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Mahesh Bhupathi
Bhupathi at the 2009 US Open | |
Country | India |
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Residence | Bangalore, India |
Born |
Chennai, India | 7 June 1974
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Prize money | $6,582,647[1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 10–28 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 217 (2 February 1998) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (1998) |
French Open | Q3 (1996, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1997, 1998, 2000) |
US Open | 1R (1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 680-349 |
Career titles | 52[2] |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (26 April 1999) |
Current ranking | No. 10 (9 September 2013)[2] |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1999, 2009, 2011) |
French Open | W (1999, 2001) |
Wimbledon | W (1999) |
US Open | W (2002) |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2012) |
Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career record | 115-53 |
Career titles | 8 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2006, 2009) |
French Open | W (1997, 2012) |
Wimbledon | W (2002, 2005) |
US Open | W (1999, 2005) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | QF (1996) |
Last updated on: 9 September 2013. |
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974) is an Indian professional tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament (with Rika Hiraki).[lower-alpha 1] With his win at the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2006, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
Career
1995–2006
Mahesh Bhupathi is best known as one of the top doubles players in the 1990s and 2000s. In 1999, Bhupathi won three doubles titles with Leander Paes, including French Open and Wimbledon. He and Leander became the first doubles team to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams, the first time such a feat has been achieved in the open era and the first time since 1952. On 26 April of that year, they became the world no. 1 doubles team. Bhupathi also won the US Open mixed doubles with Ai Sugiyama of Japan.
In 2006, Bhupathi teamed with Martina Hingis in the Australian Open mixed doubles competition. Entering the tournament unseeded and as wildcards,[3] the first-time pair defeated four seeded opponents along the way, while only dropping a single set throughout. Bhupathi and Hingis defeated the sixth-seeded team of Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3, to capture the championship. It was the sixth mixed doubles Grand Slam for Bhupathi, and a first for Hingis. By winning the Australian Open, Bhupathi completed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
2007–2008
In 2007, Bhupathi and Czech Radek Štěpánek reached the 2007 Australian Open men's doubles event's quarterfinals. He teamed with Štěpánek at the 2007 French Open to make the doubles semifinals, defeating two-year defending champions Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi in the quarterfinals. The team lost to the eventual champions Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. After Wimbledon, Bhupathi teamed with Pavel Vízner to win the 2007 Canada Masters, defeating the top-ranked doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan en route. After this victory, he won a tournament in New Haven with Nenad Zimonjić. At the 2007 US Open, he and Zimonjić paired in doubles. After the US Open, the team that beat Bhupathi and Štěpánek in the French Open semifinals, Knowles and Nestor, split up. Bhupathi became Knowles' partner,[4] while Zimonjić became Nestor's, but back surgery meant he was out until the end of the year.[5]
2009–2012
In 2009, Bhupathi and compatriot Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open, beating Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram, 6–3, 6–1, in the final. The ace Indian pair thus made up for the disappointment of the previous year's final when they were beaten by Tiantian Sun and Nenad Zimonjić. With this win, Bhupathi's count in mixed doubles Grand Slam titles increased to seven.
Bhupathi broke up his partnership with Knowles and began playing once again with Max Mirnyi, with whom he played to win the 2002 US Open.[6] In 2011, Bhupathi reunited with former playing partner Leander Paes for the 2011 Australian Open. The team of Bhupathi and Paes reached the final, but lost, 3–6, 4–6, to the Bryan brothers.[7] On 7 June 2012, Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the French Open mixed doubles.[8] On 4 November 2012, Bhupathi and partner Rohan Bopanna won the Paris Masters cup.[9] In spite of suffering a setback with their loss against Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen in the ATP Tour Finals opener,[10] the Indian duo reached the final round of the ATP Tour Finals, but suffered a defeat at the hands of Marcel Granollers and Marc López.[11]
2013
Bhupathi and Bopanna played with different partners for the first three months of 2013, Bhupathi winning the tournament in Dubai in March with Michaël Llodra, but have rejoined forces starting with the Monte Carlo Masters.[12]
Playing Style
Mahesh Bhupathi is known for big serves in Doubles Tennis. According to Nadal, his strong back hand makes him the best for an Ad Court player. Roger Federer acclaims him as one of the best players of all time.[13] He often discusses strategies between the serves with partners during the match, and also communicates with partner using finger-at-the-back signals during the match. He's also a better smasher when compared with his fellow Indian Partner.
Year-end finals[14]
Bhupathi appeared with Paes in six season finales.
In 2011, they appeared, for the first time since 2002, after securing qualification in mid-October.
Bhupathi played at the year-end championships with Paes from 1997–2000 and in 2002, reaching three finals. In 1997, they lost the final to Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. They lost the 1999 final to Sébastien Lareau and Alex O’Brien. In 2000, they lost the final to Donald Johnson and Pieter Norval.
Bhupathi also qualified with Max Mirnyi in 2003, 2004, and 2010, when they finished runners-up to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.
He also appeared at the season closer with Mark Knowles in 2008 and 2009. In 2012, he and Rohan Bopanna made it to the final, where they lost to Marcel Granollers and Marc López.
Grand Slam titles
Doubles
- Wins (4)
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
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1999 | French Open | Clay | Leander Paes | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Leander Paes | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
2001 | French Open (2) | Clay | Leander Paes | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
2002 | US Open | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
- Runner-ups (6)
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
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1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6 |
1999 | US Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
2009 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
2009 | US Open (2) | Hard | Mark Knowles | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
2011 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 12 (8–4)
By winning the 2006 Australian Open title, Bhupathi completed the mixed doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the eighth male player in history to achieve this.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Rika Hiraki | Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond | 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mirjana Lučić | Serena Williams Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Donald Johnson Kimberly Po | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Likhovtseva | Daniela Hantuchová Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Elena Likhovtseva | Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2005 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Mary Pierce | Paul Hanley Tatiana Perebiynis | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2005 | US Open (2) | Hard | Daniela Hantuchová | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Hingis | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Sania Mirza | Sun Tiantian Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 2009 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Sania Mirza | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Vesnina | Iveta Benešová Jürgen Melzer | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2012 | French Open (2) | Clay | Sania Mirza | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Santiago González |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Summer Olympics
Doubles: 0 (0–1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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4th place | 2004 | Athens | Hard | Leander Paes | Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 14–16 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 96 (52–44)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 14 April 1997 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 5 May 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Leander Paes | Petr Luxa David Škoch |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 28 July 1997 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 4 August 1997 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 18 August 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 6 October 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Jim Courier Alex O'Brien |
7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 13 October 1997 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Leander Paes | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 November 1997 | Hartford, United States | Carpet | Leander Paes | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 7. | 12 January 1998 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Leander Paes | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 16 February 1998 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Leander Paes | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 9. | 13 April 1998 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 18 May 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Leander Paes | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | 12 October 1998 | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Leander Paes | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 October 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Leander Paes | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 November 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 12. | 9 November 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet | Leander Paes | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1 February 1999 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | 12 April 1999 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Wayne Black Neville Godwin |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 7 June 1999 | Paris, France | Clay | Leander Paes | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 15. | 5 July 1999 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Leander Paes | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 13 September 1999 | New York, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 November 1999 | Hartford, United States | Carpet | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 16. | 29 May 2000 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso |
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 19 June 2000 | Halle, Germany | Grass | David Prinosil | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström |
6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 17. | 16 October 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Leander Paes | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 17 December 2000 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Donald Johnson Piet Norval |
6–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 18. | 30 April 2001 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Leander Paes | Rick Leach David Macpherson |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 19. | 7 May 2001 | Houston, United States | Clay | Leander Paes | Kevin Kim Jim Thomas |
7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 20. | 11 June 2001 | Paris, France | Clay | Leander Paes | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 21. | 13 August 2001 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Martin Damm David Prinosil |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 20 August 2001 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Sébastien Lareau | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie |
6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 8 October 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Jeff Tarango | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle |
3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 29 October 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Leander Paes | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 5 November 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | Leander Paes | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 22. | 7 January 2002 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek |
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 23. | 6 May 2002 | Majorca, Spain | Clay | Leander Paes | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 24. | 20 May 2002 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jan-Michael Gambill | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | 17 June 2002 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 12 August 2002 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | James Blake Todd Martin |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 19 August 2002 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 25. | 26 August 2002 | Long Island, United States | Hard | Mike Bryan | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 9 September 2002 | New York, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 17. | 21 October 2002 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 5–7, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 13 January 2003 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey |
6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 27. | 14 April 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 28. | 21 April 2003 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 19 May 2003 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 20. | 16 June 2003 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 21. | 7 July 2003 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 29. | 11 August 2003 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 30. | 6 October 2003 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 22. | 13 October 2003 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Yves Allegro Roger Federer |
6–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 31. | 20 October 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 32. | 19 January 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 33. | 8 March 2004 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Jonas Björkman Leander Paes |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 34. | 10 May 2004 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 35. | 12 July 2004 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 36. | 2 August 2004 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 23. | 18 October 2004 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 24. | 10 January 2005 | Chennai, India | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Yen-Hsun Lu Rainer Schüttler |
5–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
Winner | 37. | 17 January 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 38. | 18 September 2006 | Beijing, China | Hard | Mario Ančić | Michael Berrer Kenneth Carlsen |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 39. | 2 October 2006 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Mario Ančić | Rohan Bopanna Mustafa Ghouse |
6–4, 6–7, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 25. | 5 March 2007 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
5–7, 7–6, [7–10] |
Winner | 40. | 12 August 2007 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Pavel Vízner | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 41. | 25 August 2007 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 42. | 2 March 2008 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 43. | 8 March 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Mark Knowles | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner |
7–5, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 26 March 2008 | Miami, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 27. | 27 April 2008 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Knowles | Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 15 June 2008 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Leander Paes | Mario Ančić Jürgen Melzer |
6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 29. | 23 August 2008 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Marcelo Melo André Sá |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 30. | 13 October 2008 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 44. | 18 October 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Mark Knowles | Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 31. | 31 January 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 26 April 2009 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Mark Knowles | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 45. | 16 August 2009 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Mark Knowles | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 33. | 13 September 2009 | New York, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 34. | 3 April 2010 | Miami, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 35. | 18 April 2010 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
3–6, 0–2, RET. |
Runner-up | 36. | 22 August 2010 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 37. | 7 November 2010 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Andy Murray Jamie Murray |
6–7(8–10), 7–5, [7–10] |
Winner | 46. | 14 November 2010 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Andy Ram |
7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 38. | 28 November 2010 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
Winner | 47. | 9 January 2011 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Robin Haase David Martin |
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
Runner-up | 39. | 29 January 2011 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 48. | 2 April 2011 | Miami, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5] |
Runner-up | 40. | 12 June 2011 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
Winner | 49. | 21 August 2011 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
Winner | 50. | 3 March 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
Runner-up | 41. | 20 August 2012 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 42. | 14 October 2012 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek |
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 51. | 4 November 2012 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Rohan Bopanna | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 43. | 12 November 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Rohan Bopanna | Marcel Granollers Marc López |
5–7, 6–3, [3–10] |
Winner | 52. | 2 March 2013 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Robert Lindstedt Nenad Zimonjić |
7-6(8-6), 7-6(8-6) |
Runner-up | 44. | 19 May 2013 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rohan Bopanna | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–2,6–3 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | ||||
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | SF | F | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | QF | SF | F | 1R | F | 3R | 3R | 2R | 39–16 | ||||
French Open | A | A | 2R | SF | W | 2R | W | SF | QF | SF | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 40–15 | |||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | W | 3R | 1R | QF | F | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 29–16 | |||||
US Open | 2R | A | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | W | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 38–17 | |||||
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 13–4 | 22–2 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 14–3 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 15–4 | 4–4 | 10–4 | 3–4 | 5-4 | 146–63 | |||||
Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | F | RR | F | F | NH | RR | RR | RR | A | A | A | RR | SF | F | SF | F | A | 24–23 | |||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | SF | Not Held | QF | Not Held | 2R | NH | 8–6 | |||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 11–14 | |||||
Miami | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | F | 1R | F | W | SF | 2R | 23–13 | |||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | SF | 1R | W | QF | QF | SF | 2R | F | QF | F | A | 2R | 2R | 22–13 | |||||
Rome | A | A | A | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | W | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | F | 21–14 | |||||
Madrid | A | A | QF | F | A | 2R | QF | F | W | SF | QF | 1R | A | F | 2R | A | A | SF | QF | 21–12 | |||||
Canada | A | A | W | SF | A | QF | 1R | 2R | W | W | QF | A | W | QF | W | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 28–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | F | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | SF | F | W | F | A | 27–14 | |||||
Shanghai | Not Masters Series | SF | QF | SF | F | A | 8–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | A | SF | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | W | A | 16–9 | |||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | W | F | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | NMS | 12–9 | |||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–4 | 17–6 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 12–7 | 18–8 | 19–5 | 17–7 | 9–8 | 4–6 | 7–6 | 12–9 | 12–8 | 16–7 | 11–5 | 16–8 | 5–5 | 190–111 | |||||
Year End Ranking | 162 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
Mixed doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | ||||||
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | SF | 2R | A | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | A | W | 1R | F | W | A | QF | SF | QF | 2 / 13 | |||||||
French Open | W | 2R | QF | A | SF | QF | F | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | 2 / 16 | |||||||
Wimbledon | 3R | F | 2R | 1R | SF | W | 3R | QF | W | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 2 / 18 | |||||||
US Open | 1R | QF | W | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | A | QF | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2 / 16 | |||||||
SR | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 8 / 63 |
Davis Cup and Asian Games
Bhupathi has donned Indian colours numerous times for the Davis Cup as well as other international tournaments, including the Asian Games.
Bhupathi has played 46 matches for India in the Davis Cup (from 1995 to 2006), winning 28 and losing 18. Out of the 28 matches that he won, 20 of his victories came in doubles matches.
In 2006, Bhupathi won the doubles championship with Leander Paes at the Asian Games in Doha.[15]
Personal life
In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards. Bhupathi is an alumnus of the University of Mississippi in the United States. He was married to model Shvetha Jaishankar, but they divorced after seven years.[citation needed]
He then married Lara Dutta in a civil ceremony on 16 February 2011 at Bandra, Mumbai.[16] It was followed by a Christian ceremony on 20 February 2011 at Sunset Point in Goa.[17]
On 1 August 2011, Dutta confirmed that she was pregnant with their first child. Their daughter Saira was born on 20 January 2012.[18] In 2010, the couple started a film production company, Big Daddy Productions.[19]
Partnerships
Partners in men's doubles
No. | Partner | Year |
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1 | Leander Paes | 1994–2006 2008-2011 |
2 | Dick Norman | 1994 |
3 | Sulistyo Wibowo | 1995 |
4 | Jeff Belloli | 1995 |
5 | Peter Tramacchi | 1995-1996, 1998-1999 |
6 | Chris Haggard | 1995-1996, 2006 |
7 | Ross Matheson | 1995 |
8 | Robert Devens | 1995 |
9 | Ali Hamadeh | 1995-1996 |
10 | Joao Cunha-Silva | 1995 |
11 | Tomas Nydahl | 1996 |
12 | Jamie Holmes | 1996 |
13 | Nebojsa Djordjevic | 1996 |
14 | Wayne Black | 1996-1997 |
15 | Kent Kinnear | 1996 |
16 | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 1997 |
17 | Tommy Ho | 1997 |
18 | Rick Leach | 1997 |
19 | Sandeep Kirtane | 1997 |
20 | Fazaluddin Syed | 1998, 2000-2001 |
21 | Mark Knowles | 1998, 2000, 2008-2009, 2011 |
22 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1998 |
23 | Baris Ergun | 1998 |
24 | Paul Haarhuis | 1998 |
25 | Srinath Prahlad | 1998 |
26 | Gaurav Natekar | 1998 |
27 | Mosé Navarra | 1999, 2001 |
28 | Tim Henman | 1999, 2003, 2007 |
29 | Andrei Pavel | 1999 |
30 | Wayne Ferreira | 1999 |
31 | Andrew Florent | 1999 |
32 | Wayne Arthurs | 2000 |
33 | Andrew Kratzmann | 2000 |
34 | David Prinosil | 2000 |
35 | Kevin Ullyett | 2000 |
36 | Nenad Zimonjić | 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012 |
37 | Scott Humphries | 2000 |
38 | Byron Black | 2000 |
39 | Dominik Hrbatý | 2001 |
40 | Sébastien Lareau | 2001 |
41 | Jeff Tarango | 2001-2002 |
42 | Wittaya Samrej | 2001 |
43 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 2002, 2004 |
44 | Brian MacPhie | 2002 |
45 | Max Mirnyi | 2002-2004, 2010 |
46 | Todd Woodbridge | 2002-2003, 2005 |
47 | Mike Bryan | 2002 |
48 | Jonas Björkman | 2002, 2004-2005 |
49 | Joshua Eagle | 2003 |
50 | Rohan Bopanna | 2003, 2007-2013 |
51 | Dmitry Tursunov | 2004 |
52 | Fabrice Santoro | 2004, 2006-2007 |
53 | Paul Hanley | 2004, 2007 |
54 | Fernando González | 2005 |
55 | Martin Damm | 2005 |
56 | Justin Gimelstob | 2005-2007 |
57 | Wesley Moodie | 2006 |
58 | Radek Štěpánek | 2006-2007 |
59 | Leoš Friedl | 2006 |
60 | Robby Ginepri | 2006 |
61 | Julian Knowle | 2006 2013 |
62 | Xavier Malisse | 2006 |
63 | Alexander Waske | 2006 |
64 | Mario Ančić | 2006 |
65 | James Blake | 2006 |
66 | Pavel Vízner | 2007 |
67 | Jamie Murray | 2007 |
68 | Marcel Granollers | 2011 |
69 | Michal Mertiňák | 2011 |
70 | Daniel Nestor | 2013 |
71 | Michaël Llodra | 2013 |
72 | Philipp Petzschner | 2013 |
73 | Robert Lindstedt | 2013 |
Partners in mixed doubles
No. | Partner | Year | Final Win | Final Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rika Hiraki | 1997 | 1 | |
2 | Caroline Vis | 1998 | ||
3 | Rennae Stubbs | 1998 | ||
4 | Mirjana Lučić | 1998 1999 | 1 | |
5 | Ai Sugiyama | 1999 2000 2001 | 1 | |
6 | Annabel Ellwood | 1999 | ||
7 | Martina Navratilova | 2000 | ||
8 | Elena Likhovtseva | 2001 2002 2003 2004 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Jelena Dokić | 2001 | ||
10 | Iroda Tulyaganova | 2003 | ||
11 | Paola Suárez | 2003 | ||
12 | Lisa Raymond | 2004 2005 | ||
13 | Mary Pierce | 2005 | 1 | |
14 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2005 2007 2010 | 1 | |
15 | Martina Hingis | 2006 2013 | 1 | |
16 | Zi Yan | 2006 | ||
17 | Paola Suárez | 2007 | ||
18 | Sania Mirza | 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 | 2 | 1 |
19 | Jie Zheng | 2008 2011 | ||
20 | Samantha Stosur | 2008 | ||
21 | Liezel Huber | 2009 2010 | ||
22 | Anastasia Rodionova | 2011 | ||
23 | Elena Vesnina | 2011 | 1 | |
24 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 2012 | ||
25 | Nadia Petrova | 2013 | ||
26 | Casey Dellacqua | 2013 | ||
26 | Daniela Hantuchova | 2013 |
- These lists only consists of players who played with Mahesh Bhupathi in ATP(& ITF)-recognized tournaments which include the Olympics, Grand Slams, World Tour Finals, World Tour Masters, World Tour Series, Davis Cup Ties, and ATP Challengers. The lists might be incomplete when all the other tournaments are considered. The order of the players in the list is based on their first partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi.
Other partners
India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other Events
Partnership with Leander Paes
Bhupathi and Leander Paes partnered in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but lost the quarterfinals,[20] to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, who went on to win the gold medal.[21]
Leander and Mahesh decided never to team up again at the Australian Open 2011, ending a nine-year separation on the ATP circuit. They reached the finals of the event, by mistake[22][23] but lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan.[24] Paes stated at the time that the best thing has been to have their friendship back.[25]
The Indian Duo has a 303–103 career record together, unluckily for India. They have higher failure rate against various top teams.[26] They have a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight wins.[27]
Mahesh Bhupathi wanted to play with Leander Paes in men's doubles event of the London Olympics, to be held in July–August 2012.[28] On 19 June 2012, All India Tennis association relented to the demands of Bhupathi and Bopanna of not playing along Paes. Two teams were sent for the London Olympics- 2012,with Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna as one team and the other team consisting of Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan.[29] Bhupathi also accused AITA for using Sania Mirza as a bait for Leander's participation in the Olympics.[30] Despite AITA relenting to the wishes of Bhupathi and Bopanna and permitting them to play together, they crashed out in the second round to the unseeded French pairing of Richard Gasquet and Julien Benneteau.[31]
Indian Express H2H
Davis Cup Record
The Duo has the longest doubles streak in Davis Cup History. In the contemporaries, only Bob and Mike Bryan have come near the win record of Indian Express in Davis Cup. They are two wins away from equaling the Indian Express.
SL | Year | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1995 | Sasa Hirszon / Goran Ivanisevic | W |
2 | 1996 | Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis | L |
3 | 1996 | Jonas Bjorkman / Nicklas Kulti | L |
4 | 1997 | Martin Damm / Petr Korda | W |
5 | 1997 | Nicolas Massu / Marcelo Rios | W |
6 | 1998 | Neil Broad / Tim Henman | W |
7 | 1999 | Dong-Hyun Kim / Hyung-Taik Lee | W |
8 | 1999 | Shan Jiang / Ben-Qiang Zhu | W |
9 | 2001 | Ran Xu / Jing-Zhu Yang | W |
10 | 2001 | Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki | W |
11 | 2001 | Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer | W |
12 | 2002 | Patrick Chucri / Ali Hamadeh | W |
13 | 2002 | James Shortall / Daniel Willman | W |
14 | 2003 | Jun Kato / Thomas Shimada | W |
15 | 2003 | Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen | W |
16 | 2004 | Mark Nielsen / Matthew Prentice | W |
17 | 2004 | Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi | W |
18 | 2005 | Yu Jr. Wang / Ben-Qiang Zhu | W |
19 | 2005 | Murad Inoyatov / Denis Istomin | W |
20 | 2005 | Simon Aspelin / Jonas Bjorkman | W |
21 | 2006 | Woong-Sun Jun / Oh-Hee Kwon | W |
22 | 2006 | Jalil Khan / Asim Shafik | W |
23 | 2008 | Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki | W |
24 | 2008 | Adrian Cruciat / Horia Tecau | W |
25 | 2009 | Tsung-Hua Yang / Chu-Huan Yi | W |
26 | 2010 | Teymuraz Gabashvili / Igor Kunitsyn | W |
27 | 2010 | Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares | W |
Sports management and sports-based e-commerce
Bhupathi has also been involved in developing tennis facilities in India and, along with his company Globosport, has played a key rôle in developing and managing the careers of many Indian athletes, including Sania Mirza.[32]
Awards
- Padma Shri, 2001
- Sports people for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar, 2007, iCONGO-Confederation of NGOs
- Davis Cup Commitment Award
Notes
- ↑ Hiraki was the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam tournament, while Bhupathi was the first Indian of any kind to win a Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
References
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Career Titles/Finals". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Source
- ↑ Team profile
- ↑ Bhupathi to undergo back surgery
- ↑ "Bhupathi-Mirnyi win US Open doubles". Retrieved 7 September 2002.
- ↑ "Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi lose Australian Open". Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza win French Open mixed doubles crown". 8 June 2012.
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna win Paris Masters". Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bhupathi-Bopanna beaten in Tour Finals opener". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bhupathi-Bopanna defeated in final of ATP Tour Finals". Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna back together" on sports.ndtv.com
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imdi0_BLz40
- ↑ Profile on atpworldtour.com
- ↑ "Paes-Bhupathi win men's doubles". Retrieved 13 December 2006.
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi-Lara Dutta exchange wedding vows". English.samaylive.com. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta exchange wedding vows". The Times of India. 20 February 2011.
- ↑ TNN (1 August 2011). "Lara Dutta is pregnant!". Times of India. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ↑ Ganguly, Prithwish (21 December 2010). "Lara, Mahesh start working together". Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ 2008 Ordina Open Men's Doubles Draw
- ↑ "Federer leads Swiss to doubles gold".
- ↑ "Doubles pair Paes, Bhupathi to reunite". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Buddell, James (20 November 2010). "Bhupathi-Paes To Reunite in 2011 in Bid To Complete Career Grand Slam". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ↑ "Bryans Win Doubles Again". Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ ATP World Tour Finals interview
- ↑ [Tennislive Match Stats – Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes http://www.tennislive.net/atp/mahesh-bhupathi-leander-paes/]
- ↑ [Davis Cup Records http://www.daviscup.com/en/history/records.aspx]
- ↑ "Mahesh Bhupathi declines to play with Leander Paes". 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "AITA may send two teams to London Olympics". 19 June 2012.
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-27/news/32440491_1_mahesh-bhupathi-doubles-sania-mirza
- ↑ http://india.nydailynews.com/sportsarticle/3bbd94e8d80028e171357449c80999ac/olympic-tennis-rebel-pair-of-bhupathi-bopanna-knocked-out
- ↑ Sania Mirza signs up with Globosport – Times of India article dtd 14 May 2003 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/46367823.cms
External links
- Mahesh Bhupathi at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mahesh Bhupathi Fan Site
- Davis Cup Player page
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