Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach.

Ankita Bhambri
Native nameअंकिता भाम्बरी
Country (sports) India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Born (1986-10-28) 28 October 1986 (age 38)
New Delhi
Turned pro2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$62,691
Singles
Career record162–91
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 332 (1 May 2006)
Doubles
Career record100–69
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 299 (31 October 2005)

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

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

Singles: 18 (9–9)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 22 April 2002 ITF Pune, India Clay   Sheethal Goutham 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 27 May 2002 ITF Mumbai, India Carpet   Sheethal Goutham 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 12 May 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Liza Pereira Viplav 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 4. 26 May 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Isha Lakhani 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 23 May 2004 ITF Lucknow, India Grass   Rushmi Chakravarthi 2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 30 May 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Rushmi Chakravarthi 4–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 6 December 2004 ITF Kolkatta, India Hard   Wilawan Choptang 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 8. 13 December 2004 ITF Gurgaon, India Clay   Rushmi Chakravarthi 7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 9 May 2005 ITF Ahmedabad, India Hard   Sun Shengnan 2–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 7 November 2005 ITF Pune, India Clay   Parul Goswami 6–1, 6–3
Winner 11. 23 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Ksenia Palkina 6–4, 6–3
Winner 12. 27 March 2006 ITF Mumbai, India Clay   Kazusa Ito 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Winner 13. 12 June 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Isha Lakhani 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 25 August 2007 ITF Noida, India Carpet   Tara Iyer 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 15. 19 November 2007 ITF Aurangabad, India Clay   Sanaa Bhambri 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 16. 9 June 2008 ITF Gurgaon, India Carpet   Rushmi Chakravarthi 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 17. 18 October 2008 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Tamaryn Hendler 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 18. 1 June 2009 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   He Chunyan 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 June 2002 ITF Mumbai, India Clay   Sonal Phadke   Shruti Dhawan
  Sheethal Goutham
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 2. 1 June 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Clay   Sonal Phadke   Shruti Dhawan
  Sheethal Goutham
7–6(3), 6–0
Winner 3. 23 May 2004 ITF Lucknow, India Grass   Rushmi Chakravarthi   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
  Archana Venkataraman
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 30 May 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Rushmi Chakravarthi   Sanaa Bhambri
  Liza Pereira Viplav
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 6 December 2004 ITF Kolkatta, India Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Wilawan Choptang
  Shruti Dhawan
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 6. 13 December 2004 ITF Gurgaon, India Clay   Sanaa Bhambri   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 9 May 2005 ITF Ahmedabad, India Hard   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram   Sanaa Bhambri
  Shruti Dhawan
6–2, 7–5
Winner 8. 16 May 2005 ITF Indore, India Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Isha Lakhani
  Meghha Vakaria
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 9. 9 August 2005 ITF London, United Kingdom Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Sarah Coles
  Elizabeth Thomas
6–3, 6–3
Winner 10. 17 October 2005 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Punam Reddy
w/o
Runner-up 11. 23 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Rushmi Chakravarthi   Ksenia Palkina
  Nicole Clerico
w/o
Runner-up 12. 25 May 2007 ITF Mumbai, India Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Isha Lakhani
  Marinne Giraud
4–6, 1–6
Winner 13. 25 August 2007 ITF Noida, India Carpet   Sanaa Bhambri   Sophia Mulsap
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 19 November 2007 ITF Aurangabad, India Clay   Sanaa Bhambri   Sandhya Nagaraj
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–7(4), 5–7
Runner-up 15. 9 June 2008 ITF Gurgaon, India Carpet   Sanaa Bhambri   Elina Gasanova
  Isha Lakhani
3–6, 4–6
Winner 16. 23 August 2008 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Nungnadda Wannasuk
  Kanyapat Narattana
7–5, 7–6
Winner 17. 1 June 2009 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Seo Soon-mi
  Shin Jung-yoon
6–4, 2–6, [10–1]

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (11 June 2020). "Fed Cup coach Ankita discusses the Bhambri formula for success". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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