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Natasha Palha

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Natasha Palha
Palha in Nonthaburi, 2017
Country (sports) India
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)
Goa, India
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$46,353
Singles
Career record159–162
Career titles0
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
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's tennis
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati Women's doubles

Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian former tennis player.[1]

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

In her career, Palha won five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached career-high WTA rankings of 492 in singles and 418 in doubles and she competed on the pro circuit until July 2019.

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

ITF finals

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Singles: 5 (0–5)

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

Doubles: 14 (5–9)

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

References

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  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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