Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach.
Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Her highest doubles ranking is world No. 299, which she reached in October 2005. She was the non-playing captain of the India Fed Cup team in 2018 and coach of the Indian Team in 2019 and 2020. She was also the captain/coach of the Indian Tennis team for the Asian Games in 2018 and 2023.
In her career, Bhambri won a total of nine singles and nine doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She has played on the WTA Tour on five occasions, losing in round one at Hyderabad (2004), Hyderabad & Kolkata (2005), and Bangalore & Kolkata (2006).
Playing for India Fed Cup team, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 8–14.
ITF Circuit finals Legend$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 18 (9–9) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWinner 1. 22 April 2002 ITF Pune, India Clay Sheethal Goutham 6–3, 6–2Runner-up 2. 27 May 2002 ITF Mumbai, India Carpet Sheethal Goutham 4–6, 6–2, 4–6Runner-up 3. 12 May 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Liza Pereira Viplav 4–6, 6–4, 2–6Winner 4. 26 May 2003 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Isha Lakhani 6–3, 6–3Runner-up 5. 23 May 2004 ITF Lucknow, India Grass Rushmi Chakravarthi 2–6, 6–2, 6–7Runner-up 6. 30 May 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi 4–6, 4–6Winner 7. 6 December 2004 ITF Kolkatta, India Hard Wilawan Choptang 6–3, 7–5Runner-up 8. 13 December 2004 ITF Gurgaon, India Clay Rushmi Chakravarthi 7–6, 6–7, 4–6Runner-up 9. 9 May 2005 ITF Ahmedabad, India Hard Sun Shengnan 2–6, 2–6Winner 10. 7 November 2005 ITF Pune, India Clay Parul Goswami 6–1, 6–3Winner 11. 23 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Ksenia Palkina 6–4, 6–3Winner 12. 27 March 2006 ITF Mumbai, India Clay Kazusa Ito 6–2, 5–7, 6–1Winner 13. 12 June 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Isha Lakhani 6–3, 6–2Runner-up 14. 25 August 2007 ITF Noida, India Carpet Tara Iyer 6–3, 4–6, 3–6Winner 15. 19 November 2007 ITF Aurangabad, India Clay Sanaa Bhambri 6–3, 7–6 Runner-up 16. 9 June 2008 ITF Gurgaon, India Carpet Rushmi Chakravarthi 4–6, 2–6Runner-up 17. 18 October 2008 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Tamaryn Hendler 3–6, 6–2, 3–6Winner 18. 1 June 2009 ITF New Delhi, India Hard He Chunyan 6–3, 6–2
Doubles: 17 (9–8) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up1.16 June 2002ITF Mumbai, IndiaClay Sonal Phadke Shruti Dhawan Sheethal Goutham3–6, 6–2, 3–6Winner2.1 June 2003ITF New Delhi, IndiaClay Sonal Phadke Shruti Dhawan Sheethal Goutham7–6(3), 6–0Winner3.23 May 2004ITF Lucknow, IndiaGrass Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Archana Venkataraman6–4, 6–1Runner-up4.30 May 2004ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Rushmi Chakravarthi Sanaa Bhambri Liza Pereira Viplav7–6, 3–6, 6–7Runner-up5.6 December 2004ITF Kolkatta, IndiaHard Sanaa Bhambri Wilawan Choptang Shruti Dhawan2–6, 5–7Runner-up 6. 13 December 2004 ITF Gurgaon, India Clay Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 6–2, 2–6, 4–6Winner 7. 9 May 2005 ITF Ahmedabad, India Hard Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Sanaa Bhambri Shruti Dhawan 6–2, 7–5Winner 8. 16 May 2005 ITF Indore, India Hard Sanaa Bhambri Isha Lakhani Meghha Vakaria 5–7, 6–3, 6–2Winner 9. 9 August 2005 ITF London, United Kingdom Hard Sanaa Bhambri Sarah Coles Elizabeth Thomas 6–3, 6–3Winner 10. 17 October 2005 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi Punam Reddy w/oRunner-up 11. 23 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Rushmi Chakravarthi Ksenia Palkina Nicole Clerico w/oRunner-up 12. 25 May 2007 ITF Mumbai, India Hard Sanaa Bhambri Isha Lakhani Marinne Giraud 4–6, 1–6Winner 13. 25 August 2007 ITF Noida, India Carpet Sanaa Bhambri Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–1, 6–4Runner-up 14. 19 November 2007 ITF Aurangabad, India Clay Sanaa Bhambri Sandhya Nagaraj Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–7(4), 5–7Runner-up 15. 9 June 2008 ITF Gurgaon, India Carpet Sanaa Bhambri Elina Gasanova Isha Lakhani 3–6, 4–6Winner 16. 23 August 2008 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand Hard Sanaa Bhambri Nungnadda Wannasuk Kanyapat Narattana 7–5, 7–6 Winner 17. 1 June 2009 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Sanaa Bhambri Seo Soon-mi Shin Jung-yoon 6–4, 2–6, [10–1]
Personal life Ankita's sister Sanaa, brother Yuki and cousins Prerna and Prateek Bhambri also play tennis professionally.
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