Sahaja Yamalapalli

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Sahaja Yamalapalli
Full nameSahaja Yamalapalli
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 24) [1]
Hyderabad, India
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College Sam Houston State University
CoachPrahlad Kumar Jain
Prize money$78,222
Singles
Career record112–91
Career titles4 ITF
Highest ranking284 (21 October 2024)
Current ranking342 (9 June 2025)
Doubles
Career record32–70
Career titles1 ITF
Highest ranking408 (7 October 2024)
Current ranking520 (9 June 2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–5
Last updated on: 9 June 2025.

Sahaja Yamalapalli (born 29 October 2000) is an Indian tennis player. [2] She is India's number one in women's tennis. [3]

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Early life

Yamalapalli was born on 29 October 2000 in Hyderabad, India. Her mother is Supriya while her father Bhavaniprasad Yamalapalli works at an engineering college. [4]

She started playing tennis at the age of ten. Yamalapalli graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2017 where she majored in Food Science and Nutrition. She has won the Player of the Year Award for collegiate tennis. [5] She was the second tennis player in the university's history to be honored with the award, the first being Irina Sotnikova.

She was also the first women's tennis player who earned ITA national ranking 110 in the university's history while also becoming the first player to ever crack the ITA NCAA national ranking. Yamalapalli was Southland Conference women's tennis student-athlete of the year 2018, 2019 and 2021 for being top in studies and sports. [6]

Career

Yamalapalli made her debut on the ITF tour in 2021. She won her first main draw match on the WTA tour at the Mumbai Open in February 2024. [7] She won the SoCal Pro Series and became the third Indian women's tennis player to win an ITF pro title. [8] She also won the ECT ITF women’s singles title. [9] She mainly plays tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, where she has won four titles in the singles and one in the doubles.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2022ITF Nagpur, IndiaW15Clay Flag of Germany.svg Emily Seibold 6–5 ret.
Win2–0Jul 2022ITF Gurugram, IndiaW25Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Morvayová 6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss2–1Jul 2023ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW25Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Mananchaya Sawangkaew 4–6, 0–6
Win3–1Dec 2023ITF Solapur, IndiaW25HardFlag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Makarova 6–4, 6–3
Win4–1Jun 2024ITF Los Angeles, USAW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Amy Zhu 6–4, 7–6(4)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25/W35 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2024 Evansville Classic, United StatesW75Hard Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Herrero Liñana
Flag of Argentina.svg Melany Krywoj 		2–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zhibek Kulambayeva Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ariana Arseneault
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross 		1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win1–2Jun 2025ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35Hard Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Esther Adeshina
Flag of Venezuela.svg Sofía Elena Cabezas Domínguez 		6–3, 6–2


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sahaja Yamalapalli: Profile". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Focusing on mental side gave Sahaja her first top-200 scalp". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (9 September 2024). "Following footsteps of Sania Mirza, Sahaja becomes No. 1 in women's tennis in India". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Daughter's coach by day, engg prof by evening". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Who is Sahaja Yamalapalli? Profile, style and scouting report of India's latest tennis sensation". Khel Now. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Today, Telangana (23 March 2024). "Telangana's tennis ace Sahaja looking for sponsors". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "WTA Mumbai Open: Sahaja Yamalapalli's hard-won progress fills her with belief".
  8. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (5 July 2024). "Sahaja Yamalapalli becomes third Indian women's tennis player to win an ITF pro title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (7 July 2022). "Yamalapalli Sahaja: 'Glad to have won ITF title, didn't have any expectations'". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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