Question: By which of the following players, Indian tennis player Rajkumar Ramanathan was defeated in the recently concluded men’s singles final of Winnetka Challenger Tennis Tournament?
(a) Taylor Fritz
(b) Michael Moha
(c) Akira Santillan
(d) Dennis Novikov
Answer- (c)
Related facts:
Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship, of the Second Male Professional Circuit ‘Challenger Tour -2017’ organized by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) recently concluded between July10th-15th.
Competition Results
Men’s singles
Winner: Akira Santillan (Australia)
Runners-up: Ramkumar Ramanathan (India)
Men’s doubles
Winners: Sanchai Ratiwatana (Thailand) and Christopher Rungkat (Indonesia).
Runner-up: Bradley Klahn and Kevin King(both of America).
Ramkumar earned 48 points in Winnetka Challenger.
In the singles ranking released On July 17th, 2017, Ramkumar Ramanathan reached career-high ranking of 168 in singles.
He is now India’s best ranked player in the singles, followed by Yuki Bhambri (212), Prajnesh Gunneswaran (214), N Sriram Balaji (293) and Sumit Nagal (306).
Reference:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/winnetka/228/overview
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/winnetka/228/2017/draws?matchType=doubles
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/akira-santillan/sq80/overview
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/india-tennis-rankings-ramkumar-ramanathan-atp-wta-4754761/