Ramkumar Ramanathan
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Residence |
Barcelona, Spain & Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||
Born |
Chennai, India | 8 November 1994||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||
Coach |
Juan Balcells & Sergio Casal | ||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $480,434 | ||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||
Career record | 18–18 (50%) (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 111 (30 July 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 135 (10 September 2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 (2018) | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2015, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||
Career record | 2–4 (33.33%) (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 214 (17 October 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 556 (10 September 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 14 September 2018. |
Ramkumar Ramanathan (born 8 November 1994) is a professional Indian tennis player.[2] He is the first Indian player to reach an ATP world tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman. He achieved highest singles ranking of 111 on 30 July 2018. He represents India in the Davis Cup.
Personal and early life
Ramanathan started playing tennis at the age of five. He was introduced to the sport by his father Ramanathan. His mother's name is Alagammai and sister's name is Uma. Both his parents are into the textile business. He speaks English, Spanish and Tamil. He trains at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain.[3] He is currently pursuing B.A. in Economics at Loyola College.[4]
Career
2014-2016: Early career
In 2014, Ramanathan hit the headlines when he qualified for the main draw of the Chennai Open and beat then Indian No.1 Somdev Devvarman in the first round.[5][6][7] He eventually lost to Marcel Granollers in second round.
In 2015, Ramanathan played mostly on Futures and Challenger level. He entered Chennai Open where he lost in first round to Tatsuma Ito in straight sets.[3] In April, he reached his first doubles final at a challenger event at Mersin Cup in Turkey. Partnering with Riccardo Ghedin, the pair lost final to Mate Pavić and Michael Venus.[8] He entered his second ATP world tour event of the year at Malaysian Open where he lost in first round to Mikhail Kukushkin.[3]
In the 2016 season Ramanathan entered Chennai Open and reached the quarterfinals. This was the first time he reached to quarterfinals at an ATP World Tour event. He defeated Daniel Gimeno Traver and Alexander Kudryavtsev in first and second rounds respectively. He eventually lost to Aljaž Bedene in quarterfinals.[9] In October, Ramanathan partnered with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. The pair reached the final at Vietnam Open Challenger where they lost to Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana from Thailand to finish as runners-up.[10]
2017: Challenger breakthrough and first top-10 win
In April, Ramanathan reached his first singles challenger final at Tallahassee challenger. He lost the final to Blaž Rola from Slovenia to finish as runner-up.[11]
Ramanathan entered 2017 Antalya Open where he produced a big upset by defeating world No. 8 and top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round. This was his first match against a top-10 player. Ranked world No. 222, Ramanathan defeated Thiem in straight sets 6-3 6-2.[12] He progressed till the quarterfinals where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis in a third set tie break.
In July, he reached his second singles challenger final at Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. But here too he had to be content as runner-up. He lost the final in straight sets to Akira Santillan from Japan.[13][14]
In August, Ramanathan qualified for the first time in main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament at Cincinnati Masters. He defeated Christopher Eubanks in first round but lost to Jared Donaldson in second round.[15] This result moved him to career high ranking of 156.
Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in second round.[16]
2018: First ATP world tour final
Ramanathan opened his new season by entering Maharashtra Open as a wild card. He lost in round 2 to top seed Marin Cilic in straight sets.[17] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in final qualifying round to Vasek Pospisil.[18]
In April, Ramanathan reached his first challenger singles final of the season at Taipei Challenger. He was defeated in the finals by compatriot Yuki Bhambri.[19]
In July, Ramanathan reached his first ATP world tour final at Newport. He lost in the final to Steve Johnson from USA. He became first Indian player to reach an ATP world tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman who had reached the final at Johannesburg in 2011.[20]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2018 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (0–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | April 2017 | Tallahassee, United States | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | July 2017 | Winnetka, Illinois, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | November 2017 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | April 2018 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet(i) | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | April 2015 | Mersin, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | October 2016 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Current till 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 0/0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0/0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0/0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0/0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | PO | Z1 | 0/2 | 6–4 | 60% | ||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0/2 | 6–4 | 60% | |||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Titles / Finals | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | |||||||||||||
Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 8–5 | 6–5 | 18–18 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 241 | 248 | 227 | 148 | $480,434 |
Wins over top-10 players
Season | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RR Rank |
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8 | Antalya, Turkey | Grass | 2nd round | 6–3, 6–2 | 221 |
References
- ↑ ATP Profile
- ↑ "Ramkumar RAMANATHAN". itftennis.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Ramakumar Ramanathan - ATP Profile". atpworldtour. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ "A day to remember for Ramkumar". The Hindu. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ "Chennai Open: Yuki Bhambri wins opener, Somdev Devvarman loses to Ramkumar Ramanathan". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Mehta, Rutvick. "Chennai Open: After beating Somdev Devvarman in round 1, 19-year-old R Ramanathan hopes to break into top-200 by end of 2014". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Gopalkrishnan, Krithika (2 January 2014). "Ramkumar Arrives With a Bang". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Draw PDF" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ Judge, Shahid (9 January 2016). "Chennai Open 2016: In lost cause, Ramkumar Ramanathan gives fresh hope". IndianExpress. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Ramkumar Ramanathan end runners-up at Vietnam Open". IndianExpress. PTI. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ↑ "Paes-Lipsky win Tallahassee Challenger title". IndianExpress. PTI. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ramkumar Ramanathan stuns World No. 8 Dominic Thiem with straight set win at Antalya Open". The Indian Express. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Ramkumar Ramanathan battles past Tommy Paul in Winnetka semis". The New Indian Express. PTI. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ramkumar stumbles in Winnetka Challenger final". sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ramkumar Ramanathan out of Cincinnati Masters with second round defeat". IndianExpress. PTI. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ramkumar Ramanathan ousted from US Open qualifying event". IndianExpress. PTI. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ Judge, Shahid (4 January 2018). "Maharashtra Open: Clinical Marin Cilic gives Ramkumar Ramanathan a schooling". IndianExpress. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Tirkey, Joy (14 January 2018). "Yuki Bhambri Qualifies For Australian Open, Ramkumar Ramanathan Misses Out". NDTV. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "Yuki Bhambri wins Taipei Challenger, set to break back into top 100 in ATP rankings". 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Ramkumar Ramanathan Finishes Runners-up as Johnson Wins Newport Title". 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.