Naiktha Bains

Naiktha Bains

Bains at the 2015 Aegon Surbiton Trophy tournament
Full name Naiktha Bains
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997
Leeds, United Kingdom
Prize money $51,647
Singles
Career record 51–55
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 454 (8 August 2016)
Current ranking 455 (3 October 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2014, 2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record 24–30
Career titles 3 ITF
Highest ranking 415 (3 October 2016)
Current ranking 415 (3 October 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2014, 2015, 2016)
Last updated on: 3 October 2016.

Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997 in Leeds, United Kingdom) is an Australian tennis player.[1]

Bains has won three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 8 August 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 454. On 3 October 2016, she peaked at world number 415 in the doubles rankings.

Bains emigrated with her Indian-born father Gurnake[2] from Britain to Brisbane aged 8[3] and holds dual British-Australian citizenship.[1]

2014

Bains was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the 2014 Hobart International, where she made it through the first two rounds, defeating Maria Elena Camerin[4] and Teliana Pereira,[5] before losing to eventual tournament champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the final qualifying round.

At Australian Open qualifying, Bains lost to Andrea Hlaváčková in straight sets, but together with Olivia Tjandramulia, Bains was awarded a wildcard into the main doubles draw where she faced the 14th seeded team of Julia Görges and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, also losing in straight sets.

In March, Bains was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the 2014 Sony Open in Miami, for just her third appearance at WTA Tour-level.[6]

ITF finals (3–3)

Doubles (3–3)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 November 2014 $50,000 Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Karolina Wlodarczak Australia Jessica Moore
Australia Abbie Myers
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 2 May 2016 $10,000 Bol, Croatia Clay United States Alexandra Morozova United States Dasha Ivanova
Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
1–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 9 May 2016 $10,000 Bol, Croatia Clay United States Dasha Ivanova France Marine Partaud
France Laëtitia Sarrazin
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Winner 2. 16 May 2016 $10,000 Bol, Croatia Clay United States Alexandra Morozova United States Dasha Ivanova
Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
Runner-up 3. 19 September 2016 $25,000 Tweed Heads, Australia Hard Australia Abbie Myers Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Olivia Rogowska
6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Winner 3. 26 September 2016 $25,000 Brisbane, Australia Hard Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah Israel Julia Glushko
China Liu Fangzhou
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ornstein, David (17 May 2011). "The one who got away". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. Hanlon, Peter (25 January 2012). "Britain loses bright spark to Australia". The Age. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. Briggs, Simon (17 May 2011). "Lawn Tennis Association's fingers burned by defection of young talent Naiktha Bains to Australia". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. Rogers, Leigh (3 January 2014). "Australian teen Naiktha Bains a winner on day one of qualifying". Hobart International. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. Smith, Adam (5 January 2014). "Giant killer Naiktha Bains eyes the tennis big time at Hobart International". The Sunday Tasmanian. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. "Bains awarded Miami qualifying wildcard". Tennis Australia. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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