5 Amazing Indian Female Tennis Players
The popularity of tennis is growing rapidly. Therefore many sports lovers are trying to make a successful career in it. For becoming a successful tennis player, passion, focus, and enthusiasm are required. In the absence of these qualities, it is impossible to get success in it as the competition is very difficult on the world’s level and the journey of becoming the top tennis player is full of struggles.
Here, we are talking about those topmost female tennis players who have performed brilliantly in tennis matches. Now, they are practicing day and night to bring more international awards to India. Therefore, Indians always feel proud of them. They have a great spirit to play more and win more. Read some interesting facts about them and get inspired. Also, get inspired by knowing the facts of Sachin Tendulkar as a brand ambassador of BMW.
1. Ankita Raina
Ankita Raina is one of the best tennis players who have won many national and international awards. She started playing tennis at the age of 5. Now, she has become a well-known name in India because she never left the hand of discipline and punctuality. Therefore, she is counted as one of those rare players who have won one title on the WTA Tour and another one at the WTA 125 tournaments. In 2016, she participated in the South Asian Games and won gold medals in the women’s singles and doubles events. You will be amazed to know her notable wins over Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, US Open champion 2011 Samantha Stosur, and former world no. 5 Sara Errani.
2. Karman Kaur Thandi
Katman Kaur Thandi became the sixth Indian female tennis player to enter the top 200 WTA rankings after Sania Mirza, Ankita Raina, Nirupama Sanjeev, Shikha Uberoi, and Sunitha Rao. She got a successful place in the sports world at the age of only 24 years. Due to her high performance, she became India’s no.1 in singles. She believes in the undying spirit of playing more and winning more. She doesn’t give up in front of her opponent. Therefore, many national and international awards were conferred to honor her. On 20 August 2018, she got a WTA ranking of 196 in singles. On 14 January 2019, she got a WTA ranking of 180 in doubles. Currently, she has been training the other tennis players in the RoundGlass Tennis Academy, Chandigarh under the coach Aditya Sachdeva. The best thing about her career is that she represented India in Fed Cup in the year 2017. She held the win-loss of 3-6 in singles and 2-1 in doubles.
3. Riya Bhatia
Only at the age of 21, Riya Bhatia, a famous Indian tennis player represented India at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang. She reached the dizzy heights of her career at an early age because of her hard work and high determination. She plays with passion and performs incredibly in international tennis matches. On 2 March 2020, she got a WTA ranking of 338 in singles. On 17 May 2021, she got a WTA ranking of 387 in doubles. She is also included in the list of the best female tennis players who played for the Indian Fed Cup team. While playing for the Fed Cup. She held a win-loss record of 3-1. Moreover, she was awarded two national awards: the hardcourt national championship, and the grasscourt national championship. These awards were conferred to her because of the brilliant performance that she used to give on the tennis court. She also participated in the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour (ITF Women’s Circuit), which is organized by the International Tennis Federation for female tennis players globally. She won three singles and three doubles in the tournaments of the ITF Women’s Circuit.
4. Rutuja Bhosale
Rutuja Sampatrao Bhosale was born in Shrirampur on 27 March 1996. At the age of 16 years, she made her first debut in the tournaments of the Fed Cup. She played for the Indian Fed Cup team. In the year 2012, she achieved the title of the highest junior ranking of world no.55. She is not only a great tennis player who got the number position in the WTA rankings but also had some other skills that she acquired by enrolling in the Texas A&M university. She graduated with a degree in Human Resource and Tourism Management in the year 2017. She completed her education along with making her bright career in the tournaments of tennis. In August 2020, she got married to Swapnil Gugale, the former captain of the Maharashtra Ranji Team. She has played in many national and international tennis tournaments. Consequently, she has secured a place in the list of the best 5 female tennis players.
5. Sowjanya Bavisetti
South Indian tennis player Sowjanya Bavisetti belongs to Telangana. This left-handed tennis player has represented India in the tournaments of the Fed Cup. Consequently, she made a win-loss record of 1-1. Likewise, she made a successful career in the tournaments of the ITF circuit. She won three singles titles and nine doubles titles in the tournaments of the ITF circuit. On 24 February 2014, she achieved the WTA doubles rankings of 402. Likewise, on 9 June 2014, she achieved the WTA singles rankings of 571. In this way, she is hitting the targets one by one just like the tennis ball, and earning a great reputation in the world of tennis.
It can be said that the above-mentioned female tennis players are making history in the tournaments of tennis. They are very young but their spirit for playing tennis matches is high. Therefore, they have been conferred with the highest awards. They are making a successful career in tennis and the day is not far when they will be called the world’s best tennis players. It will also interest you to have a look at IPL Champion List as well. Hope that you have got inspiration from this article. You can also make a bright future in tennis or any other field of your choice. But this will be possible when you will decide that you will never give up. No matter how many failures you will get, your spirit of trying should never die.
