Sashi Menon
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| Country (sports) |  India |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1952 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 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]
