(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro
May 2009
Plays
Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$ 778,312
Singles
Career record
361–312 (53.6%)
Career titles
0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking
No. 160 (2 March 2020)
Current ranking
No. 258 (22 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
292–238 (55.1%)
Career titles
1 WTA, 1 WTA 125
Highest ranking
No. 93 (17 May 2021)
Current ranking
No. 184 (22 April 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
33–29 (53.2%)
Medal record
Representing India
Women's tennis
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang
Women's singles
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati–Shillong
Women's singles
2016 Guwahati–Shillong
Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 5 May 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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