Manisha Malhotra

Manisha Malhotra (Hindi: मनीषा मल्होत्रा Manīṣā Maľhōtrā; born 19 September 1976) is a retired tennis player from India.

Not to be confused with Manish Malhotra.

Manisha Malhotra
मनीषा मल्होत्रा
Country (sports) India
ResidenceMumbai, India
Born (1976-09-19) 19 September 1976
Mumbai
Turned pro1996
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$52,259
Singles
Career record136–92
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 314 (21 April 2003)
Doubles
Career record93–67
Career titles0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (8 April 2002)
Olympic Games1R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup17–15
Manisha Malhotra
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanMixed Doubles

Her career high in singles is 314, achieved on 21 April 2003. In doubles, she peaked at No. 149 in the WTA rankings on 8 April 2002. In her career, Malhotra won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Malhotra has a win–loss record of 17–15.

Career

Malhotra represented India at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the women's doubles tournament, partnering Nirupama Vaidyanathan but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokić and Rennae Stubbs.[1][2]

At the 2001 PreCon Open in Switzerland, she was defeated in the first qualifying round by Maja Palaveršić. This was her first match at the WTA-level.[3]

Malhotra had her most successful year in 2002, when she was the runner-up at the Busan Asian Games and won the silver medal in the mixed doubles draw, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.[4]

Malhotra qualified for the 2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open, winning three matches; but lost in the first round to Tatiana Poutchek.[5] This was her second and last tournament at the WTA-level.[6]

She retired from professional tennis in 2004. Her last singles match was a loss in the first qualifying round, against Japan's Maki Arai at an ITF $50,000 tournament in Shenzhen, China, in early December, 2003. Her last doubles matches came at the 2004 Fed Cup, where she won three of her ties (against Uzbekistan, South Korea, and Taiwan), and lost one (against Indonesia) (all partnering Sania Mirza).

She along with Sania Mirza holds the record of Longest Fed Cup tie breaks (21-19), which they achieved against Uzbekistan in 2004.[7]

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

Singles (5–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 August 1998 Southsea, United Kingdom Grass Greece Eleni Daniilidou 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up 2. 30 May 1999 El Paso, United States Hard United States Sara Walker 3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 8 August 1999 Harrisonburg, United States Hard United States Michelle Dasso 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 26 September 1999 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Nicola Payne 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 5. 3 October 1999 Glasgow, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Germany Gréta Arn w/o
Winner 6. 23 July 2000 Baltimore, United States Hard Japan Rika Fujiwara 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Runner-up 7. 3 September 2000 Jaipur, India Grass Australia Monique Adamczak 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 8. 10 September 2000 Delhi, India Hard Czech Republic Veronika Raimřová 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 9. 13 April 2003 Mumbai, India Hard Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(12–10)

Doubles (7–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 30 May 1999 El Paso, United States Hard United States Julie Scott South Africa Kim Grant
United States Sara Walker		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 3 October 1999 Glasgow, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Germany Gréta Arn United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
Republic of Ireland Karen Nugent		 w/o
Winner 3. 20 December 1999 Lucknow, India Grass Hong Kong Tong Ka-po Slovenia Maša Vesenjak
Slovenia Urška Vesenjak		 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 27 December 1999 Chandigarh, India Grass Serbia and Montenegro Katarina Mišić Slovenia Maša Vesenjak
Slovenia Urška Vesenjak		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6
Runner-up 5. 16 April 2000 Mumbai, India Hard Japan Satomi Kinjo India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram		 4–6, 6–4, 1–2 ret.
Winner 6. 28 May 2000 El Paso, United States Hard New Zealand Leanne Baker United States Kaysie Smashey
United States Varalee Sureephong		 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 7. 4 June 2000 San Antonio, United States Hard New Zealand Leanne Baker Australia Melanie Clayton
Australia Emma Gott		 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Winner 8. 11 June 2000 Hilton Head, United States Hard United States Wendy Fix Venezuela Milagros Sequera
Slovakia Gabriela Voleková		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 9. 20 August 2000 London, United Kingdom Hard Germany Susi Bensch South Africa Natalie Grandin
South Africa Nicole Rencken		 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Runner-up 10. 5 March 2001 Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Nadia Johnston Romania Simona Arghire
Japan Remi Uda		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 11. 22 April 2001 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard India Nirupama Vaidyanathan New Zealand Leanne Baker
New Zealand Shelley Stephens		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 12. 17 June 2001 Marseille, France Clay New Zealand Leanne Baker France Caroline Dhenin
Croatia Maja Palaveršić		 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner 13. 1 July 2001 Båstad, Sweden Clay New Zealand Leanne Baker Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 14. 3 December 2001 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard South Korea Jeon Mi-ra Croatia Ivana Abramović
South Korea Kim Jin-hee		 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 15. 21 July 2002 Valladolid, Spain Hard New Zealand Leanne Baker United Kingdom Elena Baltacha
Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy		 2–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles
OutcomeDateTournamentLocationPartneringOpponentsScore
Silver medal 11 October 2002 2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea India Mahesh Bhupathi Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun		 6–4, 3–6, 7–9

References
  1. "rediff.com: Love match for Manisha-Nirupama". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. "Beyond the finish line: Why elite athletes need a plan for their post-retirement career". www.mid-day.com. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. Basel 2001 – results
  4. Ramchandani, Haresh. "Interview with Manisha Malhotra: "The Players don't want to run the sport. We just want to be consulted"". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. "Sania, Manisha go down fighting". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. Hyderabad 2003 Full results
  7. "The Fed Cup General Records".
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