Sanaa Bhambri

Sanaa Bhambri (Hindi: सना भाम्बरी; born 7 March 1988) is a former professional tennis player from India. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 434, which she achieved in October 2005. She won one $25k doubles event at Lagos, Nigeria in 2005 and competed in three WTA Tour event main draws.

Sanaa Bhambri
Country (sports) India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Born (1988-03-07) 7 March 1988
New Delhi
Turned proNovember 2002
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$46,738
Singles
Career record121–83
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 434 (31 October 2005)
Doubles
Career record129–65
Career titles0 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 298 (31 October 2005)

In her career, Bhambri won two singles titles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF circuit.

Career

A left-hander, Bhambri reached the semifinals of the 2003 French Open girls' doubles event, partnering compatriot Sania Mirza.

In October 2005, partnering Ankita Bhambri, Sanaa won the $25k Lagos 2 event. The sister tandem won both their semifinal and final matches by seeing their opponents withdraw before a point was played.

Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearances were at Kolkata at the Sunfeast Open, in each of the three years that the event was held – 2005, 2006 and 2007. Competing in doubles, Bhambri lost in the first round each time.[1]

Active on tour from 2005 through 2010, competing primarily in events in India and Thailand, Bhambri won twelve $10k tournaments; two in singles (2006 in Ahmedabad and 2008 in Gurgaon) and ten in doubles.

Sanaa won a triple crown at the 2004 DSCL National Championships held in Delhi- in women's singles, women's doubles and girls' under-18s singles. She is the youngest Indian to achieve the feat.

Personal life

Bhambri's sister Ankita and brother Yuki all are or have been tour-level tennis players. She has cousins, Prerna Bhambri and Prateek Bhambri, who also play on the Indian circuit.

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 May 2005 Indore, India Hard Isha Lakhani 1–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 30 October 2006 Ahmedabad, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 19 November 2007 Aurangabad, India Clay Ankita Bhambri 3–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 21 June 2008 Gurgaon, India Hard Han Sung-hee 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 8 November 2008 Muzaffarnagar, India Grass Nicole Thyssen 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Runner-up 6. 14 September 2009 New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi 3–6, 1–6

Doubles (12–11)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 30 May 2004 New Delhi, India Hard Liza Pereira Viplav Ankita Bhambri
Rushmi Chakravarthi		 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 6 December 2004 Kolkatta, India Hard Ankita Bhambri Wilawan Choptang
Shruti Dhawan		 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 13 December 2004 Gurgaon, India Clay Ankita Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram		 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 9 April 2005 Mumbai, India Hard Mihaela Buzărnescu Chan Chin-wei
Julia Efremova		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 9 May 2005 Ahmedabad, India Hard Shruti Dhawan Ankita Bhambri
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram		 2–6, 5–7
Winner 6. 16 May 2005 Indore, India Hard Ankita Bhambri Isha Lakhani
Meghha Vakaria		 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. 9 August 2005 London, UK Hard Ankita Bhambri Sarah Coles
Elizabeth Thomas		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 8. 17 October 2005 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Ankita Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi
Punam Reddy		 w/o
Winner 9. 16 June 2006 New Delhi, India Hard Archana Venkatamaran Lu Jingjing
Lee Wei-ping		 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 10. 30 October 2006 Lagos, Nigeria Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Surina De Beer
Ágnes Szatmári		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 11. 30 October 2006 Ahmedabad, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Tara Iyer
Meghha Vakaria		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 12. 25 May 2007 Mumbai, India Hard Ankita Bhambri Isha Lakhani
Marinne Giraud		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 13. 25 August 2007 Noida, India Carpet Ankita Bhambri Sophia Mulsap
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 19 November 2007 Aurangabad, India Clay Ankita Bhambri Sandhya Nagaraj
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Runner-up 15. 9 June 2008 Gurgaon, India Carpet Ankita Bhambri Elina Gasanova
Isha Lakhani		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 16. 23 August 2008 Khon Kaen, Thailand Hard Ankita Bhambri Nungnadda Wannasuk
Kanyapat Narattana		 7–5, 7–6
Winner 17. 8 November 2008 Muzaffarnagar, India Grass Rushmi Chakravarthi Treta Bhattacharyya
Shalini Sahoo		 6–1, 6–1
Winner 18. 1 June 2009 New Delhi, India Hard Ankita Bhambri Seo Soon-mi
Shin Jung-yoon		 6–4, 2–6, [10–1]
Winner 19. 10 August 2009 New Delhi, India Hard Poojashree Venkatesha Rishika Sunkara
Nova Patel		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 20. 5 October 2009 Noida, India Hard Poojashree Venkatesha Miki Miyamura
Moe Kawatoko		 1–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Runner-up 21. 5 October 2009 Pune, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Miki Miyamura
Moe Kawatoko		 0–6, 3–6
Winner 22. 17 May 2010 Durban, South Africa Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Tegan Edwards
Bianca Swanepoel		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 23. 28 May 2010 Durban, South Africa Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Blanka Szávay
Nicole Rottmann		 6–3, 5–7, [9–11]

References
  1. http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/live.quals.html
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