Ankita Bhambri

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Ankita Bhambri
Native nameअंकिता भाम्बरी
Country (sports) India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Born (1986-10-28) 28 October 1986 (age 37)
New Delhi
Turned pro2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$62,691
Singles
Career record162–91
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 332 (1 May 2006)
Doubles
Career record100–69
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 299 (31 October 2005)

Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach.

Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Her highest doubles ranking is world No. 299, which she reached in October 2005.

In her career, Bhambri won a total of nine singles and nine doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She has played on the WTA Tour on five occasions, losing in round one at Hyderabad (2004), Hyderabad & Kolkata (2005), and Bangalore & Kolkata (2006).

Her sister Sanaa, brother Yuki and cousins Prerna and Prateek Bhambri also play tennis professionally.[1]

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win/loss record of 8–14.

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (9–9)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 22 April 2002 ITF Pune, India Clay India Sheethal Goutham 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 27 May 2002 ITF Mumbai, India Carpet India Sheethal Goutham 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 12 May 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Liza Pereira Viplav 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 4. 26 May 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Isha Lakhani 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 23 May 2004 ITF Lucknow, India Grass India Rushmi Chakravarthi 2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 30 May 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Rushmi Chakravarthi 4–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 6 December 2004 ITF Kolkatta, India Hard Thailand Wilawan Choptang 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 8. 13 December 2004 ITF Gurgaon, India Clay India Rushmi Chakravarthi 7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 9 May 2005 ITF Ahmedabad, India Hard China Sun Shengnan 2–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 7 November 2005 ITF Pune, India Clay India Parul Goswami 6–1, 6–3
Winner 11. 23 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina 6–4, 6–3
Winner 12. 27 March 2006 ITF Mumbai, India Clay Japan Kazusa Ito 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Winner 13. 12 June 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Isha Lakhani 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 25 August 2007 ITF Noida, India Carpet India Tara Iyer 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 15. 19 November 2007 ITF Aurangabad, India Clay India Sanaa Bhambri 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 16. 9 June 2008 ITF Gurgaon, India Carpet India Rushmi Chakravarthi 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 17. 18 October 2008 ITF Lagos, Nigeria Hard Belgium Tamaryn Hendler 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 18. 1 June 2009 ITF New Delhi, India Hard China He Chunyan 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 17 (9–8)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 June 2002 ITF Mumbai, India Clay India Sonal Phadke India Shruti Dhawan
India Sheethal Goutham
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 2. 1 June 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Clay India Sonal Phadke India Shruti Dhawan
India Sheethal Goutham
7–6(3), 6–0
Winner 3. 23 May 2004 ITF Lucknow, India Grass India Rushmi Chakravarthi India Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
India Archana Venkataraman
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 30 May 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Rushmi Chakravarthi India Sanaa Bhambri
India Liza Pereira Viplav
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 6 December 2004 ITF Kolkatta, India Hard India Sanaa Bhambri Thailand Wilawan Choptang
India Shruti Dhawan
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 6. 13 December 2004 ITF Gurgaon, India Clay India Sanaa Bhambri India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 9 May 2005 ITF Ahmedabad, India Hard India Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram India Sanaa Bhambri
India Shruti Dhawan
6–2, 7–5
Winner 8. 16 May 2005 ITF Indore, India Hard India Sanaa Bhambri India Isha Lakhani
India Meghha Vakaria
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 9. 9 August 2005 ITF London, United Kingdom Hard India Sanaa Bhambri United Kingdom Sarah Coles
United Kingdom Elizabeth Thomas
6–3, 6–3
Winner 10. 17 October 2005 ITF Lagos, Nigeria Hard India Sanaa Bhambri India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Punam Reddy
w/o
Runner-up 11. 23 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Rushmi Chakravarthi Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina
Italy Nicole Clerico
w/o
Runner-up 12. 25 May 2007 ITF Mumbai, India Hard India Sanaa Bhambri India Isha Lakhani
Mauritius Marinne Giraud
4–6, 1–6
Winner 13. 25 August 2007 ITF Noida, India Carpet India Sanaa Bhambri Thailand Sophia Mulsap
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 19 November 2007 ITF Aurangabad, India Clay India Sanaa Bhambri India Sandhya Nagaraj
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–7(4), 5–7
Runner-up 15. 9 June 2008 ITF Gurgaon, India Carpet India Sanaa Bhambri Russia Elina Gasanova
India Isha Lakhani
3–6, 4–6
Winner 16. 23 August 2008 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand Hard India Sanaa Bhambri Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk
Thailand Kanyapat Narattana
7–5, 7–6
Winner 17. 1 June 2009 ITF New Delhi, India Hard India Sanaa Bhambri South Korea Seo Soon-mi
South Korea Shin Jung-yoon
6–4, 2–6, [10–1]

References[edit]

  1. Srinivasan, Kamesh. "Fed Cup coach Ankita discusses the Bhambri formula for success". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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