Man-Mohan Bhandari

Man-Mohan Bhandari^[2] (born 26 February 1913, date of death unknown) was an Indian tennis player. He competed at the Wimbledon Championships twice, in 1934 and 1936.^[3] He was active from 1930 to 1942 contesting 3 career singles finals and won 1 title.^[1]

Man-Mohan Bhandari

Country (sports)	India
Born	(1913-02-26)26 February 1913 Lahore, India
Turned pro	1930 (ILTF tour)
Retired	1942
Singles
Career record	46–18[1]
Career titles	1[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	2R (1936)

Career

Man-Mohan Bhandari was born in Lahore, India on 26 February 1913. In major tournaments he competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1934 and 1936.^[4] At the 1934 Wimbledon Championships he lost in the first round to Swiss player Max Ellmer.^[4] At the 1936 Wimbledon Championships he reached progressed to the second round where he lost to Frenchman Yvon Petra.^[5]

Bhandari played his first tournament at the Calcutta South Club Invitation in 1930 where he reached the quarter finals, but lost to Jacques Brugnon.^[1] In 1932 he played at the Punjab University Tennis Championships where he progressed to the final and won that title.^[6] The same year he competed at the Indian International Championships where he reached the fourth round and lost to the American player Leonard Brooke Edwards.^[7]

In 1934 he travelled to England to take part in Wimbledon Championships that year, whilst there he also took part in a number of other tournaments.^[1] At the Southdean Hard Court Championships he was a losing semi finalist to compatriot Mohammed Sleem.^[1] He also played at the Tunbridge Wells Open where he reached the final, but was beaten by the South African player Vernon Kirby in straight sets.^[1]

Bhandari then played at the Cumberland Hard Court Championships where he also reached the final of that event, before losing to the World No 4 ranked player Bunny Austin.^[8][1] He played his final known singles tournament at the Parsi Gymkhana Open Tournament in 1942.^[1]

Career finals

Singles (3), titles (1), runners up (2)

Category + (Titles)
Grand Slam/World Championship (0)
Important (0)
National (0)
Regular (1)

Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (0)
Grass – Outdoor (1)
Hard – Outdoor (0)
Carpet – Indoor (0)
Wood – Indoor (0)

No	Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	Win	23-Nov-1932	Punjab University Tennis Championships	Grass	Sohan Lal	6–4, 6–2, 6–3.[9]
1.	Loss	4‑Aug‑1934	Tunbridge Wells Open	Grass	Vernon Kirby	1–6, 2–6.[1]
2.	Loss	22‑Sep‑1934	Cumberland Hard Court Championships	Clay	Bunny Austin	2–6, 1–6.[1]

Personal

Bhandari was educated at Central Model School and Government College, Lahore, India, and later attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[10][11]