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Biography of Ramanathan Krishnan - Tennis
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Ramanathan Krishnan (born April 11 1937, in Chennai|Madras, India) was an Indian tennis player of the 1950's and 60's and one of the greatest Indian players of all time. His son Ramesh Krishnan was also a well-known tennis player. ===Career Highlights=== * 1954 - Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon junior champion. * 1960 - Wimbledon - reached the semi-finals (losing to eventual champion Neale Fraser). * 1961 - Wimbledon - was seeded 4th and reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive time (losing to eventual champion Rod Laver). * 1966 - Member of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup (lost to Australia in the final).
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