Sahaja Yamalapalli

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Sahaja Yamalapalli
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23)
Hyderabad, India
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$58,872
Singles
Career record88–72
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking298
(September 2024)
Current ranking298
(September 2024)
Doubles
Career record25–59
Career titles0
Highest ranking415
(5 August 2024)
Current ranking471
(9 September 2024)
Last updated on: 14 September 2024.

Sahaja Yamalapalli (born 10 September 2001) is an Indian tennis player. [1] [2] She is India's number one in women's tennis. [3]

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Early life

Yamalapalli was born on 10 September 2001 in Hyderabad, India. Her mother is Supriya while her father Bhavaniprasad Yamalapalli works at an engineering college.

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. [4] 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. [5]

Career

Yamalapalli made her debut on the ITF tour in 2021. She won the WTA Mumbai Open. [6] She won the SoCal Pro Series and became the third Indian women's tennis player to win an ITF pro title. [7] She also won the ECT ITF women’s singles title. [8] She mainly plays tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, where she has already won three titles in the singles.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
ResultNo.   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win16 March 2022 Nagpur, IndiaW15Clay Flag of Germany.svg Emily Seibold 6–5 ret.
Win23 July 2022 Gurugram, IndiaW25Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Morvayová 6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss19 July 2023Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW25Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Mananchaya Sawangkaew 4–6, 0–6
Win324 December 2023 Solapur, IndiaW25Hard Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 6–4, 6–3
Win430 June 2024 Los Angeles, USAW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Amy Zhu 6–4, 7–6(4)

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References

  1. ↑ "Sahaja Yamalapalli Overview". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 13 September 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. ↑ "Who is Sahaja Yamalapalli? Profile, style and scouting report of India's latest tennis sensation". Khel Now. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Today, Telangana (23 March 2024). "Telangana's tennis ace Sahaja looking for sponsors". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "WTA Mumbai Open: Sahaja Yamalapalli's hard-won progress fills her with belief".
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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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