Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach.
| Native name | अंकिता भाम्बरी |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  India |
| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Born | 28 October 1986 New Delhi |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $62,691 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 162–91 (64.0%) |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 332 (1 May 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 100–69 (59.2%) |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 299 (31 October 2005) |
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 at 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).
Playing for India Fed Cup team, 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 | Sheethal Goutham
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 May 2002 | ITF Mumbai, India | Carpet | Sheethal Goutham
|
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 May 2003 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav
|
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 26 May 2003 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 23 May 2004 | ITF Lucknow, India | Grass | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
2–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 30 May 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 6 December 2004 | ITF Kolkatta, India | Hard |  Wilawan Choptang
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Clay | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard |  Sun Shengnan
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 7 November 2005 | ITF Pune, India | Clay | Parul Goswami
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 23 January 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard |  Ksenia Palkina
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 27 March 2006 | ITF Mumbai, India | Clay |  Kazusa Ito
|
6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Winner | 13. | 12 June 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Noida, India | Carpet | Tara Iyer
|
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Sanaa Bhambri
|
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 9 June 2008 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 18 October 2008 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | Hard |  Tamaryn Hendler
|
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 1 June 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | 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 | Sonal Phadke
|
Shruti Dhawan Sheethal Goutham
|
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 June 2003 | ITF New Delhi, India | Clay | Sonal Phadke
|
Shruti Dhawan Sheethal Goutham
|
7–6(3), 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 May 2004 | ITF Lucknow, India | Grass | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Archana Venkataraman
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 May 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
Sanaa Bhambri Liza Pereira Viplav
|
7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 December 2004 | ITF Kolkatta, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Wilawan Choptang Shruti Dhawan
|
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Clay | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
|
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
|
Sanaa Bhambri Shruti Dhawan
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 8. | 16 May 2005 | ITF Indore, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Isha Lakhani Meghha Vakaria
|
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 9 August 2005 | ITF London, United Kingdom | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
 Sarah Coles Elizabeth Thomas
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 17 October 2005 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Rushmi Chakravarthi Punam Reddy
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 11. | 23 January 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi
|
Ksenia Palkina  Nicole Clerico
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 12. | 25 May 2007 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Isha Lakhani  Marinne Giraud
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Noida, India | Carpet | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Sandhya Nagaraj Varatchaya Wongteanchai
|
6–7(4), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 9 June 2008 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Sanaa Bhambri
|
 Elina Gasanova Isha Lakhani
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 23 August 2008 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
Nungnadda Wannasuk Kanyapat Narattana
|
7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 1 June 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri
|
 Seo Soon-mi Shin Jung-yoon
|
6–4, 2–6, [10–1] |
Personal life edit
Ankita's sister Sanaa, brother Yuki and cousins Prerna and Prateek Bhambri also play tennis professionally.[1]
References edit
- ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (11 June 2020). "Fed Cup coach Ankita discusses the Bhambri formula for success". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
