Country (sports) India Name Saketh Myneni Residence India Role Tennis Player | Prize money $106,444 Height 1.93 m Career titles 0 Turned pro November 2011 | |
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Born 19 October 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-10-19 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career record 1–0 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) Similar People Sanam Singh, Divij Sharan, Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan | ||
Saketh myneni in ctl2015
Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and 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.
Contents
- Saketh myneni in ctl2015
- Face to face interview with telangana tennis star saketh myneni 09 02 2015
- Personal and early life
- Professional career
- Asian Games
- References
Face to face interview with telangana tennis star saketh myneni 09 02 2015
Personal and early life
Myneni was born in a small town named Vuyyuru in Andhra Pradesh and grew up entirely in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). He completed his schooling from Timpany Secondary School , Visakhapatnam, before moving to Hyderabad for tennis. He started playing tennis at the age of 11. His nickname is Saké or Saki. He was selected on a sports scholarship in 2006 and graduated with a double major with degrees 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 Visakhapatnam and trains every now & then in Hyderabad.
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