31 Facts About Mahesh Bhupathi

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Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi was born on 7 June 1974 and is an Indian former doubles world No 1 tennis player.

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Mahesh Bhupathi is the founder of International Premier Tennis League.

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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.

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Mahesh Bhupathi is considered one of the top doubles players of the 1990s and 2000s.

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In 1999, Mahesh Bhupathi won three doubles titles with Leander Paes, including the French Open and Wimbledon.

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Mahesh Bhupathi won the US Open mixed doubles with Ai Sugiyama of Japan.

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In 2006, Mahesh Bhupathi teamed with Martina Hingis in the Australian Open mixed doubles competition.

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Mahesh Bhupathi teamed with Stepanek at the 2007 French Open to make the doubles semifinals, defeating two-year defending champions Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi in the quarterfinals.

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Mahesh Bhupathi became Knowles' partner, while Zimonjic became Nestor's, but back surgery meant he was out until the end of the year.

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Mahesh Bhupathi broke up his partnership with Knowles and began playing with Max Mirnyi, with whom he played to win the 2002 US Open.

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In 2011, Mahesh Bhupathi reunited with former playing partner Leander Paes for the 2011 Australian Open.

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Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi was born on 07 June 1974 in a Telugu family in Chennai, India.

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Mahesh Bhupathi often discusses strategies between the serves with his partner during the match and communicates using finger-at-the-back signals.

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Mahesh Bhupathi played at the year-end championships with Paes from 1997 to 2000 and in 2002, reaching three finals.

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Mahesh Bhupathi appeared at the finals with Mark Knowles in 2008 and 2009.

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Mahesh Bhupathi became the eighth male player in history to achieve this.

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The tournaments won by Mahesh Bhupathi are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Mahesh Bhupathi are in italics.

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Mahesh Bhupathi has donned Indian colours numerous times for the Davis Cup as well as other international tournaments, including the Asian Games.

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Mahesh Bhupathi has played 55 matches for India in the Davis Cup, winning 35 and losing 20.

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In 2006, Mahesh Bhupathi won the doubles championship with Leander Paes at the Asian Games in Doha.

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Mahesh Bhupathi is an alumnus of the University of Mississippi in the United States.

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Mahesh Bhupathi is the founder of Globosport India private Limited which he started in 2002 as a sports and entertainment agency.

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Mahesh Bhupathi married model Shvetha Jaishankar in 2002 but the couple got divorced in 2009 after seven years of marriage.

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Mahesh Bhupathi then married Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta in a civil ceremony on 16 February 2011 at Bandra, Mumbai.

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In 2014, Mahesh Bhupathi launched an authentic Indian sports brand, ZEVEN.

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Mahesh Bhupathi currently endorses Ravindra Jadeja, Rohan Bopanna, Shikhar Dhawan and Mary Kom, amongst others.

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Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi decided to team up again at the Australian Open 2011, ending a nine-year separation on the ATP circuit.

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Mahesh Bhupathi accused AITA of using Sania Mirza as bait for Leander's participation in the Olympics.

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Mahesh Bhupathi has been involved in developing tennis facilities in India and, along with his company Globosport, has played a key role in developing and managing the careers of many Indian athletes, including Sania Mirza.

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Mahesh Bhupathi announced the founding of the International Premier Tennis League on 25 May 2013, in Paris.

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Mahesh Bhupathi said the league would be modeled after the Indian Premier League, a cricket league in India.