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 Tour tournament main draws.
| Country (sports) |  India |
|---|---|
| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Born | 7 March 1988 New Delhi |
| Turned pro | November 2002 |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| College | NC State |
| Prize money | $46,738 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 121–83 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 434 (31 October 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 129–65 |
| 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
editA 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
editBhambri'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
edit| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–4)
edit| 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 (12–11)
edit| 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 | Lagos Open, 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 | Lagos Open, 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] |
