| Names |
RAMANATHAN KRISHNAN |
| Date of
Birth |
April 11, 1937 |
| Identity |
Former Tennis player from India |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1954: He became the first Asian player to win the boy's
singles title at Wimbledon.
- 1960: Wimbledon – seeded
seventh, reached the semi-finals (losing to eventual
champion Neale Fraser).
- 1961: He received the
Arjuna Award.
- 1962: He was honoured with
PADMA SHRI Award by the Govt of India.
- 1966: Member of the Indian
team which reached the final of the Davis Cup (lost to
Australia in the final).
- 1967: He was honoured with
PADMA BHUSHAN Award by the Govt of India.
|
| General |
- He was world's leading player in the 1950s and
1960s.
- His playing style was known as 'touch
tennis'.
- He
has written, with his son Ramesh Krishnan and Nirmal Shekar, a book
titled A
touch of tennis: The story of a tennis family,
which was published by Penguin Books India.
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