Bhanu Nunna

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Bhanu Nunna
Full nameNunna Bhanumurthy
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (1954-11-13) 13 November 1954 (age 68)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record1–11
Highest rankingNo. 199 (14 June 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1977)
Doubles
Career record3–17
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1979)
Wimbledon 1R (1977)

Nunna Bhanumurthy (born 13 November 1954), known as Bhanu Nunna, is an Indian former professional tennis player.

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A right-handed player, Nunna featured on the professional tour in the late 1970s, after playing college tennis in the United States for Clemson University. [1] He reached a career high singles ranking of 199 in the world.[ citation needed ]

Competing on the Grand Prix circuit, his best performance was a runner-up finish in the doubles at the 1976 Indian Open, partnering Chiradip Mukerjea. He made the singles second round of the 1979 Sarasota indoor tournament, where he fell to Ilie Nastase. [2]

Nunna appeared in the men's doubles main draws at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships and 1979 French Open.[ citation needed ]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1976 Bangalore, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Chiradip Mukerjea Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Carmichael
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ruffels
2–6, 6–7

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References

  1. "Clemson Netters Win". The Greenville News . 25 March 1972.
  2. "Sports in brief". The Decatur Herald. 15 February 1979.