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Poojashree Venkatesha

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Poojashree Venkatesha
Poojashree Venkatesha in action against Heather Watson in XIX Commonwealth Games (Khanna Tennis Stadium, Delhi, 6 October 2010)
Country (sports) India
ResidenceMysore, India
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34)
Mandya, India
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$34,906
Singles
Career record95–59
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 306 (30 November 2009)
Doubles
Career record81–48
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 371 (28 February 2011)
Poojashree Venkatesha
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing  India
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Women's singles

Poojashree Venkatesha (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian former tennis player, primarily competing on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won a silver medal for her native country in the women's singles event at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Career

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2008

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Venkatesha was the runner-up and won the silver medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. In the final, she was beaten by Heather Watson of Great Britain 6–2, 6–1.

2010

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In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Venkatesha lost and missed out on the bronze medal along with India's Nirupama Sanjeev for the women's doubles, defeated by Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi of India, 6–4, 6–2.

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5–2)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 24 November 2008 Islamabad, Pakistan Clay South Korea Kim Hae-sung 7–6(8–10), 6–4
Loss 1. 18 April 2009 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Clay Uzbekistan Albina Khabibulina 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 1–6
Win 2. 10 August 2009 New Delhi, India Hard United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 7–6(10–8), 6–2
Win 3. 7 September 2009 Bangalore, India Hard Slovenia Dalila Jakupović 6–3, 6–3
Win 4. 21 September 2009 Dehradun, India Hard India Rushmi Chakravarthi 6–3, 7–5
Win 5. 5 October 2009 Noida, India Hard Japan Moe Kawatoko 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2. 17 May 2010 Durban, South Africa Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (9–7)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 28 April 2008 Cochin, India Clay India Rushmi Chakravarthi India Archana Venkataraman
India Geeta Manohar
6–1, 7–5
Loss 1. 5 May 2008 Trivandrum, India Clay Georgia (country) Magda Okruashvili Japan Miki Miyamura
South Korea Yu Min-hwa
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss 2. 24 November 2008 Islamabad, Pakistan Clay India Treta Bhattacharyya South Korea Kim Hae-sung
South Korea Shin Jung-yoon
1–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 1 December 2008 Islamabad, Pakistan Hard India Parul Goswami South Korea Kim Hae-sung
South Korea Shin Jung-yoon
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 2. 26 January 2009 Hyderabad, India Clay India Parija Maloo India Shivika Burman
India Kumari-Sweta Solanki
6–1, 6–2
Win 3. 10 August 2009 New Delhi, India Hard India Sanaa Bhambri India Rishika Sunkara
India Nova Patel
6–2, 6–1
Win 4. 7 September 2009 Bangalore, India Hard India Isha Lakhani India Kumari-Sweta Solanki
Japan Moe Kawatoko
6–4, 6–3
Loss 4. 21 September 2009 Dehradun, India Hard Israel Keren Shlomo Japan Miki Miyamura
Japan Moe Kawatoko
1–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 5 October 2009 Noida, India Hard India Sanaa Bhambri Japan Miki Miyamura
Japan Moe Kawatoko
1–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 5. 12 July 2010 Hatyai, Thailand Hard India Rushmi Chakravarthi Indonesia Ayu-Fani Damayanti
Indonesia Lavinia Tananta
6–3, 7–6(12–10)
Win 6. 26 July 2010 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Jessy Rompies Japan Yumi Miyazaki
Japan Tomoko Taira
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 6. 4 December 2010 Mandya, India Hard India Rushmi Chakravarthi Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk
1–6, 1–6
Win 7. 21 January 2011 Muzaffarnagar, India Grass India Rushmi Chakravarthi Japan Mari Tanaka
Japan Miki Miyamura
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7. 28 January 2011 Kolkata, India Clay India Ankita Raina Italy Nicole Clerico
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
3–6, 1–6
Win 8. 16 December 2011 Djibouti City Hard Russia Alexandra Romanova Russia Diana Isaeva
Russia Anna Morgina
6–1, 6–0
Win 9. 23 December 2011 Djibouti City Hard Russia Alexandra Romanova Russia Diana Isaeva
Russia Margarita Lazareva
7–5, 7–6(10–8)

References

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  1. 'Venkatesha gets beaten by Heather Watson in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games'- CWG Tennis Update[dead link]
  2. 'Venkatesha wins the 2009 Circuit ITF tournament of US$10000 by beating United Kingdom's Emily Webley-Smith'- ITF Tennis: itftennis.com: 2009 Delhi ITF
  3. 'Venkatesha's basic information'- WTA Tour
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