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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] CareerMan-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 finalsSingles (3), titles (1), runners up (2)
PersonalBhandari was educated at Central Model School and Government College, Lahore, India, and later attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[10][11] References
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