Rushmi Chakravarthi
Rushmi Chakravarthi (Telugu: రుష్మి చక్రవర్తి; born 9 October 1977) is a former professional tennis player from India.[1] She won a record 45 ITF Women's Circuit titles, the highest number set by an Indian female player. She turned professional, after playing in the first round of the WTA tournament Sunfeast Open held at Kolkata in September 2005.
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Residence | Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hyderabad, India | 9 October 1977||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $124,005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 321–241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 310 (13 September 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 372–209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 34 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 252 (18 June 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tennis career
2005–2010
She was predominantly an ITF Circuit player. In her career, Chakravarthi played on the WTA Tour on two occasions, at the Sunfeast Open in 2005 and 2006, losing in round one both times.
Her career highlight was winning four medals (of which two were gold) at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games. Rushmi has represented India at the Asian Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Chakravarthi lost in the qualifying of the Malaysian Open. This was her only performance in a WTA tournament outside India.
She has also competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she progressed to the quarterfinals by beating English Katie O'Brien,[2] and won the doubles bronze medal with Sania Mirza.[3]
2011
Chakravarthi partnered with compatriot Poojashree Venkatesha to win the ITF event in Muzaffarnagar.
2012
Chakravarthi was awarded a wild-card entry to the 2012 London Olympics along with Sania Mirza to play in women's doubles.[4] The pair were beaten in a tight three-setter to Taiwanese pair of Hsieh Su-wei and Chuang Chia-jung in round one.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (11–10)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 16 April 2001 | Chandigarh, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 9 September 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 14 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 21 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 5. | 10 September 2002 | Mysore, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 April 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | 13 April 2003 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 5 October 2003 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 17 January 2004 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 23 May 2004 | Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | 30 May 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 30 August 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 13. | 30 October 2004 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 14. | 13 December 2004 | Gurgaon, India | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 16 April 2005 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 30 October 2006 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 20 May 2007 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Winner | 18. | 28 April 2008 | Cochin, India | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 9 June 2008 | Gurgaon, India | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 20. | 14 September 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 21. | 21 September 2009 | Dehradun, India | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (34–32)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2 November 1998 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 May 1999 | Lucknow, India | Carpet | ![]() |
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0–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 3. | 18 October 1999 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 16 April 2000 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 2–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 April 2000 | New Delhi, India | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 September 2000 | Jaipur, India | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | 10 September 2000 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 16 October 2000 | Gwalior, India | Clay | ![]() |
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2–4, 1–4, 4–0, 3–5 |
Winner | 9. | 23 October 2000 | New Delhi, India | Grass | ![]() |
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4–2, 4–5(5), 4–1, 4–0 |
Winner | 10. | 30 October 2000 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–3, 4–2, 5–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 6 November 2000 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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1–4, 2–4, 0–4 |
Winner | 12. | 20 November 2000 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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5–3, 4–1, 4–2 |
Winner | 13. | 16 April 2001 | Chandigarh, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 14. | 23 April 2001 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 15. | 3 September 2001 | Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(7–2) |
Winner | 16. | 19 September 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 17. | 7 July 2002 | Tlemcen, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
Winner | 18. | 21 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 19. | 10 September 2002 | Mysore, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 20. | 27 October 2002 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 9 February 2003 | Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 22. | 23 February 2003 | Bangalore, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 10 March 2003 | Benalla, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 24. | 31 March 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 25. | 20 April 2003 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 17 August 2003 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 |
Winner | 27. | 8 September 2003 | Bangalore, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 2 November 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 29. | 17 January 2004 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 30. | 23 May 2004 | Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 31. | 30 May 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 32. | 8 August 2004 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
Winner | 33. | 15 August 2004 | Hampstead, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 34. | 21 August 2004 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 35. | 4 September 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 36. | 13 December 2004 | Gurgaon, India | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 37. | 11 April 2005 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 38. | 3 August 2005 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 39. | 17 October 2005 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Runner-up | 40. | 6 November 2005 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 41. | 23 January 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Runner-up | 42. | 8 May 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 43. | 15 May 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 44. | 12 June 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 45. | 30 October 2006 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 46. | 30 October 2006 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 47. | 15 January 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 48. | 28 April 2008 | Cochin, India | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 49. | 24 October 2008 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, [7–10] |
Winner | 50. | 8 November 2008 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 51. | 22 May 2009 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Winner | 52. | 29 May 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 53. | 15 October 2009 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 54. | 21 May 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 55. | 28 May 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |
Winner | 56. | 17 July 2010 | Hatyai, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(12–10) |
Runner-up | 57. | 30 October 2010 | Kuching, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 58. | 4 December 2010 | Mandya, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 59. | 22 January 2011 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [14–12] |
Runner-up | 60. | 13 May 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 61. | 18 June 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 62. | 25 June 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 63. | 12 May 2012 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 64. | 26 May 2012 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 65. | 30 April 2013 | Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 66. | 12 December 2014 | Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
References
- "Rushmi Chakravarthi continues to march on". The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- "Perfect outing for journeywoman Rushmi". The Times of India. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- "CWG tennis: Sania-Chakravarthi win bronze". Hindustan Times. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- "Sania, Somdev get wild cards for London Olympics". 26 June 2012.
- 'Sania-Rushmi out of women's doubles' Rediff Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2012.