Sonchat Ratiwatana ( th, สนฉัตร รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Ton (, ; born January 23, 1982 in

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) is a professional tennis player from

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. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother

Sanchai Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana ( th, สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Tong (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok), is a professional tennis player from Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and offici ...

won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country. In the final, the team beat

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Wimbledon men's doubles winner

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and

U.S. Open men's doubles semifinalist

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. He reached his highest doubles ranking at world number 39 as of 28 April 2008. He plays right-handed and turned professional in 2004. He and his twin brother played in their first grand slam tournament during the

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in 2008, where they lost to the eventual finalist pairing of Arnaud Clément & Michaël Llodra of France in the first round.

ATP career finals

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

Grand Slam doubles timeline

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