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Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach.
Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Her highest doubles ranking is world No. 299, which she reached in October 2005.
In her career, Bhambri won a total of nine singles and nine doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She has played on the WTA Tour on five occasions, losing in round one at Hyderabad (2004), Hyderabad & Kolkata (2005), and Bangalore & Kolkata (2006).
Her sister Sanaa, brother Yuki and cousins Prerna and Prateek Bhambri also play tennis professionally.[1]
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win/loss record of 8–14.
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 18 (9–9)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 22 April 2002 | ITF Pune, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sheethal Goutham | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 May 2002 | ITF Mumbai, India | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Sheethal Goutham | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 May 2003 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Liza Pereira Viplav | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 26 May 2003 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Isha Lakhani | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 23 May 2004 | ITF Lucknow, India | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | 2–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 30 May 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 6 December 2004 | ITF Kolkatta, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Wilawan Choptang | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sun Shengnan | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 7 November 2005 | ITF Pune, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Parul Goswami | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 23 January 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Ksenia Palkina | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 27 March 2006 | ITF Mumbai, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Kazusa Ito | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Winner | 13. | 12 June 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Isha Lakhani | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Noida, India | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Tara Iyer | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 9 June 2008 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 18 October 2008 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Template:Flagicon Tamaryn Hendler | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 1 June 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon He Chunyan | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 17 (9–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 16 June 2002 | ITF Mumbai, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sonal Phadke | Template:Flagicon Shruti Dhawan Template:Flagicon Sheethal Goutham |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 June 2003 | ITF New Delhi, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sonal Phadke | Template:Flagicon Shruti Dhawan Template:Flagicon Sheethal Goutham |
7–6(3), 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 May 2004 | ITF Lucknow, India | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | Template:Flagicon Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Template:Flagicon Archana Venkataraman |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 May 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri Template:Flagicon Liza Pereira Viplav |
7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 December 2004 | ITF Kolkatta, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Wilawan Choptang Template:Flagicon Shruti Dhawan |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi Template:Flagicon Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram |
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri Template:Flagicon Shruti Dhawan |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 8. | 16 May 2005 | ITF Indore, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Isha Lakhani Template:Flagicon Meghha Vakaria |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 9 August 2005 | ITF London, United Kingdom | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Sarah Coles Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Thomas |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 17 October 2005 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi Template:Flagicon Punam Reddy |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 11. | 23 January 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Rushmi Chakravarthi | Template:Flagicon Ksenia Palkina Template:Flagicon Nicole Clerico |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 12. | 25 May 2007 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Isha Lakhani Template:Flagicon Marinne Giraud |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Noida, India | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Sophia Mulsap Template:Flagicon Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Sandhya Nagaraj Template:Flagicon Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–7(4), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 9 June 2008 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Elina Gasanova Template:Flagicon Isha Lakhani |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 23 August 2008 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Nungnadda Wannasuk Template:Flagicon Kanyapat Narattana |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 1 June 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Template:Flagicon Sanaa Bhambri | Template:Flagicon Seo Soon-mi Template:Flagicon Shin Jung-yoon |
6–4, 2–6, [10–1] |
References
- ↑ Fed Cup coach Ankita discusses the Bhambri formula for success, Srinivasan, Kamesh. Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
External links
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