Sanchai Ratiwatana

Sanchai Ratiwatana
สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์
Sanchai Ratiwatana at Roland Garros 2013
Country (sports) Thailand
ResidenceBangkok, Thailand
Born (1982-01-23) 23 January 1982 (age 42)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachChatchai Ratiwatana
Prize moneyUS$489,440
Singles
Career record3–6
Highest rankingNo. 831 (26 November 2007)
Doubles
Career record61–78
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 39 (28 April 2008)
Current rankingNo. 603 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2008, 2011, 2013, 2018)
French Open1R (2008, 2013)
Wimbledon3R (2010)
US Open1R (2008, 2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2016)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2008)
Last updated on: 28 February 2022.

Sanchai Ratiwatana (Thai: สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์, pronounced [sǎn.t͡ɕʰāj rá(ʔ).tī.wát]), nicknamed Tong (ต้อง, [tɔ̂ŋ]; born 23 January 1982), is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.

In 2007, Sanchai and his twin brother Sonchat Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok. They won their second title at the Chennai Open in India in 2008.

He reached World No. 39, his best doubles ranking, on 28 April 2008.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2007 Thailand Open, Thailand International Hard (i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana France Michaël Llodra
France Nicolas Mahut
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jan 2008 Chennai Open, India International Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
France Marc Gicquel
6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Feb 2008 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, US Intl. Gold Hard (i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
6–7(5–7), 2–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Doubles: 81 (48–33)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2003 Dharwad, India Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Prakash Amritraj
South Africa Rik de Voest
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Apr 2004 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi
Japan Tasuku Iwami
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 3–0 Aug 2004 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Brazil Marcos Daniel
Peru Iván Miranda
6–2, 7–5
Win 4–0 Nov 2004 Reunion Island, Réunion Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
w/o
Loss 4–1 Jan 2005 Waikoloa, United States Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Brazil André Sá
United States Eric Taino
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win 5–1 Feb 2005 Cherbourg, France Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana France Jean-Christophe Faurel
France Nicolas Renavand
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Nov 2005 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Tripp Phillips
5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Mar 2006 Cherbourg, France Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana France Jean-François Bachelot
France Stéphane Robert
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 6–3 Apr 2006 Chikmagalur, India Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
Thailand Danai Udomchoke
6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–4 Apr 2006 Dharwad, India Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Slovakia Kamil Čapkovič
Slovakia Lukáš Lacko
3–6, 5–7
Win 7–4 May 2006 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Kazakhstan Alexey Kedryuk
Ukraine Orest Tereshchuk
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), [14–12]
Win 8–4 Jul 2006 Lexington, United States Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United States John Isner
United States Colin Purcell
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 8–5 Nov 2006 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Björn Phau
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [6–10]
Win 9–5 Mar 2007 Kyoto, Japan Carpet(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds
6–4, 6–3
Win 10–5 May 2007 San Remo, Italy Clay Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Belgium Steve Darcis
Belgium Stefan Wauters
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 11–5 Jun 2007 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–4
Win 12–5 Jul 2007 Granby, Canada Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi
United States Philip Stolt
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 12–6 Oct 2007 Seoul, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Africa Rik de Voest
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
3–6, 5–7
Loss 12–7 Oct 2008 Seoul, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach
5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 13–7 Jan 2009 Salinas, Ecuador Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Peru Iván Miranda
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 14–7 Feb 2009 Wrocław, Poland Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Germany Benedikt Dorsch
United States Sam Warburg
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 15–7 Mar 2009 Melbourne, Australia Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Thailand Danai Udomchoke
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 15–8 Mar 2009 Khorat, Thailand Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Win 16–8 Apr 2009 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Dominican Republic Víctor Estrella Burgos
Brazil João Souza
6–3, 6–3
Win 17–8 May 2009 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Japan Tasuku Iwami
Japan Toshihide Matsui
6–4, 6–2
Loss 17–9 Jul 2009 Aptos, United States Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Australia Carsten Ball
Australia Chris Guccione
3–6, 2–6
Loss 17–10 Nov 2009 Seoul, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Africa Rik de Voest
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 17–11 Dec 2009 Salzburg, Austria Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Germany Philipp Marx
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
4–6, 5–7
Loss 17–12 Jan 2010 Salinas, Ecuador Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
3–6, 4–6
Win 18–12 Jan 2010 Heilbronn, Germany Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Croatia Mario Ančić
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–4, 7–5
Loss 18–13 Aug 2010 Granby, Canada Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Australia Joseph Sirianni
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 19–13 Sep 2010 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Japan Yuichi Sugita
6–3, 7–5
Loss 19–14 Nov 2010 Eckental, Germany Carpet(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United States Scott Lipsky
United States Rajeev Ram
7–6(7–2), 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 19–15 Jan 2011 Singapore, Singapore Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
7–5, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss 19–16 Mar 2011 Guangzhou, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Russia Michail Elgin
Russia Alexandre Kudryavtsev
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 20–16 Aug 2011 Beijing, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Finland Harri Heliövaara
Sweden Michael Ryderstedt
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]
Win 21–16 Sep 2011 Shanghai, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Africa Fritz Wolmarans
United States Michael Yani
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 22–16 Oct 2011 Seoul, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 23–16 Jan 2012 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana France Axel Michon
France Guillaume Rufin
6–0, 6–4
Win 24–16 Feb 2012 Kazan, Russia Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Belarus Aliaksandr Bury
Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk
6–3, 6–1
Win 25–16 Mar 2012 Kyoto, Japan Carpet(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss 25–17 May 2012 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Africa Raven Klaasen
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
3–6, 4–6
Win 26–17 Jul 2012 Anning, China Clay Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Africa Ruan Roelofse
Thailand Kittipong Wachiramanowong
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [13–11]
Win 27–17 Jul 2012 Wuhan, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Australia Adam Feeney
Australia Sam Groth
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 28–17 Aug 2012 Beijing, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Yuki Bhambri
India Divij Sharan
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–6]
Win 29–17 Sep 2012 Shanghai, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Yuki Bhambri
India Divij Sharan
6–4, 6–4
Win 30–17 Sep 2012 Ningbo, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana China Gong Maoxin
China Zhang Ze
6–4, 6–2
Loss 30–18 Nov 2012 Yokohama, Japan Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Prakash Amritraj
Austria Philipp Oswald
3–6, 4–6
Win 31–18 Mar 2013 Cherbourg, France Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Germany Philipp Marx
Romania Florin Mergea
7–5, 6–4
Win 32–18 Jun 2013 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
Loss 32–19 Jul 2013 Eskişehir, Turkey Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Croatia Marin Draganja
Croatia Mate Pavić
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 33–19 Sep 2013 Shanghai, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
6–3, 6–4
Loss 33–20 Nov 2013 Yokohama, Japan Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United States Bradley Klahn
New Zealand Michael Venus
5–7, 1–6
Loss 33–21 Feb 2014 New Delhi, India Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Saketh Myneni
India Sanam Singh
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 34–21 Mar 2014 Guangzhou, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
Israel Amir Weintraub
6–2, 6–4
Loss 34–22 Mar 2014 Kyoto, Japan Carpet(i) New Zealand Michael Venus India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [4–10]
Win 35–22 May 2014 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
Australia John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 6–4
Loss 35–23 Oct 2014 Pune, India Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Saketh Myneni
India Sanam Singh
3–6, 2–6
Loss 35–24 May 2015 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Carpet(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Australia Matthew Ebden
Chinese Taipei Wang Chieh-fu
1–6, 4–6
Win 36–24 May 2015 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Korea Nam Ji-sung
South Korea Song Min-kyu
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7]
Win 37–24 Nov 2015 Kobe, Japan Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Croatia Franko Škugor
6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Win 38–24 Nov 2015 Yokohama, Japan Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Italy Riccardo Ghedin
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan
6–4, 6–4
Loss 38–25 Mar 2016 Guangzhou, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
2–6, 2–6
Win 39–25 Apr 2016 Gwangju, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Republic of Ireland David O'Hare
6–3, 6–2
Loss 39–26 May 2016 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Australia Sam Groth
India Leander Paes
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss 39–27 Sep 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Thailand Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
Thailand Kittipong Wachiramanowong
6–7(9–11), 3–6
Win 40–27 Sep 2016 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 41–27 Oct 2016 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
India Ramkumar Ramanathan
7–5, 6–4
Win 42–27 Jan 2017 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana France Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win 43–27 Feb 2017 Kyoto, Japan Hard(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Belgium Joris De Loore
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 44–27 Mar 2017 Shenzhen, China Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Indonesia Christopher Rungkat
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Loss 44–28 Apr 2017 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Carpet(i) Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli
Croatia Franko Škugor
6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Loss 44–29 May 2017 Busan, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 45–29 Jul 2017 Winnetka, United States Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat United States Bradley Klahn
United States Kevin King
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 46–29 Oct 2017 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Israel Jonathan Erlich
Austria Alexander Peya
6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
Win 47–29 Nov 2017 Hua Hin, Thailand Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana United States Austin Krajicek
United States Jackson Withrow
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 47–30 Mar 2018 Yokohama, Japan Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Germany Tobias Kamke
Germany Tim Pütz
6–3, 5–7, [10–12]
Loss 47–31 May 2018 Gimcheon, South Korea Hard Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana South Africa Ruan Roelofse
Austria John-Patrick Smith
2–6, 3–6
Loss 47–32 Oct 2018 Stockton, United States Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Barbados Darian King
United States Noah Rubin
3–6, 4–6
Win 48–32 Oct 2018 Fairfield, United States Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Finland Harri Heliövaara
Switzerland Henri Laaksonen
6–0, 7–6(11–9)
Loss 48–33 Jan 2020 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–3, 6–7(1–7), [5–10]

Grand Slam doubles timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Australian Open A A 1R A A 1R A 1R 0–3
French Open A A 1R A A A A 1R 0–2
Wimbledon 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 2R 6–8
US Open A A 1R A A A 1R A 0–2
Win–loss 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 6–15

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