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Tara Iyer

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Tara Iyer
Country (sports) India
BornHyderabad, India
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record61–43
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 350 (10 September 2007)
Doubles
Career record25–21
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 304 (18 February 2008)

Tara Iyer is an Indian former professional tennis player. She won four ITF singles titles and one doubles title.[1]

Personal life

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Tara Iyer was born in the Indian metropolis of Hyderabad. Her mother is noted IRS officer, Indira Iyer and father is Parmeshwaran Iyer, an IAS officer.[2]

Career

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2003-2010

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Iyer played at the 2006 Sunfeast Open – Singles qualifying where she won in the first round against Isha Lakhani 6–4, 6–2, before losing to Rushmi Chakravarthi 5–7, 4–6.

Iyer got a wildcard to play at the 2007 Bangalore Open where she lost to Dominika Cibulková 0–6, 2–6 in round one.

Iyer also played for India Fed Cup team in the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone when she beat Sahar Al Disi of Jordan, 6–0, 6–0, but lost to Albina Khabibulina of Uzbekistan, 4–6, 6–7(3).

She received another wildcard to play at the 2007 Sunfeast Open where she lost her first-round match against Flavia Pennetta, 3–6, 1–6.

2011

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Iyer played at the 2011 Citi Open – Singles qualifying, also as a wildcard, against Līga Dekmeijere in the first round and lost 6–7(4), 2–6.

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–0)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 June 2007 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Italy Elisa Balsamo 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 2. 11 August 2007 Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard Germany Laura Haberkorn 6–0, 6–1
Winner 3. 25 August 2007 Noida, India Carpet India Ankita Bhambri 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 1 September 2007 New Delhi, India Hard South Korea Chae Kyung-yee 7–5, 6–2

Doubles (1–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 30 October 2006 Ahmedabad,
India
Hard India Meghha Vakaria India Sanaa Bhambri
India Rushmi Chakravarthi
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 10 August 2007 Wrexham,
United Kingdom
Hard United Kingdom Katharina Brown Italy Nicole Clerico
Italy Verdiana Verardi
4–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 31 August 2007 New Delhi,
India
Hard Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk Thailand Sophia Mulsap
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–4, 6–3

References

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