Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi ( tamil: மகேஷ் பூபதி, born June 7, 1974 in Chennai ), is an Indian tennis player.
Career
Mahesh Bhupathi heard in the tennis doubles for years to world class, he won up to today (August 2013) 52 tournaments of the ATP tour and four Grand Slam titles in doubles and seven mixed trophy.
It Mahesh Bhupathi became known for as a partner Leander Paes of attention, at whose side he won 26 titles. The so-called " Indian Express " can boast a particularly impressive record in Davis Cup: Bhupathi and Paes since 1996 have no doubles in Davis Cup more lost; they are there now for 25 games unbeaten. Since the late 1990s, Bhupathi limited to the double. His career highlight in individual he experienced in February 1996, also in the Davis Cup, as he and his team secured with successes against Jan Siemerink and Jacco Eltingh 3-2 win in Jaipur ( India) against the Netherlands.
Bhupathi had several doubles partner in the course of his career. Also, along with Max Mirnyi and Mark Knowles he won several titles. The best record but he has with compatriot Leander Paes, at whose side he from the beginning of his career, first to 2002 regularly played and won 22 tournaments. 2004 and in the 2011 season, the two played some tournaments again and together won four more titles.
Mahesh Bhupathi in 2001 was awarded the Padma Shri.