Ankita Bhambri Explained

Ankita Bhambri
Native Name:अंकिता भाम्बरी
Native Name Lang:hi
Residence:New Delhi, India
Birth Date:28 October 1986
Birth Place:New Delhi
Turnedpro:2000
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$62,691
Singlestitles:9 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 332 (1 May 2006)
Doublestitles:9 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 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 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

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

Singles: 18 (9–9)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Winner1.22 April 2002ITF Pune, IndiaClay Sheethal Goutham6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2.27 May 2002ITF Mumbai, IndiaCarpet Sheethal Goutham4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up3.12 May 2003ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Liza Pereira Viplav4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner4.26 May 2003ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Isha Lakhani6–3, 6–3
Runner-up5.23 May 2004ITF Lucknow, IndiaGrass Rushmi Chakravarthi2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up6.30 May 2004ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi4–6, 4–6
Winner7.6 December 2004ITF Kolkatta, IndiaHard Wilawan Choptang6–3, 7–5
Runner-up8.13 December 2004ITF Gurgaon, IndiaClay Rushmi Chakravarthi7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up9.9 May 2005ITF Ahmedabad, IndiaHard Sun Shengnan2–6, 2–6
Winner10.7 November 2005ITF Pune, IndiaClay Parul Goswami6–1, 6–3
Winner11.23 January 2006ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Ksenia Palkina6–4, 6–3
Winner12.27 March 2006ITF Mumbai, IndiaClay Kazusa Ito6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Winner13.12 June 2006ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Isha Lakhani6–3, 6–2
Runner-up14.25 August 2007ITF Noida, IndiaCarpet Tara Iyer6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner15.19 November 2007ITF Aurangabad, IndiaClay Sanaa Bhambri6–3, 7–6
Runner-up16.9 June 2008ITF Gurgaon, IndiaCarpet Rushmi Chakravarthi4–6, 2–6
Runner-up17.18 October 2008ITF Lagos, NigeriaHard3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner18.1 June 2009ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard He Chunyan6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Runner-up1.16 June 2002ITF Mumbai, IndiaClay Sonal Phadke Shruti Dhawan
Sheethal Goutham
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner2.1 June 2003ITF New Delhi, IndiaClay Sonal Phadke Shruti Dhawan
Sheethal Goutham
7–6(3), 6–0
Winner3.23 May 2004ITF Lucknow, IndiaGrass Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
Archana Venkataraman
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up4.30 May 2004ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi Sanaa Bhambri
Liza Pereira Viplav
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up5.6 December 2004ITF Kolkatta, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Wilawan Choptang
Shruti Dhawan
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up6.13 December 2004ITF Gurgaon, IndiaClay Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Winner7.9 May 2005ITF Ahmedabad, IndiaHard Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Sanaa Bhambri
Shruti Dhawan
6–2, 7–5
Winner8.16 May 2005ITF Indore, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Isha Lakhani
Meghha Vakaria
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner9.9 August 2005ITF London, United KingdomHard Sanaa Bhambri Sarah Coles
Elizabeth Thomas
6–3, 6–3
Winner10.17 October 2005ITF Lagos, NigeriaHard Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi
Punam Reddy
w/o
Runner-up11.23 January 2006ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi Ksenia Palkina
Nicole Clerico
w/o
Runner-up12.25 May 2007ITF Mumbai, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Isha Lakhani
Marinne Giraud
4–6, 1–6
Winner13.25 August 2007ITF Noida, IndiaCarpet Sanaa Bhambri Sophia Mulsap
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up14.19 November 2007ITF Aurangabad, IndiaClay Sanaa Bhambri Sandhya Nagaraj
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–7(4), 5–7
Runner-up15.9 June 2008ITF Gurgaon, IndiaCarpet Sanaa Bhambri Elina Gasanova
Isha Lakhani
3–6, 4–6
Winner16.23 August 2008ITF Khon Kaen, ThailandHard Sanaa Bhambri Nungnadda Wannasuk
Kanyapat Narattana
7–5, 7–6
Winner17.1 June 2009ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Seo Soon-mi
Shin Jung-yoon
6–4, 2–6, [10–1]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Srinivasan. Kamesh. Fed Cup coach Ankita discusses the Bhambri formula for success. 2021-01-12. sportstar.thehindu.com. 11 June 2020 . Sportstar. en.