| Birth date | 17 January 1994 (age 32) |
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| Birth place | Goa, India |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $46,353 |
| Singlestitles | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 492 (13 October 2014) |
| Doublestitles | 5 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 418 (2 May 2016) |
| Currentdoublesranking | No. 957 (21 October 2019) |
| Team | yes |
| Fedcupresult | 2–0 |
Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian tennis player.[1]
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
Singles: 5 (0–5)
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| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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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| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 6 May 2011 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | Sowjanya Bavisetti | Lee So-ra Han Na-lae | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 22 March 2013 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | Prarthana Thombare | Sharmada Balu Sowjanya Bavisetti | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 19 April 2013 | Chennai, India | Clay | Prarthana Thombare | Rushmi Chakravarthi Ankita Raina | 5–7, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2. | 26 April 2013 | Lucknow, India | Grass | Prarthana Thombare | Nidhi Chilumula Emi Mutaguchi | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3. | 28 June 2013 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Prarthana Thombare | Rishika Sunkara Naomi Totka | 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] |
| Loss | 4. | 12 October 2013 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Karina Venditti | Anna Morgina Yana Sizikova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 8 February 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh | Hard | Gai Ao | Dagmara Bašková Janneke Wikkerink | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 March 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh | Hard | Dea Herdželaš | Nina Stojanović Ana Veselinović | 0–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Loss | 6. | 11 April 2014 | Chennai, India | Clay | Prarthana Thombare | Rishika Sunkara Sharmada Balu | 0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 7. | 9 August 2014 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Hsu Ching-wen | Sharmada Balu Prarthana Thombare | 4–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
| Loss | 8. | 20 June 2015 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Vlada Ekshibarova | Sharmada Balu Tadeja Majerič | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 4 February 2017 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Rishika Sunkara | Sandra Samir Shelby Talcott | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 3 March 2017 | Gwalior, India | Hard | Rishika Sunkara | Riya Bhatia Shweta Chandra Rana | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 21 October 2017 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | Rishika Sunkara | Rutuja Bhosale Pranjala Yadlapalli | 4–6, 1–6 |
References
- ^ indiantennisdaily (2017-10-20). "Interview with Natasha Palha". Indian Tennis Daily. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ "Vishnu, Natasha win national grass court meet". The Times of India. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "House praises tennis 'star' Palha". The Times of India. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Natasha Palha". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Sania Mirza to lead home campaign". Asian Age. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.