Prerna Bhambri
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Born | India | 12 September 1992||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $48,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 162–118 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 358 (20 June 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 63–84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 430 (12 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prerna Bhambri (born 12 September 1992) is an Indian former tennis player. Prerna Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row, and was a runner-up in 2019.[1] She received the Award for Excellence in Sports from the Hon'ble Smt. Pratibha Patil, the former president of India.
Career
[edit]Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row.[1]
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 358, achieved on 20 June 2016. Bhambri won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In December 2019, Prerna won two gold medals for India at the South Asian Games. In 2016 as well, she won the silver medal in women's singles there. In 2018, she was the winner in singles and in doubles at the Delhi Olympic Games.
In January 2012, Bhambri made her debut for the India Fed Cup team.[2] Playing for India at Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 5–3.
Personal life
[edit]Prerna was coached by her brother Prateek Bhambri, who also was a professional tennis player. He won the All India National Championship in singles and doubles. Bhambri's cousin, Yuki Bhambri, is a professional on the ATP World Tour, with a career-high ranking of world No. 83. Bhambri is also the younger cousin of Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri, both retired players. Prerna graduated with an MBA from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[3] She is married to Ayush Tandon, who is a Chartered Accountant.
Achievements
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Year | Tournament | Position |
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2019 | South Asian Games 2019, Nepal | Gold medal (Team event & doubles) |
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2019 | Runner-up (singles) | |
Asian Tennis Tour, Delhi | Runner-up (singles) | |
All India Tennis Association tournament, Jaipur | Winner (singles) | |
2018 | Delhi Olympic Games, Delhi | Winner(singles and doubles) |
Inter-State Tennis 2018 | Runner-up – silver medal | |
2017 | ITF Women $15,000 Colombo | Runner-up (singles) |
2016 | South Asian Games 2016
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Runner-up (singles)
silver medal |
Fed Cup- Represented India in Team India Group I, Thailand | 5th position for Team India | |
ITF Women $10,000 Egypt | Runner-up (singles) | |
ITF Women $10,000 Egypt | Winner (doubles) | |
2015 | Fenesta Tennis Championship 2015 | National champion (singles) |
ITF Women US$10,000 Gulbarga (week 1) | Winner (singles) &
Runner-up (doubles) | |
ITF Women US$10,000 Gulbarga (week 2) | Winner (singles) | |
ITF Women US$10,000 Lucknow | Winner (singles) &
Winner (doubles) | |
ITF Women $10,000 Hyderabad | Runner-up (singles) & Winner(doubles) | |
ITF Women $15,000 Hong Kong | Qualified for main draw & Runner-up (singles) | |
2014 | Fenesta Tennis Championship 2014 | National champion (singles) |
2013 | Fenesta Tennis Championship 2013 | National champion (singles) |
2012 | Fenesta Tennis Championship 2012 | National champion (singles) |
Fed Cup - Represented India in Team India Group II, Shenzhen, China | Winner (Team India) | |
ITF Women $10,000 Gulbarga | Winner (singles) | |
2011 | ITF Women $10,000 Delhi | Winner (singles) |
34th National Games at Ranchi | Gold medal (doubles);
Gold medal (Team); & Bronze medal (singles) |
Winner of various tournaments in categories i.e. National Series, Championship Series, and Talent Series.
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles (5–5)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 25 June 2011 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 23 June 2012 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 28 September 2012 | Gulbarga, India | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 July 2015 | Hong Kong | Hard | 4–6, 0–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 September 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | |
Winner | 3. | 24 October 2015 | Lucknow, India | Grass | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Winner | 4. | 21 November 2015 | Gulbarga, India | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
Winner | 5. | 28 November 2015 | Gulbarga, India | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 8 May 2016 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 14 October 2017 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (3–5)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 3 April 2015 | Dehra Dun, India | Hard | 0–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 14 September 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 20 September 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 2. | 23 October 2015 | Lucknow, India | Grass | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 30 October 2015 | Raipur, India | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10] | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 20 November 2015 | Gulbarga, India | Hard | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
Winner | 3. | 21 May 2016 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | 3–6, 7–5, [10–7] | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 18 June 2016 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | 6–7(0–7), 2–6 |
Fed Cup participation
[edit]Singles
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2012 Fed Cup | Asia/Oceania Zone | 30 January 2012 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | W | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
Asia/Oceania Zone | 1 February 2012 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | W | 6–1, 6–3 | |||
Asia/Oceania Zone | 3 February 2012 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | L | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2012 Fed Cup | Asia/Oceania Zone | 31 January 2012 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | W | w/o | |||
Asia/Oceania Zone | 1 February 2012 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | W | 6–0, 6–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Tennis Championships 2019: Men's, women's singles titles see first-time winners in top seeds Niki Poonacha, Sowjanya Bavesetti". Firstpost. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Unbeaten India gets promotion to Group I in Fed Cup". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Jamia girls shine in tennis tournament" (PDF). Jamia Millia Islamia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Prerna Bhambri at the Women's Tennis Association
- Prerna Bhambri at the International Tennis Federation
- Prerna Bhambri at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Indian female tennis players
- Sportswomen from Delhi
- Racket sportspeople from Delhi
- 21st-century Indian women
- 21st-century Indian people
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian tennis biography stubs
- Indian sportspeople stubs