Tennis : Top 10 Indian tennis players of all-time

# Ramanathan Krishnan

Ramanathan Krishnan - 2-time Wimbledon Singles semi-finalist

Ramanathan Krishnan was without a doubt the greatest tennis player that India produced in the Amateur Era. In 1954, Krishnan became the first Asian player to win the Wimbledon Boy's Singles title beating legendary Ashley Cooper in the final.

In 1959, Krishnan beat Rod Laver in their Davis Cup encounter. Lance Tingay ranked him as high as World Number 6 in 1960. Krishnan entered the Wimbledon Championships that year seeded 7th. He made the semi-finals losing to eventual champion Neale Fraser. The following year he repeated his heroics as he made the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championships again only to lose to eventual champion Rod Laver. Despite being the 4th seed in 1962, an ankle injury forced him out of the competition that year. Krishnan was part of the Indian Davis Cup team in 1966 which finished runner-up to Australia in the final. He was awarded India's 3rd highest civilian award - the Padma Bhushan in 1967. His son, Ramesh Krishnan, emulated his father by winning the Wimbledon Junior Singles title and gained prominence as the pre-eminent tennis player from India in the 1980's.