Ramesh Krishnan

Ramesh Krishnan (born 5 June 1961) is an Indian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

Early life

Ramesh was born in Madras,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

Career

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, played on grass 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, which was played on clay, an unfavorable surface for the Indian team, 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).Template:Fact

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Ramesh reached the men's doubles quarterfinals partnering Leander Paes.Template:Fact

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.Template:Fact

In 1998, Ramesh was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in recognition of his achievements and contributions to Indian tennis.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Krishnan Tennis Centre">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ATP career finals

Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) ATP 500 Series (0–0) ATP 250 Series (8–4)

Finals by surface Hard (5–2) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (2–1)

Finals by setting Outdoors (6–3) Indoors (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	[[Manila|Template:Dts]]	Manila, Philippines	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Ivan Dupasquier	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	[[1982 Mercedes Cup – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Stuttgart, West Germany	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win	3–0	[[1984 Lorraine Open|Template:Dts]]	Metz, France	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Jan Gunnarsson	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–1	[[1985 Cologne Cup|Template:Dts]]	Cologne, West Germany	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Peter Lundgren	3–6, 2–6
Win	4–1	[[Japan Open (tennis)|Template:Dts]]	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Johan Carlsson	6–3, 6–1
Win	5–1	[[1986 Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong|Template:Dts]]	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andres Gomez	7–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win	6–1	[[1988 BP National Championships|Template:Dts]]	Wellington, New Zealand	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrei Chesnokov	6–7(7–9), 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	6–2	[[1988 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Auckland, New Zealand	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6–3	[[1988 Bristol Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Bristol, United Kingdom	Grand Prix	Grass	Template:Flagicon Christian Saceanu	4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	6–4	[[1988 Rye Brook Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Rye Brook, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Milan Srejber	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	7–4	[[1989 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Auckland, New Zealand	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	6–4, 6–0
Win	8–4	[[1990 OTB International Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]]	Schenectady, United States	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kelly Evernden	6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) ATP 500 Series (0–0) ATP 250 Series (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–0) Indoors (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	[[1987 Lorraine Open|Template:Dts]]	Nancy, France	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Claudio Mezzadri	Template:Flagicon Grant Connell Template:Flagicon Larry Scott	6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (4–0)

Legend ATP Challenger (4–0) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (4–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	[[1986 ATP Challenger Series#July|Template:Dts]]	Schenectady, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	[[1987 ATP Challenger Series#April|Template:Dts]]	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jay Lapidus	6–3, 6–0
Win	3–0	[[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|Template:Dts]]	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Canter	6–1, 6–3
Win	4–0	[[1990 ATP Challenger Series#April|Template:Dts]]	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brian Garrow	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–1) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1989 ATP Challenger Series#April|Template:Dts]]	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Canter	Template:Flagicon John Letts Template:Flagicon Bruce Man-Son-Hing	5–7, 6–4, 0–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1979	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ben Testerman	2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win	1979	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon David Siegler	6–0, 6–2

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	A	A	A	3R	3R	A	A	3R	3R	3R	2R	2R	A	A	0 / 8	9–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	2R	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	Q1	0 / 8	3–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q3	1R	3R	A	3R	1R	3R	3R	QF	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 11	15–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	2R	2R	QF	1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	QF	2R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	Q3	0 / 13	14–13	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	4R	3R	2R	2R	2R	3R	0 / 7	10–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	A	QF	3R	2R	A	QF	2R	2R	1R	A	3R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 9	13–9	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 11	8–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

Career highlights

• 1979 – Wimbledon and French Open junior singles champion.
• 1981 – Reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
• 1981 – Won his first ATP singles title in Manila.
• 1986 – Reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
• 1986 – Won the Japan Open.
• 1987 – Reached the quarterfinals of 1987 South Australian Open and 1987 Heineken Open in back to back weeks in January.
• 1987 – Reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
• 1987 – Member of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup. (Krishnan won the decisive singles rubber against Australia in the semifinals. India went on to lose to Sweden in the final.)
• 1988 – Won the Wellington Open; runner-up in the ATP Auckland Open, Bristol Open and Rye Brook (New York) Open.
• 1989 – Defeated the then world No. 1, Mats Wilander, in the second round of the Australian Open.
• 1989 – Won the Auckland Open, reached the quarterfinals of the Schenectady Open and Washington DC Open in back to back weeks in July. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1989 Livingston Open.
• 1990 – Won the Schenectady Open and reached the semifinals of the 1990 Heineken Open.
• 1991 – Reached the quarterfinals of the Wellington Open.
• 1992 – Reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open.
• 1992 – Reached the quarterfinals of the men's doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with Leander Paes.

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