Nitin Kirtane

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Nitin Kirtane
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (1974-03-04) 4 March 1974 (age 49)
Maharashtra, India
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1989
PlaysLeft-handed
College Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
Prize money $20, 736
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 540 (24 February 2003)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 280 (25 October 1999)
Last updated on: 21 May 2022.

Nitin Kirtane (born 4 March 1974) is an Indian professional tennis player. Kirtane won the gold medal at the 2002 National Games of India and along with Mahesh Bhupathi was the runner-up at the 1992 boys Wimbledon Championship. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1992 Wimbledon Grass Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Draper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Baldas
1–6, 6–4, 7–9

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2082India F8, Davanagere FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad 1–6, 6–7(1–7)

Doubles: 6 (0–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 1998USA F2, Vero Beach FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Tontz
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 1999Egypt F1, Cairo FuturesClay Flag of India.svg Sandeep Kirtane Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darin Currall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Knox
7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–3Nov 2000India F4, Lucknow FuturesGrass Flag of India.svg Vishal Uppal Flag of France.svg Leslie Demiliani
Flag of Italy.svg Dario Pizzato
2–6, 4–6
Loss0–4Oct 2001India F5, Indore FuturesClay Flag of India.svg Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Flag of India.svg Srinath Prahlad
Flag of India.svg Ajay Ramaswami
3–6, 0–6
Loss0–5Sep 2002India F5, Chennai FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Saurav Panja Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of India.svg Vijay Kannan
2–6, 3–6
Loss0–6Nov 2002India F7, New Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Saurav Panja Flag of India.svg Vishal Uppal
Flag of India.svg Vijay Kannan
2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. "Boys' Doubles 1992 Wimbledon Championships". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Nitin Kirtane is back with a bang". The Times of India. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. "Pune based Nitin Kirtane wins grand double crown at AITA". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. "Age no barrier as Nitin Kirtane carries on for his love of tennis". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Tennis: Gold for Nitin Kirtane & Sania". The Hindu . 22 December 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2018.[ dead link ]