Saketh Myneni
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| Country (sports) | India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Greenwich, Connecticut, US | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1987 Vuyyuru, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | Nov 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $ 240,073 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 2–2 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (12 September 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 194 (21 November 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q2 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 5–4 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 113 (25 April 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 212 (21 November 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 21 November 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He 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 started playing tennis at the age of 11. His nickname is Saké or Saki.[1] He graduated with an economics degree from the University of Alabama in 2010. His hobbies include listening to music and watching movies and TV shows.[2] He currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, US.[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]
Tournament finals
Singles: 4 (2-2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winners | 1. | 13 October 2014 | Indore, India ATP Challenger |
Hard |  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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6-3, 6–7(4–7)), 6-3 |
| Winners | 2. | 18 October 2015 | Vietnam Open, Vietnam ATP Challenger |
Hard |  Jordan Thompson
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7-5, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 October 2015 | Ağrı, Turkey ATP Challenger |
Hard |  Farrukh Dustov
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4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 21 February 2016 | New Delhi, India ATP Challenger |
Hard |  Stephane Robert
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3-6, 0-6 |
Doubles: 8 (6-2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winners | 1. | 15 February 2014 | Kolkata, India ATP Challenger |
Hard |  Sanam Singh
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Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan
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6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Winners | 2. | 23 February 2014 | New Delhi, India ATP Challenger |
Hard | Sanam Singh
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 Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Winners | 3. | 20 October 2014 | Pune, India ATP Challenger |
Hard | Sanam Singh
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Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Winners | 4. | 27 September 2015 | İzmir, Turkey ATP Challenger |
Hard | Divij Sharan
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 Malek Jaziri Denys Molchanov
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–0 ret. |
| Winners | 5. | 25 October 2015 | Bangalore, India ATP Challenger |
Hard | Sanam Singh
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 John Paul Fruttero Vijay Sundar Prashanth
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5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 March 2016 | Shenzhen, China ATP Challenger |
Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
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Luke Saville Jordan Thompson
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6-3, 4-6, [10–12] |
| Winners | 7. | 24 April 2016 | Nanjing, China ATP Challenger |
Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
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Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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6-3, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 August 2016 | Granby, Canada ATP Challenger |
Hard | Sanam Singh
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 Guilherme Clezar Alejandro González
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6-3, 1-6, [10-12] |
Asian Games
- Finals: 2 (1-1)
Singles Finals: 0 (0-0)
Doubles Finals: 2 (1–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runners-up (Silver) | 1. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games |
Hard | Sanam Singh
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 Hyeon Chung Yongkyu Lim
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5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
| Winners (Gold) | 2. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games |
Hard | Sania Mirza
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 Hsien Yin Peng Hao Ching Chan
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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
- Saketh Myneni at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Saketh Myneni at the Davis Cup