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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
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|name =Man-Mohan Bhandari
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|country ={{flagicon|India|British}} India
|birth_date = 26 February 1913
|birth_place = [[Lahore ]], [[India]]
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|death_place =India
|turnedpro =1930 (ILTF tour)<br/>
|retired =1942
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'''Man-Mohan Bhandari'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Man-Mohan Bhandari : Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/man-mohan-bhandari/bp03/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=ATP |access-date=31 August 2023 |location=London}}</ref> ( 26 February 1913 – ?) was an Indian tennis player. He competed at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] twice, in 1934 and 1936.<ref>{{cite web |title=Man-Mohan Bhandari (IND) - Gentlemen's Singles |url=https://assets.wimbledon.com/archive/draws/pdfs/players/5158bd75-c0d3-456a-a466-46f88dfcb5df_MS.pdf |website=Wimbledon |publisher=AELTC |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> He was active from 1930 to 1942 contesting 3 career singles finals and won 1 title.<ref name="tb"/>

==Career==
Man-Mohan Bhandari was born in [[Lahore]], India on 26 February 1913. In major tournaments he competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1934 and 1936.<ref name="AELTC">AELTC</ref> At the [[1934 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1934 Wimbledon Championships]] he lost in the first round to Swiss player [[Max Ellmer]].<ref name="AELTC"/> At the [[1936 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1936 Wimbledon Championships]] he reached progressed to the second round where he lost to Frenchman [[Yvon Petra]].<ref>{{cite news |title=LAWN TENNIS: WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS. American Davis Cup Player Beaten and Bhandari Defeated. Man Mohan Bhandari, the Cambridge player (who is from Lahore), was also beaten in straight sets by another Frenchman, Yvon Petra. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19360626/160/0013 |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=26 June 1936 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=13|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

He played his first tournament at the [[Calcutta South Club]] Invitation in 1930 where he reached the quarter finals, but lost to [[Jacques Brugnon]].<ref name="tb"/> In 1932 he played at the Punjab University Tennis Championships where he progressed to the final and won that title.<ref>{{cite news |title=TENNIS Man Mohan Wins Singles Final |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19321123/156/0014 |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=23 November 1932 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=14|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The same year he competed at the [[Indian International Championships]] where he reached the fourth round and lost to the American player Leonard Brooke Edwards.<ref>{{cite news |title=CALCUTTA TENNIS Calcutta, Dec. 26. Man Mohan Bhandari, the Punjab University tennis champion, was surprisingly defeated today at the Calcutta International Championships by Brooke Edwards (6-3, 6-2).|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19321229/200/0014 |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=29 December 1932 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=14|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In 1934 he travelled to England to take part in [[Wimbledon Championships]] that year, whilst there he also took part in a number of other tournaments.<ref name="tb"/> At the Southdean Hard Court Championships he was a losing semi finalist to compatriot [[Mohammed Sleem]].<ref name="tb"/> He also played at the [[Tunbridge Wells Open]] where he reached the final, but was beaten by the South African player [[Vernon Kirby]] in straight sets.<ref name="tb"/>

He then played at the [[Cumberland Hard Court Championships]] where he also reached the final of that event, before losing to the World No 4 ranked player [[Bunny Austin]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Von Cramm Badly Treated In World Tennis Ranking |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183739973 |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Sporting Globe |publisher=Trove & National Library of Australia |date=19 September 1934 |location=Melbourne, Australia |page=11}}</ref><ref name="tb"/> He played his final known singles tournament at the Parsi Gymkhana Open Tournament in 1942.<ref name="tb"/>

==Career finals==
===Singles (3), titles (1), runners up (2)===

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| Grand Slam/World Championship (0)
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| Regular (1)
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|Grass – Outdoor (1)
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|Hard – Outdoor (0)
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|Carpet – Indoor (0)
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|Wood – Indoor (0)
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|1.||style="background:#98FB98;" |Win ||23-Nov-1932|| Punjab University Tennis Championships||Grass||{{flagicon|India|British}} Sohan Lal ||6–4, 6–2, 6–3.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) 1932.</ref>
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|1. ||style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss||4‑Aug‑1934||[[Tunbridge Wells Open]] ||Grass||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Vernon Kirby]]||1–6, 2–6.<ref name="tb"/>
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|2. ||style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss||22‑Sep‑1934||[[Cumberland Hard Court Championships]] ||Clay||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bunny Austin]]||2–6, 1–6.<ref name="tb"/>
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==Personal==
Bhandari was educated at Central Model School and Government College, Lahore, India, and later attended [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=P |first1=Kabad: Waman |title=Indian Who's who |date=1935 |publisher=Yeshanand & Company |location=Bombay |page=86 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) 1936.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.atptour.com/en/players/man-mohan-bhandari/bp03/overview ATP Profile.]
*[https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/man-mohan-bhandari/800171411/ind/mt/d/ ITF Profile.]

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[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge]]
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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