Ramanathan Krishnan

Ramanathan Krishnan
Ramanathan Krishnan and Ramesh Krishnan with Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill in New Delhi, 2009.
Country (sports) India
ResidenceMadras, India
Born (1937-04-11) 11 April 1937
Nagercoil, British India
Turned pro1953 (ILTF World Circuit)
Retired1975
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record512–176
Career titles69
Highest rankingNo. 3
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1962)
WimbledonSF (1960, 1961)
US Open3R (1957, 1959)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966Ch, 1968)

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. He was twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1961, reaching as high as World No. 3 in Potter's amateur rankings. He led India to the Challenge Round of the 1966 Davis Cup against Australia and was the non playing captain when Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj led India into the 1974 Davis Cup finals against South Africa. He was active from 1953 to 1975 and won 69 singles titles.