Natalie Pluskota

{{short description|American tennis player}}

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{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Natalie Pluskota

| fullname = Natalie Ann Pluskota

| image = Natalie Pluskota, 2014 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Pluskota at the 2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

| country = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|02|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Newnan, Georgia, U.S.

| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|abbr=on}}

| retired = 2016

| careerprizemoney = $30,523

| singlesrecord = 47–47

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 478 (July 8, 2013)

| doublesrecord = 72–56

| doublestitles = 4 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 157 (September 16, 2013)

}}

Natalie Ann Pluskota (born November 2, 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/pluskota_natalie00.html|title=Natalie Pluskota|work=Tennessee Volunteers|accessdate=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821105407/http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/pluskota_natalie00.html|archive-date=August 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}) is an American former tennis player.

In her career, Pluskota won four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 8, 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 478. On September 16, 2013, she peaked at No. 157 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In February 2016, Pluskota announced her retirement via Facebook.

ITF finals

=Singles (0–1)=

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|$25,000 tournaments

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|$10,000 tournaments

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!Result

!Date

!Tier

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!Score

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| May 13, 2013

| 10,000

| ITF Landisville,
United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Alisa Kleybanova

| 3–6, 0–6

=Doubles (4–5)=

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|$100,000 tournaments

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|$75,000 tournaments

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|$10,000 tournaments

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!Finals by surface

Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–1)

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!Result

!No.

!Date

!Tier

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| June 1, 2009

| 10,000

| ITF Hilton Head, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Caitlin Whoriskey

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jacqueline Cako
{{flagicon|USA}} Alison Riske

| 3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| July 11, 2011

| 10,000

| ITF Atlanta, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexandra Cercone

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexandra Hirsch
{{flagicon|USA}} Amanda McDowell

| 7–5, 4–6, [10–8]

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| July 16, 2012

| 10,000

| ITF Evansville, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mallory Burdette

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Duan Yingying
{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Yifan

| 2–6, 3–6

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3.

| July 30, 2012

| 100,000

| Vancouver Open, Canada

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jacqueline Cako

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Julia Glushko
{{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Rogowska

| 4–6, 7–5, [7–10]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| October 15, 2012

| 25,000

| ITF Rock Hill, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jacqueline Cako

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hsu Chieh-yu
{{flagicon|USA}} Chiara Scholl

| 6–2, 6–3

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| November 5, 2012

| 75,000

| Phoenix Classic, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jacqueline Cako

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Eugenie Bouchard
{{flagicon|NOR}} Ulrikke Eikeri

| 6–3, 2–6, [10–4]

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4.

| July 29, 2013

| 100,000

| Vancouver Open, Canada

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jacqueline Cako

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Sharon Fichman
{{flagicon|UKR}} Maryna Zanevska

| 2–6, 2–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5.

| March 10, 2014

| 10,000

| ITF Orlando, United States

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Peers

| {{flagicon|USA}} CiCi Bellis
{{flagicon|USA}} Alexis Nelson

| 2–6, 6–0, [9–11]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| July 14, 2014

| 10,000

| ITF Evansville, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brooke Austin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Catherine Harrison
{{flagicon|USA}} Mary Weatherholt

| 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]

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