Here is all you need to know about Saketh Myneni and his wife who grabs silver alongside Ramkumar Ramanathan at the Asian Games 2023 doubles final
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan won the men’s doubles tennis silver medal at the Asian Games 2023.
Who is Saketh Myneni, biography, age, height, wife, tennis ranking, stats, hometown state, net worth
On Friday, September 29, they were defeated 6-4, 6-4 by the Taiwanese duo of Jason Jung and Yu-Hsiou Hsu in the gold medal final at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre Court.
The Indians were definitely the favourite to win a gold in tennis this year. However, they gave a tough fight and grabbed the well-deserved silver. In the quarterfinals, they had defeated hometown favourites Yibing Wu and Zhizhen Zhang (Zhizhen Zhang has proceeded to the men’s singles final), who were the second seeds.
🥈🔟 on 🔟 Performance! 🎾🥈
🇮🇳's Doubles pair of @ramkumar1994 and @SakethMyneni clinched the 🥈medal in the Finals, and their performance was nothing short of exceptional! 👏
This is 🇮🇳's 10th Silver medal so far🔥
And notably, 1st Medal for Ramkumar, and 3rd for Saketh in… pic.twitter.com/iejV3VzkxX— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 29, 2023
Who is Saketh Myneni?
Saketh Myneni, an Indian tennis player, was born on October 19, 1987 in Andhra Pradesh. The 35-year-old stands 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall.
Saketh Myneni’s education
He completed his studies at Timpany Secondary School in Visakhapatnam before moving to Hyderabad to play tennis. He was chosen for a sports scholarship in 2006, and in 2010 he earned a double major from the University of Alabama in Finance and Economics.
A look at Saketh Myneni’s career
In addition to playing for India in the Davis Cup, he received the coveted Arjuna Award in 2017. This will be Myneni’s third overall medal at the Asian Games. At Incheon 2014, while he and Sanam Singh lost the men’s doubles final, he had won the mixed doubles gold with Sania Mirza.
He has taken home 10 ITF and 2 ATP Challenger singles championships. fourteen ATP Challenger doubles titles and eighteen ITF titles.
What is Saketh Myneni’s ATP Ranking?
On January 16, 2023, he reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 74. He is ranked as high as No. 137 (12 September, 2016) and is currently ranked 1456T which he achieved on 13 February 2023.
Saketh Myneni’s family
Myneni was born to Prasad Myneni and Saroja Myneni in the Andhra Pradesh town of Vuyyuru.
Is Saketh Myneni married?
Yes! On September 14, 2016, during the official Davis Cup dinner, he proposed to his girlfriend Sri Lakshmi Anumolu and three months later in December of that year, the pair got married.
What is Saketh Myneni’s net worth?
Saketh Myneni’s official net worth has not been disclosed yet but he is said to have a net worth of $500,000-1 million.