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.

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.

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

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

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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

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Doubles: 81 (48–33)

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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

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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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