# Sashi Menon

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{{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](/source/Madras%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Pacific_Southwest_Championships).<ref name="tb"/> In 1971 he entered his first major tournament at the [US Open](/source/1971_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) where he lost in the first round to [Željko Franulović](/source/%C5%BDeljko_Franulovi%C4%87).<ref name="tb"/> In 1972 he was a quarter finalist at the [Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships](/source/Pennsylvania_Lawn_Tennis_Championships) where he lost to [Mark Cox](/source/Mark_Cox_(tennis)).<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](/source/John_Andrews_(tennis)),<ref name="tb"/> the same year he won his first title at the Charles Farrell Invitation played at the [Racquet Club of Palm Springs](/source/Racquet_Club_of_Palm_Springs) against [Larry Nagler](/source/Larry_Nagler),<ref name="tb"/> and was a losing finalist at the [Blue and Gray Championships](/source/Blue_and_Gray_Championships) in Montgomery, Alabama to [Raz Reid](/source/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](/source/Bangalore_Open) but lost to [Kim Warwick](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/John_Andrews_(tennis))
| 1–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.<ref name="tb"/>
| 1973
| Charles Farrell Invitation 
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Larry Nagler](/source/Larry_Nagler)
|7–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.<ref name="tb"/>
| 1973
|[Blue Gray Championships](/source/Blue_Gray_Championships) 
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Raz Reid](/source/Raz_Reid)
| 3–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.<ref name="tb"/>
| 1974
| Washington Classic 
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Terry Moor](/source/Terry_Moor)
|6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.<ref name="tb"/>
| 1976
| [Bangalore Open](/source/Bangalore_Open) 
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Kim Warwick](/source/Kim_Warwick)
| 1–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.<ref name="tb"/>
| 1978
|Tinton Falls Open 
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [John Sadri](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Gene_Mayer)
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [Marcello Lara](/source/Marcello_Lara) <br> {{flagicon|MEX}} [Raúl Ramírez](/source/Ra%C3%BAl_Ram%C3%ADrez)
| 6–3, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 1978
| [Lagos](/source/Lagos_Open_(1976%E2%80%931991)), Nigeria
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [George Hardie](/source/George_Hardie_(tennis))
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [Colin Dowdeswell](/source/Colin_Dowdeswell) <br> {{flagicon|FRG}} [Jürgen Fassbender](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Fassbender)
| 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 1978
| [Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara_Open), Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Gene Mayer](/source/Gene_Mayer)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Sandy Mayer](/source/Sandy_Mayer) <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [Sherwood Stewart](/source/Sherwood_Stewart)
| 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 1978
| [Calcutta](/source/Indian_Open_(tennis)), India
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Sherwood Stewart](/source/Sherwood_Stewart)
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [Gilles Moretton](/source/Gilles_Moretton) <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [Yannick Noah](/source/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

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