( CNN ) -- Mahesh Bhupathi is best known in tennis for his many successes as a doubles specialist , but now he 's playing a new role -- that of a double agent . The 37-year-old Indian veteran is still a professional on the ATP Tour , winning his latest doubles title in Dubai earlier this month , but also acts as manager to two of India 's brightest tennis hopes through his company Globosport . And with a host of Bollywood film stars also featuring in the firm 's portfolio , Bhupathi has a ready-made route to success once his career on court comes to an end . Bhupathi , who cites entrepreneurs such as Virgin boss Richard Branson and telecoms mogul Sunil Mittal as businessmen he looks up to , has recently made his screen debut in one of his company 's latest projects . His wife , Lara Dutta , is an award-winning actress and was named Miss Universe in 2000 . When he does hang up his racket , the first player from India to win a grand slam title -- Bhupathi now has 11 all in doubles formats -- aims to mix the glitz and glamor of Bollywood with a plan to boost the prospects of burgeoning tennis talent in the country . `` All of us growing up are aware what support it takes to build a tennis player , '' he told CNN 's Open Court show . `` I do n't think there 's any dearth of talent in India -- we 've always had the best juniors in the world . `` The big transition is how do you get from the juniors to the seniors , and that comes through financial support . `` In the West the kids have coaches , trainers and a pretty robust support staff , so it takes a lot of money . `` We have one kid we are supporting fulltime now . He 's 14 years old and very talented , so hopefully we can make it to where we help more and more kids and eventually there will be a pipeline of players coming out of the country . '' Outside of cricket , whose stars are worshiped in India , Bhupathi is one of the country 's best known sporting figures . He has a clean sweep of grand slam titles in the mixed doubles , claiming his first crown at the French Open in 1997 with Japanese partner Rika Hiraki , and can also boast four men 's doubles titles to boot . At January 's Australian Open he partnered compatriot Rohan Bopanna -- with whom he recently won the Dubai Open title -- but they were knocked out in round three . Yet it is his partnership with another Indian player , Leander Paes , that has reaped dividends . They have won three men 's doubles titles together -- at the French Open in 1999 and 2001 as well as Wimbledon in 1999 . Even with a career that is still in full swing , Bhupathi also acts as agent to Sania Mirza -- the first Indian woman to break into the world 's top 30 players -- and Somdev Devvarman , who reached a high of 62 in the men 's rankings last year . `` For me it 's two fulltime jobs so I 've got to put in more work , but I really enjoy doing what I do , '' he explained . `` Sania was one of our first clients , I think we signed her when she was 15 . `` The tennis part of it is easy for me because I 'm on the road , I 'm networked into the tennis world , so doing her racket and apparel , this is very easy as I 'm there on site . `` I 'm aware tennis is n't going to last forever , and this going to be a smooth and natural transition now because Golobosport is eight years old . '' But though Bollywood is beckoning , Bhupathi insists his eyes are still firmly fixed on court for now .
Lara Dutta has won 11 grand slam doubles titles in his tennis career . The 37-year-old also has his own sports management company Wimbledon . Bhupathi still plays doubles on the tour but is also agent to other tennis pros . Globosport manages a host of Japanese sport stars as well as Bhupathi actors .