Mahesh Bhupathi

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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).[lower-alpha 1] 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.[1] He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League.[2] 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.[3]

Career

1995–2006

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.Template:Cn 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,[4] 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

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,[5] while Zimonjić became Nestor's, but back surgery meant he was out until the end of the year.[6]

2009–2012

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.[7] 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.[8] On 7 June 2012, Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the French Open mixed doubles.[9] On 4 November 2012, Bhupathi and partner Rohan Bopanna won the Paris Masters cup.[10] In spite of suffering a setback with their loss against Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen in the ATP Tour Finals opener,[11] 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.[12]

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

2013

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.[13]

Playing style

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.[14] 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

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.[15]

Significant finals

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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

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

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 Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith 		6–4, 6–1
Loss 1998 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Mirjana Lučić Template:Flagicon Serena Williams
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		4–6, 4–6
Win 1999 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po
Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson 		6–4, 6–4
Win 2002 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 2003 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		3–6, 4–6
Win 2005 Wimbledon (2) Grass Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce Template:Flagicon Tatiana Perebiynis
Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley 		6–4, 6–2
Win 2005 US Open (2) Hard Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		6–4, 6–2
Win 2006 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 2008 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Sun Tiantian
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 2009 Australian Open (2) Hard Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram 		6–3, 6–1
Loss 2011 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová
Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer 		3–6, 2–6
Win 2012 French Open (2) Clay Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Template:Flagicon Santiago González 		7–6(7–3), 6–1

Olympic medal matches

Doubles: 1 (1 fourth place)

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

ATP career finals

Doubles: 96 (52–44)

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 [[1997 Chennai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Chennai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Oleg Ogorodov
Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran 		7–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 [[1997 Paegas Czech Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Prague, Czech Republic Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Petr Luxa
Template:Flagicon David Škoch 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–1 [[1997 Infiniti Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Los Angeles, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Rick Leach Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		6–7, 4–6
Win 3–1 [[1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Montréal, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		7–6, 6–3
Win 4–1 [[1997 Pilot Pen International – Doubles|Template:Dts]] New Haven, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win 5–1 [[1997 Nokia Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Beijing, China Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Jim Courier
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		7–5, 7–6
Win 6–1 Template:Dts Singapore, Singapore Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–2 [[1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hartford, United States Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark 		3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 7–2 [[1998 Qatar Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Doha, Qatar Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Olivier Delaître
Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro 		6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8–2 [[1998 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson
Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana 		6–2, 7–5
Win 9–2 [[1998 Gold Flake Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Chennai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Olivier Delaître
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 10–2 [[1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach 		6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 11–2 [[1998 Shanghai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Shanghai, China Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 11–3 Template:Dts Singapore, Singapore Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 11–4 [[1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 12–4 [[1998 Paris Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh
Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 12–5 [[1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Melbourne, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 		3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 13–5 [[1999 Gold Flake Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Chennai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin 		4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 14–5 [[1999 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević
Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango 		6–2, 7–5
Win 15–5 [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis
Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer 		6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 15–6 [[1999 US Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] New York, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 15–7 [[1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hartford, United States Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win 16–7 Template:Dts St. Pölten, Austria Clay Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Andrea Gaudenzi
Template:Flagicon Diego Nargiso 		7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 16–8 [[2000 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon David Prinosil Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti
Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström 		6–7, 6–7
Win 17–8 Template:Dts Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Michael Hill
Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango 		6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 17–9 [[2000 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Bangalore, India Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson
Template:Flagicon Piet Norval 		6–7, 3–6, 4–6
Win 18–9 [[2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Atlanta, United States Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
Template:Flagicon David Macpherson 		6–3, 7–6
Win 19–9 [[2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Houston, United States Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Kevin Kim
Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas 		7–6, 6–2
Win 20–9 [[2001 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Petr Pála
Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner 		7–6, 6–3
Win 21–9 [[2001 Cincinnati Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Cincinnati, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon David Prinosil 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 21–10 [[2001 RCA Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Indianapolis, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie 		6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 21–11 [[2001 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Moscow, Russia Carpet Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		3–6, 0–6
Loss 21–12 [[2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Basel, Switzerland Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 21–13 [[2001 Paris Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Carpet Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach 		6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 22–13 [[2002 Tata Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Chennai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Tomáš Cibulec
Template:Flagicon Ota Fukárek 		5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win 23–13 [[2002 Majorca Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Majorca, Spain Clay Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle
Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann 		6–2, 6–4
Win 24–13 [[2002 Hamburg Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hamburg, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Jan-Michael Gambill Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 24–14 [[2002 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 24–15 [[2002 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Cincinnati, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon James Blake
Template:Flagicon Todd Martin 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 24–16 [[2002 RCA Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Indianapolis, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 25–16 [[2002 TD Waterhouse Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Long Island, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan Template:Flagicon Petr Pála
Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner 		6–3, 6–4
Win 26–16 [[2002 US Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] New York, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák
Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek 		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 26–17 [[2002 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 26–18 [[2003 Adidas International – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Sydney, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley
Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey 		6–7, 4–6
Win 27–18 [[2003 Estoril Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Estoril, Portugal Clay Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Lucas Arnold Ker
Template:Flagicon Mariano Hood 		6–1, 6–2
Win 28–18 [[2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra
Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro 		6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 28–19 [[2003 Hamburg Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hamburg, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		4–6, 6–7
Loss 28–20 [[2003 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 28–21 [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		6–3, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 29–21 [[2003 Canada Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Montréal, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		6–3, 7–6
Win 30–21 [[2003 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Moscow, Russia Carpet Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 30–22 [[2003 CA-TennisTrophy – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro
Template:Flagicon Roger Federer 		6–7, 5–7
Win 31–22 [[2003 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win 32–22 [[2004 Heineken Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Auckland, New Zealand Hard Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 33–22 [[2004 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Leander Paes 		6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 34–22 [[2004 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs
Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley 		2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 35–22 [[2004 Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Båstad, Sweden Clay Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Simon Aspelin
Template:Flagicon Todd Perry 		4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 36–22 [[2004 Canada Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Toronto, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 36–23 [[2004 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Moscow, Russia Carpet Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Igor Andreev
Template:Flagicon Nikolay Davydenko 		6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 36–24 [[2005 Chennai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Chennai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Yen-Hsun Lu
Template:Flagicon Rainer Schüttler 		5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win 37–24 [[2005 Medibank International – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Sydney, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément
Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra 		6–3, 6–3
Win 38–24 [[2006 China Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Beijing, China Hard Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić Template:Flagicon Michael Berrer
Template:Flagicon Kenneth Carlsen 		6–4, 6–3
Win 39–24 [[2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Mumbai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna
Template:Flagicon Mustafa Ghouse 		6–4, 6–7, [10–8]
Loss 39–25 [[2007 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		5–7, 7–6, [7–10]
Win 40–25 [[2007 Rogers Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Montréal, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–4, 6–4
Win 41–25 [[2007 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] New Haven, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski 		6–3, 6–3
Win 42–25 [[2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Memphis, United States Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Sanchai Ratiwatana
Template:Flagicon Sonchat Ratiwatana 		7–6, 6–2
Win 43–25 [[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner 		7–5, 7–6
Loss 43–26 [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Miami, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 43–27 [[2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Rafael Nadal
Template:Flagicon Tommy Robredo 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 43–28 [[2008 Ordina Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić
Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 43–29 [[2008 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] New Haven, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo
Template:Flagicon André Sá 		5–7, 2–6
Loss 43–30 [[2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski 		4–6, 2–6
Win 44–30 [[2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Basel, Switzerland Carpet Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Christopher Kas
Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 44–31 [[2009 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Melbourne, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 44–32 [[2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Barcelona, Spain Clay Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		3–6, 6–7
Win 45–32 [[2009 Rogers Masters – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Montréal, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 45–33 [[2009 US Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] New York, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý
Template:Flagicon Leander Paes 		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 45–34 [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Miami, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý
Template:Flagicon Leander Paes 		2–6, 5–7
Loss 45–35 [[2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		3–6, 0–2, RET.
Loss 45–36 [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Cincinnati, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 45–37 [[2010 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Valencia, Spain Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Andy Murray
Template:Flagicon Jamie Murray 		6–7(8–10), 7–5, [7–10]
Win 46–37 [[2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram 		7–5, 7–5
Loss 46–38 [[2010 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 47–38 [[2011 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Chennai, India Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Robin Haase
Template:Flagicon David Martin 		6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss 47–39 [[2011 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Melbourne, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		3–6, 4–6
Win 48–39 [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Miami, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 48–40 [[2011 Aegon Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Win 49–40 [[2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Cincinnati, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win 50–40 [[2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski 		6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 50–41 [[2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Cincinnati, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt
Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 50–42 [[2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Shanghai, China Hard Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Leander Paes
Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek 		7–6(9–7), 3–6, [5–10]
Win 51–42 [[2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Template:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer 		7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 51–43 [[2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles|Template:Dts]] London, United Kingdom Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Marcel Granollers
Template:Flagicon Marc López 		5–7, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 52–43 [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 52–44 [[2013 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		2–6, 3–6

Performance timelines

Template:Performance key

Doubles

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

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

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

Men's doubles

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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

Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2

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

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.[16]

Personal life

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.[17]

He married model Shvetha Jaishankar in 2002 but the couple got divorced in 2010 after eight years of marriage.[18][19]

Bhupathi started dating Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta in 2009, while still being married to Shvetha.[20] They got engaged in September 2010. He married her in a civil ceremony on 16 February 2011 in Mumbai.[21] It was followed by a Christian ceremony on 20 February 2011 at Sunset Point in Goa.[22] On 1 August 2011, Dutta confirmed that she was pregnant with their first child. Their daughter Saira was born on 20 January 2012.[23]

In 2010, the couple started a film production company, Big Daddy Productions.[24] 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

Partners in doubles

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

Partners in mixed doubles

No. Partner Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1 Template:FlagiconRika Hiraki 1997 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
2 Template:FlagiconCaroline Vis 1998 Template:Check mark
3 Template:FlagiconRennae Stubbs 1998 Template:Check mark
4 Template:FlagiconMirjana Lučić 1998 1999 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
5 Template:FlagiconAi Sugiyama 1999 2000 2001 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
6 Template:FlagiconAnnabel Ellwood 1999 Template:Check mark
7 Template:FlagiconMartina Navratilova Template:Check mark
8 Template:FlagiconElena Likhovtseva 2001 2002 2003 2004 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
9 Template:FlagiconJelena Dokić 2001 Template:Check mark
10 Template:FlagiconIroda Tulyaganova 2003 Template:Check mark
11 Template:FlagiconPaola Suárez 2003, 2007 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
12 Template:FlagiconLisa Raymond 2004 2005 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
13 Template:FlagiconMary Pierce 2005 Template:Check mark
14 Template:FlagiconDaniela Hantuchová 2005 2007 2010 2013 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
15 Template:FlagiconMartina Hingis 2006 2013 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
16 Template:FlagiconYan Zi 2006 Template:Check mark
17 Template:FlagiconSania Mirza 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
18 Template:FlagiconZheng Jie 2008 2011 Template:Check mark
19 Template:FlagiconSamantha Stosur 2008 Template:Check mark
20 Template:FlagiconLiezel Huber 2009 2010 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
21 Template:FlagiconAnastasia Rodionova 2011 Template:Check mark
22 Template:FlagiconElena Vesnina 2011 2014 Template:Check mark Template:Check mark
23 Template:FlagiconAndrea Hlaváčková 2012 Template:Check mark
24 Template:FlagiconNadia Petrova 2013 Template:Check mark
25 Template:FlagiconCasey Dellacqua 2013 Template:Check mark
26 Template:FlagiconJarmila Gajdošová 2015 Template:Check mark
27. Template:FlagiconAlla Kudryavtseva 2015 Template:Check mark

Other partners

India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other Events

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Partnership with Leander Paes

File:LeeAndHesh1.jpg
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,[25] to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, who went on to win the gold medal.[26]

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,[27][28] but lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan.[29] Paes stated at the time that the best thing has been to have their friendship back.[30]

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.[31]

Leander Paes wanted to play with Mahesh Bhupathi in the men's doubles event of the London Olympics, to be held July–August 2012.[32] 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.[33] Bhupathi also accused AITA of using Sania Mirza as bait for Leander's participation in the Olympics.[34] 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

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

SL Year Opponent Result
1 1995 Template:Flagicon Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević W
2 1996 Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis L
3 1996 Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti L
4 1997 Template:Flagicon Martin Damm / Petr Korda W
5 1997 Template:Flagicon Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos W
6 1998 Template:Flagicon Neil Broad / Tim Henman W
7 1999 Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-hyun / Hyung-Taik Lee W
8 1999 Template:Flagicon Shan Jiang / Zhu Benqiang W
9 2001 Template:Flagicon Ran Xu / Jing-Zhu Yang W
10 2001 Template:Flagicon Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki W
11 2001 Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer W
12 2002 Template:Flagicon Patrick Chucri / Ali Hamadeh W
13 2002 Template:Flagicon James Shortall / Daniel Willman W
14 2003 Template:Flagicon Jun Kato / Thomas Shimada W
15 2003 Template:Flagicon Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen W
16 2004 Template:Flagicon Mark Nielsen / Matt Prentice W
17 2004 Template:Flagicon Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi W
18 2005 Template:Flagicon Wang Yu / Zhu Benqiang W
19 2005 Template:Flagicon Murad Inoyatov / Denis Istomin W
20 2005 Template:Flagicon Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman W
21 2006 Template:Flagicon Woong-Sun Jun / Oh-Hee Kwon W
22 2006 Template:Flagicon Jalil Khan / Asim Shafik W
23 2008 Template:Flagicon Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki W
24 2008 Template:Flagicon Adrian Cruciat / Horia Tecău W
25 2009 Template:Flagicon Tsung-Hua Yang / Chu-Huan Yi W
26 2010 Template:Flagicon Teymuraz Gabashvili / Igor Kunitsyn W
27 2010 Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares W

Sports management and e-commerce

Bhupathi has also been involved in developing tennis facilities in India and, along with his company Globosport, has played a key role in developing and managing the careers of many Indian athletes, including Sania Mirza.[35]

International Premier Tennis League

Mahesh Bhupathi announced the founding of the International Premier Tennis League on 25 May 2013, in Paris. The initial plan was to start the league with six charter franchises in Asia with the inaugural season commencing in November 2014. Bhupathi said the league would be modeled after the Indian Premier League, a cricket league in India. Justin Gimelstob said that the league would be star-driven as World Team Tennis was in the 1970s.[36]

Break Point – A documentary series on ZEE5, released in 2021 unfolding the ups and downs in the relationship between Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.[37]

Awards

  • Padma Shri, 2001[38]
  • Sports people for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar, 2007, iCONGO-Confederation of NGOs
  • Davis Cup Commitment Award
  • Kempegowda Award by Govt of Karnataka - 2025

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Making History at the Australian Open, Tennis, I. T. A.. ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis(2025-01-10). Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  2. ↑ International Premier Tennis League is out in the market to raise Rs 35-40 crore for a 10% stake. The Economic Times(2015-02-18). Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  3. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi named India's non-playing Davis Cup captain(22 December 2016). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Source Template:Webarchive
  5. ↑ Team profileTemplate:Dead link
  6. ↑ Bhupathi to undergo back surgery. rediff.com. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
  7. ↑ Bhupathi-Mirnyi win US Open doubles. Retrieved 7 September 2002.
  8. ↑ Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi lose Australian Open(29 January 2011). Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza win French Open mixed doubles crown. The Times of India(8 June 2012). Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  10. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna win Paris Masters. The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  11. ↑ Bhupathi-Bopanna beaten in Tour Finals opener. The Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  12. ↑ Bhupathi-Bopanna defeated in final of ATP Tour Finals. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna back together – NDTV Sports, NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  14. ↑ TWTP – DOUBLES SPECIALIST (Roger Federer talks about Mahesh Bhupathi), twtpofficial(29 June 2012). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi – Overview – ATP World Tour – Tennis. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  16. ↑ Paes-Bhupathi win men's doubles. Retrieved 13 December 2006.
  17. ↑ Globosport India Private Limited: Private Company Information. bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  18. ↑ Shvetha & Mahesh? Why knot!. The Times of India(2 September 2002). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  19. ↑ Court grants divorce to Bhupathi, wife. The Times of India(15 July 2010). Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  20. ↑ Bhupathi's wife breaks her silence. Hindustan Times(15 June 2010). Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  21. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi-Lara Dutta exchange wedding vows. English.samaylive.com(19 February 2011). Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  22. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta exchange wedding vows. The Times of India(20 February 2011). Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  23. ↑ Lara Dutta is pregnant!. The Times of India(1 August 2011). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  24. ↑ Lara, Mahesh start working together. The Times of India(21 December 2010). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  25. ↑ 2008 Ordina Open Men's Doubles DrawTemplate:Dead link
  26. ↑ Federer leads Swiss to doubles gold. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  27. ↑ Doubles pair Paes, Bhupathi to reunite. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  28. ↑ Bhupathi-Paes To Reunite in 2011 in Bid To Complete Career Grand Slam, Buddell, James. ATPWorldTour.com(20 November 2010). Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  29. ↑ Bryans Win Doubles Again. The New York Times(29 January 2011). Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  30. ↑ ATP World Tour Finals interview
  31. ↑ Records. daviscup.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  32. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi declines to play with Leander Paes. The Times of India(18 June 2012). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  33. ↑ AITA may send two teams to London Olympics. The Times of India(19 June 2012). Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  34. ↑ Sania Mirza was used without even being consulted: Bhupathi. The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  35. ↑ Sania Mirza signs up with Globosport. The Times of India(14 May 2003). Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  36. ↑ Mahesh Bhupathi Unveils Plan for IPL-Style Tennis League. NDTV Sports(25 May 2013). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  37. ↑ Break Point: Mahesh Bhupathi offers his glasses to Ashwiny Iyer as she picks DiCaprio to play Leander Paes in biopic. Hindustan Times(October 2021).
  38. ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2015). Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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