Manisha Malhotra ( ''Manīṣā Maľhōtrā''; born 19 September 1976) is a former professional

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from India. Her career high in singles is 314, achieved on 21 April 2003. In doubles, she peaked at No. 149 in the WTA rankings on 8 April 2002. In her career, Malhotra won five singles and seven doubles titles on the

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. Playing for

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in the

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, Malhotra has a win–loss record of 17–15.

Career

Malhotra represented India at the

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in the women's doubles tournament, partnering Nirupama Vaidyanathan but lost in the first round to

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. At the 2001

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, she was defeated in the first qualifying round by Maja Palaveršić. This was her first match at

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-level. Malhotra had her most successful year in 2002, when she was the runner-up at the

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and won the

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in the mixed doubles draw, partnering

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. Malhotra qualified for the 2003 Hyderabad Open, winning three matches; but lost in the first round to

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. This was her second and last tournament at the WTA-level. She retired from professional tennis in 2004. Her last singles match was a loss in the first qualifying round against Maki Arai, at a $50k ITF tournament in

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, China, in early December 2003. Her last doubles matches came at the

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when she won three of her ties (against Uzbekistan, South Korea, and Taiwan), and lost one (against Indonesia) (all partnering

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). Along with Sania Mirza, Malhotra holds the record of the ''Longest Fed Cup tie break'' (21-19), which they achieved against Uzbekistan in 2004.

ITF finals

Singles (5–4)

Doubles (7–8)

Other finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (silver medal)

References

External links

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