_(48521871331).jpg) Bopanna at the2019 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Bangalore,Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 (age 45) Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $7,163,667[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 15–33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 213 (23 July 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 (2006,2007,2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 504–367[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (29 January 2024)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 8 (28 October 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2022,2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2013,2015,2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | F (2010,2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tour Finals | F (2012,2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 55–42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | F (2018,2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2011,2012,2013,2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2015,2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | 22–27 (singles 10–17, doubles 12–10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hopman Cup | 6–6 (singles 0–6, doubles 6–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rohan Machanda Bopanna (/bəˈpɑːnə/bə-PAHN-ə;[4][5] born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professionaltennis player who specializes in doubles. He attained theworld No. 1 ranking after winning his firstmajor doubles title at the2024 Australian Open withMatthew Ebden, becoming the oldest first-time No. 1 at the age of 43.[6]
Bopanna had a partnership withAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan for several years, with the pair known as theIndoPak Express. They were runners-up at the2010 US Open. Bopanna was a finalist at theATP World Tour Finals in2012 and2015 with different partners. He has won two major titles in doubles: at the2017 French Open mixed doubles alongsideGabriela Dabrowski (becoming the fourth Indian major winner afterMahesh Bhupathi,Leander Paes andSania Mirza) and the 2024 Australian Open, becoming the oldest major winner in theOpen Era in the latter. Bopanna also reached major finals at the2018 and2023 Australian Opens in mixed doubles; and in the2023 US Open men's doubles.[7] Bopanna has also won 26 doubles titles on theATP Tour, including six at theMasters 1000 level, with a title at the2024 Miami Open making him the oldest Masters winner.[8]
Bopanna was a member of theIndian Davis Cup team from 2002 to 2023,[9] and competed at the2012,2016 and2024 Olympic Games.[10]
Bopanna has been playing tennis since he was 11. His father is a coffee planter and his mother is a housewife.[11]
Bopanna started the season atTata Open where he entered the main draw as a wildcard but he lost in 1st round toŽeljko Krajan in straight sets. Bopanna was selected for Davis Cup tie againstJapan. Bopanna defeatedJun Kato in one hour 54 minutes for his first win in Davis Cup. India defeated Japan 4-1 in theAsia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie.[12] In the next tie againstNew Zealand, Bopanna went down toAlistair Hunt in a gruelling five setter. But he won his next singles match againstJames Shortall in straight sets as India won the tie 4-1 to qualify for world group play-offs.[13]
He won the Denver Challenger with his Pakistani partnerAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi where they were the top seeds. This was his first ATP Challenger Series title(now known asATP Challenger Tour). Before Denver they have reached the semi-finals of Manchester Trophy. He then won Indonesia F1 Futures title where he defeated Febi Wediyanto in the final.[14]
In theDavis Cup World Group Play-off tie againstNetherlands, Bopanna lost his singles match againstMartin Verkerk. In the important doubles match, he andMahesh Bhupathi lost toJohn van Lottum andMartin Verkerk. India were clean sweep 5-0 by Holland in the tie.[15]
Bopanna won 2 gold medals atAfro-Asian Games. In the doubles, he partneredMahesh Bhupathi where they defeated Adelo Abadia andJohnny Arcilla of Philippines in semi-finals in straight sets. Then, compatriotsSunil-Kumar Sipaeya and Vinod Sridhar in the gold medal match. In the team event, Bopanna put India on 1-0 lead in the gold medal tie with a run-away win over Rotimi Jegede beforePrakash Amritraj overcameSunday Maku, the top ranked Nigerian, to carve out a victory. In the doubles match, Vijay Kannan andVishal Uppal blew away Balalola Abdul and Maku as India defeatedNigeria 3-0 in the gold medal match.[16]
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Bopanna was out for 8 weeks due to a bicep injury which made him miss2004 Chennai Open andDavis Cup tie againstNew Zealand.[17] He started off the season at India F1A Futures where he lost toAlexey Kedryuk in straight sets and in doubles he was 3rd seed with Vijay Kannan but they lost to Rupesh Roy andDivij Sharan. He won the Kuwait F1 Futures tournament withMustafa Ghouse. In singles, he reached semifinals where he lost to the top seed and eventual winnerFilip Prpic in straight sets. Before an early end to the season he lastly played at São Paulo Challenger 2 where qualified for main draw after beating Brazilians Alexandre Bonatto, Frederico Casaro and Eduardo Bohrer respectively in straight sets. He again defeated a BrazilianMarcos Daniel in 1st round but he retired in 2nd round match after losing the first set. In doubles he had a first round exit withMustafa Ghouse.
Bopanna was then out for almost 9 months due to a career threatening shoulder injury for which he had necessitated a surgery. He made his return at India F3 Futures where he was ousted in first round by Chris Kwon in straight sets. In the doubles he was fourth seed with Vijay Kannan where lost in the quarterfinals. But he won India F4 Futures with Vijay. His impressive show in the US $10,000 ITF Sri Lanka F1 Futures ended in anti-climax as he lost in the singles final in straight sets to German Peter Mayer-Tischer to finish runner-up in the clay court event. He then lost toFlorin Mergea in straight sets of Kuwait F1 Futures. His disappointment was compoundeded by his loss in the doubles final. In an all-Indian final, he paired with Vijay Kannan but they went down toVishal Uppal andAshutosh Singh.[18]
In the Davis CupWorld Group Play-off tie againstSweden, he lost his singles match againstThomas Johansson in straight sets. India lost the tie 3-1. The non-playing captainMats Wilander later reported that Bopanna twisted his left ankle while going for a return of serve, resulting in a torn tendon and would be out of action for three weeks.[19] He reached the finals ofBukhara Challenger withKyu-Tae Im, he also reached semi-finals in singles where he lost to eventual champion and 3rd seedDenis Istomin in straight sets. He lost to Bart Beks in straight sets at Seoul Challenger. In the doubles he partnered KoreanKyu-Tae Im where they lost to eventual winnersAlexander Peya andBjorn Phau. He lost in the semi-finals of Australia F10 and F11 Futures both times to AustralianLuke Bourgeois. In the doubles he was 2nd seed in both tournaments with RomanianHoria Tecau they lost in the final to Australian pair ofCarsten Ball andAndrew Coelho in an intense final and in the quarterfinals of the latter one in straight sets. He ended the year at India F7 Futures losing to his occasional partner and eventual winnerAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[20]
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The 2006 season was statistically a rising season of Bopanna's career. He started the season by qualifying for main draw ofChennai Open by defeatingMarcin Matkowski,Danai Udomchoke andRajeev Ram in straight sets respectively. He then defeatedCyril Saulnier in first round of main draw in straight sets. But lost to fifth seededGilles Müller in straight sets. He entered doubles as a wildcard withPrakash Amritraj where they upset 3rd seedsYves Allegro andMichael Kohlmann in straight sets in first round, received bye in second round and then upset 2nd seedsRainer Schüttler andAlexander Waske in semi-finals. But lost toMichal Mertiňák andPetr Pála in straight sets. This was his first everATP Tour final. He then made hisGrand Slam at2006 Australian Open where he participated in onlymen's singles event that too in qualifying round. He defeatedYohny Romero in straight sets in the first round. This was his first ever Grand slam match and first ever win at any grand slam. But his run ended in the second round where he lost toJean-Christophe Faurel.
In the Davis cup tie againstSouth Korea, he lost his first singles match toChung Hee-seok after a valiant fight. But he also lost his reverse singles match in straight sets toLee Hyung-taik. India lost to South Korea 4-1.[21][22] He then had first round exit at Australian F1 Futures losing toAndrew Coelho and reached Quarter-finals withLuke Bourgeois where they lost in a close match. At theKyoto Challenger, he defeatedPhillip King in straight sets but lost toPrakash Amritraj in straight sets in second round. In doubles, he lost in the finals with Prakash toJonathan Murray andAlun Jones in a high thrilling match. He and Prakash then were 2nd seeds at Ho Chi Minh City Challenger where they lost in the semi-finals toDudi Sela andJacob Adaktusson in straight sets and in the singles he lost in first round toNicolas Devilder in straight sets. He again had a first round exit at UAE F1 Futures and in doubles he had to give walkover in first round as his partner Prakash was injured.
In davis cup tie againstPakistan he lost to his occasional partnerAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in straight sets. But wins ofPrakash Amritraj,Leander Paes andMahesh Bhupathi secured the victory for India 3-2 against Pakistan.[23] He then had 2 consecutive 2nd round exits at Chikmagalur and Dharwad Challenger losing toToshihide Matsui andViktor Troicki in straight sets. Almost the same scenario followed in doubles where ge had 3 consecutive Quarter-finals at Chikmagalur, Dharwad and Fergana Challenger. He had lost toDawid Olejniczak in straight sets of Fergana Challenger. He lost toDawid Olejniczak in straight sets. He lost toMichael Lammer in straight sets in first qualifying round ofFrench Open. This was his maidenFrench Open appearance. He had first round exits atSurbiton Trophy in both singles and doubles withNathan Healey. He qualified for main draw ofHalle Open by beatingEvgeny Korolev,Simone Bolelli andKristian Pless. He faced that time world no.1Roger Federer in first round of main draw. It was his first ever match against Federer. He lost in straight sets. Federer went on to win the title. This remains his only match against any member ofBig Three.[24]
He then enteredWimbledon where inmen's singles qualifying round he defeatedTomáš Cakl in straight sets in first round but lost toRobert Kendrick in straight sets in second round. He partneredJohan Landsberg inmen's doubles qualifying round but they lost in first round toIrakli Labadze andDušan Vemić. He lost toRajeev Ram in first round ofAptos Challenger but he took his revenge by defeating Ram andTodd Widom in doubles final withPrakash Amritraj in a hard-fought match. He had Quarter-finals exits in both singles and doubles with Prakash atChallenger de Granby. He qualified for main draw ofBukhara Challenger and went on to reach the final where he lost toJanko Tipsarević in straight sets, he also reached the finals of doubles withAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi where they lost in tie-breaker. He entered main draw ofMumbai Open as a wildcard and lost to 8th seededWesley Moodie. But he reacheddoubles event final withMustafa Ghouse. They upset top seeds and 4th seeds in 1st round and semi-finals respectively to reach the finals, they were defeated byMahesh Bhupathi andMario Ančić.
Bopanna won the AsianHopman Cup withSania Mirza which was the qualifying event for2007 Hopman Cup. He was selected afterLeander Paes withdrew due to an injury.[25] They defeatedChinese Taipei pair. Sania defeatedHwang I-hsuan. Bopanna defeatedChen Ti. In mixed doubles they defeated Hwang/Chan.[26][27][28] He was selected for2006 Asian Games.[29] InSingles event he was seeded 8th which gave him a bye to round of 32. But he lost toSun Peng in straight sets. InDoubles event he was seeded 4th withMustafa Ghouse and they reached Quarter-finals before bowing out to KoreansJun Woong-sun andKim Sun-yong in straight sets. Inteam event India faced 2nd seededChinese Taipei in round of 16. Bopanna won his singles match againstLu Yen-hsun butKaran Rastogi and pair ofMahesh Bhupathi andLeander Paes lost their matches. India lost to Chinese Taipei 2-1. He ended the season at India F3 Futures Tournament. He was top seed in both singles and doubles and managed to reach finals of both events. In singles final he lost to his occasional partner and 4th seededAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, in doubles final he andMustafa Ghouse lost to 2nd seedsSunil-Kumar Sipaeya andAlexey Kedryuk in straight sets. He ended the season with 259 rank in singles which still remains with best year end singles rank.
2007 was another breakthrough year for Bopanna. He won 5 challenger titles(4 Doubles, 1 Singles) and reached 11 finals(10 Challengers and 1 ATP). During the season he won 4 consecutive Challenger titles withAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[30] Bopanna distinguished himself as one of India's finest doubles players at the2007 Hopman Cup. He lost his first singles match, but helped clinch a 2–1 victory withSania Mirza over the Czech Republic in the final and decisive mixed doubles match.[31] In their second confrontation against Croatia, the scenario was repeated, with Mirza winning her singles match while Bopanna lost. Together they defeated the Croats in mixed doubles to end up with four points out of three matches.[32] India lost to Spain to finish runners-up in Group B, with Mirza and Bopanna losing both their singles matches, but winning in mixed doubles.[33] AtAustralian Open men's singles qualifiers he defeatedTobias Clemens but lost toMichael Berrer in second round in straight sets.[34] He reached Quarter-finals ofDallas Challenger both in singles and doubles. He reached Quarter-finals ofKyoto Challenger withMustafa Ghouse. He lost toBastian Knittel in Quarter-finals of Ho Chi Minh City Challenger in a close and hard-fought match.
InDavis Cup tie againstKazakhstan, he win his singles match in straight sets against Dmitriy Makeyev. In doubles match withLeander Paes he again defeated Makeyev andAlexey Kedryuk in straight sets.[35] But he lost rubber singles match against Kedryuk in a five-setter match. India won the tie 3-2 to stay in Group 1.[36] He had first round exit atKarlsruhe Challenger in both singles and doubles. He reached semi-finals ofSurbiton Trophy withChris Haggard as four seeds losing to eventual championsMischa Zverev andAlex Kuznetsov in a tie breaker. In singles he was top seed in qualifiers but lost toGilles Elseneer in last qualifying round.[37]
Bopanna won the men's doubles title at theCountrywide Classic in Los Angeles with partnerEric Butorac.[38] This was his first ATP title.
Rohan started the season fairly well by qualifying for theChennai Open, but lost in the first round of the main draw.[39] In February, he made it to the final of theSAP Open in San Jose, California, partnering withJarkko Nieminen.[40]
Rohan Bopanna started the year on a high, reaching the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open, partnering withMahesh Bhupathi.[41]
In February, withAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Bopanna won his second, and the duo's first, ATP doubles title, beatingKarol Beck andHarel Levy in the final of theSA Tennis Open in a super-tiebreak.[42] The duo reached the final of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco. They reached the final of theNice Open, before losing to the Brazilian pair ofMarcelo Melo andBruno Soares.[43]
In June, Bopanna and Qureshi made it to the quarterfinals of aGrand Slam event for the first time in their careers at theWimbledon Championships.[44]
After a successful Wimbledon, Bopanna and Qureshi achieved another finals finish at the Atlanta Open.[45] They beat the world No. 1 pair of theBryan brothers in straight sets in the quarterfinals of theLegg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. They lost their semifinal match toMardy Fish andMark Knowles. They then reached the final of theNew Haven Open at Yale and theSt. Petersburg Open.[46][47]
At theUS Open, Bopanna reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Bopanna and Qureshi were seeded 16th and beat the American team ofBrian Battistone andRyler DeHeart in the first round.[48] In the second round, they eliminated Kohlmann andJarkko Nieminen in straight sets.[49] In the third round, the pair upset the second seedsDaniel Nestor and Zimonjic, again in straight sets.[50] In a highly entertaining quarterfinal, Bopanna's big serves made a difference as they knocked outWesley Moodie andDick Norman.[51] In their first semifinal appearance, the duo defeated the Argentine pair of Schwank and Zeballos, still in straight sets.[52] The big-serving Bopanna was spot-on again, as he accumulated one ace after another. Bopanna even pounded an overhead over his shoulder, while retrieved a lob to force an error, causing a commentator to compare it toRoger Federer'sbetween-the-legs winners againstNovak Djokovic andBrian Dabul. The ambassadors of India and Pakistan to the US supported the duo at the final.[53] The pair took on the world No. 1 and top-seeded Bryan brothers. The pair lost the final in two closely fought set. Bopanna was exceptional on serve and conjured some high-intensity aces.[54]
Bopanna played a decisive role in India's 2010 Davis Cup triumph over Brazil, taking India back to theWorld Group for the first time since 1998. He won the decider againstRicardo Mello to clinch the tie 3–2 and take India into the World Group for the first time in 19 years.[55]
Bopanna began the 2011 season with Qureshi at the Chennai Open in early January. With the IndoPak Express and the re-united Indian pair ofMahesh Bhupathi andLeander Paes on opposite sides of the draw, there were hopes for a dream final. However, Bopanna and Qureshi lost in the quarterfinal to eventual finalistsRobin Haase andDavid Martin.[56]
The duo finished in the semifinals at the Medibank International in Sydney. They exited theAustralian Open in the third round.[57]
At the2011 Davis Cup in Serbia, Bopanna played in singles and doubles withSomdev Devvarman after Paes and Bhupathi pulled out of the tournament due to injuries.[58] Bopanna had many Serbian fans applauding his impressive winners, but having clawed his way back into the match after falling two sets behind, he lost the match in the fifth set. This match enabled Bopanna to qualify for the singles ties to make it to the main draw of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Bopanna defeated Canada'sPeter Polansky in a close encounter before outplaying Germany'sDaniel Brands in straight sets to secure his spot in the top draw. Bopanna lost his opening round match against Australian playerBernard Tomic.[59]
With Qureshi, he reached the quarterfinals ofFrench Open.[60] The duo won the Gerry Weber Open[61] and exited in the semifinals of theUS Open. They won the Stockholm Open againstMarcelo Melo and Bruno Soares.[62] They reached the quarterfinals in Vienna and Valencia and won in Bercy againstJulien Benneteau andNicolas Mahut.[63]
They participated in the2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, losing their first round-robin match toMax Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.[64]
In 2012, Bopanna played with compatriotMahesh Bhupathi. They were seeded fourth at theAustralian Open, but only made it to the third round.He and Bhupathi won their first title together at Dubai.[65]
Bopanna has been selected to participate in the2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's Doubles category partnering Bhupathi.[66]Bopanna refused to partnerLeander Paes for the doubles event at the Olympics triggering a row which finally led to two participating teams, as Paes partnered withVishnu Vardhan.[67]
On 20 August 2012 at the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, Bopanna partnering Mahesh Bhupathi lost toRobert Lindstedt andHoria Tecău in the final.[68]
On 4 November 2012, Bopanna and Bhupathi won theParis Masters title.[69]
On 6 November 2012, Boppana and Bhupathi lost the opening match of2012 ATP World Tour Finals againstJonathan Marray andFrederik Nielsen[70] but made it to semifinals by defeatingMax Mirnyi andDaniel Nestor.[71] They defeated fellow IndianLeander Paes and CzechRadek Štěpánek to make the final.
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Bopanna and Bhupathi played with different partners for the first three months of 2013, but rejoined forces starting with the Monte-Carlo Masters.[72]
Rohan partneredÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in Wimbledon in 2013 and reached the semifinals before bowing out of the competition in a hard-fought match that ended in five sets against theBryan brothers.[73]
After the team's run at Wimbledon in 2013, Rohan reached his career best ranking of world No. 3 in doubles on 22 July 2013, and was also the first time he became the highest Indian in the ATP rankings.[74]
In November partnering RomanianFlorin Mergea, the pair was the last to qualify for the2015 ATP World Tour Finals.[75] There, in spite of their seeding, they reached the final against the year-end No. 1 team of Mergea's Davis Cup and former juniors' partner, RomanianHoria Tecău, who played alongsideJean Julien Rojer.
Bopanna started the season withChennai Open where he partnered with compatriotJeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He lifted his first title at the tournament by defeating pair ofPurav Raja andDivij Sharan in an all Indian final.[76]
He entered theFrench Open with CanadianGabriela Dabrowski. They won the title beating pair ofAnna-Lena Grönefeld andRobert Farah in the final. This was Bopanna's maiden Grand Slam title making him the fourth Indian player to win a Grand Slam title.[77]
In April, he won his fourth Masters title withPablo Cuevas atMonte-Carlo Masters. They defeated Spanish pair ofFeliciano López andMarc López in the final.[78] In August, he paired withIvan Dodig to reach second Masters final of the season atRogers Cup. They lost the finals to French pair ofPierre-Hugues Herbert andNicolas Mahut.[79] He finished the year with doubles ranking of 18 winning three titles from six final appearances.
Bopanna entered theAustralian Open with HungarianTímea Babos. They reached the final but lost to Gabriela Dabrowski andMate Pavić. This was Bopanna's second Grand Slam mixed-doubles final.[80]
In2019 he won theMarahashtra Open withDivij Sharan.[81]
In2020, he won theQatar Open withWesley Koolhof by beating Luke Bambridge and Santiago Gonzalez6 in the final.[82] He also reached the quarterfinals at theUS Open withDenis Shapovalov, where he suffered a defeat to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.[83]
In2021 Bopanna participated in theAustralian Open where he partnered withBen McLachlan. They were defeated in the first round byJi-sung Nam andMin-Kyu Song.[84]He later entered as an alternate in the qualifying draw of the2021 Singapore Tennis Open (hard indoor), a new250 Series tournament, returning to play singles five years after the last time. He was defeated byChristopher Eubanks.[85]
In March, he returned to play doubles withQureshi seven years later since the last time he partnered with him at theShenzhen where they lost in the quarterfinals.[86] They lost in the first round againstJamie Murray andBruno Soares at theMexican Open.[87] After five straight first round losses, Bopanna reached the quarterfinals of2021 Madrid Open.[88] He lastly played as a doubles pair with Qureshi at2021 Kremlin Cup and reached the second round.[89]
Rohan then paired up with CanadianDenis Shapovalov with whom he had recently reached the quarterfinals ofIndian Wells Masters. Bopanna ended the year with a semifinal loss atSt. Petersburg Open.[90]
Rohan started the year with anATP Tour 250 title at2022 Adelaide International pairing with compatriotRamkumar Ramanathan defeating top seedsMarcelo Melo andIvan Dodig in straight sets in final.[91] Rohan paired up withÉdouard Roger-Vasselin for2022 Adelaide International 2 and2022 Australian Open but they had first round exits in both tournaments. He also lost in the first round in theMixed doubles event withDarija Jurak Schreiber. Two weeks later, he won his second title of the year at theMaharastra Open with Ramkumar Ramanathan by defeating Australian pair ofLuke Saville andJohn-Patrick Smith in final.[92] He reached the quarterfinals of theRotterdam Open and final of theQatar Open withDenis Shapovalov losing to pair ofWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski both times.[93] Bopanna had a first round exit atDubai tennis championships withAslan Karatsev losing to top seeds and eventual finalistsMate Pavic andNikola Mektic.[94]
Bopanna began the clay court season withJamie Murray at2022 Monte-Carlo Masters en route to semifinals defeating third and seventh seeded pairs on the way but losing to top seeds and eventual championsRajeev Ram andJoe Salisbury in tie-breaker. At the2022 French Open he reached the semifinals for the first time at this Major, partneringMatwe Middelkoop defeating en route the second seeds, former World No. 1 pair and 2021 Wimbledon championsNikola Mektic andMate Pavic.[95][96][97] This was Bopanna's first major semifinals in men's doubles since 2015 Wimbledon. As a result he returned to the top 25 in the doubles rankings.[98]
Bopanna began the grass court season by reaching the semifinals ofStuttgart Open withDenis Shapovalov.[99][100] The pair followed this by also reaching the semifinals of the2022 Queen's Club Championships. However, Bopanna decided to skip the2022 Wimbledon Championships as he decided that there was "no point’’ trying to compete in Wimbledon as there were going to be no points awarded at the tournament. This marked the first time since2009 US Open that Bopanna had missed a Grand Slam doubles tournament.[101]
In July, again partnering Middelkoop, Bopanna reached the final of the2022 Hamburg Open, where they lost in the final to the pair ofLloyd Glasspool andHarri Heliövaara.[102] In August, Bopanna and Middelkoop reached the semifinals of the2022 Washington Open.[103] The pair lost in the first round of the2022 US Open to the Italian duo ofLorenzo Sonego andAndrea Vavassori.[104] Bopanna won his third title of the season when he alongside Middelkoop defeatedSantiago González andAndrés Molteni in the final to win the doubles tennis title at the2022 Tel Aviv Open.[105] In October, the pair lost in the final of the2022 European Open where they were defeated by the Dutch pair ofTallon Griekspoor andBotic van de Zandschulp.[106]
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InRotterdam he reached the final with his new partnerMatthew Ebden but lost after they held a championship point in the match tiebreak toIvan Dodig andAustin Krajicek.[107]
He won his first title with Matthew Ebden as a team at the2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.[108] Again partnering Ebden, he won his first title inIndian Wells, defeating defending championsJack Sock andJohn Isner in the semifinals and top seeds and world No. 1 pairWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski in the final in a third set super tiebreak becoming the oldest ATP Masters champion at 43 years-old.[109]
He returned back to the top 10 following the final in2023 Mutua Madrid Open with Ebden, where they lost toAndrey Rublev andKaren Khachanov.[110] He also reached the semifinals at2023 Wimbledon losing to the eventual championsWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski, returning to the top 10 on 17 July 2023.[111] He also reached the finals at the2023 US Open, thus becoming the oldest finalist at a Major.[112] Continuing with his good form, he reached the finals of two otherMasters 1000 events at the2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters and at the2023 Rolex Paris Masters. He became the oldest player to win a match at the2023 ATP Finals with Ebden[113] where the pair reached the semifinals.[114]
Bopanna alongside Ebden reached theAdelaide International final in their first outing of the2024 season,[115] where they lost to the pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a tight match.[115]
At the2024 Australian Open, seeded second for thefirst time in Bopanna's career, the Indian/Australian duo reached the third round with a straight sets win over the 14th-seeded pair of Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic,[116] Bopanna's 500th doubles win,[117] that assured him a career high ranking of world No. 2.[118] Bopanna was in contention withAustin Krajicek for theATP No. 1 doubles ranking and he achieved it with the quarterfinal win over the Argentinian pair ofMáximo González andAndrés Molteni.[119] He also became the oldest first-time world No. 1 at age 43, and became the highest ranked Indian doubles player sinceLeander Paes in 1999.[120][121][122][123] Bopanna and Ebden reached their first Australian Open final with a tight win in three sets with a super tiebreaker over the unseeded pair ofTomáš Macháč andZhizhen Zhang.[124] In the final, they won in straight sets, defeating the Italian duo ofSimone Bolelli andAndrea Vavassori.[125] It was Bopanna's first doubles Major title. It took him 61 attempts and 19 partners to accomplish the feat.[126]
The Indo-Aussie pair decided not to defend their points at the2024 Rotterdam Open and the2024 Qatar Open. Since Ebden's next-best results for ranking purposes were better than Bopanna's, Ebden attained the World No. 1 doubles ranking when their 2023 points were replaced on 26 February 2024.[127][128] Bopanna reclaimed the top ranking once again on 4 March 2024 after winning his first round match at theDubai Tennis Championships. However, he lost the top rank after failing to defend his Indian Wells title at the2024 Indian Wells Open. He lost in the first round to the Belgian duo ofSander Gille andJoran Vliegen after a closely contested match.[129]
The following week, Bopanna played at the2024 Miami Open, where he became just the second Indian player to reach the final of all ATP Masters events.[130] The pair went on to lift the trophy by defeatingIvan Dodig andAustin Krajicek in the final.[131] At the age of 44, Bopanna overtook his own record to become the oldestATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion.[132] It was their second Masters 1000 as a pair, Bopanna's sixth and Ebden's second overall.[133] His semifinal victory over the 4th seeded pair ofMarcel Granollers andHoracio Zeballos also meant that he would once again regain the ATP world no.1 doubles rank.[134]
In April, at the2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, Bopanna lost in the second round to Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić after receiving a bye in the first round. As a result, he also lost his doubles top rank to his partner Ebden.[135] At his next tournament,2024 Madrid Open, Bopanna lost his opening round match against the eventual champions,Sebastian Korda andJordan Thompson in the straight sets.[136] The following week at the2024 Italian Open, the Indo-Aussie pair won their first round match against the wildcard Italian pair ofMatteo Arnaldi andFrancesco Passaro. In the second round, they lost in the straight sets to the Italian pair ofSimone Bolelli andAndrea Vavassori.[137]
For his efforts in bridging political barriers through sports, Rohan Bopanna was nominated in 2010 as a Champion for Peace by Monaco-based organization,Peace and Sport.[138]
Recognized globally for their campaign "Stop War Start Tennis", Bopanna was awarded the renownedArthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award[139] in 2010, along with Qureshi. The duo were also voted winners of the Peace and Sport'sImage of the Year award[140] by their fans. He was also awarded the Ekalavya Award by the Government ofKarnataka in 2005 for his achievements on court.[141]
He was a recipient of theArjuna Award, the second highest sporting honour of India in 2019.[142] His name was announced among the awardees of thePadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, for the year 2024.[143][144]
Rohan Bopanna donates part of the profits generated by sales of 'Stop War Start Tennis' merchandise to the not-for-profit organisation 'GoSports Foundation'.[145] In his hometown Coorg, he works towards generating funds for an Opportunity School that caters to the educational needs of physically handicapped children. Rohan also supports the Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, which endeavours to provide low cost dental treatment and holds several free health and awareness camps.[146]
He is now a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage ofPrince Albert II.[147]
Rohan, who is married to Supriya Annaiah,[148] resides in Bangalore, where he is also the part owner of a very popular restaurant.[149] A grass-court enthusiast, his favourite tournament isWimbledon, and his favourite player isStefan Edberg.[150]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | W | 1 / 17 | 22–16 | 58% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | SF | 0 / 17 | 26–17 | 60% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | A | SF | 2R | 0 / 14 | 23–14 | 62% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | F | SF | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | F | 3R | 0 / 16 | 31–16 | 66% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 10–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 12–3 | 1 / 64 | 102–63 | 62% |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | QF | F | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | F | A | 0 / 13 | 19–13 | 59% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | 1R | NH | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1 / 11 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | NH | 3R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 13–12 | 52% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 0 / 13 | 14–13 | 52% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 11–4 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1 / 49 | 54–48 | 53% |
Note: Bopanna received walkovers in the 2nd round of2012 Wimbledon, the 1st round of2016 French Open and the quarterfinals of2023 Australian Open, which do not officially count as a wins.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2010 | US Open | Hard |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |  Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard |  Matthew Ebden | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | Matthew Ebden |  Simone BolelliAndrea Vavassori | 7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay |  Gabriela Dabrowski |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah | 2–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
| Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard |  Tímea Babos | Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić | 6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Sania Mirza |  Luisa StefaniRafael Matos | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | London | Hard (i) | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Marcel GranollersMarc López | 5–7, 6–3, [3–10] |
| Loss | 2015 | London | Hard (i) |  Florin Mergea |  Jean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Hard | Sania Mirza |  Lucie HradeckáRadek Štěpánek | 1–6, 5–7 |
Bopanna and Qureshi's acquaintance goes back to their junior circuit days, well before they partnered for the first time at a Challenger event in Denver in 2003.
2007 was a breakthrough year for Bopanna, where he won 5 Challenger titles and reached six other finals, including at ATP level. Four of those titles came consecutively for the Indian alongside Qureshi
Among men, Rohan Bopanna failed to make the main draw after losing to Michael Berrer of Germany 6-7 (3-7), 3-6 in the second round of the qualifying event.
