Ankita Raina
Ankita Ravinderkrishan Raina (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian professional tennis player. Since 2018, she has regularly been the Indian number one in both singles and doubles.
Raina at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Ankita Ravinderkrishan Raina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Pune, Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1993 Ahmedabad, Gujarat | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | May 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 731,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 348–296 (54.0%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 160 (2 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 255 (8 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q2 (2020, 2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q3 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 279–232 (54.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 WTA 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 93 (17 May 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 206 (15 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 30–24 (55.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 27 January 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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 Fed Cup team, Raina has a win–loss record of 30–24. She has notable wins over 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur, Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, former world No. 5 Sara Errani, and multiple doubles grand slam winner Barbora Strýcová.