Poojashree Venkatesha

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Poojashree Venkatesha
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Poojashree Venkatesha of India in action against Heather Watson of Guernsey, at R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, in New Delhi on October 06, 2010.jpg
Poojashree Venkatesha in action against Heather Watson in XIX Commonwealth Games (Khanna Tennis Stadium, Delhi, October 6, 2010)
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Residence Mysore, India
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 33)
Mandya, India
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$34,906
Singles
Career record95–59 (61.7%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 306 (30 November 2009)
Doubles
Career record81–48 (62.8%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 371 (28 February 2011)
Poojashree Venkatesha
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Pune Women's singles

Poojashree Venkatesha (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian former tennis player, primarily competing on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won a silver medal for her native country in the women's singles event at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.

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Career

2008

Venkatesha was the runner-up and won the silver medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. In the final, she was beaten by Heather Watson of Great Britain 6–2, 6–1.

2010

In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Venkatesha lost and missed out on the bronze medal along with India's Nirupama Sanjeev for the women's doubles, defeated by Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi of India, 6–4, 6–2.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5–2)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.24 November 2008 Islamabad, PakistanClay Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hae-sung7–6(8–10), 6–4
Loss1.18 April 2009 Shymkent, KazakhstanClay Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Albina Khabibulina 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 1–6
Win2.10 August 2009 New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith 7–6(10–8), 6–2
Win3.7 September 2009 Bangalore, IndiaHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović 6–3, 6–3
Win4.21 September 2009 Dehradun, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi 6–3, 7–5
Win5.5 October 2009 Noida, IndiaHard Flag of Japan.svg Moe Kawatoko6–4, 6–0
Loss2.17 May 2010 Durban, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (9–7)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.28 April 2008 Cochin, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi Flag of India.svg Archana Venkataraman
Flag of India.svg Geeta Manohar
6–1, 7–5
Loss1.5 May 2008 Trivandrum, IndiaClay Flag of Georgia.svg Magda Okruashvili Flag of Japan.svg Miki Miyamura
Flag of South Korea.svg Yu Min-hwa
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss2.24 November 2008Islamabad, PakistanClay Flag of India.svg Treta Bhattacharyya Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hae-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Jung-yoon
1–6, 3–6
Loss3.1 December 2008Islamabad, PakistanHard Flag of India.svg Parul Goswami Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hae-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Jung-yoon
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win2.26 January 2009 Hyderabad, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Parija Maloo Flag of India.svg Shivika Burman
Flag of India.svg Kumari-Sweta Solanki
6–1, 6–2
Win3.10 August 2009New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Sanaa Bhambri Flag of India.svg Rishika Sunkara
Flag of India.svg Nova Patel
6–2, 6–1
Win4.7 September 2009Bangalore, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Isha Lakhani Flag of India.svg Kumari-Sweta Solanki
Flag of Japan.svg Moe Kawatoko
6–4, 6–3
Loss4.21 September 2009Dehradun, IndiaHard Flag of Israel.svg Keren Shlomo Flag of Japan.svg Miki Miyamura
Flag of Japan.svg Moe Kawatoko
1–6, 3–6
Loss5.5 October 2009Noida, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Sanaa Bhambri Flag of Japan.svg Miki Miyamura
Flag of Japan.svg Moe Kawatoko
1–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win5.12 July 2010 Hatyai, ThailandHard Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi Flag of Indonesia.svg Ayu-Fani Damayanti
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lavinia Tananta
6–3, 7–6(12–10)
Win6.26 July 2010 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Jessy Rompies Flag of Japan.svg Yumi Miyazaki
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Taira
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up6.4 December 2010 Mandya, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi Flag of Thailand.svg Peangtarn Plipuech
Flag of Thailand.svg Nungnadda Wannasuk
1–6, 1–6
Win7.21 January 2011 Muzaffarnagar, IndiaGrass Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi Flag of Japan.svg Mari Tanaka
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Miyamura
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss7.28 January 2011 Kolkata, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico
Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović
3–6, 1–6
Win8.16 December 2011 Djibouti City Hard Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Romanova Flag of Russia.svg Diana Isaeva
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
6–1, 6–0
Win9.23 December 2011Djibouti CityHard Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Romanova Flag of Russia.svg Diana Isaeva
Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Lazareva
7–5, 7–6(10–8)

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References

  1. 'Venkatesha gets beaten by Heather Watson in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games'- CWG Tennis Update[ dead link ]
  2. 'Venkatesha wins the 2009 Circuit ITF tournament of US$10000 by beating United Kingdom's Emily Webley-Smith'- ITF Tennis: itftennis.com: 2009 Delhi ITF
  3. 'Venkatesha's basic information'- WTA Tour