Dhakshineswar Suresh

Dhakshineswar Suresh
Suresh in 2026
Full nameDhakshineswar Suresh Ekambaram
Country (sports) India
Born (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000
Madurai, India
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeGeorgia Gwinnett
Wake Forest
Prize moneyUS $66,834
Singles
Career record3–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 353 (27 July 2026)
Current rankingNo. 353 (27 July 2026)
Doubles
Career record3–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 352 (18 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 522 (27 July 2026)
Last updated on: 27 July 2026.

Dhakshineswar Suresh Ekambaram (born 29 March 2000) is an Indian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 353 achieved on 27 July 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 352 achieved on 18 August 2025.[1] He is the current No. 2 Indian singles player.[2]

College

He played college tennis at Georgia Gwinnett College before transferring to Wake Forest.[3][4] During the 2023–24 season, he was part of the top ranked college tennis doubles team with partner Holden Koons.[5][6]

Career

Suresh made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2024 Winston-Salem Open, after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Luca Pow, where they recorded their first ATP main draw wins, reaching the semifinals.[7] In the first round the pair defeated sixth seeds Andrés Molteni and Ariel Behar.[8] The pair also returned for the 2025 edition as wildcards.[9] In singles at the same tournament, on his qualifying ATP debut, he reached the second round of qualifying,[10] but lost to Learner Tien.[11] At the ATP 125 event, the 2026 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, he entered as a lucky loser and defeated Billy Harris[12], Borna Gojo[13] and previous year's finalist Andres Martin to reach his maiden Challenger 125 semifinal. As a result he reached the top 400 in the singles rankings on 27 July 2026.[14]

Davis Cup

He was India's hero in their defeat of Netherlands in a 2026 Davis Cup First Round tie, winning both his singles matches and also pairing up with Yuki Bhambri to win the doubles match.[15] He became the first Indian to win three matches in a Davis Cup tie since Leander Paes in 2004. During the qualifier Suresh beat Guy den Ouden and Jesper de Jong to lead India to a 3-2 upset over the higher-seeded Netherlands team.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Dhakshineswar Suresh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "India Rankings | Singles".
  3. ↑ "Dhakshineswar Suresh - Men's Tennis". Georgia Gwinnett College Athletics.
  4. ↑ "DK Suresh Ekambaram - Men's Tennis". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Suresh Ekambaram and Koons Named ITA Doubles All-Americans". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Dhakshineswar Suresh: Climbing to the Top - A Journey Through US College Tennis - Indian Tennis Daily". indiantennisdaily.com. 9 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Two Wake Forest tennis players added to Winston-Salem Open field; Defending Champion Baez is top seed". Journalnow.com. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Chatterjee, Triyasha (20 August 2024). "Dhakshineswar Suresh and Luca Pow claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Argentina's Andres Molteni and Ariel Behar at Winston-Salem Open 2024". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pow and Suresh Back at Winston-Salem Open Following Last Year's Breakthrough Debut". 19 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dhakshineswar Suresh Stuns on ATP Debut at Winston-Salem Open". 17 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Dhakshineswar Suresh loses to Learner Tien in Winston-Salem". 18 August 2024.
  12. ↑ @IndianTennisDaily; (22 July 2026). "Suresh made full use of the opportunity as he beat a much higherranked opponent as he scored his 7th best win by ranking of opponent, and 11th Top 200 win overall [R32] 🇮🇳 Dhakshineswar Suresh (ATP 436) d. 🇬🇧 Billy Harris (ATP 155) 6-2 6-4" – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ @IndianTennisDaily; (24 July 2026). "Lucky loser 🇮🇳 Dhakshineswar Suresh is through to the quarter-final of the Cranbrook Tennis Classic win after a super impressive win over the big-serving 🇭🇷 Borna Gojo 💪 This is DK's 11th win over a Top 200 opponent" – via Instagram.
  14. ↑ "Dhakshineswar Suresh Edges Andres Martin in Thrilling Bloomfield Hills Challenger Quarterfinal". 25 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "INDIAN HERO LANDS TRIPLE BLOW TO UPSET NETHERLANDS". 8 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "World No. 457 Suresh propels India past Netherlands in Davis Cup Qualifiers upset". ATPTour. 8 February 2026.
  17. ↑ ""MENTALITY FROM FEDERER, CONFIDENCE FROM NCAA": SURESH". 1 April 2026.
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