| Country | India |
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| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Born | 4 July 1992 New Delhi, India |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 16 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $34,368 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1-1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 321 (12 April 2010) |
| Current ranking | 345 (26 December 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 669 (25 August 2008) |
| Last updated on: 27 September 2010. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for India | ||
| Men's Tennis | ||
| Youth Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2010 Singapore | Singles |
| Commonwealth Youth Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Pune | Doubles |
| Bronze | 2008 Pune | Singles |
Yuki Bhambri (Hindi: यूकी भांबरी, born 4 July 1992, in New Delhi) is a male Indian professional tennis player. Yuki is managed by IMG and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
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Yuki was ranked as a junior by the ITF World No. 1 and was consistently in the top 20 from the beginning of 2008.[1] He won the Junior Australian Open Boys singles title in 2009 by beating Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas of Germany 6-3, 6-1 in the finals.
He competed in all the Junior Grand Slam Tournaments in 2008, He lost in 2008 Australian Open Boys' Singles in the semi-finals to eventual champion Bernard Tomic. He lost in the first round of the French Open Boys' Singles and Wimbledon Boys' Singles. He made it to the second round of U.S. Open Boys' Singles before losing to his doubles partner He played in three Junior Grand Slam Doubles tournaments partnering with Karunuday Singh at the Australian Open Boys' Doubles losing in the first round, Ilija Vujic at the French Open Boys' Doubles losing in the second round, and Filip Krajinović at the U.S. Open Boys' Doubles losing in the first round.
After a disappointing performance in the grand slam events, Yuki's career went back on track with his success in the Junior Fed Cup in Mexico, where he led India to the semifinals along with Saurabh Singh, losing due to an ankle injury. Later, Yuki went on to win a Grade A ITF tournament, Osaka Mayor's Cup, defeating top 30 Hiroki Moriya 6–2 6–3. Maintaining this momentum, Yuki also won the Asia/Oceania Cup in Indonesia. He continued his winning streak with a stellar performance in the Eddie Herr Cup by reaching the semifinals only to lose to the champion, Alex Domijan. Yuki concluded his season by making history as the first Indian winner of the prestigious Orange Bowl at the young age of 16, beating top US player Jarmere Jenkins in straight sets.
In 2009, Yuki began the year strong winning the junior Australian Open, defeating German Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas in the final 6–3 6–1 in only 57 minutes. Throughout the tournament, he only dropped one set. Yuki became the first Indian singles winner of the junior Australian Open at the young age of 16 and the fourth Indian in history to capture a junior singles grand slam title.[2] Due to his success in juniors, Yuki has decided to focus solely on professional tournaments, except for the junior grand slam events.
Yuki currently trains at the internationally renowned Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. However, he also trains in New Delhi, India with his coach Aditya Sachdeva. He is the younger brother of top Indian women's tennis players Ankita and Sanaa Bhambri.[3]
Yuki had participated in a number of Future and Challenger events in India since he was 15, but has focused mostly on ITF junior events after turning 16.
After his win in the Orange Bowl, Yuki obtained a wild card in the Sony Ericsson Open qualifying draw; however, IMG, the host of the tournament, decided to upgrade Yuki to receive a spot in the main draw of the tournament, where he competed a draw including all the top professionals such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic. He also obtained a wild card spot in the doubles main draw pairing with Harsh Mankad as well as a wild card spot in the singles qualifying draw in the Chennai Open, where he lost to top college player and compatriot Sanam Singh, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1. Yuki also obtained a wild card position for the 2010 Australian Open qualifying draw as an additional reward for his win at the 2009 Junior Australian Open. Given his success, Yuki was offered a position of being on the Indian Davis Cup Team, but declined so he could continue practicing in the US to prepare for upcoming the Sony Ericsson Open. In the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, Yuki lost to top 100 player, Diego Junqueira 6–4, 6–3 in the first round. Following his showing at the Sony Ericsson, Yuki played in an ITF Futures Event in New Delhi, India, where he won the tournament becoming the youngest Indian to win a Futures event; Yuki continued this winning streak by capturing the title of the following Futures event held in the same venue. Yuki made his Davis cup debut against South Africa in the World group play-offs and won his match against a higher ranked opponent in Izak van der Merwe.
Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Club Mahindra Holidays (MHRIL), a leisure hospitality provider, will sponsor Indian tennis star – Yuki Bhambri. As per the arrangement, MHRIL will sponsor Bhambri for a period of five years. For the sponsorship, Mahindra Holidays will avail of promotional and advertising rights in association with Bhambri for their brand "Club Mahindra".
In August, Bhambhri advanced to the finals of the first Youth Olympics Games in Singapore by defeating Damir Dzumhur 6–3, 4–6, 6–2. He played Colombian Juan Sebastian Gomez in the finals. After winning the first set 7–6, he narrowly lost the second set 6–7. After suffering cramp in his thigh, he conceded the match with the score at 1–4 in the third set. This gave him a silver medal at the first Youth Olympics in Singapore.
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0-1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date (Final) | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 September 2010 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Ryler DeHeart | Gong Maoxin Li Zhe |
3–6, 4–6 |
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