Mahesh Bhupathi
Country (sports) | India |
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Residence | Bangalore, India |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $5,399,860 |
Singles | |
Career record | 10–28 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | 217 (2 February 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | - |
French Open | - |
Wimbledon | 1R (1997, 1998, 2000) |
US Open | 1R (1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 557–271 |
Career titles | 47 |
Highest ranking | 1 (26 April 1999) |
Current ranking | 5 (17 January 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) |
Last updated on: 19 September 2009. |
Medal record | ||
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Tennis | ||
Representing India | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2010 Delhi | Men's Doubles | |
Asian Games | ||
2002 Busan | Men's Doubles | |
2006 Doha | Men's Doubles | |
2002 Busan | Mixed Doubles | |
1998 Bangkok | Singles | |
1998 Bangkok | Mixed Doubles |
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (Telugu: మహేష్ శ్రీనివాస్ భూపతి) (born 7 June 1974 in Peddapuram), 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.
Career
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 U.S. Open, he and Zimonjić paired in doubles. After the U.S. 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 U.S. 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.
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 | U.S. Open | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
- Runner-ups (5)
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, 7–610, 4–6 |
1999 | U.S. 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, 6–74, 3–6 |
2009 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
2009 | U.S. 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: 10 (7-3)
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(4), 6–4 |
Winner | 2009 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Sania Mirza | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram |
6–3, 6–1 |
Finals (87)
Wins (47)
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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 | U.S. 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), [10-7] |
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 | U.S. 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. | 6 October 2008 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram |
6–1, 7–5 |
31. | 13 October 2008 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–4, 6–2 |
32. | 31 January 2009 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
33. | 26 April 2009 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Mark Knowles | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 7–6 |
34. | 13 September 2009 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Mark Knowles | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
35. | 3 April 2010 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
6–2, 7–5 |
36. | 18 April 2010 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 2–0, RET. |
37. | 22 August 2010 | Cincinnati, Cincinnati | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 6–4 |
38. | 7 November 2010 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Andy Murray Jamie Murray |
7–6(8), 5–7, [10-7] |
39. | 28 November 2010 | ATP World Tour Finals, London | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
40. | 29 January 2011 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6-3, 6-4 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR |
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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 | 2 / 14 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | W | 3R | 1R | QF | F | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 1 / 13 | |
U.S. Open | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | W | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | 1 / 15 | |
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 / 1 | 4 / 56 |
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 Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | |
Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | F | 1R | F | 0 / 11 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | SF | 1R | W | QF | QF | SF | 2R | F | QF | F | 1 / 12 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | W | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2 / 13 | |
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | F | A | 2R | QF | F | W | SF | QF | 1R | A | F | 2R | A | 1 / 11 | |
Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | A | QF | 1R | 2R | W | W | QF | A | W | QF | W | SF | 5 / 12 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | F | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | SF | F | 1 / 14 | |
Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | SF | QF | 0 / 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | A | SF | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | W | 2 / 10 | |
Hamburg Masters | 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 | 13 / 107 | |
Year End Ranking | 668 | 385 | 248 | 162 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament.
NH = tournament not held.
LQ = lost in the qualifying draw.
NMS = not Masters Series
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
In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards. His mother tongue is Telugu. Bhupathi is an alumnus of the University of Mississippi in the United States. He was married to model Shvetha Jaishankar, but the couple have now separated. They were married for seven years.He married Lara dutta, mis universe in 2001 on 16th february 2011. at bandra [5]
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 [8] to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, who went on to win the men's doubles gold medal.[9]
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[10][11] 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[12]
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
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, wife Shwetha go separate ways". Reuters. 9 October 2009.
- ^ Sinh, Gauri (2 September 2002). "Shvetha & Mahesh? Why knot!". The Times Of India.
- ^ http://cmpaul.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/mira-bhupathi%E2%80%99s-confession/
- ^ 2008 Ordina Open Men's Doubles Draw
- ^ "Federer leads Swiss to doubles gold".
- ^ "Doubles pair Paes, Bhupathi to reunite". Abc.net.au. 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.
- ^ Sania Mirza signs up with Globosport - Times of India article dtd 14 May 2003 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/46367823.cms
External links
- Use dmy dates from January 2011
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Indian tennis players
- Indian male tennis players
- Indian Christians
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players of India
- Recipients of the Padma Shri
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- French Open champions
- Wimbledon champions
- United States Open champions (tennis)
- People from Bangalore
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- University of Mississippi alumni
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Asian Games gold medallists for India