Tamil Nadu Timeline

Tennis

3 events, 1960 to 1997.

  1. 1960

    1. Jul 1960Wimbledon, LondonSports

      Ramanathan Krishnan reaches the Wimbledon semi-finals

      Seeded seventh, Ramanathan Krishnan reached the Wimbledon singles semi-finals, where he lost to the champion Neale Fraser.

  2. 1966

    1. Dec 1966MelbourneSports

      Krishnan leads India to the Davis Cup Challenge Round

      Led by Ramanathan Krishnan, India reached the Davis Cup Challenge Round for the first time and lost to Australia.

  3. 1997

    1. Jan 1997 to 2017ChennaiSports

      ATP tennis tournament moves to Chennai as the Gold Flake Open

      India's only ATP Tour event moved from New Delhi to Chennai, where it was held every January until 2017 before shifting to Pune.