]

At the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters he qualified for the main draw with wins over Ugo Blanchet and Fajing Sun. It was his first singles main draw appearance at the Masters level since 2017 Cincinnati, having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate.[28]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500 Series
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States 250 Series Grass United States Steve Johnson 5–7, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500 Series
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2022 Adelaide International, Australia 250 Series Hard India Rohan Bopanna Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win 2–0 Jan 2022 Maharashtra Open, India 250 Series Hard India Rohan Bopanna Australia Luke Saville
Australia John-Patrick Smith
6–7(10–12), 6–3, [10–6]

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 33 (21–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–6)
ITF Futures Tour (20–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (19–8)
Clay (2–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2012 India F16, Dharwad Futures Hard India Sanam Singh 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Jun 2013 Spain F17, Martos Futures Hard Canada Steven Diez 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2013 India F11, Raipur Futures Hard South Korea Lee Duck-hee 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 2–2 Dec 2013 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard United Kingdom Josh Goodall 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 3–2 May 2014 Turkey F14, Antalya Futures Hard Russia Anton Zaitcev 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jul 2014 Spain F17, Getxo Futures Clay Spain Marc Giner 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–3 Jul 2014 Spain F18, Gandia Futures Clay Belgium Arthur De Greef 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 5–3 Sep 2014 Turkey F32, Antalya Futures Hard France Rémi Boutillier 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Win 6–3 Sep 2014 Turkey F33, Antalya Futures Hard Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez 6–3, 6–0
Win 7–3 Nov 2014 India F7, Raipur Futures Hard India Saketh Myneni 6–1, 6–2
Loss 7–4 Dec 2014 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 7–5 Mar 2015 India F3, Tiruchirapalli Futures Clay India Vijay Sundar Prashanth 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–5 May 2015 India F6, Mysore Futures Hard India Vishnu Vardhan 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Win 9–5 Sep 2015 India F13, Coimbatore Futures Hard China Ouyang Bowen 6–4, 6–2
Loss 9–6 Oct 2015 Turkey F40, Antalya Futures Hard Netherlands Tim van Rijthoven 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 10–6 Nov 2015 India F16, Gwalior Futures Hard India Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–6 Dec 2015 India F19, Mumbai Futures Hard India Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–3, 6–3
Win 12–6 May 2016 Spain F12, Lleida Futures Clay Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win 13–6 Dec 2016 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Austria Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–3
Win 14–6 Dec 2016 Qatar F6, Doha Futures Hard Austria Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–3
Loss 14–7 Apr 2017 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Slovenia Blaž Rola 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7
Win 15–7 Jun 2017 Singapore F2, Singapore Futures Hard United States Raymond Sarmiento 6–2, 6–2
Win 16–7 Jun 2017 Singapore F3, Singapore Futures Hard United States Nicholas S. Hu 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 16–8 Jul 2017 Winnetka, USA Challenger Hard Australia Akira Santillan 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss 16–9 Nov 2017 Pune, India Challenger Hard India Yuki Bhambri 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 16–10 Apr 2018 Taipei, Taiwan Challenger Hard (i) India Yuki Bhambri 3–6, 4–6
Loss 16–11 Nov 2020 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) United States Sebastian Korda 4–6, 4–6
Loss 16–12 Jul 2021 Cary, USA Challenger Hard United States Mitchell Krueger 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 17–12 Nov 2021 Manama, Bahrain Challenger Hard Russia Evgeny Karlovskiy 6–1, 6–4
Win 18–12 Oct 2023 M25 Dharwad, India World Tour Hard India Digvijay Pratap Singh 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win 19–12 Nov 2023 M25 Mumbai, India World Tour Hard India Siddharth Vishwakarma 6–0, 6–4
Win 20–12 Nov 2023 M25 Kalaburagi, India World Tour Hard Austria David Pichler 6–2, 6–1
Win 21–12 Mar 2024 M25 New Delhi, India World Tour Hard India Karan Singh 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 48 (24–24)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–11)
ITF Futures Tour (16–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–14)
Clay (8–8)
Grass (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2011 Spain F29, Vigo Futures Clay Spain Rafael Mazón-Hernández Japan Taro Daniel
Japan Hiroyasu Ehara
6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2012 Turkey F28, İzmir Futures Clay Russia Kirill Dmitriev France Julien Demois
France Yanais Laurent
6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2013 Spain F17, Martos Futures Hard India Ashwin Vijayragavan Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo
Spain Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Loss 3–1 Sep 2013 Spain F32, Sevilla Futures Clay Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
2–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 Oct 2013 Spain F33, Sabadell Futures Clay Spain David Pérez Sanz Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
6–7(4), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 4–2 Oct 2013 Spain F36, El Prat de Llobregat Futures Clay Spain David Pérez Sanz Italy Antonio Campo
Italy Omar Giacalone
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 4–3 Nov 2013 India F9, Delhi Futures Hard India Ashwin Vijayragavan India Sriram Balaji
India Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
6–7(3), 3–6
Loss 4–4 Nov 2013 India F11, Raipur Futures Hard India Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash India Sriram Balaji
India Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
1–6, 3–6
Win 5–4 Dec 2013 Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh Futures Hard India Karunuday Singh Japan Takuto Niki
Japan Arata Onozawa
6–4, 6–3
Win 6–4 Mar 2014 India F4, Trichy Futures Clay India Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Italy Giorgio Portaluri
Sweden Lucas Renard
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 6–5 May 2014 Turkey F14, Antalya Futures Hard Moldova Andrei Ciumac Japan Sho Katayama
Japan Bumpei Sato
3–6, 1–6
Loss 6–6 May 2014 Turkey F16, Antalya Futures Hard France Hugo Grenier Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov
Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez
w/o
Win 7–6 Jun 2014 Spain F15, Palma del Río Futures Hard Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
7–6(2), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 8–6 Jul 2014 Spain F17, Getxo Futures Clay Spain David Pérez Sanz Portugal João Domingues
Spain José Antón Salazar Martín
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 8–7 Jul 2014 Spain F18, Gandia Futures Clay Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Spain Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez
Canada Martin Beran
6–2, 6–7(3), [9–11]
Loss 8–8 Sep 2014 Turkey F33, Antalya Futures Hard Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Richard Gabb
5–7, 6–7(7)
Win 9–8 Oct 2014 Turkey F34, Antalya Futures Hard Turkey Tuna Altuna Turkey Barış Ergüden
Czech Republic Jan Hájek
6–4, 6–2
Win 10–8 Dec 2014 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard India Sriram Balaji Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
Austria Maximilian Neuchrist
6–3, 6–4
Loss 10–9 Mar 2015 India F2, Bhimavaram Futures Hard India Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan India Sriram Balaji
India Vishnu Vardhan
7–6(5), 3–6, [6–10]
Win 11–9 Mar 2015 India F3, Trichy Futures Clay India Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan India Anvit Bendre
India Akash Wagh
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 11–10 Apr 2015 Mersin Cup, Turkey Challenger Clay Italy Riccardo Ghedin Croatia Mate Pavić
New Zealand Michael Venus
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 12–10 Oct 2015 Turkey F41, Antalya Futures Hard Turkey Sarp Ağabigün Russia Kirill Dmitriev
Switzerland Luca Margaroli
6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–11 Nov 2015 India F16, Gwalior Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Hung Jui-chen India Sriram Balaji
India Vishnu Vardhan
4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 13–11 Dec 2015 India F19, Mumbai Futures Hard India Kaliyanda Poonacha India Anvit Bendre
India Chandril Sood
6–4, 6–3
Win 14–11 May 2016 Spain F12, Lleida Futures Clay Spain David Vega Hernández Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Australia Alex de Minaur
6–3, 6–1
Loss 14–12 Oct 2016 France F21, Nevers Futures Hard (i) Venezuela Jordi Muñoz Abreu France Antoine Hoang
France Grégoire Jacq
3–6, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Oct 2016 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
5–7, 4–6
Win 15–13 Feb 2017 USA F8, Indian Harbour Beach Futures Clay Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito United States Hunter Callahan
United States Nick Chappell
6–2, 6–7(5), [11–9]
Loss 15–14 Mar 2017 USA F9, Orlando Futures Clay Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito United States Connor Smith
United States Rhyne Williams
4–6, 4–6
Loss 15–15 Nov 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Belarus Andrei Vasilevski Ukraine Denys Molchanov
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
2–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 16–15 Nov 2018 Pune, India Challenger Hard India Vijay Sundar Prashanth Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua
7–6(3), 6–7(5), [10–7]
Loss 16–16 Jun 2019 Surbiton Trophy, UK Challenger Grass South Korea Kwon Soon-woo Spain Marcel Granollers
Japan Ben McLachlan
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 17–16 Jul 2019 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira Italy Andrea Vavassori
Spain David Vega Hernández
6–2, 6–4
Loss 17–17 Oct 2019 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Sergio Martos Gornés Italy Simone Bolelli
Spain David Vega Hernández
4–6, 5–7
Loss 17–18 Nov 2019 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Russia Mikhail Elgin Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua
2–6, 5–7
Win 18–18 Nov 2019 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard (i) India Purav Raja Sweden André Göransson
Indonesia Christopher Rungkat
7–6(6), 6–3
Win 19–18 Nov 2019 Pune, India Challenger Hard India Purav Raja India Arjun Kadhe
India Saketh Myneni
7–6(3), 6–3
Win 20–18 Feb 2020 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard India Purav Raja India Leander Paes
Australia Matthew Ebden
6–0, 6–3
Win 21–18 Sep 2021 Cassis, France Challenger Hard India Sriram Balaji Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 22–18 Feb 2022 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard India Saketh Myneni France Hugo Grenier
France Alexandre Müller
6–3, 6–2
Loss 22–19 Feb 2022 Bangalore II, India Challenger Hard India Saketh Myneni Austria Alexander Erler
India Arjun Kadhe
3–6, 7–6(4), [7–10]
Loss 22–20 Mar 2022 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) India Purav Raja France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Albano Olivetti
3–6, 4–6
Loss 22–21 June 2022 Ilkley Trophy, UK Challenger Grass Australia John-Patrick Smith United Kingdom Julian Cash
United Kingdom Henry Patten
5–7, 4–6
Loss 22–22 Jun 2023 M25 Martos, Spain Futures Hard India Parikshit Somani Portugal Jaime Faria
Portugal Henrique Rocha
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 22–23 Jun 2023 Emilia-Romagna, Italy Challenger Clay Switzerland Luca Margaroli France Jonathan Eysseric
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
2–6, 3–6
Loss 22–24 Aug 2023 Mallorca, Spain Challenger Clay India Sriram Balaji Israel Daniel Cukierman
United Kingdom Joshua Paris
4–6, 4–6
Win 23–24 Nov 2023 M25 Mumbai, India Futures Hard India Purav Raja Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov
United States Harrison Adams
6–3, 6–3
Win 24–24 Feb 2024 Chennai Open, India Challenger Hard India Saketh Myneni India Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 A Q3 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q2 A Q1 Q2 NH Q3 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q2 Q1 Q2 A Q1 A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A Q2 Q1 A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Miami Open A A A A Q1 Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Shanghai Masters A A A A Q2 A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
National representation
Davis Cup A A PO Z1 PO Z1 QR WG1 0 / 5 10–9 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0 / 0 10–9 50%
Career statistics
Titles/Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–2 3–5 8–5 7–7 3–5 0–2 0–4 2–4 0–1 1–2 25–38 42%
Year-end ranking 241 248 227 148 132 174 190 222 438 523 308 $1,276,611

Wins over top-10 players

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Season 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total
Wins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score RRR
2017
1. Austria Dominic Thiem 8 Antalya, Turkey Grass 2R 6–3, 6–2 221

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