Ramanathan, who won the men’s doubles silver medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou with Saketh Myneni, also has two ATP 250 titles to his name – both won with Rohan Bopanna in 2022.
Earlier in the week, Ramkumar and Anirudh had started the ATP Challenger tournament with a 6‑3, 6‑2 opening‑round win over Colombia’s Nicolas Mejia and Cristian Rodriguez.
They also ousted the American wildcards Zachary Fuchs and Wally Thayne 7‑6(5), 6‑3 in straight sets in the quarter‑finals before surviving a tough battle in the semi-finals against the USA’s Pranav Kumar and Australia’s Kody Pearson.
Eventually, it was the Indian pairing who prevailed with a 7‑6(3), 4‑6, 10‑3 scoreline to move into the summit clash.