Manisha Malhotra

Manisha Malhotra
Medal record
Asian Games

Manisha Malhotra
मनीषा मल्होत्रा
Country (sports)	India
Residence	Mumbai, India
Born	19 September 1976 (age 47); Mumbai, India
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Prize money	US$ 52,259
Singles
Career record	136–92
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 314 (21 April 2003)
Doubles
Career record	93–67
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 149 (08 April 2002)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)

Manisha Malhotra (Hindi: मनीषा मल्होत्रा Manīṣā Maľhōtrā; born 19 September 1976, in Mumbai) is a retired professional tennis player from India.

Career

Her career high in Singles is 314, achieved on 21 April 2003. In Doubles she has reached 149 on 08 April 2002.

Malhotra has won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career.

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Malhotra has a win–loss record of 17–15.

Malhotra represented India at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in Women's Doubles partnering Nirupama Vaidyanathan, but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokić and Rennae Stubbs.

Malhotra had her most successful career in 2002, where she was the runner-up and won the Silver Medal at the Busan Asian Games, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.

Malhotra took part in the 2003 Hyderabad Open but lost in the first round.

Malhotra retired from tennis 2004.

Career statistics

Singles finals: 9 (5–4)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 August 1998	Southsea, United Kingdom	Grass	Eleni Daniilidou	6–7^(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up	2.	30 May 1999	El Paso, United States	Hard	Sara Walker	3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	8 August 1999	Harrisonburg, United States	Hard	Michelle Dasso	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	26 September 1999	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Hard	Nicola Payne	2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up	5.	3 October 1999	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Carpet	Gréta Arn	Walkover
Winner	6.	23 July 2000	Baltimore, United States	Hard	Rika Fujiwara	7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(4–7), 6–2
Runner-up	7.	3 September 2000	Jaipur, India	Grass	Monique Adamczak	2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner	8.	10 September 2000	Delhi, India	Hard	Veronika Raimřová	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner	9.	13 April 2003	Mumbai, India	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(12–10)

Doubles finals: 15 (7–8)

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