Saketh Myneni
Country (sports) | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Visakhapatnam, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vuyyuru, India | 19 October 1987||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | Nov 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $354,975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 2–3 (40.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 137 (12 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 390 (18 November 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 5–6 (45.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 113 (25 April 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 187 (18 November 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 19 November 2019. |
Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in Men's doubles event at Incheon Asian Games 2014.
Personal and early life[]
Myneni was born in a small town named Vuyyuru in Andhra Pradesh and grew up entirely in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). He completed his schooling from Timpany Secondary School , Visakhapatnam, before moving to Hyderabad for tennis. He started playing tennis at the age of 11. His nickname is Saké or Saki.[1] He was selected on a sports scholarship in 2006 and graduated with a double major with degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of Alabama in 2010. His hobbies include listening to music, watching movies and TV shows.[2] He currently resides in Visakhapatnam and trains every now & then in Hyderabad.[3]
Professional career[]
He has professionally won 9 ITF and 2 ATP Challenger singles titles. Also, 12 ITF and 6 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
At Incheon Asian Games 2014 he partnered with Sania Mirza to capture the Gold.[4] He also won the Silver medal in men's doubles at same event where he partnered alongside Sanam Singh.[5]
He made his Indian Davis Cup Team debut at the 2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Tie with Chinese Taipei, where he partnered Rohan Bopanna in the doubles[6]
ATP Tour finals[]
Singles: 5 (2–3)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2014 | Indore, India | Challenger | Hard | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–3, 6–7(4–7)), 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | Vietnam Open, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Jordan Thompson | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | Ağrı, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Farrukh Dustov | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Stephane Robert | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2018 | Bengalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 15 (8–7)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2014 | Kolkata, India | Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan |
6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2014 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2014 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Sep 2015 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Divij Sharan | Malek Jaziri Denys Molchanov |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–0 (ret) |
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2015 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | John Paul Fruttero Vijay Sundar Prashanth |
5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
Loss | 5–1 | Feb 2016 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Yuki Bhambri Mahesh Bhupathi |
3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2016 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Luke Saville Jordan Thompson |
6–3, 4–6, [10–12] |
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2016 | Nanjing, China | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2016 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Guilherme Clezar Alejandro González |
6–3, 1–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2018 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Carpet(i) | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | Matthew Ebden Andrew Whittington |
4–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2018 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Ivan Gakhov Alexander Pavlioutchenkov |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Jul 2019 | Chengdu, China | Challenger | Hard | Arjun Kadhe | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
6–3, 0–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 7–6 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Arjun Kadhe | Purav Raja Ramkumar Ramanathan |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 8–6 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | Hugo Grenier Alexandre Müller |
6–3, 6-2 |
Loss | 8–7 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | Alexander Erler Arjun Kadhe |
3-6, 7-6(7-4), [7-10] |
Asian Games[]
- Finals: 2 (1–1)
Singles Finals: 0 (0–0)[]
Doubles Finals: 2 (1–1)[]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss (Silver) | 1. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games |
Asian Games | Hard | Sanam Singh | Hyeon Chung Lim Yong-kyu |
5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
Win (Gold) | 2. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games |
Asian Games | Hard | Sania Mirza | Peng Hsien-yin Chan Hao-ching |
6–4, 6–3 |
References[]
- ^ "Saketh Myneni ITF profile".
- ^ "Saketh Myneni ATP bio".
- ^ "Challenger Stars Reaping Rewards At US Open".
- ^ "Asian Games 2014: Sania Mirza-Saketh Myneni Win Mixed-Doubles Gold".
- ^ "Asian Games: Sanam Singh, Saketh Myneni Settle for Silver in Men's Tennis Doubles".
- ^ "Saketh Myneni Davis cup profile".
External links[]
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Indian male tennis players
- Racket sportspeople from Andhra Pradesh
- Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award