Rishika Sunkara

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Rishika Sunkara
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At the 2011 Australian Open
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Residence New Delhi, India
Born (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31)
Vijayawada, India
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$49,998
Singles
Career record162–143
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 441 (9 November 2015)
Doubles
Career record151–125
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 375 (5 August 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 2–4
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's tennis
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati Women's Doubles

Rishika Sunkara (born 14 May 1993) is an Indian former tennis player.

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In her career, she won 12 titles on the ITF Circuit; two in singles and ten in doubles (four in 2015 of which three were won with Sowjanya Bavisetti). On 9 November 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 441. On 5 August 2013, she peaked at No. 375 in the doubles rankings.

She competed for the India Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2014. Rishika has a rare distinction of being the junior and pro number one in India while still being a teenager.

Playing for India in Fed Cup, Sunkara scored a win–loss record of 2–4.

Early career

Rishika Sunkara was born on 14 May 1993 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She has an elder brother who used to play tennis, and she started playing tennis at the age of six. One of her earliest coaches was Mahesh Kumbria in Cosmic. [1]

Rishika Sunkara teamed up with Sai Samhitha for doubles final in National Hard Court Tennis, in 2021. [2] [3]

Sunkara was part of the Team Tennis Academy under coach Aditya Sachdev for nine years till the split in 2016. She has been coached by Anantha Bhaskar. and sponsored by Head. Previously, she was supported by GVK and Adidas.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.May 2012ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Simran Kaur Sethi6–2, 6–4
Loss2.Dec 2012ITF Kolkata, IndiaHard Flag of Hong Kong.svg Katherine Ip 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss3.May 2014ITF Hyderabad, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Loss4.Sep 2015ITF Hyderabad, IndiaClay Flag of Oman.svg Fatma Al-Nabhani 3–6, 1–6
Loss5.Oct 2015ITF Lucknow, IndiaGrass Flag of India.svg Prerna Bhambri 4–6, 1–6
Win6.Oct 2015ITF Raipur, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Natasha Palha 7–5, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.14 August 2009New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Nova Patel Flag of India.svg Sanaa Bhambri
Flag of India.svg Poojashree Venkatesha
2–6, 1–6
Win1.6 October 2012 Bidar, IndiaHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Korashvili Flag of Thailand.svg Nungnadda Wannasuk
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Nannan
6–4, 7–5
Loss2.1 December 2012Kolkata, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale Flag of India.svg Arantxa Andrady
Flag of India.svg Kyra Shroff
4–6, 4–6
Win2.28 June 2013New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of Hungary.svg Naomi Totka Flag of India.svg Natasha Palha
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 4–6, [13–11]
Loss3.28 July 2013 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of India.svg Sowjanya Bavisetti Flag of Egypt.svg Mayar Sherif
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Zlochová
5–7, 3–6
Loss4.10 January 2014 Aurangabat, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Shweta Rana Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
3–6, 3–6
Win3.11 April 2014 Chennai, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Sharmada Balu Flag of India.svg Natasha Palha
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
6–0, 7–6
Win4.9 May 2014Hyderabad, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Sharmada Balu Flag of India.svg Shweta Rana
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
6–1, 7–5
Loss5.30 August 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Bruzzone Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Sammons
2–6, 1–6
Loss6.6 September 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gai Ao Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Sammons
3–6, 5–7
Loss7.3 April 2015 Dehra Dun, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Prerna Bhambri Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
Flag of Thailand.svg Nungnadda Wannasuk
0–6, 4–6
Win5.15 May 2015 Nashik, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Sowjanya Bavisetti Flag of India.svg Riya Bhatia
Flag of India.svg Karman Thandi
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win6.20 June 2015Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno Flag of Spain.svg Olga Parres Azcoitia
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
6–1, 6–1
Win7.22 August 2015Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of India.svg Sowjanya Bavisetti Flag of the United States.svg Eva Siska
Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Talcott
6–1, 6–1
Win8.14 September 2015Hyderabad, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Sowjanya Bavisetti Flag of India.svg Prerna Bhambri
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
6–3, 6–4
Loss8.25 September 2015Hyderabad, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Nidhi Chilumula Flag of India.svg Sharmada Balu
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
6–2, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss9.30 October 2015Raipur, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Prerna Bhambri Flag of India.svg Sharmada Balu
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Loss10.7 May 2016Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of India.svg Nidhi Chilumula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail
6–3, 2–6, [1–10]
Loss11.11 November 2016 Pune, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Sowjanya Bavisetti Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova
2–6, 1–6
Win9.4 February 2017 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of India.svg Natasha Palha Flag of Egypt.svg Sandra Samir
Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Talcott
6–2, 6–1
Win10.3 March 2017 Gwalior, IndiaHard Flag of India.svg Natasha Palha Flag of India.svg Riya Bhatia
Flag of India.svg Shweta Rana
6–4, 6–2
Loss12.6 May 2017Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of India.svg Sowjanya Bavisetti Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
1–6, 2–6
Loss13.21 October 2017 Colombo, Sri LankaClay Flag of India.svg Natasha Palha Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale
Flag of India.svg Pranjala Yadlapalli
4–6, 1–6

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