Ramkumar Ramanathan

Ramkumar Ramanathan (born 8 November 1994) is a professional Indian tennis player.[1] He is the first Indian player to reach an ATP world tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 111 on 30 July 2018, and represents India in the Davis Cup.

Ramkumar Ramanathan
Country (sports) India
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain &
Chennai, India
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Chennai, India
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJuan Balcells &
Sergio Casal
Prize money$717,667
Singles
Career record22–27 (44.9% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 16 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 111 (30 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 186 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2018)
French OpenQ2 (2015)
WimbledonQ2 (2016, 2019)
US OpenQ2 (2015, 2017)
Doubles
Career record4–7 (36.4% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 15 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 101 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 101 (2 March 2020)
Team competitions
Davis Cup8–7 (Singles 8–7, Doubles 0–0)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

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.[2] He is currently pursuing B.A. in Economics at Loyola College.[3]

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.[4][5][6] 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.[2] 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.[7] He entered his second ATP world tour event of the year at Malaysian Open where he lost in first round to Mikhail Kukushkin.[2]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12][13]

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.[14] Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in second round.[15] He finished year with singles ranking of 148.

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.[16] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in final qualifying round to Vasek Pospisil.[17]

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.[18]

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.[19]

In November, he won his first doubles ATP Challenger title at Pune Challenger. He paired with compatriot Vijay Sundar Prashanth and defeated team of Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua from Taipei in the final.[20] He finished the year with singles ranking of 133.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (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 Steve Johnson 5–7, 6–3, 2–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 26 (16–10)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–4)
ITF Futures Tour (16–6)
Titles by Surface
Hard (14–7)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2012 India F16, Dharwad Futures Hard Sanam Singh 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Jun 2013 Spain F17, Martos Futures Hard Steven Diez 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2013 India F11, Raipur Futures Hard Lee Duck-hee 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 2–2 Dec 2013 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Josh Goodall 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 3–2 May 2014 Turkey F14, Antalya Futures Hard Anton Zaitcev 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jul 2014 Spain F17, Getxo Futures Clay Marc Giner 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–3 Jul 2014 Spain F18, Gandia Futures Clay Arthur De Greef 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 5–3 Sep 2014 Turkey F32, Antalya Futures Hard Rémi Boutillier 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Win 6–3 Sep 2014 Turkey F33, Antalya Futures Hard Ricardo Rodríguez 6–3, 6–0
Win 7–3 Nov 2014 India F7, Raipur Futures Hard Saketh Myneni 6–1, 6–2
Loss 7–4 Dec 2014 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 7–5 Mar 2015 India F3, Tiruchirapalli Futures Clay Vijay Sundar Prashanth 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–5 May 2015 India F6, Mysore Futures Hard Vishnu Vardhan 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Win 9–5 Sep 2015 India F13, Coimbatore Futures Hard Ouyang Bowen 6–4, 6–2
Loss 9–6 Oct 2015 Turkey F40, Antalya Futures Hard Tim van Rijthoven 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 10–6 Nov 2015 India F16, Gwalior Futures Hard Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–6 Dec 2015 India F19, Mumbai Futures Hard Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–3, 6–3
Win 12–6 May 2016 Spain F12, Lleida Futures Clay Félix Auger-Aliassime 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win 13–6 Dec 2016 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–3
Win 14–6 Dec 2016 Qatar F6, Doha Futures Hard Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–3
Loss 14–7 Apr 2017 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Blaž Rola 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7
Win 15–7 Jun 2017 Singapore F2, Singapore Futures Hard Raymond Sarmiento 6–2, 6–2
Win 16–7 Jun 2017 Singapore F3, Singapore Futures Hard Nicholas S. Hu 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 16–8 Jul 2017 Winnetka, USA Challenger Hard Akira Santillan 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss 16–9 Nov 2017 Pune, India Challenger Hard Yuki Bhambri 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 16–10 Apr 2018 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Challenger Hard (i) Yuki Bhambri 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 38 (20–18)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–6)
ITF Futures Tour (15–12)
Titles by Surface
Hard (12–11)
Clay (8–6)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2011 Spain F29, Vigo Futures Clay Rafael Mazón-Hernández Taro Daniel
Hiroyasu Ehara		 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2012 Turkey F28, İzmir Futures Clay Kirill Dmitriev Julien Demois
Yanais Laurent		 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2013 Spain F17, Martos Futures Hard Ashwin Vijayragavan Roberto Ortega Olmedo
Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso		 6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Loss 3–1 Sep 2013 Spain F32, Sevilla Futures Clay Matwé Middelkoop Eduard Esteve Lobato
Oriol Roca Batalla		 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 Oct 2013 Spain F33, Sabadell Futures Clay David Pérez Sanz Eduard Esteve Lobato
Oriol Roca Batalla		 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 4–2 Oct 2013 Spain F36, El Prat de Llobregat Futures Clay David Pérez Sanz Antonio Campo
Omar Giacalone		 6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 4–3 Nov 2013 India F9, Delhi Futures Hard Ashwin Vijayragavan Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan		 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 4–4 Nov 2013 India F11, Raipur Futures Hard Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan		 1–6, 3–6
Win 5–4 Dec 2013 Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Karunuday Singh Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–4 Mar 2014 India F4, Trichy Futures Clay Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Giorgio Portaluri
Lucas Renard		 6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 6–5 May 2014 Turkey F14, Antalya Futures Hard Andrei Ciumac Sho Katayama
Bumpei Sato		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 6–6 May 2014 Turkey F16, Antalya Futures Hard Hugo Grenier Dimitar Kuzmanov
Ricardo Rodríguez		 w/o
Win 7–6 Jun 2014 Spain F15, Palma del Río Futures Hard Jaume Pla Malfeito Eduard Esteve Lobato
Oriol Roca Batalla		 7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 8–6 Jul 2014 Spain F17, Getxo Futures Clay David Pérez Sanz João Domingues
José Antón Salazar Martín		 5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 8–7 Jul 2014 Spain F18, Gandia Futures Clay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez
Martin Beran		 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [9–11]
Loss 8–8 Sep 2014 Turkey F33, Antalya Futures Hard Ricardo Rodríguez Scott Clayton
Richard Gabb		 5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Win 9–8 Oct 2014 Turkey F34, Antalya Futures Hard Tuna Altuna Barış Ergüden
Jan Hájek		 6–4, 6–2
Win 10–8 Dec 2014 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Sriram Balaji Sam Barry
Maximilian Neuchrist		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 10–9 Mar 2015 India F2, Bhimavaram Futures Hard Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [6–10]
Win 11–9 Mar 2015 India F3, Tiruchirappalli Futures Clay Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Anvit Bendre
Akash Wagh		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 11–10 Apr 2015 Mersin, Turkey Challenger Clay Riccardo Ghedin Mate Pavić
Michael Venus		 7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 12–10 Oct 2015 Turkey F41, Antalya Futures Hard Sarp Ağabigün Kirill Dmitriev
Luca Margaroli		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–11 Nov 2015 India F16, Gwalior Futures Hard Hung Jui-chen Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 13–11 Dec 2015 India F19, Mumbai Futures Hard Kaliyanda Poonacha Anvit Bendre
Chandril Sood		 6–4, 6–3
Win 14–11 May 2016 Spain F12, Lleida Futures Clay David Vega Hernández Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Alex de Minaur		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 14–12 Oct 2016 France F21, Nevers Futures Hard (i) Jordi Muñoz Abreu Antoine Hoang
Grégoire Jacq		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Oct 2016 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 5–7, 4–6
Win 15–13 Feb 2017 USA F8, Indian Harbour Beach Futures Clay Jaume Pla Malfeito Hunter Callahan
Nick Chappell		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [11–9]
Loss 15–14 Mar 2017 USA F9, Orlando Futures Clay Jaume Pla Malfeito Connor Smith
Rhyne Williams		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 15–15 Nov 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Andrei Vasilevski Denys Molchanov
Igor Zelenay		 2–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 16–15 Nov 2018 Pune, India Challenger Hard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 16–16 Jun 2019 Surbiton, Great Britain Challenger Grass Kwon Soon-woo Marcel Granollers
Ben McLachlan		 6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 17–16 Jul 2019 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard Gonçalo Oliveira Andrea Vavassori
David Vega Hernández		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 17–17 Oct 2019 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Sergio Martos Gornés Simone Bolelli
David Vega Hernández		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 17–18 Nov 2019 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Mikhail Elgin Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua		 2–6, 5–7
Win 18–18 Nov 2019 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard (i) Purav Raja André Göransson
Christopher Rungkat		 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 19–18 Nov 2019 Pune, India Challenger Hard Purav Raja Arjun Kadhe
Saketh Myneni		 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 20–18 Feb 2020 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard Purav Raja Leander Paes
Matthew Ebden		 6-0, 6-3

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Updated through the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament201420152016201720182019SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 A Q3 Q2 0/0 0–0 –
French Open A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 0/0 0–0 –
Wimbledon A A Q2 A Q1 Q2 0/0 0–0 –
US Open A Q2 Q1 Q2 A Q1 0/0 0–0 –
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0/0 0–0 –
National representation
Davis Cup A A PO Z1 PO 0/3 7–6 54%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 5–1 1–2 0–0 0/3 7–6 54%
Career statistics
Titles / Finals 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Overall Win–Loss 1–1 0–2 3–5 8–5 7–7 2–5 21–25 46%
Year-end ranking 241 248 227 148 133 $668,623

Wins over top-10 players
Season 2017 2018 2019 Total
Wins 1 0 0 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score RR Rank
2017
1. Dominic Thiem 8 Antalya, Turkey Grass 2nd round 6–3, 6–2 221

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