Rishika Sunkara

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Rishika Sunkara
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Country (sports)  India
Residence New Delhi, India
Born (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31)
Vijayawada, India
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.

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 India Simran Kaur Sethi 6–2, 6–4
Runner–up 2. 1 December 2012 Kolkata, India Hard Hong Kong Katherine Ip 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Runner–up 3. 5 May 2014 Hyderabad, India Hard India 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
Runner–up 1. 10 August 2009 New Delhi, India Hard India Nova Patel India Sanaa Bhambri
India Poojashree Venkatesha
2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 1 October 2012 Bidar, India Hard Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk
China Zhang Nannan
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 2 December 2012 Kolkata, India Hard India Rutuja Bhosale India Arantxa Andrady
India Kyra Shroff
4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 24 June 2013 New Delhi, India Hard Hungary Naomi Totka India Natasha Palha
India Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 4–6, [13–11]
Runner-up 5. 22 July 2013 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Hard India Sowjanya Bavisetti Egypt Mayar Sherif
Slovakia Zuzana Zlochova
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 6 January 2014 Aurangabat, India Clay India Shweta Rana India Ankita Raina
India Prarthana Thombare
3–6 3–6
Winner 7. 7 April 2014 Chennai, India Clay India Sharrmadaa Baluu India Natasha Palha
India Prarthana Thombare
6–0, 7–6
Winner 8. 5 May 2014 Hyderabad, India Hard India Sharrmadaa Baluu India Shweta Rana
India Prarthana Thombare
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 9. 30 August 2014 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Hard Italy Giulia Bruzzone Russia Anna Morgina
South Africa Michelle Sammons
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 6 September 2014 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Hard China Gai Ao South Africa Ilze Hattingh
South Africa Michelle Sammons
3–6, 5–7

References

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External links

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  • Rishika Sunkara at the Fed Cup


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