1996: First Junior Tournament Bopanna entered his 1st ever ITF Junior tournament which was India ITF Junior World Ranking Event 1996. He won his singles 1st round match against Girish Ramchandani in straight sets. This was his 1st win in the junior level on his 1st appearance. But he lost his next match in straight sets to Yeni Sandeep in straight sets. In the doubles, he partnered Akshay Jagdale where they lost in straight sets to
Harsh Mankad and Rishi Sridhar.
1997: First Junior Title Bopanna started the year at Indian ITF Junior Tournament 1 where he had qualified for main draw by getting a bye and beating compatriots Vivek Bhakuni, Nikhil Murali and Arjun Shetty respectively all in straight sets. But he lost in the first round to Vijayendra Laad. In the doubles he partnered Samrat Bhasin but they also lost in 1st round to Austrians Christoph Haid and Hubert Suppan in straight sets. Bopanna won the 1st Arab Championships with Rohan Saikia. This was his 1st ever Junior Level Title. He then won Arab Contractors International Junior Championships with Rohan Saikia. He and Rohan then made it to the semifinals of Kuwait Junior Open where they lost in a high tense match to pair of German Airan Kiebel and Pakistani Syed Nasir AliSherazi 4–6,7–6, 4–6. He ended the year at Duncans ITF Junior World Tennis Championships where he had a second round exit in singles losing to Tembe Kedar and in doubles he partnered with Vijayendra Laad where they lost at semifinals to top seeds and eventual winners Indo-Brit pair of Manoj Mahadevan and James Auckland in straight sets. He achieved his highest ITF Junior Ranking of 601 on 31 December.
1998-99: Last Junior Tournaments and Turning Professional Bopanna started the year by winning Indian ITF Junior Tournament 1 with Bhatt Ravikiran. In the next tournament which was Indian ITF Junior Tournament 2, they were top seeds but got ousted by Saif Ali and Vijay Kannan in first round. He retired in quarterfinals of singles to Vijay Kannan in first set. At Namangan International Junior Tournament, he lost in first round to Sergei Pozdnev in straight sets, he was top seed in doubles with Denis Surotin where easily won their first round in straight sets but lost in quarterfinals. He again had a first round exit in singles at 18th Tashkent International Junior Tournament where he lost to 8th seeded Denis Kurmatov in straight sets but reached semifinals of doubles with Sergei Pozdnev where they lost to 2nd seeds in straight sets. He then again reached semifinals of EA-Generali-Cup with Bhatt Ravikiran where they again lost to 2nd seeds in straight sets. But his bad form in the singles continued as be failed to qualify for main draw after losing to Andreas Reinsprecht in second round after receiving bye in first round as he was seeded 3rd. He again reached semifinals with Bhatt Ravikiran at ITF Frankfurt Championships where they lost in straight sets. This was his third consecutive semifinal appearance in doubles. He lost to David Sanger in straight sets in final qualifier round of LTA International Junior Championships. But still received entry in main draw as a lucky loser but his luck didn't continued as he lost to
Ignacio Gonzalez-King in straight sets of first round. He entered 42nd Van Keeken Tournament where he lost in singles to Julien Cassaigne in straight sets. In the doubles he was seeded 4th with Bhatt Ravikiran where they lost in quarterfinals to
Jonas Froberg and Alexander Hartman in straight sets. This was Bopanna's junior Career's last tournament he entered. Bopanna had a very poor performances in early phase of his senior career. He managed to reach finals of India 2 Masters week 2 with Kedar Shah where they lost in straight sets. Many times his singles campaign ended in qualifying rounds and doubles in quarterfinals. He ended the
20th century at Jaipur Challenger where he lost to top seed
Paradorn Srichaphan in straight sets in first round and in doubles he reached quarterfinals with Rishi Sridhar where they lost to 3rd seeds Slovaks
Martin Hromec and
Vladimir Platenik in a thrilling match 6–7,7-6,6-7.
2000–01: Professional beginnings Bopanna had started entering ITF Circuit Tournaments but didn't get much success as many times his campaign ended in qualifying rounds or first and second rounds of main draw. He had only some occasional semifinals and finals appearances in this period. Bopanna began the 21st century at
2000 Gold Flake Open where he lost to
Denis Golovanov in straight sets in first round of qualifiers. He entered India F1 Futures where he lost to Mikhail Chadunel in 2nd round of singles after receiving bye in first round. In doubles he partnered Rishi Sridhar but they lost to
Mustafa Ghouse and
Vishal Uppal in first round. He then reached semifinals of India F3 Futures with Rishi Sridhar where they lost to
Andy Ram and
Nir Welgreen and in singles lost to Ganesh Sundararaju in straight sets in 2nd round after receiving bye un first. He ended the year at India F6 Futures where reached quarterfinals with Vijay Kannan but lost to
Viktor Bruthans in singles 2nd round. He started the year by reaching quarterfinals of India F1 Futures with Vijay Kannan. He reached semifinals of India F2 and F3 Futures with Vijay Kannan where both times they lost in straight sets and both he had a first round exit in singles. He reached the finals of India F4 Futures in both singles and doubles. In singles, he lost to
Srinath Prahlad in straight sets. This was his first ITF Circuit final. In doubles, he again lost to Prahlad and Ajay Ramaswami in straight sets partnering Vijay Kannan. He then reached the finals of India F5 Futures where he again lost to
Srinath Prahlad in straight sets. He then lost to
Eyal Erlich in singles semifinals of India F6 Futures. He ended 2002 season by entering Australia F6 Futures where he had first round exit in singles by
Todd Reid in straight sets and reached wuarterfinals in doubles with Ronald Rugimbana.
2002: Success at ITF Circuit, Davis Cup and Asian Games Debut Bopanna had a good success at ITF futures level in 2002. He won the UAE F2 Futures with his Taiwanese partner
Lu Yen-hsun. This was his 1st Futures title. He then won the Sri Lanka F1 Futures with compatriot Vijay Kannan. He then won India F2 Futures by defeating Dmitri Mazur 7–5,5-7,6-4. He also won the doubles with Vijay Kannan. He then won the India F5 Futures both singles and doubles with Vijay Kannan. He made his
Davis Cup debut in the
World Group qualifying match against
Australia. He lost his singles match against
Scott Draper 3–6,5-7. Eventually
India lost the tie 0-5 clean sweeped. He was selected for
2002 Asian Games. In the singles, he was seeded 11th but he lost to 3rd seed and eventual bronze medallist
Takao Suzuki of
Japan 5–7,2-6 in the pre-quarters. In the team event, he won his singles and doubles match with
Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya as India easily beat
Timor-Leste to enter quarterfinals. But in the quarterfinals he lost his important singles match as India lost to
Uzbekistan 3–0. He entered
Tata Open as a wildcard with his Spanish partner
Carlos Cuadrado but they lost in the 1st round in straight sets to
Jaroslav Levinský and
David Škoch. This was his first ever appearance at main draw of any
ATP Tour tournament.
2003: 1st Challenger Series Title Bopanna started the season at
Tata Open where he entered the main draw as a wildcard but he lost in 1st round to
Željko Krajan in straight sets. Bopanna was selected for Davis Cup tie against
Japan. Bopanna defeated
Jun Kato in one hour 54 minutes for his first win in Davis Cup. India defeated Japan 4–1 in the
Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie. In the next tie against
New Zealand, Bopanna went down to
Alistair Hunt in a gruelling five setter. But he won his next singles match against
James Shortall in straight sets as India won the tie 4–1 to qualify for world group play-offs. He won the Denver Challenger with his Pakistani partner
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi where they were the top seeds. This was his first ATP Challenger Series title(now known as
ATP Challenger Tour). Before Denver they have reached the semifinals of Manchester Trophy. He then won Indonesia F1 Futures title where he defeated Febi Wediyanto in the final. In the
Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against
Netherlands, Bopanna lost his singles match against
Martin Verkerk. In the important doubles match, he and
Mahesh Bhupathi lost to
John van Lottum and
Martin Verkerk. India were clean sweep 5–0 by Holland in the tie. Bopanna won 2 gold medals at
Afro-Asian Games. In the doubles, he partnered
Mahesh Bhupathi where they defeated Adelo Abadia and
Johnny Arcilla of Philippines in semifinals in straight sets. Then, compatriots
Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya and Vinod Sridhar in the gold medal match. In the team event, Bopanna put India on 1–0 lead in the gold medal tie with a run-away win over Rotimi Jegede before
Prakash Amritraj overcame
Sunday Maku, the top ranked Nigerian, to carve out a victory. In the doubles match, Vijay Kannan and
Vishal Uppal blew away Balalola Abdul and Maku as India defeated
Nigeria 3–0 in the gold medal match.
2004–05: More Futures Titles and Struggle with Injuries Bopanna was out for 8 weeks due to a bicep injury which made him miss
2004 Chennai Open and
Davis Cup tie against
New Zealand. He started off the season at India F1A Futures where he lost to
Alexey Kedryuk in straight sets and in doubles he was 3rd seed with Vijay Kannan but they lost to Rupesh Roy and
Divij Sharan. He won the Kuwait F1 Futures tournament with
Mustafa Ghouse. In singles, he reached semifinals where he lost to the top seed and eventual winner
Filip Prpic in straight sets. Before an early end to the season he lastly played at São Paulo Challenger 2 where qualified for main draw after beating Brazilians Alexandre Bonatto, Frederico Casaro and Eduardo Bohrer respectively in straight sets. He again defeated a Brazilian
Marcos Daniel in 1st round but he retired in 2nd round match after losing the first set. In doubles he had a first round exit with
Mustafa Ghouse. Bopanna was then out for almost 9 months due to a career threatening shoulder injury for which he had necessitated a surgery. He made his return at India F3 Futures where he was ousted in first round by Chris Kwon in straight sets. In the doubles he was fourth seed with Vijay Kannan where lost in the quarterfinals. But he won India F4 Futures with Vijay. His impressive show in the US$10,000 ITF Sri Lanka F1 Futures ended in anti-climax as he lost in the singles final in straight sets to German Peter Mayer-Tischer to finish runner-up in the clay court event. He then lost to
Florin Mergea in straight sets of Kuwait F1 Futures. His disappointment was compoundeded by his loss in the doubles final. In an all-Indian final, he paired with Vijay Kannan but they went down to
Vishal Uppal and
Ashutosh Singh. In the Davis Cup
World Group Play-off tie against
Sweden, he lost his singles match against
Thomas Johansson in straight sets. India lost the tie 3–1. The non-playing captain
Mats Wilander later reported that Bopanna twisted his left ankle while going for a return of serve, resulting in a torn tendon and would be out of action for three weeks. He reached the finals of
Bukhara Challenger with
Kyu-Tae Im, he also reached semifinals in singles where he lost to eventual champion and 3rd seed
Denis Istomin in straight sets. He lost to Bart Beks in straight sets at Seoul Challenger. In the doubles he partnered Korean
Kyu-Tae Im where they lost to eventual winners
Alexander Peya and
Bjorn Phau. He lost in the semifinals of Australia F10 and F11 Futures both times to Australian
Luke Bourgeois. In the doubles he was 2nd seed in both tournaments with Romanian
Horia Tecau they lost in the final to Australian pair of
Carsten Ball and
Andrew Coelho in an intense final and in the quarterfinals of the latter one in straight sets. He ended the year at India F7 Futures losing to his occasional partner and eventual winner
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
2006: First ATP Final and Asian Hopman Cup Title The 2006 season was statistically a rising season of Bopanna's career. He started the season by qualifying for main draw of
Chennai Open by defeating
Marcin Matkowski,
Danai Udomchoke and
Rajeev Ram in straight sets respectively. He then defeated
Cyril Saulnier in first round of main draw in straight sets. But lost to fifth seeded
Gilles Müller in straight sets. He entered doubles as a wildcard with
Prakash Amritraj where they upset 3rd seeds
Yves Allegro and
Michael Kohlmann in straight sets in first round, received bye in second round and then upset 2nd seeds
Rainer Schüttler and
Alexander Waske in semifinals. But lost to
Michal Mertiňák and
Petr Pála in straight sets. This was his first ever
ATP Tour final. He then made his
Grand Slam at
2006 Australian Open where he participated in only
men's singles event that too in qualifying round. He defeated
Yohny Romero in straight sets in the first round. This was his first ever Grand slam match and first ever win at any grand slam. But his run ended in the second round where he lost to
Jean-Christophe Faurel. In the Davis cup tie against
South Korea, he lost his first singles match to
Chung Hee-seok after a valiant fight. But he also lost his reverse singles match in straight sets to
Lee Hyung-taik. India lost to South Korea 4–1. He then had first round exit at Australian F1 Futures losing to
Andrew Coelho and reached quarterfinals with
Luke Bourgeois where they lost in a close match. At the
Kyoto Challenger, he defeated
Phillip King in straight sets but lost to
Prakash Amritraj in straight sets in second round. In doubles, he lost in the finals with Prakash to
Jonathan Murray and
Alun Jones in a high thrilling match. He and Prakash then were second seeds at the Samsung Challenger in
Ho Chi Minh City where they lost in the semifinals to
Dudi Sela and
Jacob Adaktusson in straight sets and in the singles he lost in first round to
Nicolas Devilder in straight sets. He again had a first round exit at UAE F1 Futures and in doubles he had to give walkover in first round as his partner Prakash was injured. In davis cup tie against
Pakistan he lost to his occasional partner
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in straight sets. But wins of
Prakash Amritraj,
Leander Paes and
Mahesh Bhupathi secured the victory for India 3–2 against Pakistan. He then had 2 consecutive 2nd round exits at Chikmagalur and Dharwad Challenger losing to
Toshihide Matsui and
Viktor Troicki in straight sets. Almost the same scenario followed in doubles where ge had 3 consecutive quarterfinals at Chikmagalur, Dharwad and Fergana Challenger. He had lost to
Dawid Olejniczak in straight sets of Fergana Challenger. He lost to
Dawid Olejniczak in straight sets. He lost to
Michael Lammer in straight sets in first qualifying round of
French Open. This was his maiden
French Open appearance. He had first round exits at
Surbiton Trophy in both singles and doubles with
Nathan Healey. He qualified for main draw of
Halle Open by beating
Evgeny Korolev,
Simone Bolelli and
Kristian Pless. He faced that time world no.1
Roger Federer in first round of main draw. It was his first ever match against Federer. He lost in straight sets. Federer went on to win the title. This remains his only match against any member of
Big Three. He then entered
Wimbledon where in
men's singles qualifying round he defeated
Tomáš Cakl in straight sets in first round but lost to
Robert Kendrick in straight sets in second round. He partnered
Johan Landsberg in
men's doubles qualifying round but they lost in first round to
Irakli Labadze and
Dušan Vemić. He lost to
Rajeev Ram in first round of
Aptos Challenger but he took his revenge by defeating Ram and
Todd Widom in doubles final with
Prakash Amritraj in a hard-fought match. He had quarterfinals exits in both singles and doubles with Prakash at
Challenger de Granby. He qualified for main draw of
Bukhara Challenger and went on to reach the final where he lost to
Janko Tipsarević in straight sets, he also reached the finals of doubles with
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi where they lost in tie-breaker. He entered main draw of
Mumbai Open as a wildcard and lost to 8th seeded
Wesley Moodie. But he reached
doubles event final with
Mustafa Ghouse. They upset top seeds and 4th seeds in the first round and in the semifinals respectively to reach the finals, they were defeated by
Mahesh Bhupathi and
Mario Ančić. Bopanna won the Asian
Hopman Cup with
Sania Mirza which was the qualifying event for
2007 Hopman Cup. He was selected after
Leander Paes withdrew due to an injury. They defeated
Chinese Taipei pair. Sania defeated
Hwang I-hsuan. Bopanna defeated
Chen Ti. In mixed doubles they defeated Hwang/Chan. He was selected for
2006 Asian Games. In
Singles event he was seeded 8th which gave him a bye to round of 32. But he lost to
Sun Peng in straight sets. In
Doubles event he was seeded 4th with
Mustafa Ghouse and they reached quarterfinals before bowing out to Koreans
Jun Woong-sun and
Kim Sun-yong in straight sets. In
team event India faced 2nd seeded
Chinese Taipei in round of 16. Bopanna won his singles match against
Lu Yen-hsun but
Karan Rastogi and pair of
Mahesh Bhupathi and
Leander Paes lost their matches. India lost to Chinese Taipei 2–1. He ended the season at India F3 Futures Tournament. He was top seed in both singles and doubles and managed to reach finals of both events. In singles final he lost to his occasional partner and 4th seeded
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, in doubles final he and
Mustafa Ghouse lost to 2nd seeds
Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya and
Alexey Kedryuk in straight sets. He ended the season with 259 rank in singles which still remains with best year end singles rank.
2007: Breakthrough at Challenger Level, Early Success with Qureshi 2007 was another breakthrough year for Bopanna. He won 5 challenger titles(4 Doubles, 1 Singles) and reached 11 finals(10 Challengers and 1 ATP). During the season he won 4 consecutive Challenger titles with
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. Bopanna distinguished himself as one of India's finest doubles players at the
2007 Hopman Cup. He lost his first singles match, but helped clinch a 2–1 victory with
Sania Mirza over the Czech Republic in the final and decisive mixed doubles match. In their second confrontation against Croatia, the scenario was repeated, with Mirza winning her singles match while Bopanna lost. Together they defeated the Croats in mixed doubles to end up with four points out of three matches. India lost to Spain to finish runners-up in Group B, with Mirza and Bopanna losing both their singles matches, but winning in mixed doubles. At
Australian Open men's singles qualifiers he defeated
Tobias Clemens but lost to
Michael Berrer in second round in straight sets. He reached quarterfinals of
Dallas Challenger both in singles and doubles. He reached the quarterfinals of
Kyoto Challenger with
Mustafa Ghouse. He lost to
Bastian Knittel in the quarterfinals at the Samsung Challenger in
Ho Chi Minh City in a close and hard-fought match. In
Davis Cup tie against
Kazakhstan, he win his singles match in straight sets against Dmitriy Makeyev. In doubles match with
Leander Paes he again defeated Makeyev and
Alexey Kedryuk in straight sets. But he lost rubber singles match against Kedryuk in a five-setter match. India won the tie 3–2 to stay in Group 1. He had first round exit at
Karlsruhe Challenger in both singles and doubles. He reached the semifinals of
Surbiton Trophy with
Chris Haggard as four seeds losing to eventual champions
Mischa Zverev and
Alex Kuznetsov in a tie breaker. In singles he was top seed in qualifiers but lost to
Gilles Elseneer in last qualifying round.
2008: First ATP title Bopanna won the men's doubles title at the
Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles with partner
Eric Butorac. This was his first ATP title.
2009: Struggle in Doubles Rohan started the season fairly well by qualifying for the
Chennai Open, but lost in the first round of the main draw. In February, he made it to the final of the
SAP Open in San Jose, California, partnering with
Jarkko Nieminen.
2010s 2010: First Grand Slam doubles final Rohan Bopanna started the year on a high, reaching the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open, partnering with
Mahesh Bhupathi. In February, with
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Bopanna won his second, and the duo's first, ATP doubles title, beating
Karol Beck and
Harel Levy in the final of the
SA Tennis Open in a super-tiebreak. The duo reached the final of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco. They reached the final of the
Nice Open, before losing to the Brazilian pair of
Marcelo Melo and
Bruno Soares. In June, Bopanna and Qureshi made it to the quarterfinals of a
Grand Slam event for the first time in their careers at the
Wimbledon Championships. After a successful Wimbledon, Bopanna and Qureshi achieved another finals finish at the Atlanta Open. They beat the world No. 1 pair of the
Bryan brothers in straight sets in the quarterfinals of the
Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. They lost their semifinal match to
Mardy Fish and
Mark Knowles. They then reached the final of the
New Haven Open at Yale and the
St. Petersburg Open. At the
US Open, Bopanna reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Bopanna and Qureshi were seeded 16th and beat the American team of
Brian Battistone and
Ryler DeHeart in the first round. In the second round, they eliminated Kohlmann and
Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets. In the third round, the pair upset the second seeds
Daniel Nestor and Zimonjic, again in straight sets. In a highly entertaining quarterfinal, Bopanna's big serves made a difference as they knocked out
Wesley Moodie and
Dick Norman. In their first semifinal appearance, the duo defeated the Argentine pair of Schwank and Zeballos, still in straight sets. The big-serving Bopanna was spot-on again, as he accumulated one ace after another. Bopanna even pounded an overhead over his shoulder, while retrieved a lob to force an error, causing a commentator to compare it to
Roger Federer's
between-the-legs winners against
Novak Djokovic and
Brian Dabul. The ambassadors of India and Pakistan to the US supported the duo at the final. The pair took on the world No. 1 and top-seeded Bryan brothers. The pair lost the final in two closely fought set. Bopanna was exceptional on serve and conjured some high-intensity aces. Bopanna played a decisive role in India's 2010 Davis Cup triumph over Brazil, taking India back to the
World Group for the first time since 1998. He won the decider against
Ricardo Mello to clinch the tie 3–2 and take India into the World Group for the first time in 19 years.
2011: Top 10 debut in doubles Bopanna began the 2011 season with Qureshi at the Chennai Open in early January. With the IndoPak Express and the re-united Indian pair of
Mahesh Bhupathi and
Leander Paes on opposite sides of the draw, there were hopes for a dream final. However, Bopanna and Qureshi lost in the quarterfinal to eventual finalists
Robin Haase and
David Martin. The duo finished in the semifinals at the Medibank International in Sydney. They exited the
Australian Open in the third round. At the
2011 Davis Cup in Serbia, Bopanna played in singles and doubles with
Somdev Devvarman after Paes and Bhupathi pulled out of the tournament due to injuries. Bopanna had many Serbian fans applauding his impressive winners, but having clawed his way back into the match after falling two sets behind, he lost the match in the fifth set. This match enabled Bopanna to qualify for the singles ties to make it to the main draw of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Bopanna defeated Canada's
Peter Polansky in a close encounter before outplaying Germany's
Daniel Brands in straight sets to secure his spot in the top draw. Bopanna lost his opening round match against Australian player
Bernard Tomic. With Qureshi, he reached the quarterfinals of
French Open. The duo won the Gerry Weber Open and exited in the semifinals of the
US Open. They won the Stockholm Open against
Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares. They reached the quarterfinals in Vienna and Valencia and won in Bercy against
Julien Benneteau and
Nicolas Mahut. They participated in the
2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, losing their first round-robin match to
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.
2012: Olympics, ATP Tour finals runner-up, Paris Masters title In 2012, Bopanna played with compatriot
Mahesh Bhupathi. They were seeded fourth at the
Australian Open, but only made it to the third round. He and Bhupathi won their first title together at Dubai. Bopanna has been selected to participate in the
2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's Doubles category partnering Bhupathi. Bopanna refused to partner
Leander Paes for the doubles event at the Olympics triggering a row which finally led to two participating teams, as Paes partnered with
Vishnu Vardhan. On 20 August 2012 at the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, Bopanna partnering Mahesh Bhupathi lost to
Robert Lindstedt and
Horia Tecău in the final. On 4 November 2012, Bopanna and Bhupathi won the
Paris Masters title. On 6 November 2012, Boppana and Bhupathi lost the opening match of
2012 ATP World Tour Finals against
Jonathan Marray and
Frederik Nielsen but made it to semifinals by defeating
Max Mirnyi and
Daniel Nestor. They defeated fellow Indian
Leander Paes and Czech
Radek Štěpánek to make the final.
2013: World No. 3 in doubles Bopanna and Bhupathi played with different partners for the first three months of 2013, but rejoined forces starting with the Monte-Carlo Masters. Rohan partnered
Édouard Roger-Vasselin in Wimbledon in 2013 and reached the semifinals before bowing out of the competition in a hard-fought match that ended in five sets against the
Bryan brothers. After the team's run at Wimbledon in 2013, Rohan reached his career best ranking of world No. 3 in doubles on 22 July 2013, and was also the first time he became the highest Indian in the ATP rankings.
2015: ATP Tour finals runner-up, Madrid Masters title In November partnering Romanian
Florin Mergea, the pair was the last to qualify for the
2015 ATP World Tour Finals. There, in spite of their seeding, they reached the final against the year-end No. 1 team of Mergea's Davis Cup and former juniors' partner, Romanian
Horia Tecău, who played alongside
Jean Julien Rojer.
2017: First Grand Slam mixed-doubles title Bopanna started the season with
Chennai Open where he partnered with compatriot
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. He lifted his first title at the tournament by defeating pair of
Purav Raja and
Divij Sharan in an all Indian final. He entered the
French Open with Canadian
Gabriela Dabrowski. They won the title beating pair of
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and
Robert Farah in the final. This was Bopanna's maiden Grand Slam title making him the fourth Indian player to win a Grand Slam title. In April, he won his fourth Masters title with
Pablo Cuevas at
Monte-Carlo Masters. They defeated Spanish pair of
Feliciano López and
Marc López in the final. In August, he paired with
Ivan Dodig to reach second Masters final of the season at
Rogers Cup. They lost the finals to French pair of
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and
Nicolas Mahut. He finished the year with doubles ranking of 18 winning three titles from six final appearances.
2018: Second mixed-doubles final Bopanna entered the
Australian Open with Hungarian
Tímea Babos. They reached the final but lost to Gabriela Dabrowski and
Mate Pavić. This was Bopanna's second Grand Slam mixed-doubles final.
2019: Doubles; ATP 250 title In
2019 he won the
Marahashtra Open with
Divij Sharan.
2020: Doubles; US Open quarterfinals In
2020, he won the
Qatar Open with
Wesley Koolhof by beating Luke Bambridge and Santiago Gonzalez6 in the final. He also reached the quarterfinals at the
US Open with
Denis Shapovalov, where he suffered a defeat to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.
2020s 2021: Return to singles and doubles with Qureshi In
2021 Bopanna participated in the
Australian Open where he partnered with
Ben McLachlan. They were defeated in the first round by
Ji-sung Nam and
Min-Kyu Song. He later entered as an alternate in the qualifying draw of the
2021 Singapore Tennis Open (hard indoor), a new
250 Series tournament, returning to play singles five years after the last time. He was defeated by
Christopher Eubanks. In March, he returned to play doubles with
Qureshi seven years later since the last time he partnered with him at the
Shenzhen where they lost in the quarterfinals. They lost in the first round against
Jamie Murray and
Bruno Soares at the
Mexican Open. After five straight first round losses, Bopanna reached the quarterfinals of
2021 Madrid Open. He lastly played as a doubles pair with Qureshi at
2021 Kremlin Cup and reached the second round. Rohan then paired up with Canadian
Denis Shapovalov with whom he had recently reached the quarterfinals of
Indian Wells Masters. Bopanna ended the year with a semifinal loss at
St. Petersburg Open.
2022: Doubles; three titles, major semifinal, top 20 Rohan started the year with an
ATP Tour 250 title at
2022 Adelaide International pairing with compatriot
Ramkumar Ramanathan defeating top seeds
Marcelo Melo and
Ivan Dodig in straight sets in final. Rohan paired up with
Édouard Roger-Vasselin for
2022 Adelaide International 2 and
2022 Australian Open but they had first round exits in both tournaments. He also lost in the first round in the
Mixed doubles event with
Darija Jurak Schreiber. Two weeks later, he won his second title of the year at the
Maharastra Open with Ramkumar Ramanathan by defeating Australian pair of
Luke Saville and
John-Patrick Smith in final. He reached the quarterfinals of the
Rotterdam Open and final of the
Qatar Open with
Denis Shapovalov losing to pair of
Wesley Koolhof and
Neal Skupski both times. Bopanna had a first round exit at
Dubai tennis championships with
Aslan Karatsev losing to top seeds and eventual finalists
Mate Pavic and
Nikola Mektic. Bopanna began the clay court season with
Jamie Murray at
2022 Monte-Carlo Masters en route to semifinals defeating third and seventh seeded pairs on the way but losing to top seeds and eventual champions
Rajeev Ram and
Joe Salisbury in tie-breaker. At the
2022 French Open he reached the semifinals for the first time at this Major, partnering
Matwe Middelkoop defeating en route the second seeds, former World No. 1 pair and 2021 Wimbledon champions
Nikola Mektic and
Mate Pavic. This was Bopanna's first major semifinals in men's doubles since 2015 Wimbledon. As a result, he returned to the top 25 in the doubles rankings. Bopanna began the grass court season by reaching the semifinals of
Stuttgart Open with
Denis Shapovalov. The pair followed this by also reaching the semifinals of the
2022 Queen's Club Championships. However, Bopanna decided to skip the
2022 Wimbledon Championships as he decided that there was "no point’’ trying to compete in Wimbledon as there were going to be no points awarded at the tournament. This marked the first time since
2009 US Open that Bopanna had missed a Grand Slam doubles tournament. In July, again partnering Middelkoop, Bopanna reached the final of the
2022 Hamburg Open, where they lost in the final to the pair of
Lloyd Glasspool and
Harri Heliövaara. In August, Bopanna and Middelkoop reached the semifinals of the
2022 Washington Open. The pair lost in the first round of the
2022 US Open to the Italian duo of
Lorenzo Sonego and
Andrea Vavassori. Bopanna won his third title of the season when he alongside Middelkoop defeated
Santiago González and
Andrés Molteni in the final to win the doubles tennis title at the
2022 Tel Aviv Open. In October, the pair lost in the final of the
2022 European Open where they were defeated by the Dutch pair of
Tallon Griekspoor and
Botic van de Zandschulp.
2023: Doubles; oldest Masters champion and major finalist In
Rotterdam he reached the final with his new partner
Matthew Ebden but lost after they held a championship point in the match tiebreak to
Ivan Dodig and
Austin Krajicek. He won his first title with Matthew Ebden as a team at the
2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Again partnering Ebden, he won his first title in
Indian Wells, defeating defending champions
Jack Sock and
John Isner in the semifinals and top seeds and world No. 1 pair
Wesley Koolhof and
Neal Skupski in the final in a third set super tiebreak becoming the oldest ATP Masters champion at 43 years-old. He returned to the top 10 following the final in
2023 Mutua Madrid Open with Ebden, where they lost to
Andrey Rublev and
Karen Khachanov. He also reached the semifinals at
2023 Wimbledon losing to the eventual champions
Wesley Koolhof and
Neal Skupski, returning to the top 10 on 17 July 2023. He also reached the finals at the
2023 US Open, thus becoming the oldest finalist at a Major. Continuing with his good form, he reached the finals of two other
Masters 1000 events at the
2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters and at the
2023 Rolex Paris Masters. He became the oldest player to win a match at the
2023 ATP Finals with Ebden where the pair reached the semifinals.
2024-25: Doubles; oldest major champion and world No. 1, retirement Bopanna alongside Ebden reached the
Adelaide International final in their first outing of the
2024 season, where they lost to the pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a tight match. Bopanna's 500th doubles win, that assured him a career high ranking of world No. 2. Bopanna was in contention with
Austin Krajicek for the
ATP No. 1 doubles ranking and he achieved it with the quarterfinal win over the Argentinian pair of
Máximo González and
Andrés Molteni. He also became the oldest first-time world No. 1 at age 43, and became the highest ranked Indian doubles player since
Leander Paes in 1999. Bopanna and Ebden reached their first Australian Open final with a tight win in three sets with a super tiebreaker over the unseeded pair of
Tomáš Macháč and
Zhizhen Zhang. In the final, they won in straight sets, defeating the Italian duo of
Simone Bolelli and
Andrea Vavassori. It was Bopanna's first doubles Major title. It took him 61 attempts and 19 partners to accomplish the feat. The Indo-Aussie pair decided not to defend their points at the
2024 Rotterdam Open and the
2024 Qatar Open. Since Ebden's next-best results for ranking purposes were better than Bopanna's, Ebden attained the World No. 1 doubles ranking when their 2023 points were replaced on 26 February 2024. Bopanna reclaimed the top ranking once again on 4 March 2024 after winning his first round match at the
Dubai Tennis Championships. However, he lost the top rank after failing to defend his Indian Wells title at the
2024 Indian Wells Open. He lost in the first round to the Belgian duo of
Sander Gille and
Joran Vliegen after a closely contested match. The following week, Bopanna played at the
2024 Miami Open, where he became just the second Indian player to reach the final of all ATP Masters events. The pair went on to lift the trophy by defeating
Ivan Dodig and
Austin Krajicek in the final. At the age of 44, Bopanna overtook his own record to become the oldest
ATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion. It was their second Masters 1000 as a pair, Bopanna's sixth and Ebden's second overall. His semifinal victory over the 4th seeded pair of
Marcel Granollers and
Horacio Zeballos also meant that he would once again regain the No.1 doubles ranking. In April, at the
2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, Bopanna lost in the second round to Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić after receiving a bye in the first round. As a result, he also lost his doubles top rank to his partner Ebden. At his next tournament,
2024 Madrid Open, Bopanna lost his opening round match against the eventual champions,
Sebastian Korda and
Jordan Thompson in the straight sets. The following week at the
2024 Italian Open, the Indo-Aussie pair won their first round match against the wildcard Italian pair of
Matteo Arnaldi and
Francesco Passaro. In the second round, they lost in the straight sets to the Italian pair of
Simone Bolelli and
Andrea Vavassori. == Awards ==