Manisha Malhotra
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Manisha Malhotra (born September 19, 1976, in Mumbai
) is an Indian
former professional
tennis
player.
in Women's Doubles partnering Nirupama Vaidyanathan
, but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokić
and Rennae Stubbs
.
Malhotra had her most successful career in 2002, where she was the runner-up and won the Silver Medal
at the Busan Asian Games
, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi
.
Malhotra took part in the 2003 Hyderabad Open
but lost in the first round.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
) is an Indian
Indian people
Indian people or Indisians constitute the Asian nation and pan-ethnic group native to India, which forms the south of Asia, containing 17.31% of the world's population. The Indian nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the rich and complex history of India...
former professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player.
Career
Malhotra represented India at the 2000 Sydney OlympicsTennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
in Women's Doubles partnering Nirupama Vaidyanathan
Nirupama Vaidyanathan
Nirupama Sanjeev is a former Indian female professional tennis player. She was known as Nirupama Vaidyanathan before marriage....
, but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
and Rennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
.
Malhotra had her most successful career in 2002, where she was the runner-up and won the Silver Medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
at the Busan Asian Games
Tennis at the 2002 Asian Games
Tennis were contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea from November 2 to November 12, 2002. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition...
, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...
.
Malhotra took part in the 2003 Hyderabad Open
2003 Hyderabad Open
The 2003 Hyderabad Open was the first edition of the WTA tournament held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India organized for women's professional tennis...
but lost in the first round.
ITF Circuit singles finals (5-4)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 13 April 2003 | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... , India |
Hard | Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands... |
2-6, 6-4, 7-6(10) |
Winner | 2. | 10 September 2000 | Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census... , India |
Hard | Veronika Raimřová | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 September 2000 | Jaipur Jaipur Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million.... , India |
Grass | Monique Adamczak Monique Adamczak Monique Adamczak is an Australian professional tennis player. She is coached by Roger Federer's former coach, Tony Roche. Adamczak's favourite surface is grass.... |
2-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
Winner | 4. | 23 July 2000 | Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... , United States |
Hard | Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13... |
7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 3 October 1999 | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , United Kingdom |
Carpet | Gréta Arn Gréta Arn Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997.... |
Walkover |
Winner | 6. | 26 September 1999 | Sunderland Sunderland, Cumbria Sunderland is a hamlet within the Lake District National Park, in the parish of Blindcrake in the Allerdale District of the county of Cumbria, England. Sunderland has one place of worship.- Nearby settlements :... , United Kingdom |
Hard | Nicola Payne | 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
Winner | 7. | 8 August 1999 | Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, Louisiana Harrisonburg is a village in and the parish seat of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census.- History :... , United States |
Hard | Michelle Dasso | 6-4, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 May 1999 | El Paso El Paso El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:... , United States |
Hard | Sara Walker | 3-6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 8 August 1998 | Southsea Southsea Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire in England. Southsea is within a mile of Portsmouth's city centre.... , United Kingdom |
Grass | Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.As of 2011, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th... |
6-7(5), 3-6 |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (7-8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 21 July 2002 | Valladolid Valladolid Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales... , Spain |
Hard | Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... |
Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her... Natacha Randriantefy |
2-6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 December 2001 | Nonthaburi Nonthaburi Nonthaburi may refer to:*Nonthaburi Province, Thailand*Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi, the capital district of the Province*Nonthaburi , city of Nonthaburi... , Thailand |
Hard | Jeon Mi-ra Jeon Mi-ra Jeon Mi-ra is a South Korean female tennis player. Jeon was the runner-up in the 1994 Wimbledon Championships girls singles, losing to Martina Hingis, 7-5, 6-4. As a professional, she won one WTA Tour doubles title, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 120, in October 2004.-Doubles... |
Ivana Abramović Ivana Abramovic Ivana Abramović is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high on the WTA singles rankings was number 143 on January 3, 2004. She reached her career high doubles ranking of No... Kim Jin-hee Kim Jin-hee Kim Jin-hee is a Korean tennis player.Kim has attempeted to qualify to a number of WTA tour events, but has failed to qualify in most of them. Kim lost to Liza in the first round of qualifying in Bali, 2002. However she qualified for the 2002 Japan Open, where she lost in the first round... |
1-6, 5-7 |
Not Played | 3. | 21 October 2001 | Largo, United States | Hard | Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... |
Erika de Lone Erika de Lone Erika de Lone is a retired American professional tennis player. She turned professional on June 9, 1992. She reached one WTA Tour singles final in her career, finishing runner-up to Åsa Svensson at the Wismilak International in 1999. In April 2000, she reached her career high singles rank of World... Emmanuelle Gagliardi Emmanuelle Gagliardi Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title.... |
NP |
Winner | 4. | 1 July 2001 | Båstad Båstad Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it... , Sweden |
Clay | Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... |
Daniela Klemenschits Daniela Klemenschits Daniela Klemenschits was an Austrian doubles tennis player.She was born in Vienna. Klemenschits played doubles with her twin sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF women's circuit until 2006... Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009, most of them with her twin Daniela although they never reached a WTA doubles final.-Personal life:... |
6-3, 6-1 |
Winner | 5. | 17 June 2001 | Marsielle, France | Clay | Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... |
Caroline Dhenin Caroline Dhenin Caroline Dhenin is a French professional tennis player. She took part in the 2001 $75,000 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge and was the finalist in doubles. She has numerous ITF Women's Circuit titles and has played on many WTA Tour events.... Maja Palaversic |
7-6(5), 6-2 |
Winner | 6. | 22 April 2001 | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... , Vietnam |
Hard | Nirupama Vaidyanathan Nirupama Vaidyanathan Nirupama Sanjeev is a former Indian female professional tennis player. She was known as Nirupama Vaidyanathan before marriage.... |
Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... Shelley Stephens |
6-3, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 20 August 2000 | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom |
Hard | Susi Bensch | Natalie Grandin Natalie Grandin Natalie Grandin is a professional tennis player from South Africa. Grandin has yet to compete outside of the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam singles event. She is known for her variety of play, and volleying ability.... Nicole Rencken |
2-6, 7-5, 6-7(6) |
Winner | 8. | 11 June 2000 | Hilton Head Island, United States | Hard | Wendy Fix | Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No... Gabriela Voleková |
6-4, 7-6(3) |
Runner-up | 9. | 4 June 2000 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... |
Melanie-Ann Clayton Emma Gott |
6-3, 6-7(5), 5-7 |
Winner | 10. | 28 May 2000 | El Paso El Paso El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:... , United States |
Hard | Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005... |
Kaysie Smashey Varalee Sureephong |
6-2, 7-6(5) |
Runner-up | 11. | 16 April 2000 | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... , India |
Hard | Satomi Kinjo | Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi is an Indian tennis player. She competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she progressed to the third round by beating Katie O'Brien, and won the doubles bronze medal with Sania Mirza.... Sai-Jayalakshmy Jayaram |
4-6, 6-4, 1-2 Retired |
Runner-up | 12. | 2 January 2000 | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... , India |
Grass | Katarina Dasković | Maša Vesenjak Urška Vesenjak |
3-6, 7-6(5), 0-6 |
Winner | 13. | 26 December 1999 | Lucknow Lucknow Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.... , India |
Grass | Tong Ka-po | Maša Vesenjak Urška Vesenjak |
6-3, 5-7, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 3 October 1999 | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , United Kingdom |
Carpet | Gréta Arn Gréta Arn Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997.... |
Lizzy Jelfs Karen Nugent |
Walkover |
Winner | 15. | 30 May 1999 | El Paso El Paso El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:... , United States |
Hard | Julie Scott | Kim Grant Kim Grant (tennis) Kim Grant is a professional South African tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 414, which she reached on July 31, 1995. Her career high doubles ranking is 76, set at May 6, 2002. She also teaches at Winter Lodge. Many of her students are top juniors throughout the... Sara Walker |
6-2, 6-4 |
Mixed doubles
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partnered | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silver Medal | 11 October 2002 | 2002 Asian Games Tennis at the 2002 Asian Games Tennis were contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea from November 2 to November 12, 2002. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition... |
Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... , South Korea |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... |
Janet Lee Janet Lee Janet Lee is a Taiwanese-American retired professional tennis player. She won three doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She competed in all four Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles... Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... |
6-4, 3-6, 7-9 |