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.
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 4 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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 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.
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, 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, 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]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 1981 | Manila, Philippines | Grand Prix | Carpet | Ivan Dupasquier | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 1982 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Grand Prix | Clay | Sandy Mayer | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 1984 | Metz, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Jan Gunnarsson | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | Oct 1985 | Cologne, West Germany | Grand Prix | Carpet | Peter Lundgren | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 1986 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Grand Prix | Hard | Johan Carlsson | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–1 | Nov 1986 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | Andres Gomez | 7–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 6–1 | Jan 1988 | Wellington, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Andrei Chesnokov | 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–2 | Jan 1988 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jun 1988 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | Christian Saceanu | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Aug 1988 | Rye Brook, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Milan Srejber | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 7–4 | Jan 1989 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 8–4 | Aug 1990 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Kelly Evernden | 6–1, 6–1 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 1987 | Nancy, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Claudio Mezzadri | Grant Connell Larry Scott |
6–4, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1986 | Schenectady, United States | Challenger | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 1987 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Jay Lapidus | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 1989 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Canter | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 1990 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Brian Garrow | 6–2, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1989 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Canter | John Letts Bruce Man-Son-Hing |
5–7, 6–4, 0–6 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1979 | French Open | Clay | Ben Testerman | 2–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 1979 | Wimbledon | Grass | David Siegler | 6–0, 6–2 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||
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Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% | |||
French Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% | |||
Wimbledon | Q3 | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 11 | 15–11 | 58% | |||
US Open | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 13 | 14–13 | 52% | |||
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 | 51% | |||
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 | 0% | |||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | |||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
Canada | A | A | A | QF | 3R | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | 59% | |||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% | |||
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 | 0% |