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Also known as Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi

Indian tennis player

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Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian male tennis player born on 1974-06-07 in Chennai. He is a right-handed athlete who has represented India in international competition, including participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2002 Asian Games. He was a member of the India Davis Cup team and began his professional work period in 1995, concluding in 2016.

Bhupathi was educated at the University of Mississippi and currently resides in Mumbai. He is married to Lara Dutta. His professional career includes a doubles record of 687–364 and a singles record of 10–28. He received the Arjuna Award and accumulated prize money of 6665907 during his time as a player.

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Key facts

Full name
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi
Country sports
India
Born
( 1974-06-07 ) 7 June 1974 (age 51) , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
College
Ole Miss
Prize money
US$6,665,907
Career record
10–28
Highest ranking
No. 217 (2 February 1998)
Australian open
Q2 ( 1998 )
French open
Q3 ( 1996 , 1999 )
Wimbledon
1R ( 1997 , 1998 , 2000 )
Us open
1R ( 1995 )
Tour finals
F ( 1997 , 1999 , 2000 , 2010 , 2012 )
Olympic games
SF – 4th ( 2004 )
Davis cup
QF ( 1996 )

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
India

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Chennai
Occupation
tennis player
Participant in
2006 Asian Games
Sport
tennis
Country for sport
India
Mass
88
Image
Mahesh Bhupathi 2007 Australian Open mens doubles R1.jpg
Height
185
Residence
Mumbai
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Mahesh Bhupathi
date of birth
1974-06-07
singles record
10–28
doubles record
687–364
birth name
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi
prize money
6665907
start of work period
1995-00-00
end of work period
2016-00-00
social media followers
954386
ranking
1
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Encyclopedic overview

Last updated on: 14 November 2016.

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). 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. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. 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.

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