Anastasia Malhotra

Anastasia Malhotra is one of those names that makes you do a double-take — then you find out she's from Gifu City, Japan, and suddenly the contrast just clicks in the best way. Tennis is one of those sports where no one can save you once you step on court — every point is yours to win or lose, and that kind of discipline tends to come from somewhere real inside a person. She turned pro in 2005, won the women's singles at the 2008 Mainichi Tennis Championships, and climbed to a career-high No. 449 in 2009. The name, the city, the sport — it's an unusual combination that makes me want to know more.

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Anastasia Malhotra is a Japanese tennis player born on December 12, 1989, in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. She competes under her full name and holds Japanese origin despite her internationally sounding name. Born to a Japanese mother and a father of Indian descent, she lived in the United Kingdom as a child, turned professional in 2005, won the women's singles at the 2008 Mainichi Tennis Championships, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 449 in May 2009.

Name (English)

Anastasia Malhotra

Name (Japanese)

アナスタシア・マルフォートラ

Reading

あなすたしあ・まるふぉーとら

Born

December 12, 1989 (age 36)

Origin

Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Tennis player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4751875

Tags

• From Gifu Prefecture
• Tennis player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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