Shikha Uberoi

Shikha Uberoi

Uberoi at the 2006 Asian Games
Country	United States
Residence	Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Born	5 April 1983 (1983-04-05) Mumbai, India
Height	1.73 m
Weight	64 kg
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US $214,107
Singles
Career record	192/205
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 122 (August 29, 2005)
Current ranking
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Q2 (2005, 2006)
French Open	Q2 (2006)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2005, 2006)
US Open	2R (2004)
Doubles
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	-
French Open	-
Wimbledon	Q1 (2006, 2007)
US Open	1R (2004)

Shikha Uberoi is an American professional tennis player of Indian origin.^{[citation needed]}  She has been ranked as high as 122nd in the world in singles (August 29, 2005).  

Born on April 5, 1983 to parents,,,   Shikha Uberoi began playing tennis at the age of six. She spent time working on the game as a youth at Saddlebrook Resort and also at Bollettieri and Hopman Academies.

She turned pro in August 2003. Though she has not won any WTA Tour event till date, Uberoi has three ITF Women's Circuit singles titles to her name. 

At the 2004 US Open, Uberoi became the second ever Indian female player in the modern era to feature and win a round at a main draw Grand Slam Tournament, defeating Japan's Saori Obata. (The first one being Nirupama Vaidyanathan at the 1998 Australian Open.)

In 2005, Shikha reached 2 WTA doubles finals partnering sister Neha, one in Kolkata and one in Guangzhou.

In 2006, Uberoi represented India at the 2006 Asian Games where she defeated Linda Ahmad of Bahrain in Round 1, but retired in the second round to Zheng Jie of China.

In 2007, Shikha was the finalist in Auckland, partnering Su-Wei Hsieh.

Career statistics

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles (0-3)

Winner — Legend (pre/post 2009) Grand Slam tournaments  WTA Tour Championships  Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 Tier II / Premier  Tier III, IV & V / International Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final Runner-up 1. September 25, 2005 Kolkata, India Hard Neha Uberoi Elena Likhovtseva Anastasia Myskina 6–1, 6-0 Runner-up 2. October 2, 2005 Guangzhou, China Hard Neha Uberoi Maria Elena Camerin Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7-6(5), 6-3 Runner-up 3. January 7, 2007 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Hsieh Su-wei Janette Husárová Paola Suárez 6-0, 6-2 ITF Circuit Finals Singles (3-0) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score Winner 1. August 3, 2003 Harrisonburg, VA, United States Hard Meghha Vakaria 6-1, 6-1 Winner 2. June 20, 2004 Fort Worth, TX, United States Hard Neha Uberoi 6-1, 6-2 Winner 3. June 27, 2004 Edmond, OK, United States Hard Anne Mall 6-2, 6-4 Doubles (2-3) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score Winner 1. June 20, 2004 Fort Worth, TX, United States Hard Neha Uberoi Vania King Anne Mall 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) Runner-up 2. June 21, 2008 Houston, TX, United States Hard Kim-Anh Nguyen Catrina Thompson Christian Thompson 6-3, 7-5 Winner 3. June 14, 2009 El Paso, TX, United States Hard Christina Fusano Maria-Fernanda Alves Tetiana Luzhanska 6-3, 7-5 Runner-up 4. June 26, 2011 Cleveland, OH, United States Clay Dianne Hollands Brooke Austin Brooke Bolender 7-6(2), 6-3 Winner 5. July 3, 2011 Buffalo, NY, United States Clay Dianne Hollands Paulina Bigos Brittany Wowchuk 7-5, 6-4