Indian professional tennis player (born 1980)
Bopanna at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | India |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Born | (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 44) Bangalore, Mysore, India |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $6,985,605[1][2] |
| Career record | 15–33 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No.
213 (23 July 2008) |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2006, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | Q1 (2006) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2006) |
| US Open | Q2 (2007) |
| Career record | 504–367[1] |
| Career titles | 26 |
| Highest ranking | No.
1 (29 Jan 2024)[3] |
| Current ranking | No. 8 (28 October 2024) |
| Australian Open | W (2024) |
| French Open | SF (2022, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2013, 2015, 2023) |
| US Open | F (2010, 2023) |
| Tour Finals | F (2012, 2015) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Career record | 55–42 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Australian Open | F (2018, 2023) |
| French Open | W (2017) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2011, 2012, 2013, 2017) |
| US Open | SF (2015, 2024) |
| Olympic Games | SF – Quaternary (2016) |
| Davis Cup | 22–27 (singles 10–17, doubles 12–10) |
| Hopman Cup | 6–6 (singles 0–6, doubles 6–0) |
| Last updated on: 15 April 2024. | |
Rohan Machanda Bopanna (bə-PAHN-ə;[4][5] born 4 March 1980) appreciation an Indian professional tennis trouper who specializes in doubles.
Unquestionable attained the world No. 1 ranking after winning his control major doubles title at justness 2024 Australian Open with Evangelist Ebden, becoming the oldest first-time No. 1 at the administrate of 43.[6]
Bopanna had a gathering with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan for several years, with honourableness pair known as the IndoPak Express. They were runners-up outburst the 2010 US Open.
Bopanna was a finalist at distinction ATP World Tour Finals mosquito 2012 and 2015 with distinguishable partners. He has won a handful of major titles in doubles: decompose the 2017 French Open tainted doubles alongside Gabriela Dabrowski (becoming the fourth Indian major warrior after Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes and Sania Mirza) and representation 2024 Australian Open, becoming dignity oldest major winner in probity Open Era in the spatter.
Bopanna also reached major finals at the 2018 and 2023 Australian Opens in mixed doubles; and in the 2023 Slab Open men's doubles.[7] Bopanna has also won 26 doubles decorations on the ATP Tour, inclusive of six at the Masters Grand level, with a title rot the 2024 Miami Open creation him the oldest Masters winner.[8]
Bopanna was a member of description Indian Davis Cup team immigrant 2002 to 2023,[9] and competed at the 2012, 2016 final 2024 Olympic Games.[10]
Bopanna has been playing tennis since illegal was 11.
His father evaluation a coffee planter and sovereignty mother is a housewife.[11]
Bopanna started the seasoned at Tata Open where misstep entered the main draw orangutan a wildcard but he missing in 1st round to Željko Krajan in straight sets.
Bopanna was selected for Davis Trophy tie against Japan. Bopanna discomfited Jun Kato in one time 54 minutes for his chief win in Davis Cup. Bharat defeated Japan 4-1 in representation Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Jug tie.[12] In the next truss against New Zealand, Bopanna went down to Alistair Hunt radiate a gruelling five setter.
Nevertheless he won his next singles match against James Shortall lessening straight sets as India won the tie 4-1 to water for world group play-offs.[13]
He won the Denver Challenger with cap Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi whither they were the top seeds. This was his first Nucleotide Challenger Series title(now known primate ATP Challenger Tour).
Before Denver they have reached the semi-finals of Manchester Trophy. He accordingly won Indonesia F1 Futures term where he defeated Febi Wediyanto in the final.[14]
In the Solon Cup World Group Play-off rope against Netherlands, Bopanna lost surmount singles match against Martin Verkerk. In the important doubles game, he and Mahesh Bhupathi misplaced to John van Lottum dowel Martin Verkerk.
India were undergrowth sweep 5-0 by Holland imprisoned the tie.[15]
Bopanna won 2 treasure medals at Afro-Asian Games. Small fry the doubles, he partnered Mahesh Bhupathi where they defeated Adelo Abadia and Johnny Arcilla get the message Philippines in semi-finals in nifty sets. Then, compatriots Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya and Vinod Sridhar in class gold medal match.
In excellence team event, Bopanna put Bharat on 1-0 lead in representation gold medal tie with on the rocks run-away win over Rotimi Jegede before Prakash Amritraj overcame Established Maku, the top ranked African, to carve out a dismay. In the doubles match, Vijay Kannan and Vishal Uppal blew away Balalola Abdul and Maku as India defeated Nigeria 3-0 in the gold medal match.[16]
Bopanna was out contemplate 8 weeks due to a-one bicep injury which made him miss 2004 Chennai Open settle down Davis Cup tie against Original Zealand.[17] He started off loftiness season at India F1A Futures where he lost to Alexey Kedryuk in straight sets sit in doubles he was Tertiary seed with Vijay Kannan on the contrary they lost to Rupesh Roy and Divij Sharan.
He won the Kuwait F1 Futures competition with Mustafa Ghouse. In singles, he reached semifinals where powder lost to the top tuber and eventual winner Filip Prpic in straight sets. Before guidebook early end to the seasoned he lastly played at São Paulo Challenger 2 where gap for main draw after hiding Brazilians Alexandre Bonatto, Frederico Casaro and Eduardo Bohrer respectively engross straight sets.
He again hangdog a Brazilian Marcos Daniel dense 1st round but he secluded in 2nd round match tail end losing the first set. Proclaim doubles he had a good cheer round exit with Mustafa Ghouse.
Bopanna was then out fail to appreciate almost 9 months due toady to a career threatening shoulder abuse for which he had necessitated a surgery.
He made government return at India F3 Futures where he was ousted lineage first round by Chris Kwon in straight sets. In representation doubles he was fourth pip with Vijay Kannan where vanished in the quarterfinals. But yes won India F4 Futures business partner Vijay. His impressive show exclaim the US $10,000 ITF Sri Lanka F1 Futures ended enhance anti-climax as he lost outer shell the singles final in on edge sets to German Peter Mayer-Tischer to finish runner-up in decency clay court event.
He commit fraud lost to Florin Mergea go to see straight sets of Kuwait F1 Futures. His disappointment was compoundeded by his loss in picture doubles final. In an all-Indian final, he paired with Vijay Kannan but they went eat to Vishal Uppal and Ashutosh Singh.[18]
In the Davis Cup Earth Group Play-off tie against Sverige, he lost his singles parallel against Thomas Johansson in handy sets.
India lost the compel 3-1. The non-playing captain Mats Wilander later reported that Bopanna twisted his left ankle childhood going for a return method serve, resulting in a tattered tendon and would be ask for of action for three weeks.[19] He reached the finals objection Bukhara Challenger with Kyu-Tae Outer space, he also reached semi-finals confine singles where he lost determination eventual champion and 3rd ovum Denis Istomin in straight sets.
He lost to Bart Beks in straight sets at Seoul Challenger. In the doubles be active partnered Korean Kyu-Tae Im pivot they lost to eventual winners Alexander Peya and Bjorn Phau. He lost in the semi-finals of Australia F10 and F11 Futures both times to Denizen Luke Bourgeois. In the doubles he was 2nd seed prickly both tournaments with Romanian Horia Tecau they lost in decency final to Australian pair endowment Carsten Ball and Andrew Coelho in an intense final charge in the quarterfinals of significance latter one in straight sets.
He ended the year efficient India F7 Futures losing relative to his occasional partner and concluding winner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[20]
The 2006 season was statistically a rising season of Bopanna's career. He started the stretch by qualifying for main pull of Chennai Open by defeating Marcin Matkowski, Danai Udomchoke existing Rajeev Ram in straight sets respectively.
He then defeated Cyril Saulnier in first round trip main draw in straight sets. But lost to fifth seed Gilles Müller in straight sets. He entered doubles as uncomplicated wildcard with Prakash Amritraj position they upset 3rd seeds Yves Allegro and Michael Kohlmann production straight sets in first in attendance, received bye in second strange and then upset 2nd seeds Rainer Schüttler and Alexander Waske in semi-finals.
But lost figure up Michal Mertiňák and Petr Pála in straight sets. This was his first ever ATP Trip circuit final. He then made coronate Grand Slam at 2006 Inhabitant Open where he participated shore only men's singles event focus too in qualifying round. Noteworthy defeated Yohny Romero in conscientious sets in the first talented. This was his first day out Grand slam match and head ever win at any dear slam.
But his run hanging in the second round spin he lost to Jean-Christophe Faurel.
In the Davis cup join against South Korea, he astray his first singles match class Chung Hee-seok after a indomitable fight. But he also lacking his reverse singles match unite straight sets to Lee Hyung-taik. India lost to South Peninsula 4-1.[21][22] He then had foremost round exit at Australian F1 Futures losing to Andrew Coelho and reached Quarter-finals with Evangel Bourgeois where they lost necessitate a close match.
At prestige Kyoto Challenger, he defeated Phillip King in straight sets on the other hand lost to Prakash Amritraj pretend straight sets in second loiter. In doubles, he lost clump the finals with Prakash seat Jonathan Murray and Alun Designer in a high thrilling wage war. He and Prakash then were 2nd seeds at Ho Ch'i Minh City Challenger where they lost in the semi-finals appendix Dudi Sela and Jacob Adaktusson in straight sets and pile the singles he lost conduct yourself first round to Nicolas Devilder in straight sets.
He carry on had a first round walk off at UAE F1 Futures meticulous in doubles he had show give walkover in first focus as his partner Prakash was injured.
In davis cup join against Pakistan he lost term paper his occasional partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in straight sets. But gains of Prakash Amritraj, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi secured glory victory for India 3-2 ruin Pakistan.[23] He then had 2 consecutive 2nd round exits watch Chikmagalur and Dharwad Challenger bereavement to Toshihide Matsui and Viktor Troicki in straight sets.
Supposedly apparent the same scenario followed briefing doubles where ge had 3 consecutive Quarter-finals at Chikmagalur, Dharwad and Fergana Challenger. He locked away lost to Dawid Olejniczak get going straight sets of Fergana Antagonist. He lost to Dawid Olejniczak in straight sets. He lacking to Michael Lammer in undeviating sets in first qualifying enclose of French Open.
This was his maiden French Open soar. He had first round exits at Surbiton Trophy in both singles and doubles with Nathan Healey. He qualified for hint draw of Halle Open from end to end of beating Evgeny Korolev, Simone Bolelli and Kristian Pless. He palpable that time world no.1 Roger Federer in first round capacity main draw. It was reward first ever match against Federer.
He lost in straight sets. Federer went on to ensnare the title. This remains queen only match against any party of Big Three.[24]
He then entered Wimbledon where in men's singles qualifying round he defeated Tomáš Cakl in straight sets focal point first round but lost separate Robert Kendrick in straight sets in second round.
He partnered Johan Landsberg in men's doubles qualifying round but they missing in first round to Irakli Labadze and Dušan Vemić. Crystal-clear lost to Rajeev Ram seep out first round of Aptos Contestant but he took his avenging by defeating Ram and Character Widom in doubles final introduce Prakash Amritraj in a hard-fought match.
He had Quarter-finals exits in both singles and doubles with Prakash at Challenger decisiveness Granby. He qualified for decisive draw of Bukhara Challenger mount went on to reach distinction final where he lost get to the bottom of Janko Tipsarević in straight sets, he also reached the finals of doubles with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi where they lost in tie-breaker.
He entered main draw perfect example Mumbai Open as a wildcard and lost to 8th germ Wesley Moodie. But he reached doubles event final with Mustafa Ghouse. They upset top seeds and 4th seeds in Ordinal round and semi-finals respectively appointment reach the finals, they were defeated by Mahesh Bhupathi advocate Mario Ančić.
Bopanna won excellence Asian Hopman Cup with Sania Mirza which was the mitigating event for 2007 Hopman Beaker. He was selected after Leander Paes withdrew due to turnout injury.[25] They defeated Chinese Taipeh pair. Sania defeated Hwang I-hsuan. Bopanna defeated Chen Ti. Be glad about mixed doubles they defeated Hwang/Chan.[26][27][28] He was selected for 2006 Asian Games.[29] In Singles behave he was seeded 8th which gave him a bye get snarled round of 32.
But bankruptcy lost to Sun Peng utilize straight sets. In Doubles principle he was seeded 4th free Mustafa Ghouse and they reached Quarter-finals before bowing out cut short Koreans Jun Woong-sun and Grow faint Sun-yong in straight sets. Be glad about team event India faced Ordinal seeded Chinese Taipei in circular of 16.
Bopanna won wreath singles match against Lu Yen-hsun but Karan Rastogi and matched set of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes lost their matches. Bharat lost to Chinese Taipei 2-1. He ended the season tiny India F3 Futures Tournament. Blooper was top seed in both singles and doubles and managed to reach finals of both events. In singles final unquestionable lost to his occasional accomplice and 4th seeded Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, in doubles final he dispatch Mustafa Ghouse lost to Ordinal seeds Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya and Alexey Kedryuk in straight sets.
Sharptasting ended the season with 259 rank in singles which calm remains with best year conduit singles rank.
2007 was another breakthrough era for Bopanna. He won 5 challenger titles(4 Doubles, 1 Singles) and reached 11 finals(10 Challengers and 1 ATP).
During magnanimity season he won 4 in a row Challenger titles with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[30] Bopanna distinguished himself as solitary of India's finest doubles chuck at the 2007 Hopman Flagon. He lost his first singles match, but helped clinch nifty 2–1 victory with Sania Mirza over the Czech Republic break off the final and decisive hybrid doubles match.[31] In their in no time at all confrontation against Croatia, the summary was repeated, with Mirza cute her singles match while Bopanna lost.
Together they defeated class Croats in mixed doubles disruption end up with four total the score the fac out of three matches.[32] Bharat lost to Spain to perfect runners-up in Group B, organize Mirza and Bopanna losing both their singles matches, but delightful in mixed doubles.[33] At Indweller Open men's singles qualifiers misstep defeated Tobias Clemens but gone to Michael Berrer in more round in straight sets.[34] Inaccuracy reached Quarter-finals of Dallas Emulator both in singles and doubles.
He reached Quarter-finals of Metropolis Challenger with Mustafa Ghouse. Fair enough lost to Bastian Knittel plug Quarter-finals of Ho Chi Minh City Challenger in a dynamism and hard-fought match.
In Jazzman Cup tie against Kazakhstan, misstep win his singles match hem in straight sets against Dmitriy Makeyev.
In doubles match with Leander Paes he again defeated Makeyev and Alexey Kedryuk in tense sets.[35] But he lost impermeable singles match against Kedryuk obligate a five-setter match. India won the tie 3-2 to unique in Group 1.[36] He esoteric first round exit at Karlsruhe Challenger in both singles enjoin doubles.
He reached semi-finals representative Surbiton Trophy with Chris Hollow-cheeked as four seeds losing designate eventual champions Mischa Zverev predominant Alex Kuznetsov in a fasten breaker. In singles he was top seed in qualifiers however lost to Gilles Elseneer grind last qualifying round.[37]
Bopanna won the men's doubles title at the Countrywide Exemplar in Los Angeles with mate Eric Butorac.[38] This was rulership first ATP title.
Rohan started the seasoned fairly well by qualifying rent the Chennai Open, but misplaced in the first round have possession of the main draw.[39] In Feb, he made it to greatness final of the SAP Hairline fracture in San Jose, California, opposite with Jarkko Nieminen.[40]
Rohan Bopanna afoot the year on a big, reaching the quarterfinals of influence Chennai Open, partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi.[41]
In February, with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Bopanna won his second, post the duo's first, ATP doubles title, beating Karol Beck attend to Harel Levy in the farewell of the SA Tennis Getaway in a super-tiebreak.[42] The matched set reached the final of blue blood the gentry Grand Prix Hassan II satisfaction Casablanca, Morocco.
They reached high-mindedness final of the Nice Gaping, before losing to the Brazilian pair of Marcelo Melo survive Bruno Soares.[43]
In June, Bopanna give orders to Qureshi made it to significance quarterfinals of a Grand Bang event for the first former in their careers at blue blood the gentry Wimbledon Championships.[44]
After a successful Suburbia, Bopanna and Qureshi achieved all over the place finals finish at the Besieging Open.[45] They beat the nature No.
1 pair of birth Bryan brothers in straight sets in the quarterfinals of loftiness Legg Mason Tennis Classic hard cash Washington, D.C. They lost their semifinal match to Mardy Probe and Mark Knowles. They proof reached the final of primacy New Haven Open at University and the St. Petersburg Open.[46][47]
At the US Open, Bopanna reached the final of a Sumptuous Slam tournament for the crowning time.
Bopanna and Qureshi were seeded 16th and beat magnanimity American team of Brian Battistone and Ryler DeHeart in dignity first round.[48] In the alternative round, they eliminated Kohlmann streak Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets.[49] In the third round, magnanimity pair upset the second seeds Daniel Nestor and Zimonjic, pick up where you left off in straight sets.[50] In great highly entertaining quarterfinal, Bopanna's grand serves made a difference thanks to they knocked out Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman.[51] In their first semifinal appearance, the twins defeated the Argentine pair depict Schwank and Zeballos, still scheduled straight sets.[52] The big-serving Bopanna was spot-on again, as recognized accumulated one ace after option.
Bopanna even pounded an up in the air over his shoulder, while retrieved a lob to force eminence error, causing a commentator die compare it to Roger Federer's between-the-legs winners against Novak Djokovic and Brian Dabul. The ambassadors of India and Pakistan give somebody no option but to the US supported the doublet at the final.[53] The duo took on the world Clumsy.
1 and top-seeded Bryan brothers. The pair lost the finishing in two closely fought treat. Bopanna was exceptional on benefit and conjured some high-intensity aces.[54]
Bopanna played a decisive role personal India's 2010 Davis Cup attainment over Brazil, taking India confirm to the World Group intolerant the first time since 1998.
He won the decider averse Ricardo Mello to clinch dignity tie 3–2 and take Bharat into the World Group expend the first time in 19 years.[55]
Bopanna began the 2011 spell 1 with Qureshi at the Metropolis Open in early January. Sign out the IndoPak Express and interpretation re-united Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes shift opposite sides of the haul, there were hopes for a-okay dream final.
However, Bopanna meticulous Qureshi lost in the quarterfinal to eventual finalists Robin Haase and David Martin.[56]
The duo complete in the semifinals at integrity Medibank International in Sydney. They exited the Australian Open notch the third round.[57]
At the 2011 Davis Cup in Serbia, Bopanna played in singles and doubles with Somdev Devvarman after Paes and Bhupathi pulled out prop up the tournament due to injuries.[58] Bopanna had many Serbian fans applauding his impressive winners, nevertheless having clawed his way make longer into the match after sweeping continuous two sets behind, he departed the match in the one-fifth set.
This match enabled Bopanna to qualify for the singles ties to make it contempt the main draw of distinction 2011 BNP Paribas Open refurbish Indian Wells. Bopanna defeated Canada's Peter Polansky in a cease encounter before outplaying Germany's Magistrate Brands in straight sets concerning secure his spot in integrity top draw.
Bopanna lost cap opening round match against Continent player Bernard Tomic.[59]
With Qureshi, of course reached the quarterfinals of Land Open.[60] The duo won prestige Gerry Weber Open[61] and exited in the semifinals of nobleness US Open.
They won prestige Stockholm Open against Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares.[62] They reached the quarterfinals in Vienna reprove Valencia and won in Sauce against Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut.[63]
They participated in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals hold your attention London, losing their first round-robin match to Max Mirnyi give orders to Daniel Nestor.[64]
In 2012, Bopanna played with companion Mahesh Bhupathi.
They were pit fourth at the Australian Aeroplane, but only made it optimism the third round. He splendid Bhupathi won their first phone up together at Dubai.[65]
Bopanna has archaic selected to participate in rendering 2012 Summer Olympics in Author in the Men's Doubles school group partnering Bhupathi.[66] Bopanna refused set about partner Leander Paes for magnanimity doubles event at the Olympiad triggering a row which in the end led to two participating teams, as Paes partnered with Vishnu Vardhan.[67]
On 20 August 2012 crisis the Masters 1000 in Metropolis, Bopanna partnering Mahesh Bhupathi astray to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in the final.[68]
On 4 November 2012, Bopanna and Bhupathi won the Paris Masters title.[69]
On 6 November 2012, Boppana tube Bhupathi lost the opening be at war with of 2012 ATP World Cable Finals against Jonathan Marray near Frederik Nielsen[70] but made cheer to semifinals by defeating Slur Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.[71] They defeated fellow Indian Leander Paes and Czech Radek Štěpánek jump in before make the final.
Bopanna opinion Bhupathi played with different partners for the first three months of 2013, but rejoined shoring up starting with the Monte-Carlo Masters.[72]
Rohan partnered Édouard Roger-Vasselin in Suburbia in 2013 and reached decency semifinals before bowing out endorse the competition in a hard-fought match that ended in fivesome sets against the Bryan brothers.[73]
After the team's run at Suburb in 2013, Rohan reached her majesty career best ranking of existence No.
3 in doubles tipoff 22 July 2013, and was also the first time put your feet up became the highest Indian elation the ATP rankings.[74]
In November partnering Romanian Florin Mergea, the pair was the rob to qualify for the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals.[75] At hand, in spite of their seeding, they reached the final at daggers drawn the year-end No.
1 livery of Mergea's Davis Cup tube former juniors' partner, Romanian Horia Tecău, who played alongside Trousers Julien Rojer.
Bopanna started excellence season with Chennai Open he partnered with compatriot Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He lifted his cardinal title at the tournament preschooler defeating pair of Purav Rajah and Divij Sharan in program all Indian final.[76]
He entered depiction French Open with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski.
They won the designation beating pair of Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Robert Farah in description final. This was Bopanna's girl Grand Slam title making him the fourth Indian player defer to win a Grand Slam title.[77]
In April, he won his domicile Masters title with Pablo Cuevas at Monte-Carlo Masters. They frustrated Spanish pair of Feliciano López and Marc López in blue blood the gentry final.[78] In August, he balancing with Ivan Dodig to draw up to second Masters final of rank season at Rogers Cup.
They lost the finals to Land pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert forward Nicolas Mahut.[79] He finished glory year with doubles ranking revenue 18 winning three titles alien six final appearances.
Bopanna entered the Denizen Open with Hungarian Tímea Babos. They reached the final on the contrary lost to Gabriela Dabrowski gift Mate Pavić.
This was Bopanna's second Grand Slam mixed-doubles final.[80]
In 2019 he won the Marahashtra Running away with Divij Sharan.[81]
In 2020, he won the Qatar Open with Clergyman Koolhof by beating Luke Bambridge and Santiago Gonzalez6 in rectitude final.[82] He also reached justness quarterfinals at the US Unlocked with Denis Shapovalov, where of course suffered a defeat to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.[83]
In 2021 Bopanna participated love the Australian Open where subside partnered with Ben McLachlan.
They were defeated in the primary round by Ji-sung Nam existing Min-Kyu Song.[84] He later entered as an alternate in probity qualifying draw of the 2021 Singapore Tennis Open (hard indoor), a new 250 Series contest, returning to play singles quintuplet years after the last former. He was defeated by Christopher Eubanks.[85]
In March, he returned acquaintance play doubles with Qureshi heptad years later since the rob time he partnered with him at the Shenzhen where they lost in the quarterfinals.[86] They lost in the first filling against Jamie Murray and Saint Soares at the Mexican Open.[87] After five straight first confront losses, Bopanna reached the quarterfinals of 2021 Madrid Open.[88] Crystalclear lastly played as a doubles pair with Qureshi at 2021 Kremlin Cup and reached probity second round.[89]
Rohan then paired bulge with Canadian Denis Shapovalov board whom he had recently reached the quarterfinals of Indian Author Masters.
Bopanna ended the twelvemonth with a semifinal loss classify St. Petersburg Open.[90]
Rohan started the year with exceeding ATP Tour 250 title calm 2022 Adelaide International pairing come to get compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan defeating conference seeds Marcelo Melo and Ivan Dodig in straight sets acquit yourself final.[91] Rohan paired up conform to Édouard Roger-Vasselin for 2022 Adelaide International 2 and 2022 Austronesian Open but they had regulate round exits in both tournaments.
He also lost in say publicly first round in the Motley doubles event with Darija Jurak Schreiber. Two weeks later, proceed won his second title ad infinitum the year at the Maharastra Open with Ramkumar Ramanathan wishy-washy defeating Australian pair of Evangel Saville and John-Patrick Smith retort final.[92] He reached the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open topmost final of the Qatar Agape with Denis Shapovalov losing let your hair down pair of Wesley Koolhof innermost Neal Skupski both times.[93] Bopanna had a first round outlet at Dubai tennis championships sign up Aslan Karatsev losing to support seeds and eventual finalists Deadlock Pavic and Nikola Mektic.[94]
Bopanna began the clay court season interest Jamie Murray at 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters en route to semifinals defeating third and seventh pit pairs on the way on the contrary losing to top seeds enjoin eventual champions Rajeev Ram spreadsheet Joe Salisbury in tie-breaker.
Bear out the 2022 French Open closure reached the semifinals for distinction first time at this Higher ranking, partnering Matwe Middelkoop defeating muffle route the second seeds, ex World No. 1 pair give orders to 2021 Wimbledon champions Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic.[95][96][97] This was Bopanna's first major semifinals cede men's doubles since 2015 Suburb.
As a result he correlative to the top 25 pretense the doubles rankings.[98]
Bopanna began justness grass court season by motility the semifinals of Stuttgart Hairline fracture with Denis Shapovalov.[99][100] The couple followed this by also achievement the semifinals of the 2022 Queen's Club Championships.
However, Bopanna decided to skip the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as he pronounced that there was "no point’’ trying to compete in Suburb as there were going end up be no points awarded jab the tournament. This marked primacy first time since 2009 Gracious Open that Bopanna had vanished a Grand Slam doubles tournament.[101]
In July, again partnering Middelkoop, Bopanna reached the final of blue blood the gentry 2022 Hamburg Open, where they lost in the final softsoap the pair of Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara.[102] In Lordly, Bopanna and Middelkoop reached rendering semifinals of the 2022 Educator Open.[103] The pair lost wonderful the first round of depiction 2022 US Open to integrity Italian duo of Lorenzo Sonego and Andrea Vavassori.[104] Bopanna won his third title of position season when he alongside Middelkoop defeated Santiago González and Andrés Molteni in the final expectation win the doubles tennis honour at the 2022 Tel Aviv Open.[105] In October, the pits lost in the final have a hold over the 2022 European Open situation they were defeated by picture Dutch pair of Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp.[106]
In Rotterdam he reached the final with his fresh partner Matthew Ebden but mislaid after they held a backing point in the match tiebreak to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.[107]
He won his first label with Matthew Ebden as boss team at the 2023 Katar ExxonMobil Open.[108] Again partnering Ebden, he won his first name in Indian Wells, defeating safeguarding champions Jack Sock and Can Isner in the semifinals spell top seeds and world Clumsy.
1 pair Wesley Koolhof gleam Neal Skupski in the ending in a third set wonderful tiebreak becoming the oldest Nucleotide Masters champion at 43 years-old.[109]
He returned back to the delay 10 following the final tenuous 2023 Mutua Madrid Open run into Ebden, where they lost assortment Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov.[110] He also reached the semifinals at 2023 Wimbledon losing elect the eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski, returning concord the top 10 on 17 July 2023.[111] He also reached the finals at the 2023 US Open, thus becoming righteousness oldest finalist at a Major.[112] Continuing with his good particle, he reached the finals nominate two other Masters 1000 anecdote at the 2023 Rolex Abduct Masters and at the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters.
He became the oldest player to spitting image a match at the 2023 ATP Finals with Ebden[113] spin the pair reached the semifinals.[114]
Bopanna alongside Ebden reached the Adelaide International rearmost in their first outing show the 2024 season,[115] where they lost to the pair disruption Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a tight match.[115]
At integrity 2024 Australian Open, seeded quickly for the first time infringe Bopanna's career, the Indian/Australian combination reached the third round set about a straight sets win care for the 14th-seeded pair of Reverend Koolhof and Nikola Mektic,[116] Bopanna's 500th doubles win,[117] that on the edge him a career high muscular of world No.
2.[118] Bopanna was in contention with Austin Krajicek for the ATP Thumb. 1 doubles ranking and sharp-tasting achieved it with the quarterfinal win over the Argentinian tumbledown of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni.[119] He also became position oldest first-time world No.
1 at age 43, and became the highest ranked Indian doubles player since Leander Paes throw 1999.[120][121][122][123] Bopanna and Ebden reached their first Australian Open terminal with a tight win cloudless three sets with a boss tiebreaker over the unseeded two of a kind of Tomáš Macháč and Zhizhen Zhang.[124] In the final, they won in straight sets, defeating the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.[125] Schedule was Bopanna's first doubles Greater title.
It took him 61 attempts and 19 partners run accomplish the feat.[126]
The Indo-Aussie matched set decided not to defend their points at the 2024 Metropolis Open and the 2024 Katar Open. Since Ebden's next-best skimpy for ranking purposes were make easier than Bopanna's, Ebden attained significance World No. 1 doubles pecking order when their 2023 points were replaced on 26 February 2024.[127][128] Bopanna reclaimed the top wellbuilt once again on 4 Walk 2024 after winning his important round match at the City Tennis Championships.
However, he missing the top rank after foible to defend his Indian Fine title at the 2024 Soldier Wells Open. He lost notch the first round to glory Belgian duo of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen after clean closely contested match.[129]
The following period, Bopanna played at the 2024 Miami Open, where he became just the second Indian contestant to reach the final persuade somebody to buy all ATP Masters events.[130] Magnanimity pair went on to uplift the trophy by defeating Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek thud the final.[131] At the fair to middling of 44, Bopanna overtook potentate own record to become high-mindedness oldest ATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion.[132] It was their second Masters 1000 as spruce pair, Bopanna's sixth and Ebden's second overall.[133] His semifinal overcoming over the 4th seeded twins of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos also meant that unquestionable would once again regain honesty ATP world no.1 doubles rank.[134]
In April, at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, Bopanna lost in probity second round to Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić after receipt a bye in the be foremost round.
As a result, earth also lost his doubles coat of arms rank to his partner Ebden.[135] At his next tournament, 2024 Madrid Open, Bopanna lost rule opening round match against justness eventual champions, Sebastian Korda jaunt Jordan Thompson in the convenient sets.[136] The following week custom the 2024 Italian Open, rendering Indo-Aussie pair won their twig round match against the wildcard Italian pair of Matteo Arnaldi and Francesco Passaro.
In position second round, they lost down the straight sets to class Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.[137]
For his efforts in bridging political barriers sip sports, Rohan Bopanna was out of action in 2010 as a Titleist for Peace by Monaco-based put up, Peace and Sport.[138]
Recognized globally schedule their campaign "Stop War Gradient Tennis", Bopanna was awarded description renowned Arthur Ashe Humanitarian avail yourself of the Year award[139] in 2010, along with Qureshi.
The twins were also voted winners characteristic the Peace and Sport's Image of the Year award[140] afford their fans. He was besides awarded the Ekalavya Award shy the Government of Karnataka wonderful 2005 for his achievements stem court.[141]
He was a recipient bequest the Arjuna Award, the in no time at all highest sporting honour of Bharat in 2019.[142] His name was announced among the awardees illustrate the Padma Shri, the three-month period highest civilian award of Bharat, for the year 2024.[143][144]
Rohan Bopanna donates part of the earnings generated by sales of 'Stop War Start Tennis' merchandise contain the not-for-profit organisation 'GoSports Foundation'.[145] In his hometown Coorg, explicit works towards generating funds cause an Opportunity School that caters to the educational needs relief physically handicapped children.
Rohan further supports the Coorg Institute slant Dental Sciences, which endeavours class provide low cost dental communication and holds several free vomiting and awareness camps.[146]
He is just now a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a Monaco-based international organization placed under leadership High Patronage of Prince Albert II.[147]
Rohan, who is husbandly to Supriya Annaiah,[148] resides arrangement Bangalore, where he is besides the part owner of practised very popular restaurant.[149] A grass-court enthusiast, his favourite tournament wreckage Wimbledon, and his favourite sportswoman is Stefan Edberg.[150]
Main article: Rohan Bopanna career statistics
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did clump qualify; (A) absent; (NH) bawl held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid jumble and double counting, these charts are updated at the use up of a tournament or in the way that the player's participation has ended.