Rutuja Sampatrao Bhosale (born 27 March 1996) is an Indian tennis player.

Rutuja Bhosale
Bhosale at the ITF Nonthaburi, 2019
Full nameRutuja Sampatrao Bhosale
Country (sports) India
Born (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28)
Shrirampur, India
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$119,335
Singles
Career record180–143 (55.7%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 313 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 364 (22 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record204–105 (66.0%)
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (22 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 232 (22 April 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup18–13 (58.1%)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 22 April 2024.

She made her debut for India Fed Cup team in 2012, the same year, she achieved her highest junior ranking of world No. 55.

Bhosale, the former Indian number one in the WTA doubles rankings, attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a degree in Human Resources and Tourism management in 2017.[1]

She married Swapnil Gugale, former captain of Maharashtra Ranji Team, in August, 2020.[2][3]

In September 2023, Rutuja won the gold medal in mixed doubles event of the 2022 Asian Games, partnering Rohan Bopanna.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 5 (5 titles) edit

Legend
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2017 ITF Aurangabad, India W15 Clay   Mahak Jain 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W15 Hard   Lee Hua-chen 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win 3–0 Oct 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Anna Sisková 6–3, 7–5
Win 4–0 Dec 2021 ITF Solapur, India W15 Hard   Vaidehi Chaudhari 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 5–0 Jun 2023 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia W25 Hard   Anastasia Gasanova 0–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 34 (23 titles, 11 runner-ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (23–8)
Clay (0–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2012 ITF Kolkata, India W10 Hard   Rishika Sunkara   Arantxa Andrady
  Kyra Shroff
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2013 ITF Valladolid, Spain W10 Hard   Camilla Rosatello   Lucía Cervera Vázquez
  Carolina Prats Millán
6–4, 6–0
Win 2–1 Jul 2014 ITF New Delhi, India W10 Hard   Kim Da-bin   Nidhi Chilumula
  Han Sung-hee
6–2, 7–6(2)
Win 3–1 Aug 2014 ITF New Delhi, India W10 Hard   Kim Da-bin   Sharmada Balu
  Wang Xiyao
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jun 2017 ITF Aurangabad, India W15 Clay   Kanika Vaidya   Pranjala Yadlapalli
  Zhao Xiaoxi
6–2, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 4–2 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Kanika Vaidya   Linda Prenkovic
  Jelena Stojanovic
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Mayar Sherif   Chen Pei-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 5–3 Sep 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W15 Hard   Alexandra Walters   Zeel Desai
  Pranjala Yadlapalli
2–6, 5–7
Win 6–3 Oct 2017 ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka W15 Hard   Pranjala Yadlapalli   Natasha Palha
  Rishika Sunkara
6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–4 Apr 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Kanika Vaidya   Eleni Kordolaimi
  Tara Moore
4–6, 1–6
Win 7–4 Jul 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W25 Hard   Pranjala Yadlapalli   Chen Pei-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
7–5, 6–2
Win 8–4 Aug 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W25 Hard   Pranjala Yadlapalli   Naiktha Bains
  Barbora Štefková
2–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Win 9–4 Sep 2018 Darwin International, Australia W60 Hard   Hiroko Kuwata   Kimberly Birrell
  Katy Dunne
6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–5 Oct 2018 ITF Brisbane, Australia W25 Hard   Xu Shilin   Maddison Inglis
  Kaylah McPhee
5–7, 4–6
Loss 9–6 Mar 2019 Keio Challenger, Japan W25 Hard   Akiko Omae   Choi Ji-hee
  Han Na-lae
1–6, 5–7
Win 10–6 May 2019 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan W25 Hard   Eudice Chong   Anastasia Pribylova
  Shalimar Talbi
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10–7 May 2019 ITF Singapore W25 Hard   Abigail Tere-Apisah   Beatrice Gumulya
  Jessy Rompies
4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Loss 10–8 Sep 2019 Changsha Open, China W60 Clay   Erika Sema   Jiang Xinyu
  Tang Qianhui
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 11–8 Oct 2019 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard   Laura Pigossi   Sandra Samir
  Prarthana Thombare
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 12–8 Oct 2019 Lagos Open 2, Nigeria W25 Hard   Laura Pigossi   Sandra Samir
  Prarthana Thombare
6–3, 6–7(3), [10–6]
Win 13–8 Nov 2019 ITF Bhopal, India W25 Hard   Emily Webley-Smith   Diāna Marcinkēviča
  Valeriya Strakhova
6–4, 7–5
Win 14–8 Feb 2020 ITF Jodhpur, India W25 Hard   Miyabi Inoue   Snehal Mane
  Ankita Raina
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 15–8 Mar 2021 Pune Championships, India W25 Hard   Emily Webley-Smith   Riya Bhatia
  Miriam Bulgaru
6–2, 7–5
Loss 15–9 Aug 2021 ITF Pärnu, Estonia W25 Clay   Magali Kempen   Anna Sisková
  Justina Mikulskytė
7–6(5), 3–6, [5–10]
Win 16–9 Dec 2021 ITF Bengaluru, India W15 Hard   Sowjanya Bavisetti   Vaidehi Chaudhari
  Mihika Yadav
6–0, 6–3
Win 17–9 Mar 2022 Bendigo International, Australia W25 Hard   Ankita Raina   Alexandra Bozovic
  Weronika Falkowska
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 18–9 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard   Erika Sema   Haruna Arakawa
  Natsuho Arakawa
6–1, 6–3
Win 19–9 Aug 2022 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom W25 Hard   Erika Sema   Naiktha Bains
  Maia Lumsden
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 19–10 Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK W25 Hard   Ankita Raina   Naiktha Bains
  Maia Lumsden
1–6, 4–6
Loss 19–11 Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham 2, UK W25 Hard   Arianne Hartono   Emily Appleton
  Lauryn John-Baptiste
4–6, 3–6
Win 20–11 Jul 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard   Erika Sema   Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
  Vaidehi Chaudhari
7–6(3), 6–1
Win 21–11 Jul 2023 ITF Roehampton, UK W25 Hard   Sarah Beth Grey   Madeleine Brooks
  Holly Hutchinson
0–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Win 22–11 Jul 2023 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK W25 Hard   Destanee Aiava   Talia Gibson
  Petra Hule
6–2, 6–3
Win 23–11 Apr 2024 ITF Wuning, China W50 Hard   Paige Hourigan   Cho I-hsuan
  Cho Yi-tsen
5–7, 7–6((5), [12–10]

Fed Cup participation edit

Singles (15–9) edit

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II – Pool B 30 January 2012 Shenzhen, China   Iran Hard   Madona Najarian W 6–0, 6–0
31 January 2012   Oman   Fatma Al-Nabhani W 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
1 February 2012   Turkmenistan   Ummarahmat Hummetova W 6–2, 6–0
3 February 2012   Philippines   Tamitha Nguyen W 6–2, 6–3
Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs 4 February 2012   Hong Kong   Chan Wing-yau L 4–6, 1–6
2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A 8 February 2013 Astana, Kazakhstan   Thailand Hard (i)   Nudnida Luangnam L 1–6, 6–3, 1–6
Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs 9 February 2013   South Korea   Lee So-ra L 6–7(5–7), 1–6
2020–21 BJK Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A 3 March 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates   China Hard   Zhang Shuai L 4–6, 2–6
4 March 2020   Uzbekistan   Akgul Amanmuradova W 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
5 March 2020   South Korea   Jang Su-jeong W 7–5, 6–4
6 March 2020   Chinese Taipei   Yang Ya-yi W 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
7 March 2020   Indonesia   Priska Madelyn Nugroho L 3–6, 6–0, 3–6

Doubles (3–4) edit

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone II – Pool B 30 January 2012 Shenzhen, China   Oman Hard   Isha Lakhani   Madona Najarian
  Ghazaleh Torkaman
W 6–1, 6–0
2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A 6 February 2013 Astana, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan Hard (i)   Ankita Raina   Sesil Karatantcheva
  Galina Voskoboeva
L 3–6, 1–6

Asian Games edit

In September 2023, Rutuja won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games in mixed doubles event, partnering Rohan Bopanna defeating Chinese Taipei pair Liang En-shuo and Huang Tsung-hao in the final.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (21 April 2020). "Rutuja Bhosale tuning to be a better version". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ K. Kumaraswamy (28 July 2020). "Rutuja, Swapnil to tie the knot next month | Off the field News". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Tennis star Rutuja Bhosale engaged to former Maharashtra Ranji team captain". The Bridge. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Asian Games 2023: Bopanna-Rutuja win mixed doubles gold". Sportstar. 30 September 2023.

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