Yuki Bhambri has won his first doubles title of the season with his partner Adrian Menendez-Maceiras from Spain in the final match of the ATP Challenger event. They defeated Sergey Betov and Mikhail Elgin 5-7 6-3 10-8 in a match that extended for one hour and 23 minutes.
Now the total number of doubles titles of Yuki has raised to five. This is the first win for him in the current season. Last year, he had won two titles, and one each in 2012 and 2013. This win has earned Yuki 90 points and he packeted 3,100 USD for his title win.
In the singles, Yuki had lost to Russian player Teymuraz Gabashvili in the quarterfinals. Yuki will play at the USD 50,000 Challenger in Samarkand next week.
Tidbits
- Yuki Bhambri is the first Indian to win the junior Australian Open title.
- He is the fourth Indian in history to capture a junior singles Grand Slam championship title.
- He appears in the Davis Cup tournament for India.
- Yuki’s sisters Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri and his cousins Prerna Bhambri and Prateek Bhambri are all professional tennis players
GK Questions
- What is the governing body of tennis in India? All India Tennis Association headquartered in Delhi’s R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex.
- In 2012 Summer Olympics, who won medal for Tennis from Indian Tennis Team? No one
- Who was the first Indian Tennis player to win a grand slam? Mahesh Bhupathi
