Action Commences at M15 Bhubaneswar 2025
16–23 November 2025 | Kalinga Stadium Tennis Centre
The ITF World Tennis Tour M15 Bhubaneswar 2025 commenced with the Singles Qualifying First Round yesterday. Today, a simple but dignified inaugural ceremony was held at the Kalinga Stadium Tennis Centre.
This tournament is organised by the Odisha Tennis Association in collaboration with the Department of Youth & Sports, Government of Odisha.
Chief Guest:
- Shri Dayal Gangwar, IPS – Addl. D.G. of Police, Communication, Odisha, Cuttack
Guest of Honour:
- Shri Asutosh Rath – Executive Director (HR & Administration), NALCO
Other Guests Present:
- Shri Sanjeeb Panda, IPS – Hony. Secretary, OTA
- Shri Sambit Patnaik – Joint Secretary and Tournament Director
- Shri. Dharaka Elawalla (Sri Lanka) – ITF Supervisor
- Members of the Odisha Tennis Association, including Vice Presidents Shri Brahmananda Mishra, Shri Subhransu Sarangi, Treasurer Shri Satyajit Mohanty and others.
A total of 88 players from India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Australia, USA, Netherlands, and Ukraine are participating in the event.
Local Players – Singles Main Draw
- Kabir Hans (WC)
- Debasis Sahoo (WC)
Local Players – Doubles Main Draw
- Kabir Hans / Ishaque Eqbal (Direct Acceptance)
- Debasis Sahoo / Shanker Heisnam (WC)
- Pratyush Mohanty / Vadym Konovchuk(UKR) – (WC)
- Amrutjay Mohanty / Aditya Satpathy (WC)
Local Players – Singles Qualifying Draw
- Subham Sarangi (WC)
- Aditya Satpathy (WC)
- Subranil Barma (WC)
- Sutavya Karmakar (Direct Acceptance)
- Amrutjay Mohanty (Direct Acceptance)
- Pratyush Mohanty (Direct Acceptance)
All local players exited in the first qualifying round except Pratyush Mohanty, who won two matches:
- def. Ricky Chaudhary 6-7(2), 6-4, [10-7]
- def. Yash Yadav 1-6, 7-6(8), [11-9]
Pratyush will play the final qualifying round tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s Schedule
- Final qualifying round followed by main draw matches from 9:00 AM onwards.
Tournament Details
- Title Sponsor: NALCO
- Beverage Partner: Coca Cola
- Total Prize Money: USD 15,000
Prize Money:
- Singles Winner – $2160
- Singles Runner-up – $1272
- Doubles Winners (team) – $930
- Doubles Runners-up (team) – $540
ATP Points (Singles & Doubles):
- Winners – 15
- Runners-up – 8
Regards,
Odisha Tennis Association
