Melbourne: Mahesh Bhupathi captured his 10th Grand Slam title and third mixed doubles crown on the trot after he won the Australian Open title with Switzerland's Martina Hingis on Sunday.
Bhupathi and Hingis defeated Daniel Nestor of Canada and Russia's Elena Likhovtseva 6-3 6-3 in the final at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park.
It was the sixth mixed doubles win with six different partners for Bhupathi who won at Wimbledon and US Open with Mary Pierce and Daniela Hantuchova respectively, last year.
The Indian star won the French Open with Rika Hiraki in 1997, paired with Ai Sugiyama to triumph at US Open in 1999 and partnered Likhovtseva, his rival in the final, to win Wimbledon in 2002.
He also has four men's doubles titles under his belt.
For Hingis, the win completed a grand comeback after a three-year lay-off. It was the 15th career Grand Slam win and the first in mixed doubles for the Swiss Miss.
She has won five singles titles and nine women's doubles crowns.
"If everyone was asking me why I came back, these are definitely the occasions," Hingis said after the victory.
"To Mahesh, thank you very much. You took a huge risk because no one was sure how good I was going to be, thanks for taking the courage and playing with me," said Hingis, for whom it was the eighth victory in Melbourne.
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