Ankita Bhambri


Ankita Bhambri is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach. She is the current non-playing caption of the India Fed Cup team.
Her highest career singles ranking is World No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Highest career doubles ranking is World No. 299, which she achieved in October 2005.
In her career, Bhambri won a total of 9 ITF Women's Circuit singles and 8 doubles titles. She has played on the WTA Tour on 5 occasions, losing in round one at Hyderabad ; Hyderabad & Kolkata ; and Bangalore & Kolkata.
Her sister Sanaa, brother Yuki and cousins Prerna and Prateek Bhambri also play tennis professionally.
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 8–14.

ITF Circuit Finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles Finals: 16 (9–7)

OutcomeNo.DadateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.22 April 2002Pune, IndiaClay Sheethal Goutham6–3, 6–2
Winner2.26 May 2003New Delhi, IndiaHard Isha Lakhani6–3, 6–3
Runner-up3.23 May 2004Lucknow, IndiaGrass Rushmi Chakravarthi2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up4.30 May 2004New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi4–6, 4–6
Winner5.6 December 2004Kolkatta, IndiaHard Wilawan Choptang6–3, 7–5
Runner-up6.13 December 2004Gurgaon, IndiaClay Rushmi Chakravarthi7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up7.9 May 2005Ahmedabad, IndiaHard Sun Shengnan2–6, 2–6
Winner8.7 November 2005Pune, IndiaClay Parul Goswami6–1, 6–3
Winner9.23 January 2006New Delhi, IndiaHard Ksenia Palkina6–4, 6–3
Winner10.27 March 2006Mumbai, IndiaClay Kazusa Ito6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Winner11.12 June 2006New Delhi, IndiaHard Isha Lakhani6–3, 6–2
Runner-up12.25 August 2007Noida, IndiaCarpet Tara Iyer6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner13.19 November 2007Aurangabad, IndiaClay Sanaa Bhambri6–3, 7–6
Runner-up14.9 June 2008Gurgaon, IndiaCarpet Rushmi Chakravarthi4–6, 2–6
Runner-up15.18 October 2008Lagos, NigeriaHard Tamaryn Hendler3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner16.1 June 2009New Delhi, IndiaHard He Chunyan6–3, 6–2

Doubles Finals: 15 (8–7)

OutcomeNODateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner1.23 May 2004Lucknow, IndiaGrass Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
Archana Venkataraman
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up2.30 May 2004New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi Sanaa Bhambri
Liza Pereira Viplav
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up3.6 December 2004Kolkatta, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Wilawan Choptang
Shruti Dhawan
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up4.13 December 2004Gurgaon, IndiaClay Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Winner5.9 May 2005Ahmedabad, IndiaHard Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Sanaa Bhambri
Shruti Dhawan
6–2, 7–5
Winner6.16 May 2005Indore, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Isha Lakhani
Meghha Vakaria
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner7.9 August 2005London, United KingdomHard Sanaa Bhambri Sarah Coles
Elizabeth Thomas
6–3, 6–3
Winner8.17 October 2005Lagos, NigeriaHard Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi
Punam Reddy
W/O
Runner-up9.23 January 2006New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi Ksenia Palkina
Nicole Clerico
W/O
Runner-up10.25 May 2007Mumbai, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Isha Lakhani
Marinne Giraud
4–6, 1–6
Winner11.25 August 2007Noida, IndiaCarpet Sanaa Bhambri Sophia Mulsap
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up12.19 November 2007Aurangabad, IndiaClay Sanaa Bhambri Sandhya Nagaraj
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–7, 5–7
Runner-up13.9 June 2008Gurgaon, IndiaCarpet Sanaa Bhambri Elina Gasanova
Isha Lakhani
3–6, 4–6
Winner14.23 August 2008Khon Kaen, ThailandHard Sanaa Bhambri Nungnadda Wannasuk
Kanyapat Narattana
7–5, 7–6
Winner15.1 June 2009New Delhi, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Seo Soon-mi
Shin Jung-yoon
6–4, 2–6,