Saketh Myneni
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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 2–3 (40.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 10 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 5–6 (45.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 7 Challenger, 12 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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. |
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 | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(4–7)), 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | Vietnam Open, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | Ağrı, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2018 | Bengalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (7–6)
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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 | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2014 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2014 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Sep 2015 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–0 (ret) |
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2015 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
Loss | 5–1 | Feb 2016 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2016 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–12] |
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2016 | Nanjing, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2016 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2018 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Carpet(i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2018 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Jul 2019 | Chengdu, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 0–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 7–6 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
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 | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
Win (Gold) | 2. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games |
Asian Games | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |