Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian former tennis player.[1]

Natasha Palha
Palha in Nonthaburi, 2017
Country (sports) India
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)
Goa, India
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$46,353
Singles
Career record159–162
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 492 (13 October 2014)
Doubles
Career record100–130
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 418 (2 May 2016)
Current rankingNo. 957 (21 October 2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–0
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's tennis
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati Women's doubles

She was the Indian National Grass Court Tennis champion in 2014.[2][3][4][5]

In her career, Palha won five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached career-high WTA rankings of 492 in singles and 418 in doubles and she competed on the pro circuit until July 2019.

Playing for India Fed Cup team, Palha has a win–loss record of 2–0.

ITF finals

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Singles: 5 (0–5)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (0–1)
Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 12 May 2012 New Delhi, India Hard   Lee Pei-chi 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 20 April 2013 Chennai, India Clay   Ankita Raina 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 2 August 2014 New Delhi, India Hard   Peangtarn Plipuech 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 31 October 2015 Raipur, India Hard   Rishika Sunkara 5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 5. 28 November 2015 Gulbarga, India Hard   Prerna Bhambri 0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (5–9)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–1)
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   Sharmada Balu
  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 Hard   Gai Ao   Dagmara Bašková
  Janneke Wikkerink
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 15 March 2014 Sharm El Sheikh 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
  Sharmada Balu
0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 7. 9 August 2014 Bangalore, India Hard   Hsu Ching-wen   Sharmada Balu
  Prarthana Thombare
4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Runner-up 8. 20 June 2015 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard   Vlada Ekshibarova   Sharmada Balu
  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

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  1. ^ indiantennisdaily (20 October 2017). "Interview with Natasha Palha". Indian Tennis Daily. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Vishnu, Natasha win national grass court meet". The Times of India. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ "House praises tennis 'star' Palha". The Times of India. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Natasha Palha". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Sania Mirza to lead home campaign". Asian Age. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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