{{short description|Indian tennis player}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Sashi Menon | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{flagu|India}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|08|09|df=yes}} | birth_place = Madras, India | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 11 in | plays = Right-handed | turnedpro = 1970 | retired = 1984 | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=234|lost=270}}<ref name="tb">{{cite web|title=Players:Menon, Sashi|url=https://thetennisbase.com/players/search/e|website=The Tennis Base|publisher=Tennismem SL|access-date=13 January 2024|location=Madrid|url-access=subscription}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | singlestitles = 4<ref name="tb"/> | highestsinglesranking = No. 71 (21 October 1975) | AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1975, 1982) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1976) | Wimbledonresult = 2R (1976, 1980, 1982) | USOpenresult = 2R (1975, 1976, 1977) | doublesrecord = 124–170 | doublestitles = 3 | highestdoublesranking = No. 81 (12 December 1976) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1975) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1977) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1976) | USOpenDoublesresult = 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 matches and won 4 career singles titles,<ref name="tb"/> in addition he also won 3 doubles titles.
==Career== He played his first singles tournament in 1970 at the qualifiers for the Pacific Southwest Championships.<ref name="tb"/> In 1971 he entered his first major tournament at the US Open where he lost in the first round to Željko Franulović.<ref name="tb"/> In 1972 he was a quarter finalist at the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships where he lost to Mark Cox.<ref name="tb"/>
In 1973 he reached his first senior tournament final at the Kona Kai Open in San Diego where he was beaten by John Andrews,<ref name="tb"/> the same year he won his first title at the Charles Farrell Invitation played at the Racquet Club of Palm Springs against Larry Nagler,<ref name="tb"/> and was a losing finalist at the Blue and Gray Championships in Montgomery, Alabama to Raz Reid,<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.bluegraytennis.com/history/ |website=bluegraytennis.com |publisher=Blue Gray National Tennis Classic |access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="tb"/>
In 1976 he reached the final of the Bangalore Open but lost to Kim Warwick.<ref name="tb"/> In 1978 he reached the finals of the Tinton Falls Open in Trinton Falls, New Jersey and won the title against John Sadri.<ref name="tb"/> 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.<ref name="tb"/> He played his final singles event at the International Championships of Egypt in Cairo in 1984.<ref name="tb"/>
==Career finals== ===Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)=== {|class=wikitable !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:40px"|Date !style="width:220px"|Tournament !style="width:40px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1.<ref name="tb"/> | 1973 | Kona Kai Open | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} John Andrews | 1–6, 5–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1.<ref name="tb"/> | 1973 | Charles Farrell Invitation | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nagler |7–6, 7–5 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |2.<ref name="tb"/> | 1973 |Blue Gray Championships |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Raz Reid | 3–6, 6–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2.<ref name="tb"/> | 1974 | Washington Classic | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Moor |6–3, 6–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3.<ref name="tb"/> | 1976 | Bangalore Open | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick | 1–6, 5–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3.<ref name="tb"/> | 1978 |Tinton Falls Open | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} John Sadri |3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4.<ref name="tb"/> | 1979 |South Fulton Tennis Classic |Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Moor |6–3, 6–2 |- |}
===Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runners-up)=== {|class=wikitable !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:65px"|Date !style="width:220px"|Tournament !style="width:40px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|MEX}} Marcello Lara <br> {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 7–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 1978 | Lagos, Nigeria | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} George Hardie | {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Colin Dowdeswell <br> {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 1978 | Calcutta, India | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart | {{flagicon|FRA}} Gilles Moretton <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Noah | 7–6, 6–4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Sashi}} Category:Indian male tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Chennai Category:1952 births Category:Living people