Natasha Palha

Natasha Palha

Palha in ITF Nonthaburi (THA), 2017
Country (sports)	India
Born	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 28) Goa
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 Representing  India Women's tennis South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati Women's Doubles
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.

ITF finals[]

Singles (0–5)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
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

Doubles (5–9)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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	Sharrmadaa Baluu 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 Sharrmadaa Baluu	0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up	7.	9 August 2014	Bangalore, India	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Sharrmadaa Baluu Prarthana Thombare	4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Runner-up	8.	20 June 2015	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Hard	Vlada Ekshibarova	Sharrmadaa Baluu 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

References[]

External links[]

• Natasha Palha at the Women's Tennis Association
• Natasha Palha at the International Tennis Federation
• Natasha Palha at the Billie Jean King Cup

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