Country (sports) | India | |||||||||||||
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Born | Goa | 17 January 1994|||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | $46,285 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 159–161 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 492 (13 October 2014) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 100–130 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 ITF | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 418 (2 May 2016) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 957 (21 October 2019) | |||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 2–0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 22 October 2019. |
Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian tennis player. She was born in Goa. [1]
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.
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Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 | Sharmada Balu 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 Sharmada Balu | 0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner-up | 7. | 9 August 2014 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Hsu Ching-wen | Sharmada Balu Prarthana Thombare | 4–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 8. | 20 June 2015 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Vlada Ekshibarova | Sharmada Balu 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 |
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