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I am privileged to take India’s 1.4 billion people to the Hall of Fame, says Leander Paes
Leander Paes’ storied career is dotted with many historic highs. At a fireside chat hosted by Sportstar at The Hindu’s Chennai headquarters, Paes, who was in conversation with Suresh Balakrishna ...
The Hindu
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French Open: Sumit Nagal slides into Novak Djokovic’s training sessions, invited for his clay court specialties
Nagal’s year-and-half-long journey from injury-induced obscurity and uncertainty, to being sought out by the greatest player in the history of his sport for a training session, illustrates both ...
Indian Express
7 days ago
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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- French Open - 1997
- French Open, Wimbledon, Us Open - 1999
- French Open - 2001
- Wimbledon and Us Open - 2002
- Wimbledon and Us Open - 2005
- French Open - 2006
- Australian Open - 2009
- 2011 - Reunited with Paes
- French Open - 2012
- IPTL - Bhupathi\'S Brainchild
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. Partnering Rika Hiraki of Japan, Bhupathi won the French Open title. In fact, in 1997 between 1998, the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes captured 12 ATP ti...
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. They continued their success by wining the Wimbledon title weeks later. By doing so the duo became the first pair since 1952 to reach the final of all four Slams. Bhupathi ended the year as World No. ...
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. It was a great return to tennis for Bhupathi as he won four ATP doubles titles in the year.
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. In the same year, Bhupathi was conferred with Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards, for hi...
In 2005, Bhupathi paired with the French star Mary Pierce to win the Wimbledon crown. More success was in the path for Bhupathi as he partnered up with Daniela Hantuchova in the US Open. The pair won the title after a straight sets victory over Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonji.
Bhupathi began 2006 with a cracking start as he teamed up with Martina Hingis to win the Australian Open in Melbourne. They entered the tournament as unseeded and wildcards. Bhupathi and Hingis defeated the sixth-seeded team of DanielNestor and ElenaLikhovtseva, as the duo captured the title without dropping a single set.
In 2009, Bhupathi clinched the Australian Open mixed doubles title when he paired with fellow Indian Sania Mirza to beat Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram in the final. In the doubles section, Bhupathi reached two Grand Slam finals with Mark Knowles. The pair finished runners up at the Australian Open and the US Open.
In 2011, the veteran Indian reunited with countryman Paes for the first time in 10 years, capturing 3 titles in 5 finals. He was also the runner-up at Australian Open where they lost to the Bryan brothers. The pair also won the title in Chennai, their first title together since Toronto in 2004.
In 2012, Bhupathi and Sania Mirza clinched the mixed doubles French Open title. Partnering with countryman Rohan Bopanna, Bhupathi won the ATP Masters 1000 title in final and reached two other finals.
On May 25 2013, Mahesh Bhupathi announced the International Premier Tennis League in Paris. This is definitely Bhupathi’s biggest achievement outside the tennis court. The league played with an innovative format across Asia with the best players participating. It was a star-studded affair has gone down in the history of tennis as one of the most su...
Feb 9, 2021 · 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.
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.
