Sanaa Bhambri
Sanaa Bhambri (Hindi: सना भाम्बरी; born 7 March 1988) is a former professional tennis player from India. Her highest doubles ranking is world No. 298, which she achieved October 2005. She won one $25k doubles event at Lagos, Nigeria in 2005 and competed in three WTA tournament main draws.
| Country (sports) |  India |
|---|---|
| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Born | 7 March 1988 New Delhi |
| Turned pro | November 2002 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | NC State |
| Prize money | $46,738 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 121–83 (59.3%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 434 (31 October 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 129–65 (66.5%) |
| Career titles | 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 298 (31 October 2005) |
In her career, Bhambri won two singles titles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Career
A left-hander, Bhambri reached the semifinals of the 2003 French Open girls' doubles event, partnering fellow Indian Sania Mirza.
In October 2005, partnering Ankita Bhambri, Sanaa won a $25k event at Lagos. 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
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (2–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 May 2005 | ITF Indore, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani |
1–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 October 2006 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Ankita Bhambri |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 21 June 2008 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Hard |  Han Sung-hee |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 8 November 2008 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass |  Nicole Thyssen |
6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 September 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 23 (12–11)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 30 May 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav |
Ankita Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi |
6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 December 2004 | ITF Kolkatta, India | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
 Wilawan Choptang Shruti Dhawan |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Clay | Ankita Bhambri |
Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram |
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 April 2005 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard |  Mihaela Buzărnescu |
 Chan Chin-wei  Julia Efremova |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan |
Ankita Bhambri Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 6. | 16 May 2005 | ITF Indore, India | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
Isha Lakhani Meghha Vakaria |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 9 August 2005 | ITF Hampstead, UK | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
 Sarah Coles Elizabeth Thomas |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 17 October 2005 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
Rushmi Chakravarthi Punam Reddy |
w/o |
| Winner | 9. | 16 June 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Archana Venkataraman |
 Lu Jingjing  Lee Wei-ping |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 30 October 2006 | ITF Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
 Surina De Beer Ágnes Szatmári |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 30 October 2006 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
Tara Iyer Meghha Vakaria |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 25 May 2007 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
Isha Lakhani  Marinne Giraud |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Noida, India | Carpet | Ankita Bhambri |
Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Ankita Bhambri |
Sandhya Nagaraj Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–7(4), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 9 June 2008 | ITF Gurgaon, India | Carpet | Ankita Bhambri |
Elina Gasanova Isha Lakhani |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 23 August 2008 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
Nungnadda Wannasuk Kanyapat Narattana |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 8 November 2008 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
Treta Bhattacharyya Shalini Sahoo |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 18. | 1 June 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Ankita Bhambri |
Seo Soon-mi Shin Jung-yoon |
6–4, 2–6, [10–1] |
| Winner | 19. | 10 August 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Poojashree Venkatesha |
Rishika Sunkara Nova Patel |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 5 October 2009 | ITF Noida, India | Hard | Poojashree Venkatesha |
 Miki Miyamura Moe Kawatoko |
1–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Runner-up | 21. | 5 October 2009 | ITF Pune, India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
Miki Miyamura Moe Kawatoko |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 22. | 17 May 2010 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
Tegan Edwards Bianca Swanepoel |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 28 May 2010 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi |
 Blanka Szávay  Nicole Rottmann |
6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |