Country (sports) | India |
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Born | Maharashtra, India | 4 March 1974
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Plays | Left-handed |
College | Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce |
Prize money | $20, 736 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 540 (24 February 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 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]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1992 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Scott Draper Steven Baldas | 1–6, 6–4, 7–9 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2082 | India F8, Davanagere | Futures | Hard | Harsh Mankad | 1–6, 6–7(1–7) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | USA F2, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Ashley Fisher | Simon Aspelin Chris Tontz | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Egypt F1, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Sandeep Kirtane | Darin Currall Glenn Knox | 7–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2000 | India F4, Lucknow | Futures | Grass | Vishal Uppal | Leslie Demiliani Dario Pizzato | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2001 | India F5, Indore | Futures | Clay | Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya | Srinath Prahlad Ajay Ramaswami | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2002 | India F5, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Saurav Panja | Rohan Bopanna Vijay Kannan | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–6 | Nov 2002 | India F7, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Saurav Panja | Vishal Uppal Vijay Kannan | 2–6, 4–6 |
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