Mahesh Bhupthi may not be the picture of a perfect man, but he sure is the perfect example of an all-rounder. He is an ace tennis player, a successful businessman, a decent husband and a loving father to date. The news of the many applause and titles of him is surpassed in importance only by his controversial personal life. This is a guy who has exhibited a certain flair in dealing with him; play on and off the field; and exquisite taste from the clothes to the choice of him in women. The girls he has dated have been beautiful models or actresses.
Let’s delve into the life of Mahesh Bhupathi and bring tidbits from his personal and professional life to the surface.
• The Indian tennis legend was born on June 7, 1974 in Madras, India
• He is considered one of the best doubles players in the world.
• Has amassed a record twelve Grand Slam titles in his career.
• His full name is Mahesh Srinivas Bhupathi.
• His friends and colleagues popularly refer to him by the nickname ‘Hesh’.
• His career began in the early nineties.
• In a single year, he has won three doubles titles including the French Open and Wimbeldon with Leander Paes.
• The Bhupathis-Paes combo became a huge success. They were the first team to reach the Grand Slam final in 1999. This was the first time such a feat had been achieved in the Open Era.
• By April 2000, they became the best number one ranked doubles team in the world.
• In 2007, Bhupathi teamed up with Pavel Vízner to take home the 2007 Canadian Masters title; He followed this up with another victory in New Haven by teaming up with Nenad Zimonjić.
• He is also quite adept at mixed doubles and won the 2009 Australian Open with Sania Mirza as his partner.
• Bhupathi Mirza’s pairing was successful the first time, so they decided to repeat their performance at the French Open mixed doubles on 7 June 2012.
• The same year, another title was added to Mahesh Bhupathi’s profile when he won the Paris Masters cup pairing with Rohan Bopanna.
• He was previously married to model Shvetha Jaishankar; they separated after being married for seven years.
• He is currently married to former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress, Lara Dutta, with whom he has a daughter named Saira.
• They are co-owners of a film production company called Big Daddy Productions.