Mahesh Bhupathi

Mahesh Bhupathi
Bhupathi at the 2009 US Open
Full nameMahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi
Country (sports) India
Born (1974-06-07) 7 June 1974 (age 50)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2016
CollegeOle Miss
Prize money$6,665,907[1]
Singles
Career record10–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 217 (2 February 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1998)
French OpenQ3 (1996, 1999)
Wimbledon1R (1997, 1998, 2000)
US Open1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record687–364
Career titles52
Highest rankingNo. 1 (26 April 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1999, 2009, 2011)
French OpenW (1999, 2001)
WimbledonW (1999)
US OpenW (2002)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2012)
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (2004)
Mixed doubles
Career record115–53
Career titles8
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2006, 2009)
French OpenW (1997, 2012)
WimbledonW (2002, 2005)
US OpenW (1999, 2005)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (1996)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team Event
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Doubles
Afro-Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hyderabad Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hyderabad Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 14 November 2016.

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974) is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament (with Rika Hiraki).[a] With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. In December 2016, Bhupathi was appointed as India's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017.[2]

Career

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1995–2006

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Mahesh Bhupathi is considered one of the top doubles players of the 1990s and 2000s. In 1999, Bhupathi won three doubles titles with Leander Paes, including the French Open and Wimbledon. He and Paes 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 the first one for Hingis. By winning the Australian Open, Bhupathi completed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.

2007–2008

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In 2007, Bhupathi and Radek Štěpánek reached the 2007 Australian Open men's doubles event's quarterfinals. Bhupathi 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

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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 Indian pair thus made up for the disappointment of the previous year's final when they were beaten by Sun Tiantian 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 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]

Bhupathi serves in his third-round match partnering Mark Knowles during the 2008 US Open.

2013

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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 rejoined starting with the Monte-Carlo Masters.[12]

Playing style

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Mahesh Bhupathi is known for his strong serve. According to Rafael Nadal, his strong backhand makes him the best for an Ad Court player. Roger Federer acclaims him as one of the best doubles players of all time.[13] He often discusses strategies between the serves with his partner during the match and also communicates using finger-at-the-back signals.

Year-end finals

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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 to 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 appeared at the finals 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.[14]

Significant finals

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1999 Australian Open Hard India Leander Paes Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Pat Rafter
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6
Win 1999 French Open Clay India Leander Paes Croatia Goran Ivanišević
United States Jeff Tarango
6–2, 7–5
Win 1999 Wimbledon Grass India Leander Paes Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Jared Palmer
6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1999 US Open Hard India Leander Paes United States Alex O'Brien
Canada Sébastien Lareau
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Win 2001 French Open (2) Clay India Leander Paes Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 2002 US Open Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2003 Wimbledon Grass Belarus Max Mirnyi Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 2009 Australian Open Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 2009 US Open Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2011 Australian Open Hard India Leander Paes United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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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.

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1997 French Open Clay Japan Rika Hiraki United States Lisa Raymond
United States Patrick Galbraith
6–4, 6–1
Loss 1998 Wimbledon Grass Croatia Mirjana Lučić United States Serena Williams
Belarus Max Mirnyi
4–6, 4–6
Win 1999 US Open Hard Japan Ai Sugiyama United States Kimberly Po
United States Donald Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Win 2002 Wimbledon Grass Russia Elena Likhovtseva Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 2003 French Open Clay Russia Elena Likhovtseva United States Lisa Raymond
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Win 2005 Wimbledon (2) Grass France Mary Pierce Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Australia Paul Hanley
6–4, 6–2
Win 2005 US Open (2) Hard Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–2
Win 2006 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–3
Loss 2008 Australian Open Hard India Sania Mirza China Sun Tiantian
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 2009 Australian Open (2) Hard India Sania Mirza France Nathalie Dechy
Israel Andy Ram
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2011 Wimbledon Grass Russia Elena Vesnina Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Austria Jürgen Melzer
3–6, 2–6
Win 2012 French Open (2) Clay India Sania Mirza Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Mexico Santiago González
7–6(7–3), 6–1

Olympic medal matches

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Doubles: 1 (1 fourth place)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens Hard India Leander Paes Croatia Mario Ančić
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 14–16

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 96 (52–44)

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Legend
Grand Slam (4–6)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–5)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (16–14)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (8–7)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (24–12)
Titles by surface
Hard (32–26)
Clay (13–4)
Grass (2–6)
Carpet (5–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1997 Chennai, India Hard India Leander Paes Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Israel Eyal Ran
7–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 May 1997 Prague, Czech Republic Clay India Leander Paes Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic David Škoch
6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Jul 1997 Los Angeles, United States Hard United States Rick Leach Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–7, 4–6
Win 3–1 Aug 1997 Montréal, Canada Hard India Leander Paes Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
7–6, 6–3
Win 4–1 Aug 1997 New Haven, United States Hard India Leander Paes Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win 5–1 Oct 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) India Leander Paes United States Jim Courier
United States Alex O'Brien
7–5, 7–6
Win 6–1 Oct 1997 Singapore, Singapore Carpet India Leander Paes United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–2 Nov 1997 Hartford, United States Carpet India Leander Paes United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 7–2 Jan 1998 Doha, Qatar Hard India Leander Paes France Olivier Delaître
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8–2 Feb 1998 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard India Leander Paes United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
6–2, 7–5
Win 9–2 Apr 1998 Chennai, India Hard India Leander Paes France Olivier Delaître
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 10–2 May 1998 Rome, Italy Clay India Leander Paes South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 11–2 Oct 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet India Leander Paes Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 11–3 Oct 1998 Singapore, Singapore Carpet India Leander Paes Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
2–6, 3–6
Loss 11–4 Nov 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) India Leander Paes Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 12–4 Nov 1998 Paris, France Carpet India Leander Paes Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–2
Loss 12–5 Feb 1999 Melbourne, Australia Hard India Leander Paes Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Patrick Rafter
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 13–5 Apr 1999 Chennai, India Hard India Leander Paes Zimbabwe Wayne Black
South Africa Neville Godwin
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 14–5 Jun 1999 Paris, France Clay India Leander Paes Croatia Goran Ivanišević
United States Jeff Tarango
6–2, 7–5
Win 15–5 Jul 1999 London, United Kingdom Grass India Leander Paes Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Jared Palmer
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 15–6 Sep 1999 New York, United States Hard India Leander Paes Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–7, 4–6
Loss 15–7 Nov 1999 Hartford, United States Carpet India Leander Paes Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win 16–7 May 2000 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Australia Andrew Kratzmann Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Italy Diego Nargiso
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 16–8 Jun 2000 Halle, Germany Grass Germany David Prinosil Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Sweden Mikael Tillström
6–7, 6–7
Win 17–8 Oct 2000 Tokyo, Japan Hard India Leander Paes Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 17–9 Dec 2000 Bangalore, India Hard India Leander Paes United States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval
6–7, 3–6, 4–6
Win 18–9 Apr 2001 Atlanta, United States Clay India Leander Paes United States Rick Leach
Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
Win 19–9 May 2001 Houston, United States Clay India Leander Paes United States Kevin Kim
United States Jim Thomas
7–6, 6–2
Win 20–9 Jun 2001 Paris, France Clay India Leander Paes Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–6, 6–3
Win 21–9 Aug 2001 Cincinnati, United States Hard India Leander Paes Czech Republic Martin Damm
Germany David Prinosil
7–6, 6–3
Loss 21–10 Aug 2001 Indianapolis, United States Hard Canada Sébastien Lareau The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Brian MacPhie
6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 21–11 Oct 2001 Moscow, Russia Carpet United States Jeff Tarango Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Sandon Stolle
3–6, 0–6
Loss 21–12 Oct 2001 Basel, Switzerland Carpet India Leander Paes South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
6–7, 4–6
Loss 21–13 Nov 2001 Paris, France Carpet India Leander Paes South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 22–13 Jan 2002 Chennai, India Hard India Leander Paes Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Ota Fukárek
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win 23–13 May 2002 Majorca, Spain Clay India Leander Paes Austria Julian Knowle
Germany Michael Kohlmann
6–2, 6–4
Win 24–13 May 2002 Hamburg, Germany Clay United States Jan-Michael Gambill Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 6–4
Loss 24–14 Jun 2002 London, United Kingdom Grass Belarus Max Mirnyi Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
5–7, 3–6
Loss 24–15 Aug 2002 Cincinnati, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi United States James Blake
United States Todd Martin
5–7, 3–6
Loss 24–16 Aug 2002 Indianapolis, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 25–16 Aug 2002 Long Island, United States Hard United States Mike Bryan Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–4
Win 26–16 Sep 2002 New York, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 26–17 Oct 2002 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 26–18 Jan 2003 Sydney, Australia Hard Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Nathan Healey
6–7, 4–6
Win 27–18 Apr 2003 Estoril, Portugal Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
6–1, 6–2
Win 28–18 Apr 2003 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 28–19 May 2003 Hamburg, Germany Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 6–7
Loss 28–20 Jun 2003 London, United Kingdom Grass Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 28–21 Jul 2003 London, United Kingdom Grass Belarus Max Mirnyi Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 29–21 Aug 2003 Montréal, Canada Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 7–6
Win 30–21 Oct 2003 Moscow, Russia Carpet Belarus Max Mirnyi Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
Loss 30–22 Oct 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Switzerland Yves Allegro
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–7, 5–7
Win 31–22 Oct 2003 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win 32–22 Jan 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Hard France Fabrice Santoro Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 33–22 Mar 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard France Fabrice Santoro Sweden Jonas Björkman
India Leander Paes
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 34–22 May 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 35–22 Jul 2004 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 36–22 Aug 2004 Toronto, Canada Hard India Leander Paes Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2
Loss 36–23 Oct 2004 Moscow, Russia Carpet Sweden Jonas Björkman Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 36–24 Jan 2005 Chennai, India Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu
Germany Rainer Schüttler
5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win 37–24 Jan 2005 Sydney, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–3
Win 38–24 Sep 2006 Beijing, China Hard Croatia Mario Ančić Germany Michael Berrer
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
6–4, 6–3
Win 39–24 Oct 2006 Mumbai, India Hard Croatia Mario Ančić India Rohan Bopanna
India Mustafa Ghouse
6–4, 6–7, [10–8]
Loss 39–25 Mar 2007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek France Fabrice Santoro
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
5–7, 7–6, [7–10]
Win 40–25 Aug 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Czech Republic Pavel Vízner Australia Paul Hanley
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–4
Win 41–25 Aug 2007 New Haven, United States Hard Serbia Nenad Zimonjić Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 6–3
Win 42–25 Mar 2008 Memphis, United States Hard (i) The Bahamas Mark Knowles Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6, 6–2
Win 43–25 Mar 2008 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–5, 7–6
Loss 43–26 Mar 2008 Miami, United States Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2–6, 2–6
Loss 43–27 Apr 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay The Bahamas Mark Knowles Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain Tommy Robredo
3–6, 3–6
Loss 43–28 Jun 2008 s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass India Leander Paes Croatia Mario Ančić
Austria Jürgen Melzer
6–7, 3–6
Loss 43–29 Aug 2008 New Haven, United States Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá
5–7, 2–6
Loss 43–30 Oct 2008 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) The Bahamas Mark Knowles Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
4–6, 2–6
Win 44–30 Oct 2008 Basel, Switzerland Carpet The Bahamas Mark Knowles Germany Christopher Kas
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–3, 6–3
Loss 44–31 Jan 2009 Melbourne, Australia Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 44–32 Apr 2009 Barcelona, Spain Clay The Bahamas Mark Knowles Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 6–7
Win 45–32 Aug 2009 Montréal, Canada Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles Belarus Max Mirnyi
Israel Andy Ram
6–4, 6–3
Loss 45–33 Sep 2009 New York, United States Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 45–34 Apr 2010 Miami, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
2–6, 5–7
Loss 45–35 Apr 2010 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 0–2, RET.
Loss 45–36 Aug 2010 Cincinnati, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 45–37 Nov 2010 Valencia, Spain Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi United Kingdom Andy Murray
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
6–7(8–10), 7–5, [7–10]
Win 46–37 Nov 2010 Paris, France Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Israel Andy Ram
7–5, 7–5
Loss 46–38 Nov 2010 London, United Kingdom Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 47–38 Jan 2011 Chennai, India Hard India Leander Paes Netherlands Robin Haase
United States David Martin
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss 47–39 Jan 2011 Melbourne, Australia Hard India Leander Paes United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Win 48–39 Apr 2011 Miami, United States Hard India Leander Paes Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 48–40 Jun 2011 London, United Kingdom Grass India Leander Paes United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Win 49–40 Aug 2011 Cincinnati, United States Hard India Leander Paes France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win 50–40 Mar 2012 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard India Rohan Bopanna Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 50–41 Aug 2012 Cincinnati, United States Hard India Rohan Bopanna Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
4–6, 4–6
Loss 50–42 Oct 2012 Shanghai, China Hard India Rohan Bopanna India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [5–10]
Win 51–42 Nov 2012 Paris, France Hard (i) India Rohan Bopanna Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 51–43 Nov 2012 London, United Kingdom Hard (i) India Rohan Bopanna Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López
5–7, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 52–43 Mar 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard France Michaël Llodra Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 52–44 May 2013 Rome, Italy Clay India Rohan Bopanna United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2–6, 3–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R SF F A 1R 2R 1R QF QF 3R QF SF F 1R F 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R 41–19
French Open A A 2R SF W 2R W SF QF SF 1R QF SF 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 1R A 40–16
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 1R 2R W 3R 1R QF F 3R 2R 1R A 1R QF 3R 2R 2R QF A 1R A 29–16
US Open 2R Q1 SF SF F 1R 1R W QF 3R 3R 1R 2R 3R F 2R QF 1R 1R A A A 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 1–1 0–3 1–1 148–68
Year-end championship
Masters Cup DNQ F RR F F NH RR RR RR Did not qualify RR SF F SF F Did not qualify 24–23
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH 2R Not Held 2R Not Held 4th Not Held QF Not Held 2R Not Held A 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 A A A 11–14
Miami A Q1 2R 1R 2R A A QF 1R 2R QF A 1R F 1R F W SF 2R 1R A A 23–14
Monte Carlo A A A SF 2R A SF 1R W QF QF SF 2R F QF F A 2R A A A A 22–13
Madrid Not Held F W SF QF 1R A F 2R A A SF QF A 1R 2R 16–10
Rome A A A W 1R 1R 1R QF SF W SF 2R 1R 2R SF 2R 2R SF F A A A 21–14
Canada A A W SF A QF 1R 2R W W QF A W QF W SF 2R 2R A A A A 28–9
Cincinnati A A QF 1R 2R 1R W F SF QF QF 2R 2R SF SF F W F A A A A 27–14
Shanghai Not Held SF QF SF F A A A A 8–4
Paris A A 1R W 2R 1R F 2R A SF A A A 2R 2R W 2R W A A A A 16–9
Hamburg A A A QF 2R 2R 1R W F 2R QF 1R 2R 2R Not Masters Series 12–9
Stuttgart A A QF F A 2R QF Not Held 6–4
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 0–1 0–1 1–1 190–114
Career statistics
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Career
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 8 6 / 8 3 / 6 2 / 4 4 / 8 5 / 9 5 / 10 5 / 6 1 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 3 3 / 8 1 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 52 / 96
Year-end ranking 162 106 11 3 2 39 6 4 4 7 19 30 21 6 7 6 7 11 35 344 699 186

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A SF 2R A 2R SF QF 1R A W 1R F W A QF SF QF 2R 1R 2 / 15
French Open W 2R QF A SF QF F 1R QF 2R 1R SF 1R 1R 2R W 1R A A 2 / 16
Wimbledon 3R F 2R 1R SF W 3R QF W 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R F 2R 1R A 1R 2 / 18
US Open 1R QF W 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R W A QF 2R SF 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 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 0 / 1 0 / 2 8 / 65

Grand Slam seedings

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The tournaments won by Bhupathi are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Bhupathi are in italics.

Men's doubles

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  Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10   Seeded 10–4   Seeded no. 3   Seeded no. 2   Seeded no. 1

Legend
seeded No. 1 (2 / 6)
seeded No. 2 (0 / 3)
seeded No. 3 (1 / 14)
seeded No. 4–10 (0 / 29)
seeded No. 11–16 (0 / 2)
unseeded (1 / 16)
Longest streak
4
1
4
8
1
3
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1995 did not play did not play did not qualify unseeded
1996 did not play did not play did not qualify did not qualify
1997 unseeded unseeded unseeded 10th
1998 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th
1999 1st (1) 1st (1) 1st (2) 1st (2)
2000 did not play 9th 10th unseeded
2001 unseeded unseeded (3) 6th 5th
2002 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd (4)
2003 6th 2nd 1st (3) 1st
2004 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th
2005 3rd 4th 6th 7th
2006 11th unseeded 13th unseeded
2007 unseeded unseeded did not play 6th
2008 6th 4th 4th 4th
2009 3rd (4) 4th 4th 3rd (5)
2010 4th 5th 4th 4th
2011 3rd (6) 3rd 3rd 4th
2012 4th 6th 7th 8th
2013 5th 4th 8th unseeded
2014 unseeded did not play did not play did not play
2015 protected ranking protected ranking protected ranking did not play
2016 protected ranking did not play did not play did not play

Mixed doubles

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  Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10   Seeded 10–4   Seeded no. 3   Seeded no. 2   Seeded no. 1

Legend
seeded No. 1 (0 / 6)
seeded No. 2 (1 / 3)
seeded No. 3 (1 / 8)
seeded No. 4–10 (1 / 20)
seeded No. 11–16 (1 / 5)
unseeded (4 / 23)
Longest streak
2
1
3
9
2
6
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1997 did not play 16th (1) 15th 8th
1998 4th 3rd 5th (1) 5th
1999 4th 3rd unseeded 2nd (2)
2000 did not play did not play Wild card 5th
2001 7th unseeded 4th 6th
2002 2nd 3rd 3rd (3) 3rd
2003 unseeded 3rd (2) 1st 1st
2004 2nd 1st 1st 3rd
2005 did not play 7th unseeded (4) unseeded (5)
2006 Wild card (6) unseeded 11th did not play
2007 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2008 unseeded (3) unseeded 11th unseeded
2009 Wild card (7) unseeded 13th 1st
2010 did not play 1st 3rd unseeded
2011 unseeded 5th 4th (4) 6th
2012 6th 7th (8) 5th 6th
2013 5th 7th unseeded Wild card
2014 8th did not play did not play did not play
2015 Wild card did not play unseeded did not play

Davis Cup and Asian Games

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Bhupathi has donned Indian colours numerous times for the Davis Cup as well as other international tournaments, including the Asian Games.

Bhupathi has played 55 matches for India in the Davis Cup (from 1995 to 2011), winning 35 and losing 20. Out of the 35 matches that he won, 27 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

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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 is the founder of Globosport India private Limited which he started in 2002 as a sports and entertainment agency.[16]

He married model Shvetha Jaishankar in 2002 but the couple got divorced in 2009 after seven years of marriage.[17] He then married Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta in a civil ceremony on 16 February 2011 at Bandra, Mumbai.[18] It was followed by a Christian ceremony on 20 February 2011 at Sunset Point in Goa.[19]

On 1 August 2011, Dutta confirmed that she was pregnant with their first child. Their daughter Saira was born on 20 January 2012.[20] In 2010, the couple started a film production company, Big Daddy Productions.[21]

In 2014, Mahesh Bhupathi launched an authentic Indian sports brand, ZEVEN. The company currently endorses Ravindra Jadeja, Rohan Bopanna, Shikhar Dhawan and Mary Kom, amongst others.

Partnerships

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Partners in doubles

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No. Partner Year
1 India Leander Paes 1994–2006 2008–2011
2 Belgium Dick Norman 1994
3 Indonesia Sulistyo Wibowo 1995
4 United States Jeff Belloli 1995
5 Australia Peter Tramacchi 1995–1996, 1998–1999
6 South Africa Chris Haggard 1995–1996, 2006
7 United Kingdom Ross Matheson 1995
8 United States Robert Devens 1995
9 Lebanon Ali Hamadeh 1995–1996
10 Portugal João Cunha-Silva 1995
11 Sweden Tomas Nydahl 1996
12 Australia Jamie Holmes 1996
13 Serbia and Montenegro Nebojsa Djordjevic 1996
14 Zimbabwe Wayne Black 1996–1997
15 United States Kent Kinnear 1996
16 France Jean-Philippe Fleurian 1997
17 United States Tommy Ho 1997
18 United States Rick Leach 1997
19 India Sandeep Kirtane 1997
20 India Fazaluddin Syed 1998, 2000–2001
21 The Bahamas Mark Knowles 1998, 2000, 2008–2009, 2011
22 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1998
23 Turkey Baris Ergun 1998
24 Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 1998
25 India Srinath Prahlad 1998
26 India Gaurav Natekar 1998
27 Italy Mosé Navarra 1999, 2001
28 United Kingdom Tim Henman 1999, 2003, 2007
29 Romania Andrei Pavel 1999
30 South Africa Wayne Ferreira 1999
31 Australia Andrew Florent 1999
32 Australia Wayne Arthurs 2000
33 Australia Andrew Kratzmann 2000
34 Germany David Prinosil 2000
35 Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 2000
36 Serbia Nenad Zimonjić 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012
37 United States Scott Humphries 2000
38 Zimbabwe Byron Black 2000
39 Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 2001
40 Canada Sébastien Lareau 2001
41 United States Jeff Tarango 2001–2002
42 Thailand Vittaya Samrej 2001
43 United States Jan-Michael Gambill 2002, 2004
44 United States Brian MacPhie 2002
45 Belarus Max Mirnyi 2002–2004, 2010
46 Australia Todd Woodbridge 2002–2003, 2005
47 United States Mike Bryan 2002
48 Sweden Jonas Björkman 2002, 2004–2005
49 Australia Joshua Eagle 2003
50 India Rohan Bopanna 2003, 2007–2013
51 Russia Dmitry Tursunov 2004
52 France Fabrice Santoro 2004, 2006–2007
53 Australia Paul Hanley 2004, 2007
54 Chile Fernando González 2005
55 Czech Republic Martin Damm 2005
56 United States Justin Gimelstob 2005–2007
57 South Africa Wesley Moodie 2006
58 Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 2006–2007
59 Czech Republic Leoš Friedl 2006
60 United States Robby Ginepri 2006
61 Austria Julian Knowle 2006, 2013
62 Belgium Xavier Malisse 2006
63 Germany Alexander Waske 2006
64 Croatia Mario Ančić 2006
65 United States James Blake 2006
66 Czech Republic Pavel Vízner 2007
67 United Kingdom Jamie Murray 2007
68 Spain Marcel Granollers 2011
69 Slovakia Michal Mertiňák 2011
70 Canada Daniel Nestor 2013
71 France Michaël Llodra 2013
72 Germany Philipp Petzschner 2013
73 Sweden Robert Lindstedt 2013
74 United States Rajeev Ram 2014
75 Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 2014
75 South Africa Kevin Anderson 2014
76 India Saketh Myneni 2015
77 Austria Jürgen Melzer 2015
78 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 2015
79 Australia Nick Kyrgios 2015
80 Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal 2015
81 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 2015
82. Luxembourg Gilles Müller 2016
83. India Purav Raja 2016
84. United Kingdom Jonathan Marray 2016
85. India Yuki Bhambri 2016

Partners in mixed doubles

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No. Partner Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1 JapanRika Hiraki 1997 checkY checkY checkY checkY
2 NetherlandsCaroline Vis 1998 checkY
3 AustraliaRennae Stubbs 1998 checkY
4 CroatiaMirjana Lučić 1998 1999 checkY checkY checkY
5 JapanAi Sugiyama 1999 2000 2001 checkY checkY checkY
6 AustraliaAnnabel Ellwood 1999 checkY
7 United StatesMartina Navratilova checkY
8 RussiaElena Likhovtseva 2001 2002 2003 2004 checkY checkY checkY checkY
9 Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaJelena Dokić 2001 checkY
10 UzbekistanIroda Tulyaganova 2003 checkY
11 ArgentinaPaola Suárez 2003, 2007 checkY checkY checkY
12 United StatesLisa Raymond 2004 2005 checkY checkY
13 FranceMary Pierce 2005 checkY
14 SlovakiaDaniela Hantuchová 2005 2007 2010 2013 checkY checkY checkY
15 SwitzerlandMartina Hingis 2006 2013 checkY checkY
16 ChinaYan Zi 2006 checkY
17 IndiaSania Mirza 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 checkY checkY checkY checkY
18 ChinaZheng Jie 2008 2011 checkY
19 AustraliaSamantha Stosur 2008 checkY
20 United StatesLiezel Huber 2009 2010 checkY checkY
21 AustraliaAnastasia Rodionova 2011 checkY
22 RussiaElena Vesnina 2011 2014 checkY checkY
23 Czech RepublicAndrea Hlaváčková 2012 checkY
24 RussiaNadia Petrova 2013 checkY
25 AustraliaCasey Dellacqua 2013 checkY
26 AustraliaJarmila Gajdošová 2015 checkY
27. RussiaAlla Kudryavtseva 2015 checkY

Other partners

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India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other Events

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Partnership with Leander Paes

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Bhupathi (right) and Leander Paes

Bhupathi and Leander Paes partnered in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but lost the quarterfinals,[22] to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, who went on to win the gold medal.[23]

Paes and Bhupathi 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,[24][25] but lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan.[26] Paes stated at the time that the best thing has been to have their friendship back.[27]

The Indian duo has a 303–103 career record together. They have a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight wins.[28]

Leander Paes wanted to play with Mahesh Bhupathi in the men's doubles event of the London Olympics, to be held July–August 2012.[29] On 19 June 2012, the 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.[30] Bhupathi also accused AITA of using Sania Mirza as bait for Leander's participation in the Olympics.[31] When AITA relented to the wishes of Bhupathi and Bopanna and permitted them to play together, they lost in the second round to the unseeded French pairing of Richard Gasquet and Julien Benneteau.

Davis Cup record

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The duo of Bhupathi and Paes has the longest doubles streak in Davis Cup history.

SL Year Opponent Result
1 1995 Croatia Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević W
2 1996 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis L
3 1996 Sweden Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti L
4 1997 Czech Republic Martin Damm / Petr Korda W
5 1997 Chile Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos W
6 1998 United Kingdom Neil Broad / Tim Henman W
7 1999 South Korea Kim Dong-hyun / Hyung-Taik Lee W
8 1999 China Shan Jiang / Zhu Benqiang W
9 2001