Sanchai Ratiwatana Explained

Sanchai Ratiwatana (th|สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์, pronounced as /th/), nicknamed Tong (Thai: ต้อง, pronounced as /th/; born 23 January 1982), is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.

In 2007, Sanchai and his twin brother Sonchat Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok. They won their second title at the Chennai Open in India in 2008.

He reached World No. 39, his best doubles ranking, on 28 April 2008.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1) ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–0)

Titles by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (1–0) Indoor (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0		Thailand Open, Thailand	International	Hard (i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut	3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win	2–0		Chennai Open, India	International	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Marcos Baghdatis Marc Gicquel	6–4, 7–5
Loss	2–1		U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, US	Intl. Gold	Hard (i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	6–7(5–7), 2–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Doubles: 81 (48–33)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	class=unsortable	Score
Win	1–0		Dharwad, India	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Prakash Amritraj Rik de Voest	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	2–0		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Satoshi Iwabuchi Tasuku Iwami	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win	3–0		Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Marcos Daniel Iván Miranda	6–2, 7–5
Win	4–0		Reunion Island, Réunion	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Michel Kratochvil Jiří Vaněk	w/o
Loss	4–1		Waikoloa, United States	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	André Sá Eric Taino	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win	5–1		Cherbourg, France	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jean-Christophe Faurel Nicolas Renavand	6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–2		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips	5–7, 3–6
Loss	5–3		Cherbourg, France	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jean-François Bachelot Stéphane Robert	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win	6–3		Chikmagalur, India	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Lu Yen-hsun Danai Udomchoke	6–3, 6–2
Loss	6–4		Dharwad, India	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Kamil Čapkovič Lukáš Lacko	3–6, 5–7
Win	7–4		Fergana, Uzbekistan	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk	6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), [14–12]
Win	8–4		Lexington, United States	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	John Isner Colin Purcell	7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6]
Loss	8–5		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Alexander Peya Björn Phau	7–6(7–3), 3–6, [6–10]
Win	9–5		Kyoto, Japan	Carpet(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds	6–4, 6–3
Win	10–5		San Remo, Italy	Clay	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Steve Darcis Stefan Wauters	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win	11–5		Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jean-Claude Scherrer Lovro Zovko	6–4, 6–4
Win	12–5		Granby, Canada	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Satoshi Iwabuchi Philip Stolt	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	12–6		Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Rik de Voest Lu Yen-hsun	3–6, 5–7
Loss	12–7		Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Win	13–7		Salinas, Ecuador	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Iván Miranda	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	14–7		Wrocław, Poland	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Benedikt Dorsch Sam Warburg	6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	15–7		Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Chen Ti Danai Udomchoke	7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	15–8		Khorat, Thailand	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Win	16–8		Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Víctor Estrella Burgos João Souza	6–3, 6–3
Win	17–8		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Tasuku Iwami Toshihide Matsui	6–4, 6–2
Loss	17–9		Aptos, United States	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Carsten Ball Chris Guccione	3–6, 2–6
Loss	17–10		Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Rik de Voest Lu Yen-hsun	6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Loss	17–11		Salzburg, Austria	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Philipp Marx Igor Zelenay	4–6, 5–7
Loss	17–12		Salinas, Ecuador	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jonathan Marray Jamie Murray	3–6, 4–6
Win	18–12		Heilbronn, Germany	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Mario Ančić Lovro Zovko	6–4, 7–5
Loss	18–13		Granby, Canada	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Frederik Nielsen Joseph Sirianni	6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win	19–13		Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Frederik Nielsen Yuichi Sugita	6–3, 7–5
Loss	19–14		Eckental, Germany	Carpet(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram	7–6(7–2), 4–6, [4–10]
Loss	19–15		Singapore, Singapore	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Scott Lipsky David Martin	7–5, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss	19–16		Guangzhou, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Michail Elgin Alexandre Kudryavtsev	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win	20–16		Beijing, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Harri Heliövaara Michael Ryderstedt	6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]
Win	21–16		Shanghai, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Fritz Wolmarans Michael Yani	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win	22–16		Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Purav Raja Divij Sharan	6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win	23–16		Nouméa, New Caledonia	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Axel Michon Guillaume Rufin	6–0, 6–4
Win	24–16		Kazan, Russia	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Aliaksandr Bury Mateusz Kowalczyk	6–3, 6–1
Win	25–16		Kyoto, Japan	Carpet(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Hsieh Cheng-peng Lee Hsin-han	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss	25–17		Fergana, Uzbekistan	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Raven Klaasen Izak van der Merwe	3–6, 4–6
Win	26–17		Anning, China	Clay	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Ruan Roelofse Kittipong Wachiramanowong	4–6, 7–6(7–1), [13–11]
Win	27–17		Wuhan, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Adam Feeney Sam Groth	6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win	28–17		Beijing, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Yuki Bhambri Divij Sharan	7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–6]
Win	29–17		Shanghai, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Yuki Bhambri Divij Sharan	6–4, 6–4
Win	30–17		Ningbo, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze	6–4, 6–2
Loss	30–18		Yokohama, Japan	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Prakash Amritraj Philipp Oswald	3–6, 4–6
Win	31–18		Cherbourg, France	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Philipp Marx Florin Mergea	7–5, 6–4
Win	32–18		Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Purav Raja Divij Sharan	7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
Loss	32–19		Eskişehir, Turkey	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Marin Draganja Mate Pavić	3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win	33–19		Shanghai, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Lee Hsin-han Peng Hsien-yin	6–3, 6–4
Loss	33–20		Yokohama, Japan	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Bradley Klahn Michael Venus	5–7, 1–6
Loss	33–21		New Delhi, India	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	34–21		Guangzhou, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Lee Hsin-han Amir Weintraub	6–2, 6–4
Loss	34–22		Kyoto, Japan	Carpet(i)	Michael Venus	Purav Raja Divij Sharan	7–5, 6–7(3–7), [4–10]
Win	35–22		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jamie Delgado John-Patrick Smith	6–4, 6–4
Loss	35–23		Pune, India	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh	3–6, 2–6
Loss	35–24		Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Carpet(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Matthew Ebden Wang Chieh-fu	1–6, 4–6
Win	36–24		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu	7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7]
Win	37–24		Kobe, Japan	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Chen Ti Franko Škugor	6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Win	38–24		Yokohama, Japan	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Riccardo Ghedin Yi Chu-huan	6–4, 6–4
Loss	38–25		Guangzhou, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Alexander Kudryavtsev Denys Molchanov	2–6, 2–6
Win	39–25		Gwangju, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Frederik Nielsen David O'Hare	6–3, 6–2
Loss	39–26		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Sam Groth Leander Paes	6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss	39–27		Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Kittipong Wachiramanowong	6–7(9–11), 3–6
Win	40–27		Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Hsieh Cheng-peng Yi Chu-huan	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win	41–27		Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Ramkumar Ramanathan	7–5, 6–4
Win	42–27		Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul	7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win	43–27		Kyoto, Japan	Hard(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Ruben Bemelmans Joris De Loore	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win	44–27		Shenzhen, China	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat	6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Loss	44–28		Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Carpet(i)	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Marco Chiudinelli Franko Škugor	6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Loss	44–29		Busan, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin	5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	45–29		Winnetka, United States	Hard	Christopher Rungkat	Bradley Klahn Kevin King	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win	46–29		Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Jonathan Erlich Alexander Peya	6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
Win	47–29		Hua Hin, Thailand	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow	6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss	47–30		Yokohama, Japan	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Tobias Kamke Tim Pütz	6–3, 5–7, [10–12]
Loss	47–31		Gimcheon, South Korea	Hard	Sonchat Ratiwatana	Ruan Roelofse John-Patrick Smith	2–6, 3–6
Loss	47–32		Stockton, United States	Hard	Christopher Rungkat	Darian King Noah Rubin	3–6, 4–6
Win	48–32		Fairfield, United States	Hard	Christopher Rungkat	Harri Heliövaara Henri Laaksonen	6–0, 7–6(11–9)
Loss	48–33		Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Christopher Rungkat	Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6–3, 6–7(1–7), [5–10]

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