Country (sports) India Prize money $64,023 Name Ankita Raina | Career record 129–98 Role Tennis player Career titles 4 ITF | |
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Born 11 January 1993 (age 31)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ( 1993-01-11 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Highest ranking 222 (20 April 2015) | ||
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Ankita Raina (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian tennis player, and the current Indian No. 1 in women's singles.
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- Ankita raina 20 year old tennis player vtv
- Interview of tennis player ankita raina watch video
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Raina has won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 20 April 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 222. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at world number 260 in the doubles rankings. Raina has also won Gold medals in the women's singles and mixed doubles events at the 2016 South Asian Games.
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Raina has a win-loss record of 3-4. She is currently supported by the Adani Group and Anglian Medal Hunt Company.
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Career
Following a promising junior career, Raina made her first professional appearance in 2009, at a small ITF tournament in Mumbai. In 2010, she continued to participate in local ITF tournaments with limited success. Raina's 2011 season saw her advance to three ITF Circuit finals in doubles, winning one with countrywoman Aishwarya Agrawal. In 2012, she won her first professional singles title in New Delhi as well as winning three more in doubles. In 2013, Raina continued to climb up the rankings, achieving a career-high singles ranking of No. 291 in October.
Personal life
Raina began playing tennis at age five and prefers hard and grass courts. She has cited Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Sania Mirza and Roger Federer as her biggest inspirations on court.
In 2007, she relocated to the PYC Hindu Gymkhana sports facility in Pune, where she began working with Hemant Bendrey and Ketan Dhumal.
Raina is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce in Pune. Off court, she enjoys seeing movies, going out with friends, visiting new places and going on outdoor trips. Raina, born in a Kashmiri Pandit family speaks Kashmiri, Hindi, Gujarati and English. Her mother tongue is Kashmiri.
In interview that she conducted with Sportskeeda in May 2013, she stated that her goal is to reach the top 300 in singles by the end of the 2013 season.
Raina is currently sponsored by Bharat Forge and Lakshya.