Saketh Myneni
Saketh Myneni 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.
Personal and early life
Myneni was born in a small town named Vuyyuru in Andhra Pradesh and grew up entirely in Visakhapatnam. 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
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | 2014 Indore Open ATP Challenger| | Indore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | 2015 Vietnam Open | | Vietnam Open, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | 2015 Ağrı Challenger| | Ağrı, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | 2016 Delhi Open| | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | 2018 Bengaluru Open| | Bengalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (7–6)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | 2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour| | Kolkata, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, |
Win | 2–0 | 2014 ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open| | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | 2014 KPIT MSLTA Challenger| | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | 2015 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup| | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 4–6, 0–0 |
Win | 5–0 | 2015 Bangalore Challenger| | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, |
Loss | 5–1 | 2016 Delhi Open| | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 5–2 | 2016 Gemdale ATP Challenger| | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, |
Win | 6–2 | 2016 TAC Cup Nanjing Challenger| | Nanjing, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–3 | 2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby | | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, |
Loss | 6–4 | 2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger| | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, |
Loss | 6–5 | 2018 Fergana Challenger| | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–5 | 2019 Chengdu Challenger – Doubles| | Chengdu, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 0–6, |
Loss | 7–6 | 2019 KPIT MSLTA Challenger – Doubles| | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Asian Games
;Finals: 2Singles Finals: 0 (0–0)
Doubles Finals: 2 (1–1)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 1. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games | Asian Games | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | 29 September 2014 | Incheon, Korea Incheon Asian Games | Asian Games | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |