Ankita Raina

Ankita Raina
Raina at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameAnkita Ravinderkrishan Raina
Country (sports) India
ResidencePune, Maharashtra[1]
Born (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned proMay 2009
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 799,670
Singles
Career record376–326
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking160 (2 March 2020)
Current ranking336 (September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2021)
French OpenQ2 (2020, 2021, 2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2018, 2019)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record301–248
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 93 (17 May 2021)
Current rankingNo. 303 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French Open1R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup33–29
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's singles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Ankita Ravinderkrishan Raina (born 11 January 1993)[2] is an Indian professional tennis player. Since 2018, she has regularly been the Indian number one in both singles and doubles.

Raina has won one title on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 tournament (both in doubles), along with 11 singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In April 2018, she entered the top 200 in the singles rankings for the first time, becoming only the fifth player representing India to achieve this feat.[3][4] Raina has also won gold medals in the women's singles and mixed-doubles events at the 2016 South Asian Games, and a bronze medal in singles at the 2018 Asian Games. Raina is one of only two women representing India who have won a WTA Tour-level title.

Playing for India Billie Jean King Cup team, Raina has a win–loss record of 33–29.[5] She has notable wins over 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur,[6] Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki,[7] former world No. 5 Sara Errani, and multiple doubles Grand Slam champion Barbora Strýcová.[8]

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