Sanchai Ratiwatana

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

Sanchai Ratiwatana
สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์

Sanchai Ratiwatana at Roland Garros 2013
Country (sports)	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Born	(1982-01-23) 23 January 1982 Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2004
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Chatchai Ratiwatana
Prize money	US$489,440
Singles
Career record	3–6
Highest ranking	No. 831 (26 November 2007)
Doubles
Career record	61–78
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 39 (28 April 2008)
Current ranking	No. 603 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2008, 2011, 2013, 2018)
French Open	1R (2008, 2013)
Wimbledon	3R (2010)
US Open	1R (2008, 2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2016)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2008)
Medal record Men's Tennis Representing Thailand Universiade 2007 Bangkok Doubles 2003 Daegu Doubles Asian Games 2006 Doha Doubles 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 2014 Incheon Doubles Southeast Asian Games 2003 Vietnam Doubles 2005 Manila Doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Mixed doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2009 Vientiane Doubles 2015 Singapore Doubles 2015 Singapore Team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2003 Vietnam Team 2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles 2009 Vientiane Team 2019 Philippines Mixed doubles 2005 Manila Mixed doubles 2005 Manila Team 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Mixed doubles 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2015 Singapore Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 28 February 2022.

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

External links

• Sanchai Ratiwatana at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Sanchai Ratiwatana at the International Tennis Federation