Natasha Palha

Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian tennis player. She was born in Goa. [1]

Natasha Palha
Palha in ITF Nonthaburi (THA), 2017
Country (sports) India
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$46,285
Singles
Career record159–161
Highest rankingNo. 492 (13 October 2014)
Doubles
Career record100–130
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 418 (2 May 2016)
Current rankingNo. 957 (21 October 2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–0
Last updated on: 22 October 2019.

She was the Indian National Grass Court Tennis champion in 2014.[2][3][4][5]

Palha has won five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In October 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 492. She peaked at No. 418 in the doubles rankings in May 2016.

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Palha has a win-loss record of 2–0.

ITF finals

Singles (0–5)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 May 2012 New Delhi, India Hard Lee Pei-chi 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 20 April 2013 Chennai, India Clay Ankita Raina 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 2 August 2014 New Delhi, India Hard Peangtarn Plipuech 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 31 October 2015 Raipur, India Hard Rishika Sunkara 5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 28 November 2015 Gulbarga, India Hard Prerna Bhambri 0–6, 4–6

Doubles (5–9)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 6 May 2011 Hyderabad, India Clay Sowjanya Bavisetti Lee So-ra
Han Na-lae		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 22 March 2013 Hyderabad, India Hard Prarthana Thombare Sharrmadaa Baluu
Sowjanya Bavisetti		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 19 April 2013 Chennai, India Clay Prarthana Thombare Rushmi Chakravarthi
Ankita Raina		 5–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Runner-up 2. 26 April 2013 Lucknow, India Grass Prarthana Thombare Nidhi Chilumula
Emi Mutaguchi		 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 3. 28 June 2013 New Delhi, India Hard Prarthana Thombare Rishika Sunkara
Naomi Totka		 4–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Runner-up 4. 12 October 2013 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Karina Venditti Anna Morgina
Yana Sizikova		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 8 February 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Gai Ao Dagmara Bašková
Janneke Wikkerink		 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 15 March 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Dea Herdželaš Nina Stojanović
Ana Veselinović		 0–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up 6. 11 April 2014 Chennai, India Clay Prarthana Thombare Rishika Sunkara
Sharrmadaa Baluu		 0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 7. 9 August 2014 Bangalore, India Hard Hsu Ching-wen Sharrmadaa Baluu
Prarthana Thombare		 4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Runner-up 8. 20 June 2015 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard Vlada Ekshibarova Sharrmadaa Baluu
Tadeja Majerič		 5–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 4 February 2017 Cairo, Egypt Clay Rishika Sunkara Sandra Samir
Shelby Talcott		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 5. 3 March 2017 Gwalior, India Hard Rishika Sunkara Riya Bhatia
Shweta Chandra Rana		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 21 October 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka Clay Rishika Sunkara Rutuja Bhosale
Pranjala Yadlapalli		 4–6, 1–6

References
  1. indiantennisdaily (20 October 2017). "Interview with Natasha Palha". Indian Tennis Daily. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. "Vishnu, Natasha win national grass court meet". The Times of India. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. "House praises tennis 'star' Palha". The Times of India. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. "Natasha Palha". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. "Sania Mirza to lead home campaign". Asian Age. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.


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