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Mahesh Bhupathi
Bhupathi at the 2009 US openCountry India
Residence Bangalore Born 7 June 1974
MadrasHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1995 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money $5,746,978 Singles Career record 10–28 Career titles 0 Highest ranking 217 (2 February 1998) Grand Slam results Australian Open – French Open – Wimbledon 1R (1997, 1998, 2000) US Open 1R (1995) Doubles Career record 620–307 Career titles 49 Highest ranking 1 (26 April 1999) Current ranking 6 (5 September 2011) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open F (1999, 2009, 2011) French Open W (1999, 2001) Wimbledon W (1999) US Open W (2002) Mixed Doubles Career titles 7 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results Australian Open W (2006, 2009) French Open W (1997) Wimbledon W (2002, 2005) US Open W (1999, 2005) Medal recordTennis Competitor for India
Commonwealth Games Bronze 2010 Delhi Men's Doubles Asian Games Gold 2002 Busan Men's Doubles Gold 2006 Doha Men's Doubles Silver 2002 Busan Mixed Doubles Bronze 1998 Bangkok Singles Bronze 1998 Bangkok Mixed Doubles Afro-Asian Games Gold 2003 Hyderabad Men's Doubles Gold 2003 Hyderabad Mixed Doubles Last updated on: 11 April 2011. Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974 in Madras) is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament (with Rika Hiraki).[1] With his win of the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 2006, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a Career Mixed Doubles Grand Slam.
Mahesh Bhupathi is best known as one of the top doubles players in the '90s and the '00s. In 1999, Bhupathi won three doubles titles with Leander Paes including Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He and Leander became the first doubles team to reach 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 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,[2] 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 Australian Open, Bhupathi completed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
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 dual-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 along 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, Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor, split. Bhupathi was to become the new partner of Mark Knowles[3] while Zimonjić will partner Nestor, but back surgery means he is now expected to be out until the end of the year.[4]
In 2009, Bhupathi and doubles partner Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open, beating Nathalie Dechy (France) and Andy Ram (Israel) 6–3, 6–1 in the final in Melbourne. The ace Indian pair thus made up for the disappointment of last 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 swells to seven.
Bhupathi broke up his partnership with Knowles and began playing once again with Max Mirnyi, whom he played with to win the 2002 US Open. 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 Bob and Mike Bryan.
Contents
Grand Slam titles
Doubles
- Wins (4)
Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in final Score in final 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 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: 11 (7–4)
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 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
6–4, 6–4 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
6–3, 6–4 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
7–6(7–4), 6–4 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
6–3, 6–2 Finals (89)
Wins (49)
Legend (pre/post 2009) Grand Slam (4) Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (15)ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (6)ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (24)Titles by Surface Hard (29) Clay (13) Grass (2) Carpet (5) No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score 1. 14 April 1997 Chennai, India Hard Leander Paes
Oleg Ogorodov
Eyal Ran
7–6, 7–5 2. 5 May 1997 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Leander Paes
Petr Luxa
David Škoch
6–1, 6–1 3. 4 August 1997 Montréal, Canada Hard Leander Paes
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
7–6, 6–3 4. 18 August 1997 New Haven, U.S. Hard Leander Paes
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 5. 6 October 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Leander Paes
Jim Courier
Alex O'Brien
7–5, 7–6 6. 13 October 1997 Singapore Carpet Leander Paes
Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4 7. 12 January 1998 Doha, Qatar Hard Leander Paes
Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 8. 16 February 1998 Dubai, UAE Hard Leander Paes
Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
6–2, 7–5 9. 13 April 1998 Chennai, India Hard Leander Paes
Olivier Delaître
Max Mirnyi
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 10. 18 May 1998 Rome, Italy Clay Leander Paes
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 11. 12 October 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet Leander Paes
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 12. 9 November 1998 Paris, France Carpet Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–2 13. 12 April 1999 Chennai, India Hard Leander Paes
Wayne Black
Neville Godwin
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 14. 7 June 1999 French Open, Paris Clay Leander Paes
Goran Ivanišević
Jeff Tarango
6–2, 7–5 15. 5 July 1999 Wimbledon, London Grass Leander Paes
Paul Haarhuis
Jared Palmer
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 16. 29 May 2000 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Andrew Kratzmann
Andrea Gaudenzi
Diego Nargiso
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 17. 16 October 2000 Tokyo, Japan Hard Leander Paes
Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 18. 30 April 2001 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Leander Paes
Rick Leach
David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6 19. 7 May 2001 Houston, U.S. Clay Leander Paes
Kevin Kim
Jim Thomas
7–6, 6–2 20. 11 June 2001 French Open, Paris Clay Leander Paes
Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
7–6, 6–3 21. 13 August 2001 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Leander Paes
Martin Damm
David Prinosil
7–6, 6–3 22. 7 January 2002 Chennai, India Hard Leander Paes
Tomáš Cibulec
Ota Fukárek
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 23. 6 May 2002 Majorca, Spain Clay Leander Paes
Julian Knowle
Michael Kohlmann
6–2, 6–4 24. 20 May 2002 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jan-Michael Gambill
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 6–4 25. 26 August 2002 Long Island, U.S. Hard Mike Bryan
Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–4 26. 9 September 2002 US Open, New York Hard Max Mirnyi
Jiří Novák
Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 27. 14 April 2003 Estoril, Portugal Clay Max Mirnyi
Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood
6–1, 6–2 28. 21 April 2003 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Max Mirnyi
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 29. 11 August 2003 Montréal, Canada Hard Max Mirnyi
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 7–6 30. 6 October 2003 Moscow, Russia Carpet Max Mirnyi
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5 31. 20 October 2003 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Max Mirnyi
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 32. 19 January 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Fabrice Santoro
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 33. 8 March 2004 Dubai, UAE Hard Fabrice Santoro
Jonas Björkman
Leander Paes
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 34. 10 May 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Max Mirnyi
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 35. 12 July 2004 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jonas Björkman
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 36. 2 August 2004 Toronto, Canada Hard Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2 37. 17 January 2005 Sydney, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–3 38. 18 September 2006 Beijing, China Hard Mario Ančić
Michael Berrer
Kenneth Carlsen
6–4, 6–3 39. 2 October 2006 Mumbai, India Hard Mario Ančić
Rohan Bopanna
Mustafa Ghouse
6–4, 6–7, [10–8] 40. 12 August 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Pavel Vízner
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–4 41. 25 August 2007 New Haven, U.S. Hard Nenad Zimonjić
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 6–3 42. 2 March 2008 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Mark Knowles
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6, 6–2 43. 8 March 2008 Dubai, UAE Hard Mark Knowles
Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner
7–5, 7–6 44. 18 October 2008 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Mark Knowles
Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–3, 6–3 45. 16 August 2009 Montréal, Canada Hard Mark Knowles
Max Mirnyi
Andy Ram
6–4, 6–3 46. 14 November 2010 Paris, France Hard (i) Max Mirnyi
Mark Knowles
Andy Ram
7–5, 7–5 47. 9 January 2011 Chennai, India Hard Leander Paes
Robin Haase
David Martin
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] 48. 2 April 2011 Miami, U.S. Hard Leander Paes
Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5] 49. 21 August 2011 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Leander Paes
Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) Runner-ups (40)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score 1. 28 July 1997 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Rick Leach
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
7–6, 6–4 2. 23 November 1997 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Leander Paes
Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
6–3, 6–4, 7–6 3. 19 October 1998 Singapore Carpet Leander Paes
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–2, 6–3 4. 2 November 1998 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Leander Paes
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 5. 1 February 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 6 13 September 1999 US Open, New York Hard Leander Paes
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
7–6, 6–4 7. 15 November 1999 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Leander Paes
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 8. 19 June 2000 Halle, Germany Grass David Prinosil
Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström
7–6, 7–6 9. 17 December 2000 Doubles Championships, Bangalore Hard Leander Paes
Donald Johnson
Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3, 6–4 10. 20 August 2001 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Sébastien Lareau
Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie
7–6, 5–7, 6–4 11. 8 October 2001 Moscow, Russia Carpet Jeff Tarango
Max Mirnyi
Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–0 12. 29 October 2001 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Leander Paes
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
7–6, 6–4 13. 5 November 2001 Paris, France Carpet Leander Paes
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 14. 17 June 2002 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Max Mirnyi
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
7–5, 6–3 15. 12 August 2002 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Max Mirnyi
James Blake
Todd Martin
7–5, 6–3 16. 19 August 2002 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Max Mirnyi
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 17. 21 October 2002 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Max Mirnyi
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 7–5, 6–0 18. 13 January 2003 Sydney, Australia Hard Joshua Eagle
Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey
7–6, 6–4 19. 19 May 2003 Hamburg, Germany Clay Max Mirnyi
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–4, 7–6 20. 16 June 2003 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Max Mirnyi
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
5–7, 6–4, 7–6 21. 7 July 2003 Wimbledon, London Grass Max Mirnyi
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 22. 13 October 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Max Mirnyi
Yves Allegro
Roger Federer
7–6, 7–5 23. 18 October 2004 Moscow, Russia Carpet Jonas Björkman
Igor Andreev
Nikolay Davydenko
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 24. 10 January 2005 Chennai, India Hard Jonas Björkman
Yen-Hsun Lu
Rainer Schüttler
7–5, 4–6, 7–6 25. 5 March 2007 Dubai, UAE Hard Radek Štěpánek
Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 6–7, [10–7] 26. 26 March 2008 Miami, U.S. Hard Mark Knowles
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–2, 6–2 27. 27 April 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Mark Knowles
Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo
6–3, 6–3 28. 15 June 2008 s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Leander Paes
Mario Ančić
Jürgen Melzer
7–6, 6–3 29. 23 August 2008 New Haven, U.S. Hard Mark Knowles
Marcelo Melo
André Sá
7–5, 6–2 30. 13 October 2008 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Mark Knowles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6–4, 6–2 31. 31 January 2009 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Mark Knowles
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 32. 26 April 2009 Barcelona, Spain Clay Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 7–6 33. 13 September 2009 US Open, New York Hard Mark Knowles
Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 34. 3 April 2010 Miami, U.S. Hard Max Mirnyi
Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5 35. 18 April 2010 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 2–0, RET. 36. 22 August 2010 Cincinnati, Cincinnati Hard Max Mirnyi
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4 37. 7 November 2010 Valencia, Spain Hard (i) Max Mirnyi
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
7–6(10–8), 5–7, [10–7] 38. 28 November 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, London Hard (i) Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(8–6), 6–4 39. 29 January 2011 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Leander Paes
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4 40. 12 June 2011 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Leander Paes
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6, 6–7, [6–10] Doubles performance timeline
Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR Grand Slams Australian Open A A A A A 1R SF F A 1R 2R 1R QF QF 3R QF SF F 1R F 0 / 14 French Open A A A A A 2R SF W 2R W SF QF SF 1R QF SF 1R 3R 2R 2R 2 / 15 Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q2 1R 2R W 3R 1R QF F 3R 2R 1R A 1R QF 3R 2R 1 / 14 US Open A A A 2R Q1 SF SF F 1R 1R W QF 3R 3R 1R 2R 3R F 2R QF 1 / 16 Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 4 / 59 Year-End Championship Tennis Masters Cup A A A A A F RR F F RR NH RR RR A A A RR SF F 0 / 10 Olympic Games Summer Olympics A Not Held 2R Not Held 2R Not Held SF Not Held QF Not Held 0 / 4 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells A A A A A A A SF A 1R 2R 2R SF 1R 1R 1R QF 2R 1R 2R 0 / 12 Miami A A A A A 2R 1R 2R A A QF 1R 2R QF A 1R F 1R F W 1 / 12 Monte Carlo A A A A A A SF 2R A SF 1R W QF QF SF 2R F QF F A 1 / 12 Rome A A A A A A W 1R 1R 1R QF SF W SF 2R 1R 2R SF 2R 2R 2 / 14 Madrid A A A A A QF F A 2R QF F W SF QF 1R A F 2R A A 1 / 11 Canada A A A A A W SF A QF 1R 2R W W QF A W QF W SF 2R 5 / 13 Cincinnati A A A A A QF 1R 2R 1R W F SF QF QF 2R 2R SF SF F W 2 / 15 Shanghai Not Masters Series SF QF SF 0 / 3 Paris A A A A A 1R W 2R 1R F 2R A SF A A A 2R 2R W 2R 2 / 11 Hamburg A A A A A A QF 2R 2R 1R W F 2R QF 1R 2R 2R NMS 1 / 11 Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 5 2 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 9 3 / 8 2 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 8 2 / 7 15 / 114 Year End Ranking 668 385 248 162 106 11 3 2 39 6 4 4 7 19 30 21 6 7 6 Davis Cup and Asian Games
Mahesh Bhupathi has donned Indian colors numerous times for the Davis Cup as well as other international fixtures including Asian Games.
Mahesh 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.
Personal life
Bhupathi is a Born Again Christian.[5][6][7] His mother tongue is Telugu.[8][9]
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 being married for seven years.
He then married Lara Dutta, Miss Universe of 2000 in a Civil Ceremony on 16 February 2011 at Bandra, Mumbai[10] And later followed by a Christian Ceremony on 20 February 2011 at Sunset Point in Goa[11] On 1 August 2011 Lara confirmed that she is pregnant with their first child.[12] Their son is due in late January.
Relationship with Leander Paes
From the pinnacle of 1999 to the depths of 2006, the relationship between the two top Indian players, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi has fluctuated, turning from great to bad to worse. The two forged a formidable partnership in the late 90s and steeply climbed the ladder of the doubles rankings. They played so well as a team that it prompted the then top Australian doubles pair of Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge (known as the Woodies) to predict that they expected Bhupathi and Paes to take their place in tennis doubles after they left the scene. Together with Paes, Bhupathi featured in several memorable grand slam matches, Olympic matches as well as Davis Cup matches for India. From such a high, the relationship between the pair gradually deteriorated and reached a point of no communication. The exact cause or causes for the rift has never been known so far though various factors like ego clashes, each player garnering more attention than the other have been rumoured over the years. Just after winning the 2006 Asian games, both of the players announced that they would never play again together. In spite of the cold relationship between them, they decided to play together in the Beijing 2008 Olympics for a possible medal chance in the doubles event. Bhupathi had initially shot a letter to the AITA stating that he did not want to play with Paes in the Olympic Games preferring Bopanna instead as his partner.
Bhupathi had said, "Leander and I are best option for India but we need to go with some kind of preparation. We need to build a team. It's not about past performances. Rohan Bopanna and I are better prepared as a team", The AITA responded by saying that it would not change the doubles team pairing and that it was up to Paes and Bhupathi to ensure that the differences between them did not come in the way of national glory. (Reuters) However, Bhupathi and Paes decided to once again form a doubles pair, and entered the 2008 Ordina Open together to attain the second seed. They finished as Runners up in their comeback tournament. They partnered in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but lost the quarter finals [13] to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, who went on to win the men's doubles gold medal.[14]
Leander and Mahesh decided 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[15][16] but lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan.
Sports Management
Mahesh Bhupathi has also been involved in developing tennis facilities in India and, along with his company Globosport, has played a key role in developing and managing the careers of many Indian athletes including the new Indian tennis star, Sania Mirza[17]
Awards
- Padma Shri,2001
- Sports people for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar,07,iCONGO-Confederation of NGOs
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Source
- ^ Team profile
- ^ Bhupathi to undergo back surgery
- ^ Sinh, Gauri (2 September 2002). "Shvetha & Mahesh? Why knot!". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Shvetha-Mahesh-Why-knot/articleshow/20992167.cms.
- ^ "Mira Bhupathi’s Confession | NewsGrab". Cmpaul.wordpress.com. 1 October 2010. http://cmpaul.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/mira-bhupathi%E2%80%99s-confession/. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, wife Shwetha go separate ways". Reuters. 9 October 2009. http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia–43051120091009.
- ^ . http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970609/16050593.html.
- ^ . http://www.aboutbengaluru.com/contentDescription.aspx?submod=SSM20111274544140&ContentId=CD201112762622953&modid=SM200983112195437.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi-Lara Dutta exchange wedding vows". English.samaylive.com. 19 February 2011. http://english.samaylive.com/entertainment-news/676482721/lara-dutta-mahesh-bhupathi-church-wedding-on-saturday.html. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta exchange wedding vows". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Mahesh-Bhupathi-and-Lara-Dutta-ties-the-knot-in-Goa/articleshow/7530614.cms.
- ^ TNN (1 August 2011). "Lara Dutta is pregnant!". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Lara-Dutta-is-pregnant/articleshow/9443021.cms. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ 2008 Ordina Open Men's Doubles Draw
- ^ "Federer leads Swiss to doubles gold". http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/16swiss.htm.
- ^ "Doubles pair Paes, Bhupathi to reunite". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/21/3072309.htm. Retrieved 29 Oct 2010.
- ^ Buddell, James (20 November 2010). "Bhupathi-Paes To Reunite In 2011 In Bid To Complete Career Grand Slam". ATPWorldTour.com. http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/11/46/Finals-Paes-Bhupathi-To-Reunite-In–2011.aspx. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ 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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ATP rankings incepted on August 23, 1973 · (year first held/year last held - number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of October 31, 2011ATP Masters Series: Doubles champions Indian Wells Masters 1990: Boris Becker/Guy Forget · 1991: Jim Courier/Javier Sánchez · 1992: Steve DeVries/David Macpherson · 1993: Guy Forget/Henri Leconte · 1994: Grant Connell/Patrick Galbraith · 1995: Tommy Ho/Brett Steven · 1996: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1997: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 1998: Jonas Björkman/Patrick Rafter · 1999: Wayne Black/Sandon Stolle · 2000: Alex O'Brien/Jared Palmer · 2001: Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov · 2004: Arnaud Clément/Sébastien Grosjean · 2005: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2006: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2007: Martin Damm/Leander Paes · 2008: Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram · 2009: Mardy Fish/Andy Roddick · 2010: Marc López/Rafael Nadal · 2011: Alexandr Dolgopolov/Xavier MalisseMiami Masters 1990: Rick Leach/Jim Pugh · 1991: Wayne Ferreira/Piet Norval · 1992: Ken Flach/Todd Witsken · 1993: Richard Krajicek/Jan Siemerink · 1994: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1995: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1996: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 1999: Wayne Black/Sandon Stolle · 2000: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 2001: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Roger Federer/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett · 2005: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2006: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2009: Max Mirnyi/Andy Ram · 2010: Lukáš Dlouhý/Leander Paes · 2011: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander PaesMonte-Carlo Masters 1990: Petr Korda/Tomáš Šmíd · 1991: Luke Jensen/Laurie Warder · 1992: Boris Becker/Michael Stich · 1993: Stefan Edberg/Petr Korda · 1994: Nicklas Kulti/Magnus Larsson · 1995: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1996: Ellis Ferreira/Jan Siemerink · 1997: Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana · 1998: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1999: Olivier Delaître/Tim Henman · 2000: Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov · 2001: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2002: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Tim Henman/Nenad Zimonjić · 2005: Leander Paes/Nenad Zimonjić · 2006: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2011: Bob Bryan/Mike BryanHamburg/Madrid Masters 1990: Sergi Bruguera/Jim Courier · 1991: Sergio Casal/Emilio Sánchez · 1992: Sergio Casal/Emilio Sánchez · 1993: Paul Haarhuis/Mark Koevermans · 1994: Scott Melville/Piet Norval · 1995: Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov · 1996: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 1997: Luis Lobo/Javier Sánchez · 1998: Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana · 1999: Wayne Arthurs/Andrew Kratzmann · 2000: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 2001: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2002: Mahesh Bhupathi/Jan-Michael Gambill · 2003: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2004: Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett · 2005: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2006: Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2011: Bob Bryan/Mike BryanRome Masters 1990: Sergio Casal/Emilio Sánchez · 1991: Omar Camporese/Goran Ivanišević · 1992: Jakob Hlasek/Marc Rosset · 1993: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1994: Yevgeny Kafelnikov/David Rikl · 1995: Cyril Suk/Daniel Vacek · 1996: Byron Black/Grant Connell · 1997: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 1998: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 1999: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 2000: Martin Damm/Dominik Hrbatý · 2001: Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov · 2002: Martin Damm/Cyril Suk · 2003: Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley · 2004: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2005: Michaël Llodra/Fabrice Santoro · 2006: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2007: Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjić · 2008: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2011: John Isner/Sam QuerreyCanada Masters 1990: Paul Annacone/David Wheaton · 1991: Patrick Galbraith/Todd Witsken · 1992: Patrick Galbraith/Danie Visser · 1993: Jim Courier/Mark Knowles · 1994: Byron Black/Jonathan Stark · 1995: Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Andrei Olhovskiy · 1996: Patrick Galbraith/Paul Haarhuis · 1997: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 1998: Martin Damm/Jim Grabb · 1999: Jonas Björkman/Patrick Rafter · 2000: Sébastien Lareau/Daniel Nestor · 2001: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2002: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 2005: Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett · 2006: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2007: Mahesh Bhupathi/Pavel Vízner · 2008: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2009: Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles · 2010: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2011: Michaël Llodra/Nenad ZimonjićCincinnati Masters 1990: Darren Cahill/Mark Kratzmann · 1991: Ken Flach/Robert Seguso · 1992: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1993: Andre Agassi/Petr Korda · 1994: Alex O'Brien/Sandon Stolle · 1995: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1996: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 1999: Byron Black/Jonas Björkman · 2000: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 2001: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 2002: James Blake/Todd Martin · 2003: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2004: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2005: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2006: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2007: Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram · 2008: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2011: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander PaesStockholm/Essen/Stuttgart/Madrid/Shanghai Masters 1990: Guy Forget/Jakob Hlasek · 1991: John Fitzgerald/Anders Järryd · 1992: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1993: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1994: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1995: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1996: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 1999: Byron Black/Jonas Björkman · 2000: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2001: Max Mirnyi/Sandon Stolle · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2005: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2006: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski · 2009: Julien Benneteau/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga · 2010: Jürgen Melzer/Leander Paes · 2011: Max Mirnyi/Daniel NestorParis Masters 1990: Scott Davis/David Pate · 1991: Anders Järryd/John Fitzgerald · 1992: John McEnroe/Patrick McEnroe · 1993: Byron Black/Jonathan Stark · 1994: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1995: Grant Connell/Patrick Galbraith · 1996: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1997: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1998: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 1999: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 2000: Nicklas Kulti/Max Mirnyi · 2001: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 2002: Nicolas Escudé/Fabrice Santoro · 2003: Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley · 2004: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2005: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2006: Arnaud Clément/Michaël Llodra · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Jonas Björkman/Kevin Ullyett · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2011: Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiCategories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Asian Games gold medallists for India
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- French Open champions
- Indian Christians
- Indian male tennis players
- Ole Miss Rebels tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of India
- People from Bangalore
- People from Chennai
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Recipients of the Padma Shri
- Telugu people
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- United States Open champions (tennis)
- Wimbledon champions
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