Ramkumar Ramanathan
![]() Ramanathan at the 2016 Wimbledon Men's Qualifiers | |||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain & Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Chennai, India | 8 November 1994||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||
Coach | Juan Balcells & Sergio Casal | ||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $907,791 (13 September 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||
Career record | 22–31 (41.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 111 (30 July 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 184 (20 December 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 (2018) | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2015, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 (2021) | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2015, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||
Career record | 4–7 (36.4% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 101 (2 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 122 (13 September 2021) | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | 8–7 (Singles 8–7, Doubles 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 16 June 2021. |
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 his highest singles ranking of 111 on 30 July 2018, and 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][5]
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.[6][7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14][15]
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.[16] Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in second round.[17] He finished year with singles ranking of 148.
2018: Hall of Fame Tennis Championships[]
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.[18] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in final qualifying round to Vasek Pospisil.[19]
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.[20]
In July, Ramanathan reached his first ATP 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles|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.[21]
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.[22] He finished the year with singles ranking of 133.
2019-2021: 2 Singles Challenger Titles, 8 Doubles Challenger Finals, 5 Titles[]
Ramanthan has won doubles titles in Japan, France and 2 in India, also Italy.[23]
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 |
Challenger and Futures finals[]
Singles: 29 (17–12)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2012 | India F16, Dharwad | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2013 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 2013 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2014 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2014 | Spain F17, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2014 | Spain F18, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F32, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 7–3 | Nov 2014 | India F7, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–4 | Dec 2014 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2015 | India F3, Tiruchirapalli | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–5 | May 2015 | India F6, Mysore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2015 | India F13, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–6 | Oct 2015 | Turkey F40, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Nov 2015 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11–6 | Dec 2015 | India F19, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 12–6 | May 2016 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Win | 13–6 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 14–6 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F6, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–7 | Apr 2017 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 |
Win | 15–7 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 16–7 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 16–8 | Jul 2017 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 16–9 | Nov 2017 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–10 | Apr 2018 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–11 | Nov 2020 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–12 | Jul 2021 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 17–12 | Nov 2021 | Manama, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 39 (21–18)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2011 | Spain F29, Vigo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2012 | Turkey F28, İzmir | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Jun 2013 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | Spain F32, Sevilla | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2013 | Spain F33, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2013 | Spain F36, El Prat de Llobregat | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2013 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Dec 2013 | Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Mar 2014 | India F4, Trichy | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 6–5 | May 2014 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | May 2014 | Turkey F16, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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Win | 7–6 | Jun 2014 | Spain F15, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 8–6 | Jul 2014 | Spain F17, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 8–7 | Jul 2014 | Spain F18, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), [9–11] |
Loss | 8–8 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 9–8 | Oct 2014 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 10–8 | Dec 2014 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–9 | Mar 2015 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2015 | India F3, Tiruchirappalli | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Loss | 11–10 | Apr 2015 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
Win | 12–10 | Oct 2015 | Turkey F41, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 12–11 | Nov 2015 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 13–11 | Dec 2015 | India F19, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 14–11 | May 2016 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 14–12 | Oct 2016 | France F21, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 14–13 | Oct 2016 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 15–13 | Feb 2017 | USA F8, Indian Harbour Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [11–9] |
Loss | 15–14 | Mar 2017 | USA F9, Orlando | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15–15 | Nov 2018 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 16–15 | Nov 2018 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Loss | 16–16 | Jun 2019 | Surbiton, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
Win | 17–16 | Jul 2019 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 17–17 | Oct 2019 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 17–18 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 18–18 | Nov 2019 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 19–18 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 20–18 | Feb 2020 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-3 |
Win | 21–18 | Sep 2021 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Singles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Updated through the 2021 Davis Cup.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q2 | NH | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 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 | – | ||||||||
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | PO | Z1 | PO | Z1 | QR | WG1 | 0 / 5 | 8–8 | 50% | ||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 0 | 8–9 | 50% | ||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 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 | 22–31 | 46% | |||||||||
Year-end ranking | 241 | 248 | 227 | 148 | 132 | 174 | 190 | $783,648 |
Wins over top-10 players[]
Season | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RR Rank |
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8 | Antalya, Turkey | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 6–2 | 221 |
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External links[]
- Ramkumar Ramanathan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Ramkumar Ramanathan at the International Tennis Federation
- Ramkumar Ramanathan at the Davis Cup
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Indian male tennis players
- Racket sportspeople from Chennai
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Tamil sportspeople
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games competitors for India
- South Asian Games medalists in tennis