# Mahesh Bhupathi

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974) is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament (with Rika Hiraki). With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. In December 2016, Bhupathi was appointed as India's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017.

## Career
### 1995–2006

Mahesh Bhupathi is considered one of the top doubles players of the 1990s and 2000s. In 1999, Bhupathi won three doubles titles with Leander Paes, including the French Open and Wimbledon. He and Paes became the first doubles team to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams, the first time such a feat has been achieved in the open era and the first time since 1952. On 26 April of that year, they became the world no. 1 doubles team. Bhupathi also won the US Open mixed doubles with Ai Sugiyama of Japan.
In 2006, Bhupathi teamed with Martina Hingis in the Australian Open mixed doubles competition. Entering the tournament unseeded and as wildcards, the first-time pair defeated four seeded opponents along the way, while only dropping a single set throughout. Bhupathi and Hingis defeated the sixth-seeded team of Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3, to capture the championship. It was the sixth mixed doubles Grand Slam for Bhupathi, and the first one for Hingis. By winning the Australian Open, Bhupathi completed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.

### 2007–2008

In 2007, Bhupathi and Radek Štěpánek reached the 2007 Australian Open men's doubles event's quarterfinals. Bhupathi teamed with Štěpánek at the 2007 French Open to make the doubles semifinals, defeating two-year defending champions Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi in the quarterfinals. The team lost to the eventual champions Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. After Wimbledon, Bhupathi teamed with Pavel Vízner to win the 2007 Canada Masters, defeating the top-ranked doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan en route. After this victory, he won a tournament in New Haven with Nenad Zimonjić. At the 2007 US Open, he and Zimonjić paired in doubles. After the US Open, the team that beat Bhupathi and Štěpánek in the French Open semifinals, Knowles and Nestor, split up. Bhupathi became Knowles' partner, while Zimonjić became Nestor's, but back surgery meant he was out until the end of the year.

### 2009–2012

In 2009, Bhupathi and compatriot Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open, beating Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram, 6–3, 6–1, in the final. The Indian pair thus made up for the disappointment of the previous year's final when they were beaten by Sun Tiantian and Nenad Zimonjić. With this win, Bhupathi's count in mixed doubles Grand Slam titles increased to seven.
Bhupathi broke up his partnership with Knowles and began playing once again with Max Mirnyi, with whom he played to win the 2002 US Open. In 2011, Bhupathi reunited with former playing partner Leander Paes for the 2011 Australian Open. The team reached the final, but lost 3–6, 4–6 to the Bryan brothers. On 7 June 2012, Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the French Open mixed doubles. On 4 November 2012, Bhupathi and partner Rohan Bopanna won the Paris Masters cup. In spite of suffering a setback with their loss against Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen in the ATP Tour Finals opener, the Indian duo reached the final round of the ATP Tour Finals, but suffered a defeat at the hands of Marcel Granollers and Marc López.

### 2013

Bhupathi and Bopanna played with different partners for the first three months of 2013, Bhupathi winning the tournament in Dubai in March with Michaël Llodra, but rejoined starting with the Monte-Carlo Masters.

## Playing style

Mahesh Bhupathi is known for his strong serve. According to Rafael Nadal, his strong backhand makes him the best for an Ad Court player. Roger Federer acclaims him as one of the best doubles players of all time. He often discusses strategies between the serves with his partner during the match and also communicates using finger-at-the-back signals.

## Year-end finals

Bhupathi appeared with Paes in six season finales. In 2011, they appeared, for the first time since 2002, after securing qualification in mid-October. Bhupathi played at the year-end championships with Paes from 1997 to 2000 and in 2002, reaching three finals. In 1997, they lost the final to Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. They lost the 1999 final to Sébastien Lareau and Alex O’Brien. In 2000, they lost the final to Donald Johnson and Pieter Norval. Bhupathi also qualified with Max Mirnyi in 2003, 2004, and 2010, when they finished runners-up to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. He appeared at the finals with Mark Knowles in 2008 and 2009. In 2012, he and Rohan Bopanna made it to the final, where they lost to Marcel Granollers and Marc López.

## Significant finals

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Pat Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Leander Paes | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Leander Paes | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Alex O'Brien Sébastien Lareau | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2001 | French Open (2) | Clay | Leander Paes | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Mark Knowles | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Mixed doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

By winning the 2006 Australian Open title, Bhupathi completed the mixed doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the eighth male player in history to achieve this.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Rika Hiraki | Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mirjana Lučić | Serena Williams Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Kimberly Po Donald Johnson | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Likhovtseva | Daniela Hantuchová Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Elena Likhovtseva | Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2005 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Mary Pierce | Tatiana Perebiynis Paul Hanley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2005 | US Open (2) | Hard | Daniela Hantuchová | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Hingis | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Sania Mirza | Sun Tiantian Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2009 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Sania Mirza | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Vesnina | Iveta Benešová Jürgen Melzer | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2012 | French Open (2) | Clay | Sania Mirza | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Santiago González | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |

### Olympic medal matches
#### Doubles: 1 (1 fourth place)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 4th place | 2004 | Summer Olympics, Athens | Hard | Leander Paes | Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 14–16 |

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 96 (52–44)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (4–6)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–5)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (16–14)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (8–7)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (24–12)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (32–26)
* Clay (13–4)
* Grass (2–6)
* Carpet (5–7)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1997 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Leander Paes | Petr Luxa David Škoch | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 1997 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1997 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Jim Courier Alex O'Brien | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 1997 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Leander Paes | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Nov 1997 | Hartford, United States | Carpet | Leander Paes | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jan 1998 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Leander Paes | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | Feb 1998 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Leander Paes | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–2 | Apr 1998 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–2 | May 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Leander Paes | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 11–2 | Oct 1998 | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Leander Paes | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11–3 | Oct 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet | Leander Paes | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–4 | Nov 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 12–4 | Nov 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet | Leander Paes | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Feb 1999 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–5 | Apr 1999 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Wayne Black Neville Godwin | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–5 | Jun 1999 | Paris, France | Clay | Leander Paes | Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 15–5 | Jul 1999 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Leander Paes | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 15–6 | Sep 1999 | New York, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Nov 1999 | Hartford, United States | Carpet | Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–7 | May 2000 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Jun 2000 | Halle, Germany | Grass | David Prinosil | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 17–8 | Oct 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Leander Paes | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17–9 | Dec 2000 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 6–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 18–9 | Apr 2001 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Leander Paes | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 19–9 | May 2001 | Houston, United States | Clay | Leander Paes | Kevin Kim Jim Thomas | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 20–9 | Jun 2001 | Paris, France | Clay | Leander Paes | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–9 | Aug 2001 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Martin Damm David Prinosil | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21–10 | Aug 2001 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Sébastien Lareau | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 21–11 | Oct 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Jeff Tarango | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 21–12 | Oct 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Leander Paes | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 21–13 | Nov 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | Leander Paes | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 22–13 | Jan 2002 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 23–13 | May 2002 | Majorca, Spain | Clay | Leander Paes | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 24–13 | May 2002 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jan-Michael Gambill | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 24–14 | Jun 2002 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 24–15 | Aug 2002 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | James Blake Todd Martin | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 24–16 | Aug 2002 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 25–16 | Aug 2002 | Long Island, United States | Hard | Mike Bryan | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–16 | Sep 2002 | New York, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 26–17 | Oct 2002 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 26–18 | Jan 2003 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 27–18 | Apr 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 28–18 | Apr 2003 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 28–19 | May 2003 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 28–20 | Jun 2003 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 28–21 | Jul 2003 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 29–21 | Aug 2003 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 30–21 | Oct 2003 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 30–22 | Oct 2003 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Yves Allegro Roger Federer | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 31–22 | Oct 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 32–22 | Jan 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 33–22 | Mar 2004 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Jonas Björkman Leander Paes | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 34–22 | May 2004 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 35–22 | Jul 2004 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 36–22 | Aug 2004 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 36–23 | Oct 2004 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 36–24 | Jan 2005 | Chennai, India | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Yen-Hsun Lu Rainer Schüttler | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 37–24 | Jan 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 38–24 | Sep 2006 | Beijing, China | Hard | Mario Ančić | Michael Berrer Kenneth Carlsen | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 39–24 | Oct 2006 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Mario Ančić | Rohan Bopanna Mustafa Ghouse | 6–4, 6–7, [10–8] |
| Loss | 39–25 | Mar 2007 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 5–7, 7–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 40–25 | Aug 2007 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Pavel Vízner | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 41–25 | Aug 2007 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 42–25 | Mar 2008 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 43–25 | Mar 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Mark Knowles | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 43–26 | Mar 2008 | Miami, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 43–27 | Apr 2008 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Knowles | Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 43–28 | Jun 2008 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Leander Paes | Mario Ančić Jürgen Melzer | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 43–29 | Aug 2008 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Marcelo Melo André Sá | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 43–30 | Oct 2008 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 44–30 | Oct 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Mark Knowles | Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 44–31 | Jan 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 44–32 | Apr 2009 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Mark Knowles | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 45–32 | Aug 2009 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Mark Knowles | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 45–33 | Sep 2009 | New York, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 45–34 | Apr 2010 | Miami, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 45–35 | Apr 2010 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 3–6, 0–2, RET. |
| Loss | 45–36 | Aug 2010 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 45–37 | Nov 2010 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Andy Murray Jamie Murray | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 46–37 | Nov 2010 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Mark Knowles Andy Ram | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 46–38 | Nov 2010 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 47–38 | Jan 2011 | Chennai, India | Hard | Leander Paes | Robin Haase David Martin | 6–2, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 47–39 | Jan 2011 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 48–39 | Apr 2011 | Miami, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Loss | 48–40 | Jun 2011 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 49–40 | Aug 2011 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Leander Paes | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 50–40 | Mar 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 50–41 | Aug 2012 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 50–42 | Oct 2012 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Rohan Bopanna | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 51–42 | Nov 2012 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Rohan Bopanna | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 51–43 | Nov 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Rohan Bopanna | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 5–7, 6–3, [3–10] |
| Win | 52–43 | Mar 2013 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Robert Lindstedt Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 52–44 | May 2013 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rohan Bopanna | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 3–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | SF | F | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | QF | SF | F | 1R | F | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 41–19 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | SF | W | 2R | W | SF | QF | SF | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 40–16 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | W | 3R | 1R | QF | F | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | A | 29–16 |
| US Open | 2R | Q1 | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | W | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 38–17 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 13–4 | 22–2 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 14–3 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 15–4 | 4–4 | 10–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 148–68 |
| Year-end championship ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Cup | DNQ | DNQ | F | RR | F | F | NH | RR | RR | RR | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | SF | F | SF | F | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 24–23 |
| Olympic Games ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 4th | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 8–6 |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 11–14 |
| Miami | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | F | 1R | F | W | SF | 2R | 1R | A | A | 23–14 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | SF | 1R | W | QF | QF | SF | 2R | F | QF | F | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 22–13 |
| Madrid | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | F | W | SF | QF | 1R | A | F | 2R | A | A | SF | QF | A | 1R | 2R | 16–10 |
| Rome | A | A | A | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | W | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | F | A | A | A | 21–14 |
| Canada | A | A | W | SF | A | QF | 1R | 2R | W | W | QF | A | W | QF | W | SF | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 28–9 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | F | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | SF | F | W | F | A | A | A | A | 27–14 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | SF | QF | SF | F | A | A | A | A | 8–4 |
| Paris | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | A | SF | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | W | A | A | A | A | 16–9 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | W | F | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 12–9 |
| Stuttgart | A | A | QF | F | A | 2R | QF | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 6–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–4 | 17–6 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 12–7 | 18–8 | 19–5 | 17–7 | 9–8 | 4–6 | 7–6 | 12–9 | 12–8 | 16–7 | 11–5 | 16–8 | 5–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 190–114 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Career |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 10 | 5 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 52 / 96 |
| Year-end ranking | 162 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 344 | 699 | 186 | |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | SF | 2R | A | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | A | W | 1R | F | W | A | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2 / 15 |
| French Open | W | 2R | QF | A | SF | QF | F | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | A | A | 2 / 16 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | F | 2R | 1R | SF | W | 3R | QF | W | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2 / 18 |
| US Open | 1R | QF | W | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | A | QF | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2 / 16 |
| SR | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 8 / 65 |

## Grand Slam seedings

The tournaments won by Bhupathi are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Bhupathi are in italics.

### Men's doubles

Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10  Seeded 10–4  Seeded no. 3  Seeded no. 2  Seeded no. 1
* Legend
* seeded No. 1 (2 / 6)
* seeded No. 2 (0 / 3)
* seeded No. 3 (1 / 14)
* seeded No. 4–10 (0 / 29)
* seeded No. 11–16 (0 / 2)
* unseeded (1 / 16)
* Longest streak
* 4
* 1
* 4
* 8
* 1
* 3
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1995 | did not play | did not play | did not qualify | unseeded |
| 1996 | did not play | did not play | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | unseeded | unseeded | unseeded | 10th |
| 1998 | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1999 | 1st (1) | 1st (1) | 1st (2) | 1st (2) |
| 2000 | did not play | 9th | 10th | unseeded |
| 2001 | unseeded | unseeded (3) | 6th | 5th |
| 2002 | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd (4) |
| 2003 | 6th | 2nd | 1st (3) | 1st |
| 2004 | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2005 | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th |
| 2006 | 11th | unseeded | 13th | unseeded |
| 2007 | unseeded | unseeded | did not play | 6th |
| 2008 | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| 2009 | 3rd (4) | 4th | 4th | 3rd (5) |
| 2010 | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th |
| 2011 | 3rd (6) | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2012 | 4th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 2013 | 5th | 4th | 8th | unseeded |
| 2014 | unseeded | did not play | did not play | did not play |
| 2015 | protected ranking | protected ranking | protected ranking | did not play |
| 2016 | protected ranking | did not play | did not play | did not play |

### Mixed doubles

Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10  Seeded 10–4  Seeded no. 3  Seeded no. 2  Seeded no. 1
* Legend
* seeded No. 1 (0 / 6)
* seeded No. 2 (1 / 3)
* seeded No. 3 (1 / 8)
* seeded No. 4–10 (1 / 20)
* seeded No. 11–16 (1 / 5)
* unseeded (4 / 23)
* Longest streak
* 2
* 1
* 3
* 9
* 2
* 6
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1997 | did not play | 16th (1) | 15th | 8th |
| 1998 | 4th | 3rd | 5th (1) | 5th |
| 1999 | 4th | 3rd | unseeded | 2nd (2) |
| 2000 | did not play | did not play | Wild card | 5th |
| 2001 | 7th | unseeded | 4th | 6th |
| 2002 | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd (3) | 3rd |
| 2003 | unseeded | 3rd (2) | 1st | 1st |
| 2004 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| 2005 | did not play | 7th | unseeded (4) | unseeded (5) |
| 2006 | Wild card (6) | unseeded | 11th | did not play |
| 2007 | unseeded | unseeded | unseeded | unseeded |
| 2008 | unseeded (3) | unseeded | 11th | unseeded |
| 2009 | Wild card (7) | unseeded | 13th | 1st |
| 2010 | did not play | 1st | 3rd | unseeded |
| 2011 | unseeded | 5th | 4th (4) | 6th |
| 2012 | 6th | 7th (8) | 5th | 6th |
| 2013 | 5th | 7th | unseeded | Wild card |
| 2014 | 8th | did not play | did not play | did not play |
| 2015 | Wild card | did not play | unseeded | did not play |

## Davis Cup and Asian Games

Bhupathi has donned Indian colours numerous times for the Davis Cup as well as other international tournaments, including the Asian Games.
Bhupathi has played 55 matches for India in the Davis Cup (from 1995 to 2011), winning 35 and losing 20. Out of the 35 matches that he won, 27 of his victories came in doubles matches.
In 2006, Bhupathi won the doubles championship with Leander Paes at the Asian Games in Doha.

## Personal life

In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards. Bhupathi is an alumnus of the University of Mississippi in the United States. He is the founder of Globosport India private Limited which he started in 2002 as a sports and entertainment agency.
He married model Shvetha Jaishankar in 2002 but the couple got divorced in 2009 after seven years of marriage. He then married Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta in a civil ceremony on 16 February 2011 at Bandra, Mumbai. It was followed by a Christian ceremony on 20 February 2011 at Sunset Point in Goa.
On 1 August 2011, Dutta confirmed that she was pregnant with their first child. Their daughter Saira was born on 20 January 2012. In 2010, the couple started a film production company, Big Daddy Productions.
In 2014, Mahesh Bhupathi launched an authentic Indian sports brand, ZEVEN. The company currently endorses Ravindra Jadeja, Rohan Bopanna, Shikhar Dhawan and Mary Kom, amongst others.

## Partnerships
### Partners in doubles

| No. | Partner | Year |
| 1 | Leander Paes | 1994–2006 2008–2011 |
| 2 | Dick Norman | 1994 |
| 3 | Sulistyo Wibowo | 1995 |
| 4 | Jeff Belloli | 1995 |
| 5 | Peter Tramacchi | 1995–1996, 1998–1999 |
| 6 | Chris Haggard | 1995–1996, 2006 |
| 7 | Ross Matheson | 1995 |
| 8 | Robert Devens | 1995 |
| 9 | Ali Hamadeh | 1995–1996 |
| 10 | João Cunha-Silva | 1995 |
| 11 | Tomas Nydahl | 1996 |
| 12 | Jamie Holmes | 1996 |
| 13 | Nebojsa Djordjevic | 1996 |
| 14 | Wayne Black | 1996–1997 |
| 15 | Kent Kinnear | 1996 |
| 16 | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 1997 |
| 17 | Tommy Ho | 1997 |
| 18 | Rick Leach | 1997 |
| 19 | Sandeep Kirtane | 1997 |
| 20 | Fazaluddin Syed | 1998, 2000–2001 |
| 21 | Mark Knowles | 1998, 2000, 2008–2009, 2011 |
| 22 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1998 |
| 23 | Baris Ergun | 1998 |
| 24 | Paul Haarhuis | 1998 |
| 25 | Srinath Prahlad | 1998 |
| 26 | Gaurav Natekar | 1998 |
| 27 | Mosé Navarra | 1999, 2001 |
| 28 | Tim Henman | 1999, 2003, 2007 |
| 29 | Andrei Pavel | 1999 |
| 30 | Wayne Ferreira | 1999 |
| 31 | Andrew Florent | 1999 |
| 32 | Wayne Arthurs | 2000 |
| 33 | Andrew Kratzmann | 2000 |
| 34 | David Prinosil | 2000 |
| 35 | Kevin Ullyett | 2000 |
| 36 | Nenad Zimonjić | 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012 |
| 37 | Scott Humphries | 2000 |
| 38 | Byron Black | 2000 |
| 39 | Dominik Hrbatý | 2001 |
| 40 | Sébastien Lareau | 2001 |
| 41 | Jeff Tarango | 2001–2002 |
| 42 | Vittaya Samrej | 2001 |
| 43 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 2002, 2004 |
| 44 | Brian MacPhie | 2002 |
| 45 | Max Mirnyi | 2002–2004, 2010 |
| 46 | Todd Woodbridge | 2002–2003, 2005 |
| 47 | Mike Bryan | 2002 |
| 48 | Jonas Björkman | 2002, 2004–2005 |
| 49 | Joshua Eagle | 2003 |
| 50 | Rohan Bopanna | 2003, 2007–2013 |
| 51 | Dmitry Tursunov | 2004 |
| 52 | Fabrice Santoro | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| 53 | Paul Hanley | 2004, 2007 |
| 54 | Fernando González | 2005 |
| 55 | Martin Damm | 2005 |
| 56 | Justin Gimelstob | 2005–2007 |
| 57 | Wesley Moodie | 2006 |
| 58 | Radek Štěpánek | 2006–2007 |
| 59 | Leoš Friedl | 2006 |
| 60 | Robby Ginepri | 2006 |
| 61 | Julian Knowle | 2006, 2013 |
| 62 | Xavier Malisse | 2006 |
| 63 | Alexander Waske | 2006 |
| 64 | Mario Ančić | 2006 |
| 65 | James Blake | 2006 |
| 66 | Pavel Vízner | 2007 |
| 67 | Jamie Murray | 2007 |
| 68 | Marcel Granollers | 2011 |
| 69 | Michal Mertiňák | 2011 |
| 70 | Daniel Nestor | 2013 |
| 71 | Michaël Llodra | 2013 |
| 72 | Philipp Petzschner | 2013 |
| 73 | Robert Lindstedt | 2013 |
| 74 | Rajeev Ram | 2014 |
| 75 | Denis Istomin | 2014 |
| 75 | Kevin Anderson | 2014 |
| 76 | Saketh Myneni | 2015 |
| 77 | Jürgen Melzer | 2015 |
| 78 | Mikhail Youzhny | 2015 |
| 79 | Nick Kyrgios | 2015 |
| 80 | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 2015 |
| 81 | Janko Tipsarević | 2015 |
| 82. | Gilles Müller | 2016 |
| 83. | Purav Raja | 2016 |
| 84. | Jonathan Marray | 2016 |
| 85. | Yuki Bhambri | 2016 |

### Partners in mixed doubles

| No. | Partner | Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1 | Rika Hiraki | 1997 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2 | Caroline Vis | 1998 | Y | | | |
| 3 | Rennae Stubbs | 1998 | | Y | | |
| 4 | Mirjana Lučić | 1998 1999 | Y | | Y | Y |
| 5 | Ai Sugiyama | 1999 2000 2001 | Y | Y | | Y |
| 6 | Annabel Ellwood | 1999 | | | Y | |
| 7 | Martina Navratilova | | | | Y | |
| 8 | Elena Likhovtseva | 2001 2002 2003 2004 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 9 | Jelena Dokić | 2001 | | | | Y |
| 10 | Iroda Tulyaganova | 2003 | Y | | | |
| 11 | Paola Suárez | 2003, 2007 | | Y | Y | Y |
| 12 | Lisa Raymond | 2004 2005 | | | Y | Y |
| 13 | Mary Pierce | 2005 | | | Y | |
| 14 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2005 2007 2010 2013 | Y | | Y | Y |
| 15 | Martina Hingis | 2006 2013 | Y | Y | | |
| 16 | Yan Zi | 2006 | | | Y | |
| 17 | Sania Mirza | 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 18 | Zheng Jie | 2008 2011 | | Y | | |
| 19 | Samantha Stosur | 2008 | | | | Y |
| 20 | Liezel Huber | 2009 2010 | | | Y | Y |
| 21 | Anastasia Rodionova | 2011 | Y | | | |
| 22 | Elena Vesnina | 2011 2014 | Y | | Y | |
| 23 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 2012 | | | | Y |
| 24 | Nadia Petrova | 2013 | Y | | | |
| 25 | Casey Dellacqua | 2013 | | Y | | |
| 26 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 2015 | Y | | | |
| 27. | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2015 | | | Y | |
* These lists only consists of players who played with Mahesh Bhupathi in ATP(& ITF)-recognized tournaments which include the Olympics, Grand Slams, World Tour Finals, World Tour Masters, World Tour Series, Davis Cup Ties, and ATP Challengers. The lists might be incomplete when all the other tournaments are considered. The order of the players in the list is based on their first partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi.

### Other partners
#### India – Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/Other Events

* Leander Paes

## Partnership with Leander Paes

Bhupathi and Leander Paes partnered in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but lost the quarterfinals, to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, who went on to win the gold medal.
Paes and Bhupathi decided to team up again at the Australian Open 2011, ending a nine-year separation on the ATP circuit. They reached the finals of the event, but lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan. Paes stated at the time that the best thing has been to have their friendship back.
The Indian duo has a 303–103 career record together. They have a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight wins.
Leander Paes wanted to play with Mahesh Bhupathi in the men's doubles event of the London Olympics, to be held July–August 2012. On 19 June 2012, the All India Tennis association relented to the demands of Bhupathi and Bopanna of not playing along Paes. Two teams were sent for the London Olympics- 2012, with Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna as one team and the other team consisting of Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan. Bhupathi also accused AITA of using Sania Mirza as bait for Leander's participation in the Olympics. When AITA relented to the wishes of Bhupathi and Bopanna and permitted them to play together, they lost in the second round to the unseeded French pairing of Richard Gasquet and Julien Benneteau.

### Davis Cup record

The duo of Bhupathi and Paes has the longest doubles streak in Davis Cup history.
| SL | Year | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1995 | Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević | W |
| 2 | 1996 | Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis | L |
| 3 | 1996 | Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti | L |
| 4 | 1997 | Martin Damm / Petr Korda | W |
| 5 | 1997 | Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos | W |
| 6 | 1998 | Neil Broad / Tim Henman | W |
| 7 | 1999 | Kim Dong-hyun / Hyung-Taik Lee | W |
| 8 | 1999 | Shan Jiang / Zhu Benqiang | W |
| 9 | 2001 | Ran Xu / Jing-Zhu Yang | W |
| 10 | 2001 | Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki | W |
| 11 | 2001 | Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer | W |
| 12 | 2002 | Patrick Chucri / Ali Hamadeh | W |
| 13 | 2002 | James Shortall / Daniel Willman | W |
| 14 | 2003 | Jun Kato / Thomas Shimada | W |
| 15 | 2003 | Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen | W |
| 16 | 2004 | Mark Nielsen / Matt Prentice | W |
| 17 | 2004 | Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi | W |
| 18 | 2005 | Wang Yu / Zhu Benqiang | W |
| 19 | 2005 | Murad Inoyatov / Denis Istomin | W |
| 20 | 2005 | Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman | W |
| 21 | 2006 | Woong-Sun Jun / Oh-Hee Kwon | W |
| 22 | 2006 | Jalil Khan / Asim Shafik | W |
| 23 | 2008 | Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki | W |
| 24 | 2008 | Adrian Cruciat / Horia Tecău | W |
| 25 | 2009 | Tsung-Hua Yang / Chu-Huan Yi | W |
| 26 | 2010 | Teymuraz Gabashvili / Igor Kunitsyn | W |
| 27 | 2010 | Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares | W |

## Sports management and e-commerce

Bhupathi has also been involved in developing tennis facilities in India and, along with his company Globosport, has played a key role in developing and managing the careers of many Indian athletes, including Sania Mirza.

## International Premier Tennis League

Mahesh Bhupathi announced the founding of the International Premier Tennis League on 25 May 2013, in Paris. The initial plan was to start the league with six charter franchises in Asia with the inaugural season commencing in November 2014. Bhupathi said the league would be modeled after the Indian Premier League, a cricket league in India. Justin Gimelstob said that the league would be star-driven as World Team Tennis was in the 1970s.

## In popular culture

Break Point – A documentary series of Zee5 app released in 2021 unfolding the ups and downs in the relationship between Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.

## Awards

* Padma Shri, 2001
* Sports people for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar, 2007, iCONGO-Confederation of NGOs
* Davis Cup Commitment Award