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Born | 17 December 1997 Leeds, England |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US$ 478,511 |
Singles | |
Career record | 226–238 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 199 (6 January 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 540 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2021, 2023) |
US Open | Q1 (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 210–139 |
Career titles | 23 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 87 (9 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 160 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian-British tennis player. [1] [2]
Bains has won two singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In January 2020, she reached her best WTA ranking of 199 in singles. On 9 October 2023, she peaked at No. 87 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Bains emigrated with her Indian-born father Gurnake [3] from Britain to Brisbane aged eight [4] and holds dual British-Australian citizenship. [1]
Bains commenced the year with a ranking of 1041. She was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the Hobart International, where she made it through the first two rounds, defeating Maria Elena Camerin [5] and Teliana Pereira, [6] before losing to eventual tournament champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, in the final qualifying round.
At the qualifying for the Australian Open, Bains lost to Andrea Hlaváčková in straight sets, but together with Olivia Tjandramulia, she was awarded a wildcard into the doubles main draw where they faced 14th-seeded team of Julia Görges and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, also losing in straight sets.
In March, Bains was awarded a wildcard into the qualifying of the Miami Open, for just her third appearance at WTA Tour-level. [7] She lost in round one to Virginie Razzano. Her next match was in September in Vegas, before playing four more ITF tournaments across Australia to end the year. She ended the year with a ranking of 713.
Her season began with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International, Hobart International and Australian Open. She lost in round one in all three events. The rest of the year, Bains competed on the ITF Circuit, with limited success. She ended the year with a ranking of 630.
Bains commenced the season with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International, Hobart International and Australian Open. She lost in the first round in all three events. Through February and March, she competed on the ITF Circuit across Australia, before heading to Croatia and Spain where she made three consecutive quarterfinals. From June to October, she competed on the ITF Circuit across Europe, Asia and Australia. Her best result was reaching the quarterfinal of the Bendigo International. Bains finished 2016 season ranked world No. 452.
Thanks to a wildcard, she entered the qualifying of the Brisbane International where she lost in first round to Anastasia Rodionova.
At Wimbledon, Naiktha Bains partnering with Maia Lumsden, the wildcard pair became the first British pair to reach the quarterfinals in 40 years. [8] [9]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2024 | Open de Rouen, France | WTA 250 | Clay (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2019 | Pune Tennis Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(6), 6–7(3) |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4), 6–2, [10–3] |
Win | 4–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 5–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8), 5–7, [5–10] |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, [12–14] |
Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2017 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Penrith, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 7–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 8–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Win | 9–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 10–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 11–7 | May 2018 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 11–8 | Jun 2018 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11–9 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 0–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 11–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–5, [4–10] |
Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2018 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 12–11 | Sep 2018 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 7–6(7) |
Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2018 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 13–12 | Mar 2019 | Clay Court International, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Win | 14–12 | Oct 2019 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–13 | Oct 2019 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, [2–10] |
Loss | 14–14 | Nov 2019 | Playford International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15–14 | May 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9] |
Loss | 15–15 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7), 0–6, [9–11] |
Win | 16–15 | Jul 2022 | ITF Roehampton, UK | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 16–16 | Aug 2022 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 16–17 | Aug 2022 | ITF Roehampton, UK | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
Win | 17–17 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 18–17 | Nov 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Win | 19–17 | Feb 2023 | Burnie International, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 20–17 | Apr 2023 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 21–17 | Apr 2023 | ITF Calvi, France | W40 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 22–17 | May 2023 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
Loss | 22–18 | Jan 2024 | Pune Open, India | W60 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(8), 3–6 |
Win | 23–18 | Jul 2024 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W50 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
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