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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.
Jul 2, 2023 · Ramanathan Krishnan is widely acknowledged as the greatest Indian tennis player. Born in Nagercoil, in April 1937, he was one of the leading players in the world in the late 1950s and...
Sep 15, 2015 · Krishnan learned the skills and nuances of the game from his father, T.K. Ramanathan – who was ranked at number three in the country at one point – and credits him for his success.
Jun 24, 2022 · Ramanathan Krishnan beat Luis Ayala of Chile in the quarterfinal to advance to the last four at the Wimbledon Championships 1960. India will complete 75 years of independence this...
Jul 1, 2020 · Former Indian tennis stalwarts Ramanathan Krishnan and son Ramesh Krishnan during the centenery celebration of Calcutta South Club in Kolkata in February 2020. Like most people of his age,...
Jul 1, 2020 · Stuck in quarantine. At Wimbledon, he’d been named the seventh seed – the first time he’d ever been granted a seeding at a major. But his arrival in England came at a time when Krishnan wasn’t in the best condition physically.
Enter Ramanathan Krishnan, the father of Indian tennis, whose trailblazing feats in the singles draw are yet to be surpassed by any Indian player. His peers described him as graceful, cool, composed, a light touch.
