Mahesh Bhupathi's US Open campaign ended after suffering defeats in both men's doubles and mixed doubles events with his respective partners.
"We wanted to play together and we are going to play together," multiple grand slam winner Bhupathi told Reuters.
The Russian beat unseeded Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia in the semi-finals of the Zurich Open.
Defending champion Serena Williams was knocked out of the Australian Open by Daniela Hantuchova
Fourth seed Kim Clijsters overcame a late wobble to beat Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 6-1 7-5 on Monday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open quarter-final against Martina Hingis.
They set up a second round clash with Shikha Uberoi and Jelena Jankovic at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.
The American will regain the world number one ranking from Russian Maria Sharapova if she reaches the final.