# Manisha Malhotra

Manisha Malhotra (Hindi: मनीषा मल्होत्रा Manīṣā Maľhōtrā; born 19 September 1976) is a former professional tennis from India.
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 in 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.
At the 2001 Swiss Indoors, she was defeated in the first qualifying round by Maja Palaveršić. This was her first match at WTA Tour-level.
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.
Malhotra qualified for the 2003 Hyderabad Open, winning three matches; but lost in the first round to Tatiana Poutchek. This was her second and last tournament at the WTA-level.
She retired from professional tennis in 2004. Her last singles match was a loss in the first qualifying round against Maki Arai, at a $50k ITF tournament in Shenzhen, China, in early December 2003. Her last doubles matches came at the 2004 Fed Cup when she won three of her ties (against Uzbekistan, South Korea, and Taiwan), and lost one (against Indonesia) (all partnering Sania Mirza).
Along with Sania Mirza, Malhotra holds the record of the Longest Fed Cup tie break (21-19), which they achieved against Uzbekistan in 2004.

## ITF finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (5–4)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 8 August 1998 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 30 May 1999 | El Paso, United States | Hard | Sara Walker | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 8 August 1999 | Harrisonburg, United States | Hard | Michelle Dasso | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 26 September 1999 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Nicola Payne | 2–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5. | 3 October 1999 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Gréta Arn | w/o |
| Win | 6. | 23 July 2000 | Baltimore, United States | Hard | Rika Fujiwara | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 3 September 2000 | Jaipur, India | Grass | Monique Adamczak | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 8. | 10 September 2000 | Delhi, India | Hard | Veronika Raimřová | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | 13 April 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Akgul Amanmuradova | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(10)}$ |

### Doubles (7–8)

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

### Other finals
#### Mixed doubles: 1 (silver medal)

| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Silver | 11 October 2002 | 2002 Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | Mahesh Bhupathi | Janet Lee Lu Yen-hsun | 6–4, 3–6, 7–9 |