Profile details
- Born
- 11 Apr 1937
- Birthplace
- Chennai
- State listed
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career
- 1953–1968
- Sport
- Tennis
- Discipline
- Racquet
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Arjuna Award
- ▸Padma Bhushan
- ▸Padma Shri
Competition Appearances
1 recorded appearance, most significant first.
- ·1953 Davis Cup
Career Timeline
- 1953Competed at 1953 Davis Cup
Statistics
About
Ramanathan Krishnan (born 11 April 1937) is a retired tennis player from India who was among the world's leading players in the 1950s and 1960s. He was twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1961, reaching as high as World No. 3 in Potter's amateur rankings.
Biography adapted from Ramanathan Krishnan on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.
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