Saketh Myneni
Indian tennis player
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| Intro | Indian tennis player | ||||
| Places | India | ||||
| is | Athlete Tennis player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 19 October 1987, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||
| Age | 37 years | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
| Residence | India | ||||
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Biography
Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He represents India in Davis Cup. He won a Gold medal in Mixed doubles and a Silver medal in Men's doubles event at Incheon Asian Games 2014.
Personal and early life
Myneni was born in a small town named Vuyyuru in Andhra Pradesh and grew up entirely in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). He started playing tennis at the age of 11. His nickname is Saké or Saki. He graduated with a double degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Alabama in 2010. His hobbies include listening to music, watching movies and TV shows. He currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, US.
Professional career
He has professionally won 9 ITF and 2 ATP Challenger singles titles. Also, 12 ITF and 6 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
At Incheon Asian Games 2014 he partnered with Sania Mirza to capture the Gold. He also won the Silver medal in men's doubles at same event where he partnered alongside Sanam Singh.
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
Tournament finals
Singles: 4 (2-2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winners | 1. | 13 October 2014 | Indore, India ATP Challenger | Hard | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6-3, 6–7(4–7)), 6-3 |
| Winners | 2. | 18 October 2015 | Vietnam Open, Vietnam ATP Challenger | Hard | Jordan Thompson | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 October 2015 | Ağrı, Turkey ATP Challenger | Hard | Farrukh Dustov | 4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 21 February 2016 | New Delhi, India ATP Challenger | Hard | Stephane Robert | 3-6, 0-6 |
Doubles: 8 (6-2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winners | 1. | 15 February 2014 | Kolkata, India ATP Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan | 6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Winners | 2. | 23 February 2014 | New Delhi, India ATP Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Winners | 3. | 20 October 2014 | Pune, India ATP Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winners | 4. | 27 September 2015 | İzmir, Turkey ATP Challenger | Hard | Divij Sharan | Malek Jaziri Denys Molchanov | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–0 ret. |
| Winners | 5. | 25 October 2015 | Bangalore, India ATP Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | John Paul Fruttero Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 March 2016 | Shenzhen, China ATP Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Luke Saville Jordan Thompson | 6-3, 4-6, [10–12] |
| Winners | 7. | 24 April 2016 | Nanjing, China ATP Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 August 2016 | Granby, Canada ATP Challenger | Hard | Sanam Singh | Guilherme Clezar Alejandro González | 6-3, 1-6, [10-12] |
Asian Games
Singles Finals: 0 (0-0)
Doubles Finals: 2 (1–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runners-up (Silver) | 1. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games | Hard | Sanam Singh | Hyeon Chung Yongkyu Lim | 5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
| Winners (Gold) | 2. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games | Hard | Sania Mirza | Hsien Yin Peng Hao Ching Chan | 6–4, 6–3 |