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Shanker Krishnan

IND Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1979

Shanker Krishnan represented India on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 373. In TennisDB's records, Shanker Krishnan finished with a career record of 0–2 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

373 (Dec 15, 1975)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

0–2 (0.0%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Shanker Krishnan's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Louk Sanders	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 22, 1979*	R32	Bombay	ATP 250	Clay
Richard Meyer	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1978*	R32	Calcutta	ATP 250	Clay

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Shanker Krishnan's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Louk Sanders	0	1	1	Nov 22, 1979	H2H
Richard Meyer	0	1	1	Dec 7, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Shanker Krishnan career results by season
Season	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	1	1	0.0%	555	555
1979	1	1	0.0%	579	579
Career	2	2	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shanker Krishnan career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Advanced Stats

Shanker Krishnan advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1978	1482	95.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.27
1979	1471	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	+0.09
Career	1500	97.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	0–1	—	+18.00

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Shanker Krishnan ATP 250 results by season
Season	BOM	CAL	W-L Win %
1978	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1979	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

373

Career-high date

Dec 15, 1975

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Shanker Krishnan ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	373
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	555
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	579
1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	423
1984	793	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Shanker Krishnan's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Gunther Gnettner	GER	366	1,516	7	1	6	14.3%	1973–1981	Match log
Akinori Naguro	JPN	374	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1974–1981	Match log
Phil Davies	AUS	339	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1978–1980	Match log
Chris Bradnam	GBR	386	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1978–1983	Match log
Nobuya Tamura	JPN	400	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	1978–1981	Match log
Flavio Mazzocchi	ITA	392	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	1978–1978	Match log
Massimo Rivaroli	ITA	400	1,513	3	1	2	33.3%	1979–1979	Match log
Fabrizio Fanucci	ITA	309	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1978–1981	Match log
Stevenson Clarke	USA	343	1,542	3	2	1	66.7%	1979–1979	Match log
David Imonitie	NGR	347	1,521	5	2	3	40.0%	1978–1980	Match log
Tim Vann	USA	355	1,516	3	1	2	33.3%	1968–1979	Match log
Cary Leeds	USA	389	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	1979–1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Shanker Krishnan represent?: Shanker Krishnan represents India in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Shanker Krishnan left-handed or right-handed?: Shanker Krishnan plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Shanker Krishnan won?: Shanker Krishnan has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Shanker Krishnan won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shanker Krishnan's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Shanker Krishnan's highest ATP ranking?: Shanker Krishnan's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 373, first achieved on December 15, 1975.
What is Shanker Krishnan's career win-loss record?: Shanker Krishnan has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 2 losses (0.0%).
Which seasons of Shanker Krishnan's career appear in TennisDB?: Shanker Krishnan appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1979.
Who has Shanker Krishnan faced most often?: Shanker Krishnan's most frequent opponent is Louk Sanders, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.