Natasha Palha
{{Short description|Indian tennis player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Natasha Palha
| image = Natasha Palha in 2022.png
| caption = Palha in 2022
| country =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|17}}
| birth_place = Goa, India
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| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $46,353
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=159|lost=162}}
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 492 (13 October 2014)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=100|lost=130}}
| doublestitles = 5 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 418 (2 May 2016)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 957 (21 October 2019)
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = 2–0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's tennis}}
{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Guwahati|Women's doubles}}
}}
Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian former tennis player.{{Cite web|url=https://indiantennisdaily.com/2017/10/20/interview-with-natasha-palha/|title=Interview with Natasha Palha|last=indiantennisdaily|date=2017-10-20|website=Indian Tennis Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}
She was the Indian National Grass Court Tennis champion in 2014.{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Vishnu-Natasha-win-national-grass-court-meet/articleshow/29018320.cms | title=Vishnu, Natasha win national grass court meet | work=The Times of India | date=18 January 2014 | accessdate=22 January 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/House-praises-tennis-star-Palha/articleshow/39839664.cms | title=House praises tennis 'star' Palha | work=The Times of India | date=8 August 2014 | accessdate=22 January 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100124145 | title=Natasha Palha | publisher=International Tennis Federation | accessdate=22 January 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.asianage.com/tennis/sania-mirza-lead-home-campaign-959 | title=Sania Mirza to lead home campaign | publisher=Asian Age | date=3 April 2015 | accessdate=3 April 2015}}
In her career, Palha won five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached career-high WTA rankings of 492 in singles and 418 in doubles and she competed on the pro circuit until July 2019.
Playing for India Fed Cup team, Palha has a win–loss record of 2–0.
ITF finals
=Singles: 5 (0–5)=
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
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!Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–4) |
| Clay (0–1) |
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!Result !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 12 May 2012 | New Delhi, India | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Pei-chi | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 20 April 2013 | Chennai, India | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Ankita Raina | 3–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 2 August 2014 | New Delhi, India | Hard | {{flagicon|THA}} Peangtarn Plipuech | 2–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 31 October 2015 | Raipur, India | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Rishika Sunkara | 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 28 November 2015 | Gulbarga, India | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Prerna Bhambri | 0–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 14 (5–9)=
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $15,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
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!Finals by surface |
| Hard (3–5) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–1) |
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!Result !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 6 May 2011 | Hyderabad, India | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Sowjanya Bavisetti | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee So-ra | 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 22 March 2013 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare | {{flagicon|IND}} Sharmada Balu | 6–1, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 19 April 2013 | Chennai, India | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare | {{flagicon|IND}} Rushmi Chakravarthi | 5–7, 6–3, [10–6] |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 26 April 2013 | Lucknow, India | Grass | {{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare | {{flagicon|IND}} Nidhi Chilumula | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 28 June 2013 | New Delhi, India | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare | {{flagicon|IND}} Rishika Sunkara | 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 12 October 2013 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Karina Venditti | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Morgina | 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 8 February 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh | Hard | {{flagicon|CHN}} Gai Ao | {{flagicon|SVK}} Dagmara Bašková | 6–4, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 15 March 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh | Hard | {{flagicon|BIH}} Dea Herdželaš | {{flagicon|SRB}} Nina Stojanović | 0–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 11 April 2014 | Chennai, India | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare | {{flagicon|IND}} Rishika Sunkara | 0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 9 August 2014 | Bangalore, India | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Ching-wen | {{flagicon|IND}} Sharmada Balu | 4–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 20 June 2015 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | {{flagicon|UZB}} Vlada Ekshibarova | {{flagicon|IND}} Sharmada Balu | 5–7, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 4 February 2017 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Rishika Sunkara | {{flagicon|EGY}} Sandra Samir | 6–2, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 3 March 2017 | Gwalior, India | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Rishika Sunkara | {{flagicon|IND}} Riya Bhatia | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 21 October 2017 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Rishika Sunkara | {{flagicon|IND}} Rutuja Bhosale | 4–6, 1–6 |
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