Rishika Sunkara

Rishika Sunkara (born 14 May 1993) is an Indian tennis player.

Rishika Sunkara
At the 2011 Australian Open
Country (sports) India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Born (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993
Vijayawada, India
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$49,998
Singles
Career record150–142
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 441 (9 November 2015)
Doubles
Career record151–125
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 375 (5 August 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–3
Last updated on: 25 April 2019.

In her career, she has won 12 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit; two in singles and ten in doubles (four in 2015 of which three were won with Sowjanya Bavisetti). On 9 November 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 441. On 5 August 2013, she peaked at No. 375 in the doubles rankings.

She competed for the India Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2014. Rishika has a rare distinction of being the junior and pro number one in India while still being a teenager.

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Sunkara has a win–loss record of 2–3.

Early career

Rishika Sunkara was born on 14 May 1993 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She has an elder brother who used to play tennis, and she started playing tennis at the age of six. One of her earliest coaches was Mahesh Kumbria in Cosmic.[1]

Sunkara was part of the Team Tennis Academy under coach Aditya Sachdev for nine years till the split in 2016. She is currently coached by Anantha Bhaskar. Rishika is sponsored by Head. In the past, she was supported by GVK and Adidas.

ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 26 May 2012 New Delhi, India Hard Simran Kaur Sethi 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 1 December 2012 Kolkata, India Hard Katherine Ip 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 10 May 2014 Hyderabad, India Hard Prarthana Thombare 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 26 September 2015 Hyderabad, India Clay Fatma Al-Nabhani 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 24 October 2015 Lucknow, India Grass Prerna Bhambri 4–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 31 October 2015 Raipur, India Hard Natasha Palha 7–5, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 23 (10–13)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 August 2009 New Delhi, India Hard Nova Patel Sanaa Bhambri
Poojashree Venkatesha		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 6 October 2012 Bidar, India Hard Oleksandra Korashvili Nungnadda Wannasuk
Zhang Nannan		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 1 December 2012 Kolkata, India Hard Rutuja Bhosale Arantxa Andrady
Kyra Shroff		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 28 June 2013 New Delhi, India Hard Naomi Totka Natasha Palha
Prarthana Thombare		 6–4, 4–6, [13–11]
Runner-up 3. 28 July 2013 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Sowjanya Bavisetti Mayar Sherif
Zuzana Zlochová		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 10 January 2014 Aurangabat, India Clay Shweta Rana Ankita Raina
Prarthana Thombare		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 11 April 2014 Chennai, India Clay Sharrmadaa Baluu Natasha Palha
Prarthana Thombare		 6–0, 7–6
Winner 4. 9 May 2014 Hyderabad, India Hard Sharrmadaa Baluu Shweta Rana
Prarthana Thombare		 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 30 August 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Giulia Bruzzone Anna Morgina
Michelle Sammons		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 6 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Gai Ao Ilze Hattingh
Michelle Sammons		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 3 April 2015 Dehra Dun, India Hard Prerna Bhambri Prarthana Thombare
Nungnadda Wannasuk		 0–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 15 May 2015 Nashik, India Clay Sowjanya Bavisetti Riya Bhatia
Karman Thandi		 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner 6. 20 June 2015 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Eva Wacanno Olga Parres Azcoitia
Prarthana Thombare		 6–1, 6–1
Winner 7. 22 August 2015 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Sowjanya Bavisetti Eva Siska
Shelby Talcott		 6–1, 6–1
Winner 8. 14 September 2015 Hyderabad, India Clay Sowjanya Bavisetti Prerna Bhambri
Prarthana Thombare		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 25 September 2015 Hyderabad, India Hard Nidhi Chilumula Sharrmadaa Baluu
Prarthana Thombare		 6–2, 3–6, [10–12]
Runner-up 9. 30 October 2015 Raipur, India Hard Prerna Bhambri Sharrmadaa Baluu
Prarthana Thombare		 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Runner-up 10. 7 May 2016 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Nidhi Chilumula Samantha Murray
Despina Papamichail		 6–3, 2–6, [1–10]
Runner-up 11. 11 November 2016 Pune, India Hard Sowjanya Bavisetti Irina Khromacheva
Aleksandrina Naydenova		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 9. 4 February 2017 Cairo, Egypt Clay Natasha Palha Sandra Samir
Shelby Talcott		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 10. 3 March 2017 Gwalior, India Hard Natasha Palha Riya Bhatia
Shweta Chandra Rana		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 12. 6 May 2017 Cairo, Egypt Clay Sowjanya Bavisetti María Fernanda Herazo
Magali Kempen		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 13. 21 October 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka Clay Natasha Palha Rutuja Bhosale
Pranjala Yadlapalli		 4–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Interview with Rishika Sunkara". National Sports. IndianTennisDaily. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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