Mahesh Bhupathi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mahesh Bhupathi
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 7, 1974(1974-06-07)
Age	50
Birthplace	Chennai
Country	India
Horoscope	Gemini

Mahesh Bhupathi Biography

Mahesh Bhupathi is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on June 7, 1974 in Chennai, India. He is best known for being the first Indian tennis player ever to win a Grand Slam tournament, after he won the 1997 French Open in mixed doubles. He won the Australian Open 2006 to become the 9th player to achieve a career Grand Slam in mixed-doubles.

His world-famous competitor He has been called one of the greatest tennis players of all-time by fellow world-renowned competitor Roger Federer. has called him one of the greatest players in tennis history.

Mahesh Bhupathi is known as one of the top doubles players in the 1990s and 2000s. 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. On 26 April of that year, they became the world no. 1 doubles team. Bhupathi also won the US Open mixed doubles with Ai Sugiyama of Japan.

Bhupathi has played 55 matches for India in the Davis Cup (from 1995 to 2011), winning 35 and losing 20. Out of the 35 matches that he won, 27 of his victories came in doubles matches.

He married Laura Dutta, a former Miss Universe. She gave birth to their first child, Saira, in January 2012.

Mahesh Bhupathi Net Worth

Mahesh Bhupathi is one of the richest Tennis Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mahesh Bhupathi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1993, he was a professional tennis player. In 1994-1995, he was a mixed doubles player for the University of Mississippi tennis team. He is an alumnus of the school.

He was awarded India’s highest honor, the Padma Shri, on March 26, 2001. It was presented to him alongside Leander Pas, his frequent partner and prolific Indian tennis player.

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974) is a retired Indian professional tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament (with Rika Hiraki). With his win at the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2006, 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. He is also a part of the Hon. Board of Advisors of IIMUN.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mahesh Bhupathi height 6 ft 1 in Mahesh weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mahesh Bhupathi Dating?

According to our records, Mahesh Bhupathi married to Lara Dutta , Shvetha Jaishankar. As of December 1, 2023, Mahesh Bhupathi’s is not dating anyone.

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By winning the 2006 Australian Open title, Bhupathi completed the mixed doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the eighth male player in history to achieve this.

Facts & Trivia

Mahesh Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Mahesh Bhupathi celebrates birthday on June 7 of every year.

In 2007, Bhupathi and Radek Štěpánek reached the 2007 Australian Open men’s doubles event’s quarterfinals. Bhupathi teamed with Štěpánek at the 2007 French Open to make the doubles semifinals, defeating two-year defending champions Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi in the quarterfinals. The team lost to the eventual champions Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. After Wimbledon, Bhupathi teamed with Pavel Vízner to win the 2007 Canada Masters, defeating the top-ranked doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan en route. After this victory, he won a tournament in New Haven with Nenad Zimonjić. At the 2007 US Open, he and Zimonjić paired in doubles. After the US Open, the team that beat Bhupathi and Štěpánek in the French Open semifinals, Knowles and Nestor, split up. Bhupathi became Knowles’ partner, while Zimonjić became Nestor’s, but back surgery meant he was out until the end of the year.

Where is Mahesh Bhupathi from?

Chennai, India

What does Mahesh Bhupathi do now?

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. Last updated on: 14 November 2016.

Why did Paes and Bhupathi split?

“The bosom friends who understood each other so well suddenly found a cacophony of clashing egos too much to bear. Paes blamed his former coach — now in Bhupathi’s corner — Enrico Piperno – for the break up. Bhupathi cited irreconcilable differences.

Who is Mahesh Bhupathi wife?

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Is Mahesh Bhupathi married?

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