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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

  1. Fed Cup coach Ankita discusses the Bhambri formula for success, Srinivasan, Kamesh. Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

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