Has Rohan Bopanna won a Grand Slam title?

Abraham Smith

Rohan Bopana’s run at Wimbledon 2023 came to an end on Thursday. The 43-year-old, who teamed with Australia’s Matt Ebden, lost in the men’s doubles semifinals, completing the Indian Challenge at the championship.

Bopanna and sixth-seeded Matt Ebden lost 7-5, 6-4 in an hour and 26 minutes to top seeds Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Neal Skupski of Great Britain.

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With a semi-final Bopanna set his best result in men’s doubles at the major on the grass. He made it into the Final Four in 2013 (with Edouard Roger-Vasselin) and 2015 (with Florin Mergea).

The Indian star also took part in the mixed doubles draw at Wimbledon this year. However, Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski lost in the first round of mixed doubles. Despite a strong start, they lost 7-6 (5), 3-6, 4-6 to 2019 Wimbledon champions Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan on Sunday.

Has Rohan Bopanna won a Grand Slam title?

Rohan Bopanna has enjoyed an outstanding career in doubles, competing in his 59th Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon this year.

The Indian has won one Grand Slam title so far. Together with Gabriela Dabrowski, he won the mixed doubles at the 2017 French Open, which was the first major title for both players.

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The Indian-Canadian duo finished seventh at Roland Garros 2017. Bopanna and Dabrowski, competing together for the first time, defeated some established pairs in mixed doubles en route to the finals.

They defeated second-seeded Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and third-placed Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals.

After Bopanna-Dabrowski had reached the final without dropping a set, she was put to the test in the summit duel by Anna-Lena Gronefeld and Robert Farah. The seventh-seeded team won 2-6, 6-2, 12-10 to secure the 2017 French Open mixed doubles title.

Has Rohan Bopanna reached a Grand Slam final?

Rohan Bopanna has twice reached a Grand Slam final.

In 2010 he reached a grand final at the US Open for the first time. Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam Qureshi, popularly known as the Indo-Pak Express, rode a wave of crowd support and goodwill to make it to the New York Summit.

16th in the third round, Bopanna-Qureshi prevailed in straight sets against second seed Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic. In the final, however, they faced top seed and most decorated doubles team Mike and Bob Bryan.

The Bryan brothers had to dig deep into their bag of tricks to defeat Bopanna-Qureshi in two tie-break sets and reclaim the title.

Bopanna also reached the mixed doubles final at the 2018 and 2023 Australian Opens.

Fifth-seeded Bopanna and Timea Babos lost 6-2, 4-6, 9-11 to Dabrowski and Mate Pavic in the 2018 final.

The 2023 Australian Open proved to be an emotional journey as Bopanna teamed up with compatriot Sania Mirza who was playing her last slam. The Indian duo survived a roller coaster semi-final against Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk 7: 6, 6: 7, 10: 6 and thus prepared a fairytale Grand Slam farewell for Mirza.

They were the clear favorites against Brazilian pairing Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos, who were both playing their first major finals. But the ability of Stefani and Matos to recover and defend stunned the Indian pair, who eventually lost 7-6, 6-2.

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