In a career-best performance, upcoming Indian tennis player Sasi Kumar Mukund ended runner-up in both singles and doubles at the Baotou Challenger, here on Sunday.
The 12th seed Mukund lost the singles title clash 4-6, 3-6 to Australian top seed James Duckworth in the $54,160 clay-court event.
Reaching the Chennai Open semifinal was Mukund's best singles performance before entering this event.
Mukund earned $4240 for his effort and also 48 ranking points that will push him to career-best 235 when the new rankings will be issued after the conclusion of the US Open.
The season has been an average one for the 21-year-old Mukund, who struggled to go beyond the second rounds on the Challenger circuit.
In the doubles, Mukund and Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili lost 6-7 (3), 2-6 to second seed Korean pair of Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song.
Mukund split $1800 with Gabashvili.