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- The four Indian tennis players have all been doubles specialists in their prime and the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament was Mahesh Bhupathi, who won the 1997 French Open mixed doubles with Japan’s Rika Hiraki.
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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.
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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...
Jan 27, 2024 · Mahesh Bhupathi - 12 Grand Slam wins. Bhupathi is the first Indian tennis player to win a Grand Slam. He bagged the 1997 French Open mixed doubles title with Japan’s Rika Hiraki. It was the first time Mahesh Bhupathi and Hiraki had teamed up.
Sep 20, 2021 · At the 1999 French Open, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi beat the Croatian-American pair of Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango 6-2, 7-5 in the final to become the first all-Indian pair to win a Grand Slam championship.
Mahesh Bhupathi, 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. He went on to win four men’s doubles and seven more mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.
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Mahesh Bhupathi played in Grand Slam finals in 1997-2012. He won 12 titles and took part in 10 final matches as runner-up. ATP results and statistics from 1997 to 2013.
Jan 10, 2015 · 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. #8 2011 - Reunited with Paes
