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Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna at the 2010 US Open
Country (sports) India
ResidenceBangalore, India
Born (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 44)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2003
Prize money$1,618,784[1]
Singles
Career record14-32
Highest rankingNo. 213 (23 July 2007)
Doubles
Career record152-112[1]
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 8 (5 March 2012)
Current rankingNo. 12 (24 December 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenR3 (2008, 2011, 2012)
French OpenQF (2011)
WimbledonQF (2010)
US OpenF (2010)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2013)
US Open2R (2012)
Last updated on: 15 October 2012.

Rohan Bopanna (Kannada: ರೋಹನ್ ಬೋಪಣ್ಣ) (born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007 and his career high ranking was no. 8. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments have been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002.[2] In 2010, he finished as a runner-up in doubles at the US Open, partnering with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[3]

He is currently ranked 13th in the world in the doubles rankings.[4] Bopanna started playing tennis at age 11. He reached his career high doubles rankings on 13 June 2011 when he was ranked world no. 9 in the ATP Rankings. He reached his career-high singles rankings of world no. 213 on 23 July 2007. Bopanna partnered with Qureshi in doubles in 2007. The duo, nicknamed the IndoPak Express, went on to win four Challenger titles in quick succession. However, it was only in the 2010 season that the pair broke into the top 10 doubles teams. That year, they reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, finished runners-up in the US Open and in five ATP Tour events, and won the Johannesburg Open. Bopanna also played a decisive role in India's 2010 Davis Cup triumph over Brazil, taking India back to the World Group for the first time since 1998.[5]

He distinguished himself as a doubles player at the 2007 Hopman Cup. Bopanna's first ATP doubles title came in the 2008 Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles with Eric Butorac.[6]

Early life

Rohan began playing tennis at the age of 11 because his father wanted him to pursue an individual sport. He did enjoy other games like hockey and football, but by the time he turned 19, tennis became his main priority. His father, M. G. Bopanna, is a coffee planter, and his mother, Malika Bopanna, is a housewife. Both his parents are ardent supporters of Rohan's career. They live in Coorg, which is a four-hour drive from Bangalore. He has an elder sister who lives in Mumbai. Growing up, Rohan idolized and was greatly influenced by Stefan Edberg. He made his Davis Cup debut for India versus Australia in September 2002 and turned pro in 2003.[7]

2007

Bopanna distinguished himself as one of India's finest doubles players at the 2007 Hopman Cup. Bopanna lost his first singles match, but helped clinch a 2–1 victory with Sania Mirza over the Czech Republic in the final and decisive mixed doubles match. In their second confrontation against Croatia, the scenario was repeated, with Mirza winning her singles match while Bopanna lost. Together they defeated the Croats in mixed doubles to end up with four points out of three matches. India lost to Spain to finish runners-up in Group B, with Mirza and Bopanna losing both their singles matches, but winning in mixed doubles.

2008

Bopanna won the men's doubles title at the 2008 Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles with partner Eric Butorac.

2009

Rohan started 2009 fairly well by qualifying for the Chennai Open, but lost in the first round of the main draw. In February, he made it to the final of the SAP Open in San Jose, partnering with Jarkko Nieminen.

2010

Rohan Bopanna started the year on a high, reaching the quarterfinal of the Chennai Open partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.

In February, with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Bopanna won his second, and the duo's first, ATP doubles title, beating Karol Beck and Harel Levy in the final of the Johannesburg Open, 2–6, 6–3, 10–5. The duo reached the final of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco. They reached the final of the Nice Open, before losing to the Brazilian pair of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares.

In June, Bopanna and Qureshi made it to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event for the first time in their careers at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

After a successful Wimbledon, Bopanna and Qureshi achieved another finals finish at the Atlanta Open. They beat the world no. 1 pair of the Bryan brothers, 7-6, 7-5, in the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. They lost their semifinal match to Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles. They then reached the finals of the New Haven Open at Yale and the St. Petersburg Open.

At the 2010 US Open, Bopanna reached the finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Bopanna and Qureshi were seeded 16th and beat the American team of Brian Battistone and Ryler DeHeart, 6-3, 7-6. In the second round, they eliminated Kohlmann and Jarkko Nieminen, 6-4, 6-4. In the third round, the pair upset the second seeds Daniel Nestor and Zimonjic, 6-3, 6-4. In a highly entertaining quarterfinal, Bopanna's big serves made a difference as they knocked out Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman, 7-5, 7-6. In their first semifinal appearance, the duo defeated the Argentine pair of Schwank and Zeballos, 7-6, 6-4. The big-serving Bopanna was spot-on again, as he accumulated one ace after another. Bopanna even pounded an overhead over his shoulder, while retrieving a lob to force an error, causing the commentator Pam Shriver to compare it to Roger Federer's between-the-legs winners against Novak Djokovic and Brian Dabul. The ambassadors of India and Pakistan to the US supported the duo at the finals. The pair took on the world no. 1 and top-seeded Bryan brothers. The pair lost the final in two closely fought sets, 6-7, 6-7. Bopanna was exceptional on serve and conjured some high-intensity aces.

Bopanna played a crucial role in India's triumph at the Davis Cup in Chennai against Brazil. Bopanna won the decider against Rocardo Mello, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to clinch the tie 3-2 and take India into the World Group for the first time in 19 years.

Bopanna finished the 2010 season as world no. 8 in doubles.

2011

Bopanna began the 2011 season with Qureshi at the Chennai Open in early January. With the IndoPak Express and the re-united Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes on opposite sides of the draw, there were hopes for a dream final. However, Bopanna and Qureshi lost in the quarterfinal to eventual finalists Robin Haase and David Martin 4-6, 5-7.

The duo finished in the semifinals at the Medibank International in Sydney. They exited the 2011 Australian Open in the third round.

At the 2011 Davis Cup in Serbia, Bopanna played in singles and doubles with Somdev Devvarman after Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi pulled out of the tournament due to injuries.[8] Bopanna had many Serbian fans applauding his impressive winners, but having clawed his way back into the match after falling two sets behind, he lost the match in the fifth set, 3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6. This match enabled Bopanna to qualify for the singles ties to make it to the main draw of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Bopanna defeated Canada's Peter Polansky in a close encounter, 7-6, 3-6, 7-5, before outplaying Germany's Daniel Brands in straight sets, 7-6, 7-6, to secure his spot in the top draw. Bopanna upset higher-ranked opponents on the hard courts of the ATP Masters 1000 event.

With Qureshi, he reached the quarterfinals of 2011 French Open.[9] The duo won the Gerry Weber Open[10] and exited in the semifinals of the 2011 US Open. They won the Stockholm Open against Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, 6-1, 6-3.[11] They reached the quarterfinals in Vienna and Valencia and won in Bercy against Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, 6-2, 6-4.

They participated in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, losing their first round-robin match to Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.[12]

2012

In 2012, Bopanna played with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi. They were seeded fourth at the 2012 Australian Open, but only made it to the third round. He and Bhupathi won their first title together at Dubai.[13]

Bopanna has been selected to participate in the 2012 London Olympics in the Men's Doubles category partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.[14]

Bopanna refused to partner Leander Paes for doubles event for 2012 Summer Olympics triggering a row which finally led to two participating teams, as Leander Paes partnered with Vishnu Vardhan.[15]

On 20 August 2012 at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati, USA Rohan Bopanna partnering Mahesh Bhupathi lost to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in the final 4–6, 4–6.[16]

On 4 November 2012, Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi won the Paris Masters cup.[17] On 6 November 2012, Boppana and Bhupathi lost the opening match of ATP Tour finals against Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen[18] but made it to semi-finals after defeating Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.[19]

2013

Bopanna and Bhupathi played with different partners for the first three months of 2013, but have rejoined forces starting with the Monte Carlo Masters.

Awards

For his efforts in bridging political barriers through sports, Rohan Bopanna was nominated in 2010 as a Champion for Peace by Monaco-based organization, Peace and Sport.[20]

Recognized globally for their campaign "Stop War Start Tennis", Bopanna was awarded the renowned Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award [21] in 2010, along with Qureshi. The duo were also voted winners of the Peace and Sport's Image of the Year award[22] by their fans. He was also awarded the Ekalavya Award by the Government of Karnataka in 2005 for his achievements on court.[23]

Charity

Rohan Bopanna donates part of the profits generated by sales of ‘Stop War Start Tennis’ merchandise to GoSports Foundation – a not for profit organisation that works towards empowering sporting excellence in India. In his hometown Coorg, he works towards generating funds for an Opportunity School that caters to the educational needs of physically handicapped children. Rohan also supports the Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences that endeavours to provide low cost dental treatment and holds several free health and awareness camps.

Personal life

Rohan resides in Bangalore, where he is also the part owner of a very popular restaurant. A grass-court enthusiast, his favorite tournament is Wimbledon, and his favorite player is Stefan Edberg. His hobbies include golf, adventure sports, and watching Bollywood movies. Bopanna is a fan of the Manchester United Football Club. His favourite holiday destination is Koh Samui, Thailand. He is married to Supriya Annaiah.

Major finals

Grand Slam

Doubles: 1 (0-1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2010 US Open Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 23 (8–15)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (2–2)
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP Tour (5–11)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2 January 2006 Chennai Open, Chennai, India Hard India Prakash Amritraj Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Czech Republic Petr Pála 		2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 25 September 2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, Mumbai, India Hard India Mustafa Ghouse Croatia Mario Ančić
India Mahesh Bhupathi 		4–6, 7–6(8–6), [8–10]
Runner-up 3. 24 September 2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, Mumbai, India Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Finland Jarkko Nieminen 		6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 4. 13 July 2008 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, Newport, United States Grass Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi United States Mardy Fish
United States John Isner 		4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Winner 1. 4 August 2008 Countrywide Classic, Los Angeles, United States Hard United States Eric Butorac United States Travis Parrott
Serbia Dušan Vemić 		7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 5. 18 October 2008 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek 		6–3, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Runner-up 6. 15 February 2009 SAP Open, San Jose, United States Hard (i) Finland Jarkko Nieminen Germany Tommy Haas
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 		2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 7 February 2010 SA Tennis Open, Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Slovakia Karol Beck
Israel Harel Levy 		2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Runner-up 7. 11 April 2010 Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco Clay Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău 		2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up 8. 22 May 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Nice, France Clay Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Bruno Soares 		6–1, 3–6, [5–10]
Runner-up 9. 25 July 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, Atlanta, United States Hard Belgium Kristof Vliegen United States Scott Lipsky
United States Rajeev Ram 		6–3, 6–7, [10–12]
Runner-up 10. 28 August 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, United States Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău 		4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 11. 11 September 2010 US Open, New York, United States Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan 		6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 12. 28 September 2010 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia Hard(i) Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Potito Starace 		6–7, 6–7
Winner 3. 12 June 2011 Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany Grass Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Netherlands Robin Haase
Canada Milos Raonic 		7–6(8), 3–6, [11–9]
Winner 4. 23 October 2011 If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Bruno Soares 		6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 13 November 2011 BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France Hard (i) Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi France Julien Benneteau
France Nicholas Mahut 		6–2, 6–4
Winner 6. 3 March 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski 		6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 13. 20 August 2012 Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău 		4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 14. 14 October 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 		7–6(9–7), 3–6, [5–10]
Winner 7. 4 November 2012 BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France Hard (i) India Mahesh Bhupathi Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer 		7–6(8–6), 6–3
Runner-up 15. 12 November 2012 ATP World Tour Finals, London, United Kingdom Hard (i) India Mahesh Bhupathi Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López 		5-7, 6-3, [3-10]
Winner 8. 24 February 2013 Open 13, Marseille, France Hard (i) United Kingdom Colin Fleming Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer 		6-4, 7-6(7-3)

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L SR
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open 3R 2R 1R 3R 3R 2R 8–6 0 / 6
French Open 1R 1R 2R QF 1R 4–5 0 / 5
Wimbledon 2R QF 1R 2R 5–4 0 / 4
US Open 1R F SF 1R 9–4 0 / 4
Win–Loss 3–4 1–2 9–4 9–4 3–4 1–1 26–19 0 / 19

Partnerships

Partners in Men's doubles

No. Partner Year
1 India Vijayendra Laad 1999
2 India Manoj Mahadevan 1999
3 India Rishi Sridhar 1999 2000
4 India Vijay Kannan 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
5 India Mustafa Ghouse 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007
6 Tanzania Ronald Rugimbana 2001
7 Spain Carlos Cuadrado 2001
8 Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu 2002 2009
9 South Korea Dong-Hyun Kim 2002
10 Uzbekistan Dmitri Tomashevich 2002
11 Australia Marc Kimmich 2002
12 Australia Morgan Wilson 2002
13 South Africa W.P. Meyer 2002
14 Japan Toshihide Matsui 2003 2005
15 Netherlands Fred Hemmes 2003
16 India Prakash Amritraj 2003 2004 2006
17 Israel Jonathan Erlich 2003 2009
18 Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
19 Mexico Santiago González 2003
20 India Mahesh Bhupathi 2003 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
21 India Harsh Mankad 2003
22 Lebanon Patrick Chucri 2004
23 France Jean-Michel Pequery 2004
24 India Karan Rastogi 2005
25 India Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya 2005
26 Russia Evgueni Smirnov 2005
27 South Korea Kyu Tae Im 2005
28 Romania Horia Tecău 2005
29 Australia Luke Bourgeois 2006
30 Australia Nathan Healey 2006
31 Greece Konstantinos Economidis 2006
32 South Africa Chris Haggard 2007
33 United States Chris Drake 2007
34 Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 2007
35 India Leander Paes 2007 2012
36 United Kingdom Ross Hutchins 2007
37 Croatia Lovro Zovko 2007 2009
38 Australia Adam Feeney 2007
39 Uruguay Pablo Cuevas 2007
40 Belgium Olivier Rochus 2007
41 United States Rajeev Ram 2008 2012 2013
42 Israel Dudi Sela 2008
43 Sweden Robert Lindstedt 2008
44 United States James Cerretani 2008
45 United States Eric Butorac 2008 2010
46 India Purav Raja 2008
47 Belarus Max Mirnyi 2008
48 Italy Flavio Cipolla 2009
49 South Africa Jeff Coetzee 2009 2010
50 Finland Jarkko Nieminen 2009
51 Belgium Steve Darcis 2009
52 Israel Harel Levy 2009
53 United States Travis Parrott 2009
54 United States Jim Thomas 2009
55 Germany Frank Moser 2009
56 France Olivier Charroin 2009
57 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 2009
58 Australia Rameez Junaid 2009
59 United Kingdom Ken Skupski 2010
60 Belgium Kristof Vliegen 2010
61 India Somdev Devvarman 2011
62 Spain David Marrero 2012
63 Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg 2012
64 Brazil Marcelo Melo 2013
65 United Kingdom Colin Fleming 2013

References

  1. ^ a b "Rohan Bopanna". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Scorecards - 2010". Davis Cup. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". US Open. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Bopanna gains a place in doubles rankings, Bhupathi drops one". 23 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Davis Cup: Somdev, Bopanna lead India to World Group". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Bopanna wins LA Classic doubles". Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  7. ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Rohan-Bopanna.aspx
  8. ^ "Lee-Hesh pulls out of Davis Cup tie against Serbia". Retrieved 3 March 2011,. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  9. ^ "Bopanna-Qureshi enter French Open quarterfinals". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Bopanna-Qureshi win Gerry Weber Open". Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Bopanna-Qureshi win Stockholm Open". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Bopanna-Qureshi lose ATP World Tour Finals opener Tennis, Posted on Nov 20, 2011 at 08:25pm IST". Retrieved 20-11-2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "Bhupathi-Bopanna win Dubai Open title". 3 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Rohan Bopanna". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  15. ^ http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/sports/rohan-bopanna-also-declines-to-partner-leander-paes_718733.html
  16. ^ "Bhupathi-Bopanna lose in Cincinnati final". Retrieved 20-08-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna win Paris Masters". Retrieved 04-11-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ "Bhupathi-Bopanna beaten in Tour Finals opener". Retrieved 06-11-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna win shoot-out to reach semifinals". Retrieved 09-11-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "Who are Champions for Peace?". Peace and Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  21. ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Media/Images/Photo-Galleries/2010/Barclays-Finals/London-Friday-BopQur.aspx
  22. ^ Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi Win Peace and Sport Award www.sportstrack.in, 14 October 2010
  23. ^ "Monisha Vinayak enters last eight". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
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