Saketh Myneni
{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name=Saketh Myneni
|image= Saketh Myneni 4, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
|caption= Myneni at the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament
|country= {{flagu|India}}
|residence= Visakhapatnam, India
|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|19}}
|birth_place=Vuyyuru, India
|height= {{height|m=1.93}}
|turnedpro= Nov 2011
|plays= Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney=$515,299
|singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=2|lost=3|details=in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup|small=yes}}
|singlestitles=0
|highestsinglesranking=No. 137 (12 September 2016)
|currentsinglesranking=
|AustralianOpenresult=Q3 (2016)
|FrenchOpenresult= Q2 (2016)
|Wimbledonresult= Q2 (2015)
|USOpenresult= 1R (2016)
|doublesrecord= {{tennis record|won=20|lost=26|details=in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup|small=yes}}
|doublestitles=0
|highestdoublesranking=No. 74 (16 January 2023)
|currentdoublesranking=No. 101 (15 January 2024)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 1R (2023)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= 2R (2023)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= 1R (2023)
|USOpenDoublesresult= 1R (2023)
|updated= 19 January 2024
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's tennis}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|India}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Incheon|Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games – Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Incheon|Doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Hangzhou|Doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara|Doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara|Team event}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Guwahati|Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara|Singles}}
}}
Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 74 achieved on 16 January 2023. He was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the Incheon Asian Games 2014. He has won 10 ITF and 2 ATP Challenger singles titles. Also, 18 ITF and 14 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
Personal life
Myneni was born in a small town named Vuyyuru in Andhra Pradesh to Prasad Myneni and Saroja Myneni. He 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/news/player-interviews/itf-pro-circuit-meets-saketh-myneni.aspx|title=Saketh Myneni ITF profile}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/saketh-myneni/me64/bio|title=Saketh Myneni ATP bio}} He currently resides in Visakhapatnam and trains every now and then in Hyderabad.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/challenger-stars-break-through-in-us-open-qualifying-2016|title=Challenger Stars Reaping Rewards At US Open|work=ATP World Tour }} He proposed his girlfriend Sri Lakshmi Anumolu during the official Davis Cup dinner on 14 September 2016. His compatriot Leander Paes described the scene as "First Marriage Proposal I have witnessed congrats to cute couple".{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/saketh-myneni-proposes-to-girlfriend-seals-match-before-davis-cup-tie/story-My38NgwrcswhDehrdb8pNP.html|access-date=14 September 2016|title=Indian tennis player proposes to girlfriend at Davis Cup dinner, she says yes|work=Hindustan Times |date=14 September 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/indian-tennis-star-saketh-myneni-proposes-girlfriend|access-date=17 September 2016|title=Indian tennis star Saketh Myneni proposes to girlfriend at Davis Cup dinner|date=14 September 2016 }} The couple married each other on December 22, 2016.
Professional career
=2014: Challenger level success and Asiad gold and silver=
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{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800263039|title=Saketh Myneni Davis cup profile}} He won both his doubles and Singles match as India successfully defeated Chinese Taipei 5–0.
Myneni win his first ever challenger title at the SBI Challenger where he partnered Sanam Singh. They defeated compatriots Divij Sharan and Vishnu Vardhan 6–3, 3–6, [10–4] in an all Indian final. Coincidentally both the pair in the finals entered the draw as a wildcards. A week later they won the Delhi Challenger where they upset top seeds Purav Raja and Divij Sharan 7–6 (7–4), 1–6, [10–4] in the 1st round and then 2nd seeds in the final to capture the title.
In the next Davis Cup tie against South Korea, he and Bopanna again won their match as India won the tie 3–1 to qualify for World Group play-offs.
At 2014 Incheon Asian Games he partnered with Sania Mirza to capture the mixed doubles Gold.{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230654-asian-games-2014-sania-mirza-saketh-myneni-win-mixed-doubles-gold|title=Asian Games 2014: Sania Mirza-Saketh Myneni Win Mixed-Doubles Gold}} He also won the silver medal in men's doubles at same event where he partnered alongside Sanam Singh.{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230644-asian-games-sanam-singh-saketh-myneni-settle-for-silver-in-tennis-men-s-doubles|title=Asian Games: Sanam Singh, Saketh Myneni Settle for Silver in Men's Tennis Doubles}}
Myneni won his first singles ATP Challenger title at the Indore Challenger where he upset top seed Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final. {{cite web|url=https://rolltide.com/news/2014/10/19/Myneni_Wins_First_ATP_Challenger_Title|title= Myneni Wins First ATP Challenger Title|date=19 October 2014 }} He and Sanam Singh then won the KPIT MSLTA Challenger where they again defeated Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana of Thailand in straight sets. In the singles of the same tournament, he defeated players with much higher ranks namely Fabrice Martin, Hiroki Moriya and Aleksandr Nedovyesov respectively all in straight sets but lost to the eventual champion Yūichi Sugita in straight sets in semis.
=2020-2021: Inactivity due to COVID-19, ITF doubles success=
Saketh entered only two tournaments in 2020 and played only seven professional matches. The first tournament was Maharashtra Open where he entered singles qualifying draw as a wildcard and lost to Nikola Milojević in straight sets. The second tournament was Bengaluru Challenger where he reached third round in singles after defeating Russians Aslan Karatsev and Evgeny Donskoy in straight sets but lost to ninth seeded Thomas Fabbiano. In Doubles, he partnered Matt Reid and upset top seeds Hsieh Cheng-peng and Denys Molchanov before retiring in semi-finals against eventual champions Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramanathan.
After the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down tennis in March, Myneni decided to remain inactive for the rest of 2020 even when tennis came back in August.
=2022: Return to Challenger level, doubles success =
=2023: Australian and Wimbledon debuts and first major win=
He made his Major debut at the 2023 Australian Open as a wildcard pair with Yuki Bhambri.
He won his first Grand Slam match at the 2023 French Open with Bhambri defeating wildcards Arthur Rinderknech and Enzo Couacaud.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/french-open-2023-tennis-roland-garros-india-doubles-first-round-results|title= French Open 2023: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden crash out in first round|date=31 May 2023}}
He made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships as an alternate pair with Bhambri.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
=Singles: 5 (2–3)=
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!class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1–0 | 2014 Indore Open ATP Challenger | style="background:moccasin"|Indore, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 2–0 | style="background:moccasin"|Vietnam Open, Vietnam | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–1 | style="background:moccasin"|Ağrı, Turkey | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|UZB}} Farrukh Dustov | 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–2 | style="background:moccasin"|New Delhi, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Robert | 3–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–3 | style="background:moccasin"|Bangalore, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 2–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 27 (20–7)=
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!class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
|1–0 | 2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour | style="background:moccasin"|Kolkata, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|IND}} Divij Sharan | 6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
|2–0 | style="background:moccasin"|New Delhi, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|THA}} Sanchai Ratiwatana | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 3–0 | style="background:moccasin"|Pune, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|THA}} Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 4–0 | style="background:moccasin"|İzmir, Turkey | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Divij Sharan | {{flagicon|TUN}} Malek Jaziri | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–0 (ret) |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 5–0 | style="background:moccasin"|Bangalore, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|USA}} John Paul Fruttero | 5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 5–1 | style="background:moccasin"|New Delhi, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | 3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 5–2 | style="background:moccasin"|Shenzhen, China | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Saville | 6–3, 4–6, [10–12] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 6–2 | 2016 TAC Cup Nanjing Challenger | style="background:moccasin"|Nanjing, China | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | {{flagicon|UKR}} Denys Molchanov | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 6–3 | 2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby | style="background:moccasin"|Granby, Canada | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Clezar | 6–3, 1–6, [10–12] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–3 |style="background:moccasin;"|Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|IND}} Vijay Sundar Prashanth |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ben McLachlan |7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 7–4 | 2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger | style="background:moccasin"|Taipei, Taiwan | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Carpet(i) | {{flagicon|IND}} Prajnesh Gunneswaran | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Ebden | 4–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 7–5 | style="background:moccasin"|Fergana, Uzbekistan | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Vijay Sundar Prashanth | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Gakhov | 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98FB98"| Win
| 8–5 | 2019 Chengdu Challenger – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Chengdu, China | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Kadhe | {{flagicon|KOR}} Nam Ji-sung | 6–3, 0–6, [10–6] |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 8–6 | 2019 KPIT MSLTA Challenger – Doubles |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Pune, India |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Kadhe | {{flagicon|IND}} Purav Raja |6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 9–6 | 2022 Bengaluru Open – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Bangalore, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan | {{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Grenier | 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss
| 9–7 | 2022 Bengaluru Open II – Doubles |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Bangalore, India |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan | {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Erler | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 10–7 | 2022 Salinas Challenger – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Salinas, Ecuador | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|USA}} JC Aragone | 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 11–7 | 2022 UniCredit Czech Open – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Prostějov, Czech Republic | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Jebavý | 6–3, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 12–7 | 2022 Porto Challenger – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Porto, Portugal | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 13–7 | 2022 Lexington Challenger – Men's doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Lexington, USA | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|NED}} Gijs Brouwer | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 14–7 | 2022 Rafa Nadal Open – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Mallorca, Spain | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|CZE}} Marek Gengel | 6–2, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 15–7 | 2023 Nonthaburi Challenger II – Doubles |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Nonthaburi, Thailand |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|INA}} Christopher Rungkat | 2–6, 7–6(9–7), [14–12] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 16–7 | 2023 Girona Challenger – Doubles |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Girona, Spain |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Challenger | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Yuki Bhambri | {{flagicon|ESP}} Íñigo Cervantes | 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 17–7 | 2024 Chennai Open Challenger – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Chennai, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan |{{flagicon|IND}} Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli |3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 18–7 | 2024 Bengaluru Open – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Bangalore, India | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan | {{flagicon|FRA}} Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win
| 19–7 | 2024 Seoul Open Challenger – Doubles | style="background:moccasin"|Seoul, South Korea | style="background:moccasin"|Challenger | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan | {{flagicon|USA}} Vasil Kirkov |6–4, 4–6, [10–3] |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|20–7 |2024 Keio Challenger – Men's doubles |bgcolor="moccasin"|Yokohama, Japan |style="background:#FFE4B5;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|LIB}} Benjamin Hassan |{{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Bayldon |6–2, 6–4 |
Other finals
=Asian Games=
;Finals: 2 (1–1)
== Singles finals: 0 (0–0) ==
== Doubles inals: 2 (1–1) ==
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!class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:Silver"|Silver
| 0-1 | 29 September 2014 | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyeon Chung | 5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
| style="background:Gold"|Gold
| 1-1 | 29 September 2014 | 2014 Asian Games | Asian Games | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | {{flagicon|TPE}} Peng Hsien-yin | 6–4, 6–3 |
=South Asian Games=
;Finals: 3 (1–2)
== Singles Finals: 2 (0–2) ==
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!class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:Silver"|Silver
| 0-1 | 12 February 2016 | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan | 5–7, 2–6 |
| style="background:Silver"|Silver
| 0-2 | 9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Manish Sureshkumar | 4–6, 6–7(6–7) |
== Doubles finals: 1 (1–0) ==
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!class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:Gold"|Gold
| 1-0 | 8 December 2019 | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Vishnu Vardhan | {{flagicon|IND}} Sriram Balaji | 7–5,3–6,[10–5] |
References
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External links
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