Rishika Sunkara
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Residence | New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Vijayawada, India | 14 May 1993||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $49,998 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 150–142 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 441 (9 November 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 151–125 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 10 ITF | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 375 (5 August 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 25 April 2019. |
Rishika Sunkara (born 14 May 1993) is an Indian tennis player.
In her career, she has won 12 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit; two in singles and ten in doubles (four in 2015 of which three were won with Sowjanya Bavisetti). On 9 November 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 441. On 5 August 2013, she peaked at No. 375 in the doubles rankings.
She competed for the India Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2014. Rishika has a rare distinction of being the junior and pro number one in India while still being a teenager.
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Sunkara has a win–loss record of 2–3.
Early career
Rishika Sunkara was born on 14 May 1993 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She has an elder brother who used to play tennis, and she started playing tennis at the age of six. One of her earliest coaches was Mahesh Kumbria in Cosmic.[1]
Sunkara was part of the Team Tennis Academy under coach Aditya Sachdev for nine years till the split in 2016. She is currently coached by Anantha Bhaskar. Rishika is sponsored by Head. In the past, she was supported by GVK and Adidas.
ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (2–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 May 2012 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 December 2012 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 May 2014 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 September 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 24 October 2015 | Lucknow, India | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 6. | 31 October 2015 | Raipur, India | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 23 (10–13)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 14 August 2009 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 6 October 2012 | Bidar, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 December 2012 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 28 June 2013 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [13–11] |
Runner-up | 3. | 28 July 2013 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 January 2014 | Aurangabat, India | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 11 April 2014 | Chennai, India | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 9 May 2014 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 30 August 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 September 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 3 April 2015 | Dehra Dun, India | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 15 May 2015 | Nashik, India | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 20 June 2015 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 22 August 2015 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 14 September 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 25 September 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–12] |
Runner-up | 9. | 30 October 2015 | Raipur, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10] |
Runner-up | 10. | 7 May 2016 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [1–10] |
Runner-up | 11. | 11 November 2016 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 4 February 2017 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 3 March 2017 | Gwalior, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 12. | 6 May 2017 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 21 October 2017 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
References
- ^ "Interview with Rishika Sunkara". National Sports. IndianTennisDaily. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.