Sashi Menon
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Career
He played his first singles tournament in 1970 at the qualifiers for the Pacific Southwest Championships.[1] In 1971 he entered his first major tournament at the US Open where he lost in the first round to Željko Franulović.[1] In 1972 he was a quarter finalist at the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships where he lost to Mark Cox.[1]
In 1973 he reached his first senior tournament final at the Kona Kai Open in San Diego where he was beaten by John Andrews,[1] the same year he won his first title at the Charles Farrell Invitation played at the Racquet Club of Palm Springs against Larry Nagler,[1] and was a losing finalist at the Blue and Gray Championships in Montgomery, Alabama to Raz Reid,[2][1]
In 1976 he reached the final of the Bangalore Open but lost to Kim Warwick.[1] In 1978 he reached the finals of the Tinton Falls Open in Trinton Falls, New Jersey and won the title against John Sadri.[1] His final singles title came in 1979 at the South Fulton Tennis Classic at College Park, Georgia that was part of the American Express Satellite Circuit that year.[1] He played his final singles event at the International Championships of Egypt in Cairo in 1984.[1]
Career finals
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1.[1] | 1973 | Kona Kai Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Andrews | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1.[1] | 1973 | Charles Farrell Invitation | Clay | Template:Flagicon Larry Nagler | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2.[1] | 1973 | Blue Gray Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Raz Reid | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2.[1] | 1974 | Washington Classic | Hard | Template:Flagicon Terry Moor | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3.[1] | 1976 | Bangalore Open | Clay | Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3.[1] | 1978 | Tinton Falls Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Sadri | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4.[1] | 1979 | South Fulton Tennis Classic | Hard | Template:Flagicon Terry Moor | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runners-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer | Template:Flagicon Marcello Lara Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1978 | Lagos, Nigeria | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Hardie | Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon Jürgen Fassbender |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer | Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart |
6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1978 | Calcutta, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart | Template:Flagicon Gilles Moretton Template:Flagicon Yannick Noah |
7–6, 6–4 |
References
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