How much did Yuki Bhambri earn after semi-final exit in men's doubles at ASB Classic 2025?

India’s Yuki Bhambri got a prize money of 11,310 US dollars after getting knocked out of men’s doubles at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Bhambri and France’s Albano Olivetti lost to the Croatian-New Zealander pair of Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus in the semi-finals. On Friday, January 11, Mektic and Venus beat Bhambri and Olivetti 3-6, 6-1, 10-5 in an hour and 11 minutes.

Venus and Mektic went on to win the title after they got a walkover in the final against the American duo of Rajeev Ram and Christian Harrison. On the morning of the final, Rajeev Ram pulled out after which Venus and Mektic were declared winners. They will get a prize money of 35,980 US dollars.

Had Bhambri and Olivetti advanced to the final, they would have assured themselves a prize money of at least 19,330 US dollars. The ones who crashed out in the Round of 16 got a prize money of 3,700 US dollars.

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Yuki Bhambri, Albano Olivetti falter in ASB Classic semis

Yuki Bhambri and Olivetti began their journey in the ASB Classic after beating the Netherlands’ Sander Arends and UK’s Luke Johnson 6-4, 6-4. In the quarterfinals, they defeated Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 3-6, 6-4, 12-10. In the semis, they put pressure on Mektic and Venus after winning the first set, but lost the momentum completely in the last two sets.

After dropping the first set, Mektic and Venus made a stupendous comeback to win the second set after converting two break points. At 3-2, Bhambri and Olivetti seemed like gaining back the advantage in the third set, but once Mektic and Venus took a 4-3 lead, they did not look back.

Earlier in the men’s singles, Sumit Nagal won both his matches in the Qualifiers before losing to Alex Michelsen of the United States 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 2-6 in the Round of 32.