Ankita Bhambri
Ankita Bhambri is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach. She is the current non-playing caption of the India Fed Cup team.
Her highest career singles ranking is World No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Highest career doubles ranking is World No. 299, which she achieved in October 2005.
In her career, Bhambri won a total of 9 ITF Women's Circuit singles and 8 doubles titles. She has played on the WTA Tour on 5 occasions, losing in round one at Hyderabad ; Hyderabad & Kolkata ; and Bangalore & Kolkata.
Her sister Sanaa, brother Yuki and cousins Prerna and Prateek Bhambri also play tennis professionally.
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, 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 Finals: 16 (9–7)
Outcome | No. | Dadate | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 22 April 2002 | Pune, India | Clay | Sheethal Goutham | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 26 May 2003 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 May 2004 | Lucknow, India | Grass | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 2–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 30 May 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 6 December 2004 | Kolkatta, India | Hard | Wilawan Choptang | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 6. | 13 December 2004 | Gurgaon, India | Clay | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 9 May 2005 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Sun Shengnan | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 7 November 2005 | Pune, India | Clay | Parul Goswami | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 23 January 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Ksenia Palkina | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 27 March 2006 | Mumbai, India | Clay | Kazusa Ito | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 12 June 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 12. | 25 August 2007 | Noida, India | Carpet | Tara Iyer | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 13. | 19 November 2007 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | Sanaa Bhambri | 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 9 June 2008 | Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 18 October 2008 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Tamaryn Hendler | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner | 16. | 1 June 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | He Chunyan | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles Finals: 15 (8–7)
Outcome | NO | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 23 May 2004 | Lucknow, India | Grass | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Archana Venkataraman | 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 30 May 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Sanaa Bhambri Liza Pereira Viplav | 7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 December 2004 | Kolkatta, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Wilawan Choptang Shruti Dhawan | 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 December 2004 | Gurgaon, India | Clay | Sanaa Bhambri | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 9 May 2005 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | Sanaa Bhambri Shruti Dhawan | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 16 May 2005 | Indore, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Isha Lakhani Meghha Vakaria | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 9 August 2005 | London, United Kingdom | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Sarah Coles Elizabeth Thomas | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 17 October 2005 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Rushmi Chakravarthi Punam Reddy | W/O |
Runner-up | 9. | 23 January 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Ksenia Palkina Nicole Clerico | W/O |
Runner-up | 10. | 25 May 2007 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Isha Lakhani Marinne Giraud | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 11. | 25 August 2007 | Noida, India | Carpet | Sanaa Bhambri | Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 19 November 2007 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | Sanaa Bhambri | Sandhya Nagaraj Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 9 June 2008 | Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Sanaa Bhambri | Elina Gasanova Isha Lakhani | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 14. | 23 August 2008 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Nungnadda Wannasuk Kanyapat Narattana | 7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 15. | 1 June 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Sanaa Bhambri | Seo Soon-mi Shin Jung-yoon | 6–4, 2–6, |