of his achievements and contributions to Indian tennis. Ramesh runs a tennis academy in Chennai, set up along the lines of similar institutions in the United States. He became India Davis Cup team captain in January 2007. ATP career finals Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 4 (4–0) Doubles: 1 (0–1) Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 2 (2 titles) Performance timeline Singles Career highlights 1979 – Wimbledon and French Open junior singles champion. 1981 – Reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. 1981 – Won his first ATP singles title in Manila. 1986 – Reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. 1986 – Won the Japan Open. 1987 – Reached the quarterfinals of 1987 South Australian Open and 1987 Heineken Open in back to back weeks in January. 1987 – Reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. 1987 – Member of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup. (Krishnan won the decisive singles rubber against Australia in the semifinals. India went on to lose to Sweden in the final.) 1988 – Won the Wellington Open; runner-up in the ATP Auckland Open, Bristol Open and Rye Brook (New York) Open. 1989 – Defeated the then world No. 1, Mats Wilander, in the second round of the Australian Open. 1989 – Won the Auckland Open, reached the quarterfinals of the Schenectady Open and Washington DC Open in back to back weeks in July. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1989 Livingston Open. 1990 – Won the Schenectady Open and reached the semifinals of the 1990 Heineken Open. 1991 – Reached the quarterfinals of the Wellington Open. 1992 – Reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open. 1992 – Reached the quarterfinals of the men's doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with Leander Paes. References External links French Open junior champions Indian male tennis players Olympic tennis players of India Racket sportspeople from Chennai Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Recipients of the Arjuna Award Tamil sportspeople Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wimbledon junior champions 1961 births Living people Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles