Manas Manoj Dhamne (born 29 December 2007) is a professional tennis player from India. He made his ATP Tour debut at the
2023 Tata Open. In doing so, he became the first player born in 2007 to play a main draw match on the tour.
Career
Dhamne is from
Satara in
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. He was previously coached in
Pune by the wife of
Gaurav Natekar
Gaurav Natekar (born 4 April 1972) is a seven-time Indian National Tennis Champion. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1996 for Tennis.
His father, Nandu M. Natekar, was a national-level Indian badminton champion.
Achievements
*Represented th ...
. He left India to train with
Riccardo Piatti
Riccardo Piatti (born 8 November 1958) is an Italian tennis coach. He has coached several players ranked within the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), including Novak Djokovic, Ivan Ljubičić, Richard Gasquet, Milos Raonic, ...
at the Piatti Tennis Center in
Bordighera, Italy. In October 2022 he became the youngest Indian to win a junior title at the ITF Asian B1 championships.
2023: ATP debut
He received a wildcard for the Tata Open Maharashtra in January 2023 where he lost to American
Michael Mmoh in the first round in straight sets. Playing in the Boys' singles at the
2023 Australian Open
The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consi ...
Dhamne was the youngest player to win a first round match when he defeated Jeremy Zhang in straight sets.
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References
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Living people
2007 births
Indian male tennis players