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| Country (sports) |  India |
|---|---|
| Born | (1952-08-09) 9 August 1952 (age 71) Madras, India |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Turned pro | 1970 |
| Retired | 1984 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 234–270[1] |
| Career titles | 4[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (21 October 1975) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1975, 1982) |
| French Open | 2R (1976) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1976, 1980, 1982) |
| US Open | 2R (1975, 1976, 1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 124–170 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 81 (12 December 1976) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1975) |
| French Open | 2R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1976) |
| US Open | 2R (1977) |
Sashi Menon (born 9 August 1952) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He was active from 1970 to 1984 and played over 700 hundred matches and won 4 career singles titles,[1] in addition he also won 3 doubles titles.
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]
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1.[1] | 1973 | Kona Kai Open | Hard |  John Andrews
|
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1.[1] | 1973 | Charles Farrell Invitation | Clay | Larry Nagler
|
7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2.[1] | 1973 | Blue Gray Championships | ? | Raz Reid
|
3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2.[1] | 1974 | Washington Classic | Hard | Terry Moor
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3.[1] | 1976 | Bangalore Open | Clay |  Kim Warwick
|
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3.[1] | 1978 | Tinton Falls Open | Hard | John Sadri
|
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4.[1] | 1979 | South Fulton Tennis Classic | Hard | Terry Moor
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Gene Mayer
|
 Marcello Lara Raúl Ramírez
|
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1978 | Lagos, Nigeria | Clay | George Hardie
|
 Colin Dowdeswell  Jürgen Fassbender
|
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Gene Mayer
|
Sandy Mayer Sherwood Stewart
|
6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1978 | Calcutta, India | Clay | Sherwood Stewart
|
 Gilles Moretton Yannick Noah
|
7–6, 6–4 |
