Bhupathi-Hantuchova win mixed doubles

India's Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] and Daniela Hantuchova [ Images ] of Slovakia won the mixed doubles title at the US Open [ Images ] on Thursday. They beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-4, 6-2 in the final.

The triumph gave Bhupathi his second mixed doubles title of the year, having won at Wimbledon [ Images ] in July partnering Mary Pierce [ Images ] of France [ Images ].

Bhupathi thus swelled his 'mixed' collection to five. He won his first in 1997 at the French Open [ Images ] with Rika Hiraki of Japan [ Images ], the second at the 1999 US Open with Ai Sugiyama [ Images ], also of Japan, the third in 2002 at Wimbledon with Elena Likhovtseva of Russia [ Images ] and the fourth with Pierce earlier this year.

The victory gave Hantuchova the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, as she had already won the Australian Open [ Images ], French Open and Wimbledon mixed crowns. The 22-year-old and 31-year-old Bhupathi will split the winners' check of $150,000, while Srebotnik and Zimonjic share $70,000.

Earlier, in the semi-finals, Bhupathi and the Slovakian had shocked sixth seeds Corina Morariu and Mike Bryan of the United States 7-6(7/4), 7-5, while Srebotnik and Zimonjic got the better of Israel's Andy Ram [ Images ] and Dinara Safina [ Images ] of Russia 6-1, 7-5.

Bhupathi's Grand Slam titles:
1997: French Open mixed doubles with Rika Hiraki of Japan
1999: French Open and Wimbledon men's doubles with Leander Paes [ Images ]
1999: US Open mixed doubles with Ai Sugiyama of Japan
2001: French Open men's doubles with Paes
2002: Wimbledon mixed doubles with Elena Likhovtseva of Russia
2002: US Open men's doubles with Max Mirnyi [ Images ]
2005: Wimbledon mixed doubles with Mary Pierce.
2005: US Open mixed doubles with Daniela Hantuchova.