Ramkumar Ramanathan

Ramanathan Ramkumar (born 8 November 1994) is an Indian professional tennis player.[2] He has been ranked as high as No. 111 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in July 2018, and in doubles at No. 58, achieved in August 2022. He has represented India in the Davis Cup. In 2018, he became the first Indian player to reach an ATP Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman in 2011.

Ramanathan Ramkumar
Country (sports) India
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain &
Chennai, India
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29)
Chennai
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJuan Balcells &
Sergio Casal
Prize money$1,204,597[1]
Singles
Career record25–36 (41.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (30 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 462 (12 February 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2018)
French OpenQ2 (2015, 2021, 2022)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US OpenQ2 (2015, 2017)
Doubles
Career record18–22 (45.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 58 (15 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 189 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open2R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup8–7 (singles 8–7)
Medal record
tennis
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouDoubles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2016 GuwahatiSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 GuwahatiDoubles
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Personal and early life

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Ramkumar started playing tennis at the age of five. He was introduced to the sport by his father Ramanathan who hailed from Karaikudi. His mother's name is Alagammai and sister's name is Uma. Both his parents are into the textile business. He speaks Tamil, English and Spanish. He trains at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain.[3] He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Loyola College.[4][5]

Career

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2008–2010: Junior career and turning pro

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Ramanathan began playing tennis at the age of five, turning professional in 2009.

2014–2016: Early career

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In 2014, Ramanathan qualified for the main draw of the Chennai Open and beat the then-Indian No. 1 Somdev Devvarman in the first round.[6][7][8] He then lost to Marcel Granollers in the second round.

In 2015, Ramanathan played mostly on Futures and Challenger level. He entered the Chennai Open, where he lost in first round to Tatsuma Ito in straight sets.[3] In April, he reached his first doubles final at a challenger event at the Mersin Cup in Turkey. Partnering with Riccardo Ghedin, the pair lost the final to Mate Pavić and Michael Venus.[9] He entered his second ATP world tour event of the year at Malaysian Open where he lost in the first round to Mikhail Kukushkin.[3]

Ramanathan at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying

In the 2016 season, Ramanathan entered the Chennai Open and reached the quarterfinals, his best result at an ATP World Tour event. He defeated Daniel Gimeno Traver and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the first and second rounds respectively. He lost to Aljaž Bedene in the quarterfinals.[10] In October, Ramanathan partnered with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. The pair reached the final at the Vietnam Open Challenger, where they lost to Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana.[11]

2017: Challenger breakthrough, first ATP top-10 win

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In April, Ramanathan reached his first singles challenger final at the Tallahassee challenger. He lost to Blaž Rola.[12]

Ramanathan entered the 2017 Antalya Open, where he upset world No. 8 and top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round. This was his first match against a top-10 player. Ranked world No. 222, Ramanathan defeated Thiem in straight sets, 6–3, 6–2.[13] He progressed to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis.

In July, he reached his second singles Challenger final at Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. He lost in straight sets to Akira Santillan.[14][15]

In August, Ramanathan qualified for the first time in a main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament at the Cincinnati Masters. He defeated Christopher Eubanks in the first round, before losing to Jared Donaldson.[16] Ramanathan entered qualifying draw of US Open. He defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round but lost to Nicolas Mahut in the second.[17] He finished year with singles ranking of 148.

2018: Hall of Fame Tennis Championships finalist

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Ramanathan opened his new season by entering Maharashtra Open as a wildcard. He lost in round two to top seed Marin Cilic in straight sets.[18] He then entered qualifying draw of Australian Open where he lost in the final qualifying round to Vasek Pospisil.[19]

In April, Ramanathan reached his first Challenger singles final of the season at Taipei Challenger. He was defeated in the final by compatriot Yuki Bhambri.[20]

In July, Ramanathan reached the final at Newport where he lost to Steve Johnson. He became the first Indian to reach an ATP World Tour singles final since Somdev Devvarman at the 2011 Johannesburg Open.[21]

In November, he won his first doubles ATP Challenger title at Pune Challenger. He paired with compatriot Vijay Sundar Prashanth and defeated Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua in the final.[22] He finished the year with singles ranking of 133.

2019–20: Singles final & four doubles titles in Challengers

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Ramanthan won the doubles titles in Japan, France, Italy, and two in India.[23]

2021: Major debut in mixed doubles, maiden singles Challenger title

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Ramanathan entered men's singles qualifying draw of Wimbledon. He defeated Jozef Kovalík and Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the first and second rounds respectively in straight sets but lost to Marc Polmans in last qualifying round in a five sets thriller in the tiebreaker. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut in mixed doubles where he entered the draw after a last minute withdrawal partnering Ankita Raina. This was a Grand Slam mixed doubles debut for both players. They lost to compatriots Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in straight sets. It was a historic first ever all Indian match at a Grand Slam level.

He won his first singles Challenger title at Manama Challenger where he defeated Evgeny Karlovskiy in straight sets.[24] Ramanathan ended 2021 year by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Antalya Challenger III in singles and the semifinals of doubles with Vladyslav Orlov.

2022: First ATP Tour title & top 100 debut in doubles

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Ramkumar had good start to 2022 season with a title win in Adelaide, Ramanathan partnered with Rohan Bopanna and won the title by defeating top seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in the final. This was his first ATP Tour title. Just a month later, he won his second ATP title with Rohan Bopanna at Maharastra Open by defeating Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final. Following his title victory he broke into ATP Top 100 doubles rankings by reaching career best ranking of World No. 94.[25][26] Whereas he lost to Holger Rune in Adelaide qualifiers and Gian Marco Moroni in Australian Open qualifiers in straight sets respectively. He had also lost to Stefano Travaglia in Maharashtra first round in three sets.

Ramanathan lost in the first round of 2022 Bengaluru Open to Max Purcell in three sets but went on to win the doubles title with Saketh Myneni seeded no.3 defeating French pair of Hugo Grenier and Alexandre Müller in straight sets in the final. The pair didn't drop a single set in winning the title. He then lost to Mathias Bourgue at Bengaluru Open 2 but reached the doubles final with Saketh Myneni again losing to Arjun Kadhe and Alexander Erler in the tie breaker. Ramanathan and Saketh lost in the 1st round of 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships to John Peers and Filip Polášek in straight sets after receiving a wildcard.

Ramanathan lost to Liam Broady in the qualifying round of 2022 Indian Wells Masters. Ramanathan was the top seed in the singles qualifying round of 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II but lost to Francesco Maestrelli. He reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He then reached the final of the Challenger Biel/Bienne with Purav Raja where they lost to top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti in straight sets. He then lost to JC Aragone in the first round of Salinas Challenger. As the top seeds with Jeevan in doubles, he still lost to eventual champions and compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500 Series
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2018Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States250 SeriesGrass Steve Johnson5–7, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500 Series
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jan 2022Adelaide International, Australia250 SeriesHard Rohan Bopanna Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win2–0Jan 2022Maharashtra Open, India250 SeriesHard Rohan Bopanna Luke Saville
John-Patrick Smith
6–7(10–12), 6–3, [10–6]

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 33 (21–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–6)
ITF Futures Tour (20–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (19–8)
Clay (2–3)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2012India F16, DharwadFuturesHard Sanam Singh2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–2Jun 2013Spain F17, MartosFuturesHard Steven Diez5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Win1–2Nov 2013India F11, RaipurFuturesHard Lee Duck-hee3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win2–2Dec 2013Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Josh Goodall6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win3–2May 2014Turkey F14, AntalyaFuturesHard Anton Zaitcev6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2
Win4–2Jul 2014Spain F17, GetxoFuturesClay Marc Giner6–4, 6–1
Loss4–3Jul 2014Spain F18, GandiaFuturesClay Arthur De Greef4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win5–3Sep 2014Turkey F32, AntalyaFuturesHard Rémi Boutillier6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Win6–3Sep 2014Turkey F33, AntalyaFuturesHard Ricardo Rodríguez6–3, 6–0
Win7–3Nov 2014India F7, RaipurFuturesHard Saketh Myneni6–1, 6–2
Loss7–4Dec 2014Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Nikoloz Basilashvili6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss7–5Mar 2015India F3, TiruchirapalliFuturesClay Vijay Sundar Prashanth3–6, 4–6
Win8–5May 2015India F6, MysoreFuturesHard Vishnu Vardhan7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Win9–5Sep 2015India F13, CoimbatoreFuturesHard Ouyang Bowen6–4, 6–2
Loss9–6Oct 2015Turkey F40, AntalyaFuturesHard Tim van Rijthoven3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win10–6Nov 2015India F16, GwaliorFuturesHard Prajnesh Gunneswaran6–3, 6–4
Win11–6Dec 2015India F19, MumbaiFuturesHard Prajnesh Gunneswaran6–3, 6–3
Win12–6May 2016Spain F12, LleidaFuturesClay Félix Auger-Aliassime7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win13–6Dec 2016Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Sebastian Ofner7–5, 6–3
Win14–6Dec 2016Qatar F6, DohaFuturesHard Sebastian Ofner7–5, 6–3
Loss14–7Apr 2017Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Blaž Rola2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7
Win15–7Jun 2017Singapore F2, SingaporeFuturesHard Raymond Sarmiento6–2, 6–2
Win16–7Jun 2017Singapore F3, SingaporeFuturesHard Nicholas S. Hu7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss16–8Jul 2017Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Akira Santillan6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss16–9Nov 2017Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Yuki Bhambri6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss16–10Apr 2018Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard (i) Yuki Bhambri3–6, 4–6
Loss16–11Nov 2020Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Sebastian Korda4–6, 4–6
Loss16–12Jul 2021Cary, USAChallengerHard Mitchell Krueger6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win17–12Nov 2021Manama, BahrainChallengerHard Evgeny Karlovskiy6–1, 6–4
Win18–12Oct 2023M25 Dharwad, IndiaWorld TourHard Digvijay Pratap Singh7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win19–12Nov 2023M25 Mumbai, IndiaWorld TourHard Siddharth Vishwakarma6–0, 6–4
Win20–12Nov 2023M25 Kalaburagi, IndiaWorld TourHard David Pichler6–2, 6–1
Win21–12Mar 2024M25 New Delhi, IndiaWorld TourHard Karan Singh6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 48 (24–24)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–11)
ITF Futures Tour (16–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–14)
Clay (8–8)
Grass (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2011Spain F29, VigoFuturesClay Rafael Mazón-Hernández Taro Daniel
Hiroyasu Ehara
6–3, 6–2
Win2–0Jul 2012Turkey F28, İzmirFuturesClay Kirill Dmitriev Julien Demois
Yanais Laurent
6–2, 6–2
Win3–0Jun 2013Spain F17, MartosFuturesHard Ashwin Vijayragavan Roberto Ortega Olmedo
Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Loss3–1Sep 2013Spain F32, SevillaFuturesClay Matwé Middelkoop Eduard Esteve Lobato
Oriol Roca Batalla
2–6, 3–6
Win4–1Oct 2013Spain F33, SabadellFuturesClay David Pérez Sanz Eduard Esteve Lobato
Oriol Roca Batalla
6–7(4), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss4–2Oct 2013Spain F36, El Prat de LlobregatFuturesClay David Pérez Sanz Antonio Campo
Omar Giacalone
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss4–3Nov 2013India F9, DelhiFuturesHard Ashwin Vijayragavan Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
6–7(3), 3–6
Loss4–4Nov 2013India F11, RaipurFuturesHard Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
1–6, 3–6
Win5–4Dec 2013Cambodia F3, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Karunuday Singh Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa
6–4, 6–3
Win6–4Mar 2014India F4, TrichyFuturesClay Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Giorgio Portaluri
Lucas Renard
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss6–5May 2014Turkey F14, AntalyaFuturesHard Andrei Ciumac Sho Katayama
Bumpei Sato
3–6, 1–6
Loss6–6May 2014Turkey F16, AntalyaFuturesHard Hugo Grenier Dimitar Kuzmanov
Ricardo Rodríguez
w/o
Win7–6Jun 2014Spain F15, Palma del RíoFuturesHard Jaume Pla Malfeito Eduard Esteve Lobato
Oriol Roca Batalla
7–6(2), 4–6, [10–7]
Win8–6Jul 2014Spain F17, GetxoFuturesClay David Pérez Sanz João Domingues
José Antón Salazar Martín
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss8–7Jul 2014Spain F18, GandiaFuturesClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez
Martin Beran
6–2, 6–7(3), [9–11]
Loss8–8Sep 2014Turkey F33, AntalyaFuturesHard Ricardo Rodríguez Scott Clayton
Richard Gabb
5–7, 6–7(7)
Win9–8Oct 2014Turkey F34, AntalyaFuturesHard Tuna Altuna Barış Ergüden
Jan Hájek
6–4, 6–2
Win10–8Dec 2014Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Sam Barry
Maximilian Neuchrist
6–3, 6–4
Loss10–9Mar 2015India F2, BhimavaramFuturesHard Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan
7–6(5), 3–6, [6–10]
Win11–9Mar 2015India F3, TrichyFuturesClay Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Anvit Bendre
Akash Wagh
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss11–10Apr 2015Mersin Cup, TurkeyChallengerClay Riccardo Ghedin Mate Pavić
Michael Venus
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win12–10Oct 2015Turkey F41, AntalyaFuturesHard Sarp Ağabigün Kirill Dmitriev
Luca Margaroli
6–4, 6–4
Loss12–11Nov 2015India F16, GwaliorFuturesHard Hung Jui-chen Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan
4–6, 6–7(5)
Win13–11Dec 2015India F19, MumbaiFuturesHard Kaliyanda Poonacha Anvit Bendre
Chandril Sood
6–4, 6–3
Win14–11May 2016Spain F12, LleidaFuturesClay David Vega Hernández Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Alex de Minaur
6–3, 6–1
Loss14–12Oct 2016France F21, NeversFuturesHard (i) Jordi Muñoz Abreu Antoine Hoang
Grégoire Jacq
3–6, 4–6
Loss14–13Oct 2016Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
5–7, 4–6
Win15–13Feb 2017USA F8, Indian Harbour BeachFuturesClay Jaume Pla Malfeito Hunter Callahan
Nick Chappell
6–2, 6–7(5), [11–9]
Loss15–14Mar 2017USA F9, OrlandoFuturesClay Jaume Pla Malfeito Connor Smith
Rhyne Williams
4–6, 4–6
Loss15–15Nov 2018Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard (i) Andrei Vasilevski Denys Molchanov
Igor Zelenay
2–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win16–15Nov 2018Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Vijay Sundar Prashanth Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua
7–6(3), 6–7(5), [10–7]
Loss16–16Jun 2019Surbiton Trophy, UKChallengerGrass Kwon Soon-woo Marcel Granollers
Ben McLachlan
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win17–16Jul 2019Recanati, ItalyChallengerHard Gonçalo Oliveira Andrea Vavassori
David Vega Hernández
6–2, 6–4
Loss17–17Oct 2019Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Sergio Martos Gornés Simone Bolelli
David Vega Hernández
4–6, 5–7
Loss17–18Nov 2019Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Mikhail Elgin Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua
2–6, 5–7
Win18–18Nov 2019Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Purav Raja André Göransson
Christopher Rungkat
7–6(6), 6–3
Win19–18Nov 2019Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Purav Raja Arjun Kadhe
Saketh Myneni
7–6(3), 6–3
Win20–18Feb 2020Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Purav Raja Leander Paes
Matthew Ebden
6–0, 6–3
Win21–18Sep 2021Cassis, FranceChallengerHard Sriram Balaji Hans Hach Verdugo
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win22–18Feb 2022Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Hugo Grenier
Alexandre Müller
6–3, 6–2
Loss22–19Feb 2022Bangalore II, IndiaChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Alexander Erler
Arjun Kadhe
3–6, 7–6(4), [7–10]
Loss22–20Mar 2022Biel/Bienne, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i) Purav Raja Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Albano Olivetti
3–6, 4–6
Loss22–21June 2022Ilkley Trophy, UKChallengerGrass John-Patrick Smith Julian Cash
Henry Patten
5–7, 4–6
Loss22–22Jun 2023M25 Martos, SpainFuturesHard Parikshit Somani Jaime Faria
Henrique Rocha
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss22–23Jun 2023Emilia-Romagna, ItalyChallengerClay Luca Margaroli Jonathan Eysseric
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
2–6, 3–6
Loss22–24Aug 2023Mallorca, SpainChallengerClay Sriram Balaji Daniel Cukierman
Joshua Paris
4–6, 4–6
Win23–24Nov 2023M25 Mumbai, IndiaFuturesHard Purav Raja Vladyslav Orlov
Harrison Adams
6–3, 6–3
Win24–24Feb 2024Chennai Open, IndiaChallengerHard Saketh Myneni Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2022 Atlanta Open.

Tournament201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1Q1AQ3Q2Q1Q2Q10 / 00–0
French OpenAQ2Q1Q1Q1Q1Q1Q2Q20 / 00–0
WimbledonAAQ2AQ1Q2NHQ3Q10 / 00–0
US OpenAQ2Q1Q2AQ1AQ1Q10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
National representation
Davis CupAAPOZ1POZ1QRWG10 / 510–950%
Win–loss0–00–01–35–11–21–10–10–12–00 / 010–950%
Career statistics
Titles/Finals0–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–1
Overall win–loss1–10–23–58–57–73–50–20–42–224–3342%
Year-end ranking241248227148132174190144$783,648

Wins over top-10 players

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Season201720182019202020212022Total
Wins1000001
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreRRR
2017
1. Dominic Thiem8Antalya, TurkeyGrass2R6–3, 6–2221

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