Rushmi Chakravarthi (Telugu: రుష్మి చక్రవర్తి; born 9 October 1977) is a former professional tennis player from India.[1] She won a record 52 ITF titles, the highest number set by an Indian female player. She turned professional, after playing in the first round of the WTA Tour tournament Sunfeast Open, held at Kolkata in September 2005. Her last match on the ITF Circuit took place in June 2017 in Aurangabad.[2]
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Residence | Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-10-09) 9 October 1977 (age 44) Hyderabad, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $124,005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 321–241 (57.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 12 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 310 (13 September 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 372–209 (64.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 40 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 252 (18 June 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | 1R (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[3] and won the doubles bronze medal with Sania Mirza.[4]
Chakravarthi partnered with compatriot Poojashree Venkatesha to win the ITF event in Muzaffarnagar.
Chakravarthi was awarded a wildcard entry to the 2012 London Olympics along with Sania Mirza to play in women's doubles.[5] The pair were beaten in a tight three-setter by Taiwanese pair of Hsieh Su-wei and Chuang Chia-jung in round one.[6]
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 October 1998 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 26 October 1998 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 30 April 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 0–6, 0–6 |
DNP | – | 17 September 2000 | Bangalore, India | Clay | ![]() |
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Win | 4. | 16 April 2001 | Chandigarh, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 9 September 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 14 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 21 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 8. | 10 September 2002 | Mysore, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 9. | 6 April 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Win | 10. | 13 April 2003 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 5 October 2003 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 12. | 17 January 2004 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13. | 23 May 2004 | Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6 |
Win | 14. | 30 May 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 15. | 30 August 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 16. | 30 October 2004 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7 |
Win | 17. | 13 December 2004 | Gurgaon, India | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 18. | 16 April 2005 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 19. | 30 October 2006 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 20. | 20 May 2007 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(7), 2–6 |
Win | 21. | 28 April 2008 | Cochin, India | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 22. | 9 June 2008 | Gurgaon, India | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 23. | 14 September 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 24. | 21 September 2009 | ITF Dehradun, India | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 October 1998 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 19 October 1998 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 26 October 1998 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4. | 2 November 1998 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 1–6, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | 17 April 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | 24 April 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 7. | 30 April 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 10 May 1999 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | ![]() |
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0–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 9. | 18 October 1999 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10. | 16 April 2000 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 2–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 11. | 17 April 2000 | New Delhi, India | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 3 September 2000 | Jaipur, India | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Win | 13. | 10 September 2000 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
DNP | – | 17 September 2000 | Bangalore, India | Clay | ![]() |
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Runner-up | 14. | 16 October 2000 | Gwalior, India | Clay | ![]() |
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2–4, 1–4, 4–0, 3–5 |
Win | 15. | 23 October 2000 | New Delhi, India | Grass | ![]() |
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4–2, 4–5(5), 4–1, 4–0 |
Win | 16. | 30 October 2000 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–3, 4–2, 5–3 |
Runner-up | 17. | 6 November 2000 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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1–4, 2–4, 0–4 |
Win | 18. | 20 November 2000 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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5–3, 4–1, 4–2 |
Win | 19. | 11 March 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 20. | 16 April 2001 | Chandigarh, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 21. | 23 April 2001 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 22. | 3 September 2001 | Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(2) |
Win | 23. | 19 September 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 24. | 7 July 2002 | Tlemcen, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
Win | 25. | 21 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 26. | 10 September 2002 | Mysore, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 27. | 27 October 2002 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 9 February 2003 | Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 29. | 23 February 2003 | Bangalore, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 30. | 10 March 2003 | Benalla, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 31. | 31 March 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 32. | 20 April 2003 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 33. | 17 August 2003 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 |
Win | 34. | 8 September 2003 | Bangalore, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 35. | 2 November 2003 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 36. | 17 January 2004 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 37. | 23 May 2004 | Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 38. | 30 May 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 39. | 8 August 2004 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 5–7 |
Winner | 40. | 15 August 2004 | Hampstead, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 41. | 21 August 2004 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Win | 42. | 4 September 2004 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 43. | 13 December 2004 | Gurgaon, India | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 44. | 11 April 2005 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 45. | 3 August 2005 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 46. | 17 October 2005 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Runner-up | 47. | 6 November 2005 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 48. | 23 January 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Runner-up | 49. | 8 May 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 50. | 15 May 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 51. | 12 June 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 52. | 30 October 2006 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 53. | 30 October 2006 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 54. | 15 January 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 55. | 28 April 2008 | Cochin, India | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 56. | 24 October 2008 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(6), 3–6, [7–10] |
Winner | 57. | 8 November 2008 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 58. | 22 May 2009 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Winner | 59. | 29 May 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 60. | 15 October 2009 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 61. | 21 May 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 62. | 28 May 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |
Winner | 63. | 17 July 2010 | Hatyai, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(10) |
Runner-up | 64. | 30 October 2010 | Kuching, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 65. | 4 December 2010 | Mandya, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 66. | 22 January 2011 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [14–12] |
Runner-up | 67. | 13 May 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 68. | 18 June 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 69. | 25 June 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 0–6 |
Win | 70. | 12 May 2012 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 71. | 26 May 2012 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 72. | 30 April 2013 | ITF Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 73. | 12 December 2014 | ITF Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
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