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Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty (born 12 December 2001)[1] is an Indian professional tennis player from Telangana. She plays for the Indian women’s team and was the Indian National women’s champion for 2023. She is ranked 304 in the WTA singles ranking as on 7 April 2025 and is the second highest ranked women’s player in India. She won the Indian National title in 2023.[2]

Early life and career

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Shrivalli is from Hyderabad. She was born to BRN Prasad, a chartered accountant, and B Rajshri. She started tennis at the age of 11, attracted by the galmourous tennis outfits.[2][3] She finished her graduation in commerce and plans to do a course in chartered accountancy in London. She trains under coach Anand Kumar in Hyderabad and has also roped in the services of former Davis Cupper Vishal Uppal from Delhi to fine tune her game.[4] She is sponsored by Phoenix group and Lakshya Sports Edelgive Foundation.[4]

Career

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In April 2025, Shrivalli she made her debut for the senior India women’s team in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia Oceania Group 1 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune and won all her five singles matches including three against higher ranked players.[5] India made it to the play offs of the Cup.[6] She first defeated Aishi Das of New Zealand 6-1, 6-1 on Day 1, and then beat Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand 6-2, 6-4 in second singles.[7] She also won her matches against Hong Kong.[7] On 11 April 2025, she defeated 207 ranked Joanna Garland of Chinese Taipei 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) in 2 hours and 38 minutes.[8][9] In her fifth and final match, she defeated 248 ranked Sohyun Park of South Korea 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) in 2 hours and 52 minutes on 12 April.[10][11][12]

In February 2024, she took part in the WTA Mumbai Open and in March 2024, she played the Indore ITF event final, hours after she was discharged from a hospital.[13] In December 2024, she won the Oasis Solapur Open women's ITF tennis tournament at Solapur, Maharashtra, where she beat Thamchaiwat B of Thailand 7-5, 6-3 in the final.[14][15][16] In 2023, she won her first senior National title, the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023.[2] In November 2023, she won her maiden ITF title winning the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour finals in Bengaluru.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Shrivalli Bhamidipaty | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "From Hyderabad, emerges another promising Indian Tennis Star: The Shrivalli Bhamidipaty story - Indian Tennis Daily". indiantennisdaily.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Accidental tennis star Shrivalli on a winning streak". The Indian Express. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b Subrahmanyam, V. V. (14 October 2023). "Rashmika focused on the present, wants to keep things simple". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ Sinha, Aditi (13 April 2025). "Billie Jean King Cup: Shrivalli emerges as India's hero in Pune". thebridge.in. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Inspired Shrivalli Helps India Pip South Korea 2-1, Qualify For Billie Jean King Cup Playoffs". Outlook India. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Shrivalli Bhamidipaty – 3 wins from 3 matches in Billie Jean King Cup matches at Pune". The Indian Express. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ^ Today, Telangana (12 April 2025). "Shrivalli and Vaidehi lead India to a 2-1 victory against Chinese Taipei in Billie Jean King Cup". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ IANS (12 April 2025). "BJK Cup 2025: Vaidehi, Shrivalli help India down Chinese Taipei; close in on a playoff spot". The Statesman. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty live scores, results, fixtures | Flashscore.in / Tennis". www.flashscore.in. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Billie Jean Cup 2025: Team India Seal Historic Playoffs Berth With Win Over Korea As Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Shines | Sports News". News18. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (12 April 2025). "Billie Jean King Cup: Indian team qualifies for Playoffs for the first time since 2020-21". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Shrivalli Bhamidipaty jumps from hospital bed to tennis court in ITF Indore final". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Tennis: ITF W35 Solapur Women live score, results, fixtures | Flashscore.in". www.flashscore.in. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Rashmikaa wins Oasis Solapur Open Women's ITF $25K Tennis Tournament". Telangana Today. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Shrivalli wins singles title at Oasis Solapur Open MSLTA – SDLTA $ 25K ITF Womens Tennis". mslta.org. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Rashmikaa wins maiden ITF title". The Times of India. 27 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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