Ramanathan Ramkumar | |
Residence: | Barcelona, Spain &<br />Chennai, India |
Birth Date: | 1994 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Karaikudi, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Turnedpro: | 2009 |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $1,204,597[1] |
Coach: | Juan Balcells &<br />Sergio Casal |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 111 (30 July 2018) |
Currentsinglesranking: | No. 462 (12 February 2024) |
Australianopenresult: | Q3 (2018) |
Frenchopenresult: | Q2 (2015, 2021, 2022) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q3 (2021) |
Usopenresult: | Q2 (2015, 2017) |
Doublestitles: | 2 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 58 (15 August 2022) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 189 (15 January 2024) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (2023) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (2022) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2022) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2022) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (2022) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (2021) |
Team: | yes |
Daviscupresult: | 8–7 (singles 8–7) |
Updated: | 19 January 2024 |
Ramanathan Ramkumar (born 8 November 1994) is an Indian professional tennis player.[2] He has been ranked as high as No. 111 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in July 2018, and in doubles at No. 58, achieved in August 2022. He has represented India in the Davis Cup. In 2018, he became the first Indian player to reach an ATP Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman in 2011.
Ramkumar was born to Ramanathan Chettiar and Alagammai Aachi in a Nattukottai Nagarathar family in Karaikudi,Tamil Nadu. Both his parents are in the textile business. He has a sister named Uma. He started playing tennis at the age of five, introduced to the sport by his father. He trains at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain.[3] He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai.[4] [5] He speaks Tamil, English and Spanish.
Ramanathan began playing tennis at the age of five, turning professional in 2009.
In 2014, Ramanathan qualified for the main draw of the Chennai Open and beat the then-Indian No. 1 Somdev Devvarman in the first round.[6] [7] [8] He then lost to Marcel Granollers in the second round.
In 2015, Ramanathan played mostly on Futures and Challenger level. He entered the Chennai Open, where he lost in first round to Tatsuma Ito in straight sets. In April, he reached his first doubles final at a challenger event at the Mersin Cup in Turkey. Partnering with Riccardo Ghedin, the pair lost the 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 the first round to Mikhail Kukushkin.
In the 2016 season, Ramanathan entered the Chennai Open and reached the quarterfinals, his best result at an ATP World Tour event. He defeated Daniel Gimeno Traver and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the first and second rounds respectively. He lost to Aljaž Bedene in the quarterfinals.[10] In October, Ramanathan partnered with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. The pair reached the final at the Vietnam Open Challenger, where they lost to Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana.[11]
In April, Ramanathan reached his first singles challenger final at the Tallahassee challenger. He lost to Blaž Rola.[12]
Ramanathan entered the 2017 Antalya Open, where he upset 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 to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis.
In July, he reached his second singles Challenger final at Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. He lost in straight sets to Akira Santillan.[14] [15]
In August, Ramanathan qualified for the first time in a main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament at the Cincinnati Masters. He defeated Christopher Eubanks in the first round, before losing to Jared Donaldson.[16] Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in the second.[17] He finished year with singles ranking of 148.
Ramanathan opened his new season by entering Maharashtra Open as a wildcard. He lost in round two to top seed Marin Cilic in straight sets.[18] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in the 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 final by compatriot Yuki Bhambri.[20]
In July, Ramanathan reached the final at Newport where he lost to Steve Johnson. He became the first Indian to reach an ATP World Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman at the 2011 Johannesburg Open.[21]
In November, he won his first doubles ATP Challenger title at Pune Challenger. He paired with compatriot Vijay Sundar Prashanth and defeated Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua in the final.[22] He finished the year with singles ranking of 133.
Ramanthan won the doubles titles in Japan, France, Italy, and two in India.[23]
Ramanathan entered men's singles qualifying draw of Wimbledon. He defeated Jozef Kovalík and Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the first and second rounds respectively in straight sets but lost to Marc Polmans in last qualifying round in a five sets thriller in the tiebreaker. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut in mixed doubles where he entered the draw after a last minute withdrawal partnering Ankita Raina. This was a Grand Slam mixed doubles debut for both players. They lost to compatriots Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in straight sets. It was a historic first ever all Indian match at a Grand Slam level.
He won his first singles Challenger title at Manama Challenger where he defeated Evgeny Karlovskiy in straight sets.[24] Ramanathan ended 2021 year by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Antalya Challenger III in singles and the semifinals of doubles with Vladyslav Orlov.
Ramkumar had good start to 2022 season with a title win in Adelaide, Ramanathan partnered with Rohan Bopanna and won the title by defeating top seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in the final. This was his first ATP Tour title. Just a month later, he won his second ATP title with Rohan Bopanna at Maharastra Open by defeating Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final. Following his title victory he broke into ATP Top 100 doubles rankings by reaching career best ranking of World No. 94.[25] [26] Whereas he lost to Holger Rune in Adelaide qualifiers and Gian Marco Moroni in Australian Open qualifiers in straight sets respectively. He had also lost to Stefano Travaglia in Maharashtra first round in three sets.
Ramanathan lost in the first round of 2022 Bengaluru Open to Max Purcell in three sets but went on to win the doubles title with Saketh Myneni seeded no.3 defeating French pair of Hugo Grenier and Alexandre Müller in straight sets in the final. The pair didn't drop a single set in winning the title. He then lost to Mathias Bourgue at Bengaluru Open 2 but reached the doubles final with Saketh Myneni again losing to Arjun Kadhe and Alexander Erler in the tie breaker. Ramanathan and Saketh lost in the 1st round of 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships to John Peers and Filip Polášek in straight sets after receiving a wildcard.
Ramanathan lost to Liam Broady in the qualifying round of 2022 Indian Wells Masters. Ramanathan was the top seed in the singles qualifying round of 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II but lost to Francesco Maestrelli. He reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He then reached the final of the Challenger Biel/Bienne with Purav Raja where they lost to top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti in straight sets. He then lost to JC Aragone in the first round of Salinas Challenger. As the top seeds with Jeevan in doubles, he still lost to eventual champions and compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni.
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Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | class=unsortable | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 | |||
Win | 2–0 | Maharashtra Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Luke Saville John-Patrick Smith | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, [10–6] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | India F16, Dharwad | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | Steven Diez | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 | ||
Win | 1–2 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | Lee Duck-hee | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Josh Goodall | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 3–2 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Anton Zaitcev | 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Win | 4–2 | Spain F17, Getxo | Futures | Clay | Marc Giner | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 4–3 | Spain F18, Gandia | Futures | Clay | Arthur De Greef | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | ||
Win | 5–3 | Turkey F32, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Rémi Boutillier | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) | ||
Win | 6–3 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Ricardo Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
Win | 7–3 | India F7, Raipur | Futures | Hard | Saketh Myneni | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 7–4 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 | ||
Loss | 7–5 | India F3, Tiruchirapalli | Futures | Clay | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 8–5 | India F6, Mysore | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 9–5 | India F13, Coimbatore | Futures | Hard | Ouyang Bowen | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 9–6 | Turkey F40, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tim van Rijthoven | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
Win | 10–6 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 11–6 | India F19, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 12–6 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 | ||
Win | 13–6 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Ofner | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Win | 14–6 | Qatar F6, Doha | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Ofner | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 14–7 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Blaž Rola | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 | ||
Win | 15–7 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 16–7 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Nicholas S. Hu | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
Loss | 16–8 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | Akira Santillan | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 | ||
Loss | 16–9 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 16–10 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Yuki Bhambri | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 16–11 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Sebastian Korda | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 16–12 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | ||
Win | 17–12 | Manama, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard | Evgeny Karlovskiy | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Win | 18–12 | M25 Dharwad, India | World Tour | Hard | Digvijay Pratap Singh | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) | ||
Win | 19–12 | M25 Mumbai, India | World Tour | Hard | Siddharth Vishwakarma | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
Win | 20–12 | M25 Kalaburagi, India | World Tour | Hard | David Pichler | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Win | 21–12 | M25 New Delhi, India | World Tour | Hard | Karan Singh | 6–2, 6–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Spain F29, Vigo | Futures | Clay | Rafael Mazón-Hernández | Taro Daniel Hiroyasu Ehara | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Win | 2–0 | Turkey F28, İzmir | Futures | Clay | Kirill Dmitriev | Julien Demois Yanais Laurent | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 3–0 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | Ashwin Vijayragavan | Roberto Ortega Olmedo Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso | 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] | ||
Loss | 3–1 | Spain F32, Sevilla | Futures | Clay | Matwé Middelkoop | Eduard Esteve Lobato Oriol Roca Batalla | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 4–1 | Spain F33, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | David Pérez Sanz | Eduard Esteve Lobato Oriol Roca Batalla | 6–7(4), 6–3, [10–8] | ||
Loss | 4–2 | Spain F36, El Prat de Llobregat | Futures | Clay | David Pérez Sanz | Antonio Campo Omar Giacalone | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
Loss | 4–3 | India F9, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Ashwin Vijayragavan | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 6–7(3), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 4–4 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 5–4 | Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Karunuday Singh | Takuto Niki Arata Onozawa | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 6–4 | India F4, Trichy | Futures | Clay | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Giorgio Portaluri Lucas Renard | 6–3, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
Loss | 6–5 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Andrei Ciumac | Sho Katayama Bumpei Sato | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 6–6 | Turkey F16, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Hugo Grenier | Dimitar Kuzmanov Ricardo Rodríguez | w/o | ||
Win | 7–6 | Spain F15, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | Jaume Pla Malfeito | Eduard Esteve Lobato Oriol Roca Batalla | 7–6(2), 4–6, [10–7] | ||
Win | 8–6 | Spain F17, Getxo | Futures | Clay | David Pérez Sanz | João Domingues José Antón Salazar Martín | 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
Loss | 8–7 | Spain F18, Gandia | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez Martin Beran | 6–2, 6–7(3), [9–11] | ||
Loss | 8–8 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Ricardo Rodríguez | Scott Clayton Richard Gabb | 5–7, 6–7(7) | ||
Win | 9–8 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Barış Ergüden Jan Hájek | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 10–8 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Sam Barry Maximilian Neuchrist | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 10–9 | India F2, Bhimavaram | Futures | Hard | Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan | 7–6(5), 3–6, [6–10] | ||
Win | 11–9 | India F3, Trichy | Futures | Clay | Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | Anvit Bendre Akash Wagh | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] | ||
Loss | 11–10 | Mersin Cup, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Riccardo Ghedin | Mate Pavić Michael Venus | 7–5, 3–6, [4–10] | ||
Win | 12–10 | Turkey F41, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Sarp Ağabigün | Kirill Dmitriev Luca Margaroli | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 12–11 | India F16, Gwalior | Futures | Hard | Hung Jui-chen | Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan | 4–6, 6–7(5) | ||
Win | 13–11 | India F19, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | Kaliyanda Poonacha | Anvit Bendre Chandril Sood | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 14–11 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | David Vega Hernández | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Alex de Minaur | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 14–12 | France F21, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | Jordi Muñoz Abreu | Antoine Hoang Grégoire Jacq | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 14–13 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 15–13 | USA F8, Indian Harbour Beach | Futures | Clay | Jaume Pla Malfeito | Hunter Callahan Nick Chappell | 6–2, 6–7(5), [11–9] | ||
Loss | 15–14 | USA F9, Orlando | Futures | Clay | Jaume Pla Malfeito | Connor Smith Rhyne Williams | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 15–15 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andrei Vasilevski | Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay | 2–6, 6–3, [9–11] | ||
Win | 16–15 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua | 7–6(3), 6–7(5), [10–7] | ||
Loss | 16–16 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Challenger | Grass | Kwon Soon-woo | Marcel Granollers Ben McLachlan | 6–4, 3–6, [2–10] | ||
Win | 17–16 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Gonçalo Oliveira | Andrea Vavassori David Vega Hernández | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 17–17 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Martos Gornés | Simone Bolelli David Vega Hernández | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 17–18 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Mikhail Elgin | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 18–18 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Purav Raja | André Göransson Christopher Rungkat | 7–6(6), 6–3 | ||
Win | 19–18 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Purav Raja | Arjun Kadhe Saketh Myneni | 7–6(3), 6–3 | ||
Win | 20–18 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Purav Raja | Leander Paes Matthew Ebden | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
Win | 21–18 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | Sriram Balaji | Hans Hach Verdugo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Win | 22–18 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Hugo Grenier Alexandre Müller | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 22–19 | Bangalore II, India | Challenger | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Alexander Erler Arjun Kadhe | 3–6, 7–6(4), [7–10] | ||
Loss | 22–20 | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Purav Raja | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 22–21 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | Challenger | Grass | John-Patrick Smith | Julian Cash Henry Patten | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 22–22 | Jun 2023 | M25 Martos, Spain | Futures | Hard | Parikshit Somani | Jaime Faria Henrique Rocha | 3–6, 6–7(3) | |
Loss | 22–23 | Jun 2023 | Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Jonathan Eysseric | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 22–24 | Aug 2023 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Sriram Balaji | Daniel Cukierman Joshua Paris | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 23–24 | Nov 2023 | M25 Mumbai, India | Futures | Hard | Purav Raja | Vladyslav Orlov Harrison Adams | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 24–24 | Feb 2024 | Chennai Open, India | Challenger | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Current through the 2022 Atlanta Open.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q2 | style=color:#767676 | NH | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 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 | 10–9 | 50% | ||
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0 / 0 | 10–9 | 50% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
style=text-align:left | Titles/Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
style=text-align:left | Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 8–5 | 7–7 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 24–33 | 42% | |
Year-end ranking | 241 | 248 | 227 | 148 | 132 | 174 | 190 | 144 | $783,648 |
Season | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ||||
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2017 | |||||||||
1. | Dominic Thiem | align=center bgcolor="eee8aa" | 8 | Antalya, Turkey | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 6–2 | 221 |