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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 ). [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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Mahesh Bhupathi, the former professional tennis player and the first Indian to win a Grand Slam. Find out his height, weight, age, wife, children, controversies, and more.
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May 11, 2024 · Mahesh Bhupathi (born June 7, 1974, Chennai, India) is an Indian tennis player who was one of the most dominant doubles players in the sport’s history. With his victory in the mixed doubles event at the 1997 French Open, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title.
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The 1997 French Open was set to be Mahesh Bhupathi’s mixed doubles debut at a Grand Slamand it almost did not happen. On the eve of the deadline for players to enter their names for the main draw, Mahesh Bhupathi was still looking for a partner. As it turned out, Rika Hiraki was also in search for one after her original partner, Satoshi Iwabuchi ha...
Bhupathi-Hiraki were drawn in the bottom half at the French Open and were given a bye in the first round. The Indo-Japanese duo’s first main draw match came against Kristine Kunce and Scott Davis in the second round. The first set played out exactly how it was expected of a pair who had not played with each other before. Bhupathi-Hiraki lost the se...
The semi-finals would be Bhupathi-Hiraki’s biggest test yet. Up against them were then three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champions Cyril Suk and Helena Sukova. Both pairs had had starkly similar campaigns until then – they had ground out three-set wins in the second and third rounds before being dominant in straight sets in the quarter-finals. On...
Mahesh Bhupathi was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title, partnering Rika Hiraki in the mixed doubles. Learn how they overcame the odds and beat the top seeds to create history at Roland Garros.
- French Open - 1997. Before Bhupathi, India had never known what brilliant tennis was. In fact, Bhupathi is the pioneer of Indian tennis and this journey to the greatest success began way back in 1997.
- French Open, Wimbledon, US Open - 1999. In 1999, Bhupathi and Paes won the French Open doubles title when the beat Goran Ivaniševi of Croatia and Jeff Tarango of United States in the final.
- French Open - 2001. Bhupathi took time to recover from the injury that he had suffered in 1999 and returned with a bang in 2001. He once again partnered with Paes as they lifted the French Open title.
- Wimbledon and US Open - 2002. 2002 was a great year for Bhupathi, as the Indian ace clinched one doubles and one mixed doubles Grand Slam title. He won the mixed doubles Wimbledon title pairing with Elena Likhovtseva of Russia and the men's doubles US Open title with Max Mirnyi.
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Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were one of India’s best doubles tennis pairs. Lee-Hesh won three Grand Slam doubles titles. Know all their achievements and records.
