Anastasia Malhotra

Anastasia Malhotra (アナスタシア・マルフォートラ, Anasutashia Maruhōtora, born 12 December 1989 in Gifu) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Anastasia Malhotra
Malhotra at the TC Blau-Wiess 2010
Native nameアナスタシア・マルフォートラ
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1989-12-12) December 12, 1989
Gifu, Japan
Turned pro2005
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$106,180
Singles
Career record68–68
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 449 (May 11, 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Doubles
Career record8–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 835 (July 26, 2010)
Last updated on: August 27, 2012.

Biography

Malhotra was born in Gifu, Japan to a Japanese mother and an Indian father. Her paternal grandmother was from Greece and her paternal grandfather was from India.[1] She moved to the United Kingdom when she was 3 and stayed in the country for 8 years.[2]

Coached by her father (and former pro tennis player), she made her professional debut in October 2005. She became part of the Yonex advisory staff in 2009.

She was the team member of TC Blau-Weiss (Germany) in 2010, before getting injured in an exhibition match in Germany in November 2010.[3]

She has done part-time commercial modeling and starred in numerous TV shows in Japan whilst being managed by Horipro Talent Agency.[4]

She also became part of the organization "UYOI" (United Youth of India) in 2009.[5]

References

  1. Express India: Multi-national Malhotra Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Biglobe: Profile of Anastasia Malhotra Archived April 21, 2008, at Archive.today (in Japanese)
  3. {Yonex, Japan.}
  4. {Horipro, Talent Agency.} "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2010-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. {UYOI, United Youth of India.}"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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