Draft:Ronit Karki

Ronit Karki
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Born (2007-11-23) 23 November 2007 (age 18)
New Jersey, United States
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior2R (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2025)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Junior1R (2025)
Last updated on: 1 June 2025.

Ronit Karki (born 23 November 2007) is an American tennis player.[1]

Early life

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Karki was born in New Jersey to Trilok Karki and Kanhan Joshi, Indian immigrants who moved to the United States from Mumbai. His older sister, Naomi, is also a tennis player.[2][3] He lived in New Jersey prior to moving to Florida, and became based in Orlando.[4]

Career

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He was runner-up in the U16 singles at the USTA 2023 National Clay Court Championships.[5] In December 2023, he was runner-up at the Orange Bowl 16s in Florida.[6]

He qualified for the boys singles at the 2025 French Open where he recorded a win over Indian player Manas Dhamne in the first round.[7] After coming through qualifying, he recorded a win over Alan Ważny to reach the semi-finals at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships where he beat Bulgarian Alexander Vasilev. In the final he faced another Bulgarian, Ivan Ivanov.[3][8][9]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 pending)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Pending 2025 Wimbledon Grass Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov 2–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Ronit Karki". ATP. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Meet the Class of 2027: Naomi Karki (27' SAS/HC)". Rutgers-New Brunswick Honors College. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b McLean, Ross (10 July 2025). "'It was melted when it got to me, but a KitKat never tasted so good'". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ Ibrahim, Sufyan. "Ronit Karki: A Rising Star in Junior Tennis". Indian Tennis Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Two Florida Players Crowned USTA National Clay Court Champions". ustaflorida. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  6. ^ Lewis, Colette (13 December 2023). "New Yorkers Claim Orange Bowl 16s Championships". Tennisrecruting. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  7. ^ "French Open 2025: Rohan Bopanna knocked out as Indo-Czech pair flattened by Finland-British duo in the pre-quarterfinal". The Sportstak. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ^ "TENNIS: Bulgaria has a finalist at Wimbledon! Ivan Ivanov to fight for the title". bnr.bg. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ^ "WIMBLEDON. ALAN WAŻNY'S SINGLES CAREER ENDS". tenisklub.pl. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.