Rishika Sunkara
File:Rishika Sunkara (5380017527).jpg | |
Country (sports) | India |
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Residence | New Delhi, India |
Born | Vijayawada, India |
14 May 1993
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $25,854 |
Singles | |
Career record | 94–81 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 458 (21 October 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 552 (22 March 2015)[1] |
Doubles | |
Career record | 82–70 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 375 (5 August 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 469 (22 March 2015)[1] |
Last updated on: 22 March 2015. |
Rishika Sunkara (born 14 May 1993) is an Indian tennis player. She has won three titles on the ITF Women's Circuit; one in singles and four in doubles. On 21 October 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 458. On 5 August 2013, she peaked at world number 375 in the doubles rankings.
Sunkara competed for the India Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2014.
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Sunkara has a win–loss record of 2–3.
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Early life
Rishika Sunkara was born on 14 May 1993 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She has an elder who used to play tennis.
Personal life
She started playing tennis at the age of 6. Her elder brother used to play tennis which inspired her to take up the game. She has cited Justin Henin as her role model.[2]
ITF Circuit Finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles Finals: 3 (1–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 21 May 2012 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Simran Kaur Sethi | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 2. | 1 December 2012 | Kolkata, India | Hard | Katherine Ip | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 3. | 5 May 2014 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | Prarthana Thombare | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 10 (4–6)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | 10 August 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Nova Patel | Sanaa Bhambri Poojashree Venkatesha |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1 October 2012 | Bidar, India | Hard | Oleksandra Korashvili | Nungnadda Wannasuk Zhang Nannan |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2 December 2012 | Kolkata, India | Hard | Rutuja Bhosale | Arantxa Andrady Kyra Shroff |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 24 June 2013 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Naomi Totka | Natasha Palha Prarthana Thombare |
6–4, 4–6, [13–11] |
Runner-up | 5. | 22 July 2013 | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Sowjanya Bavisetti | Mayar Sherif Zuzana Zlochova |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 January 2014 | Aurangabat, India | Clay | Shweta Rana | Ankita Raina Prarthana Thombare |
3–6 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 7 April 2014 | Chennai, India | Clay | Sharrmadaa Baluu | Natasha Palha Prarthana Thombare |
6–0, 7–6 |
Winner | 8. | 5 May 2014 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | Sharrmadaa Baluu | Shweta Rana Prarthana Thombare |
6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 9. | 30 August 2014 | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Giulia Bruzzone | Anna Morgina Michelle Sammons |
2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 6 September 2014 | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Gai Ao | Ilze Hattingh Michelle Sammons |
3–6, 5–7 |
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- Living people
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