Ramesh Krishnan
| Country (sports) |
 India
|
|---|---|
| Born |
5 June 1961 Chennai, India |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1993 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,263,130 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 320–288 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 23 (28 January 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) |
| French Open | 3R (1982) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1986) |
| US Open | QF (1981, 1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 37–70 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1987) |
| Last updated on: 13 June 2012. | |
Ramesh Krishnan (Tamil: ரமேஷ் கிருஷ்ணன்) (born 5 June 1961) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from India. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the boys' singles titles at both Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Slam quarter-finals in the 1980s and was a part of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 1987. Krishnan also beat then World No. 1, Mats Wilander, at the 1989 Australian Open. He became India's Davis Cup captain in 2007.
Ramesh was born in Madras, India, and is the son of Ramanathan Krishnan, who was one of India's leading tennis players in the 1960s. Ramesh emulated an achievement of his father's by winning the Wimbledon junior title in 1979. He also won the French Open junior title that year, and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the world.
At the senior level, Ramesh reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon once (1986) and the US Open twice (1981 and 1987). He was admired for his touch, anticipation and all-round game, but his lack of a killer stroke or a strong service kept him from reaching the very top of the men's game.
Ramesh was a key member of the Indian team which reached the Davis Cup final in 1987. In the semi-finals against Australia, he beat John Fitzgerald in four sets the opening singles match, and then defeated Wally Masur in straight sets the decisive fifth rubber to give India a 3–2 victory. However, in the final against Sweden, India was defeated 5–0 with Krishnan losing two singles matches to Mats Wilander and Anders Järryd and with the Indian team managing to win only one set in the entire tournament. Ramesh was a stalwart on India's Davis Cup team from 1977 to 1993, compiling a 29–21 winning record (23–19 in singles and 6–2 in doubles).
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