Shikha Uberoi
Encyclopedia
Shikha Uberoi is a professional
tennis
player from India
, though an American citizen . She has been ranked as high as 122nd in the world in singles (August 29, 2005).
Born on April 5, 1983 to parents,,, Shikha Uberoi began playing tennis at the age of six. She spent time working on the game as a youth at Saddlebrook Resort and also at Bollettieri and Hopman Academies.
She turned pro in August 2003. Though she has not won any WTA Tour event till date, Uberoi has three ITF Women's Circuit
singles titles to her name.
At the 2004 US Open, Uberoi became the second ever Indian female player in the modern era to feature and win a round at a main draw Grand Slam Tournament
, defeating Japan's Saori Obata
. (The first one being Nirupama Vaidyanathan
at the 1998 Australian Open
.)
In 2005, Shikha reached 2 WTA doubles finals partnering sister Neha
, one in Kolkata
and one in Guangzhou
.
In 2006, Uberoi represented India
at the 2006 Asian Games
where she defeated Linda Ahmad of Bahrain
in Round 1, but retired in the second round to Zheng Jie
of China
.
In 2007, Shikha was the finalist in Auckland
, partnering Su-Wei Hsieh.
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|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
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|1.
|September 25, 2005
|
Kolkata
, India
|Hard
| Neha Uberoi
|
Elena Likhovtseva
Anastasia Myskina
|6–1, 6-0
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|2.
|October 2, 2005
|
Guangzhou
, China
|Hard
| Neha Uberoi
|
Maria Elena Camerin
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
|7-6(5), 6-3
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|3.
|January 7, 2007
|
Auckland
, New Zealand
|Hard
|
Hsieh Su-wei
|
Janette Husárová
Paola Suárez
|6-0, 6-2
|}
|- bgcolor="#DC143C"
| $100,000 tournaments
|- bgcolor="#ED9121"
| $75,000 tournaments
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| $50,000 tournaments
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| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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|Outcome
|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
|August 3, 2003
|
Harrisonburg, VA, United States
| Hard
| Meghha Vakaria
| 6-1, 6-1
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
|June 20, 2004
| Fort Worth, TX, United States
| Hard
| Neha Uberoi
| 6-1, 6-2
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
|June 27, 2004
| Edmond, OK, United States
| Hard
| Anne Mall
| 6-2, 6-4
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|Outcome
|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Partner
|Opponents in the final
|Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
|June 20, 2004
| Fort Worth, TX, United States
| Hard
| Neha Uberoi
| Vania King
Anne Mall
| 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
|June 21, 2008
| Houston, TX, United States
| Hard
| Kim-Anh Nguyen
| Catrina Thompson
Christian Thompson
| 6-3, 7-5
|- bgcolor="#99BADD"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
|June 14, 2009
| El Paso, TX, United States
| Hard
| Christina Fusano
|
Maria-Fernanda Alves
Tetiana Luzhanska
| 6-3, 7-5
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 4.
|June 26, 2011
| Cleveland, OH, United States
| Clay
| Dianne Hollands
| Brooke Austin
Brooke Bolender
| 7-6(2), 6-3
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 5.
|July 3, 2011
| Buffalo, NY, United States
| Clay
| Dianne Hollands
|
Paulina Bigos
Brittany Wowchuk
| 7-5, 6-4
|}
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, though an American citizen . She has been ranked as high as 122nd in the world in singles (August 29, 2005).
Born on April 5, 1983 to parents,,, Shikha Uberoi began playing tennis at the age of six. She spent time working on the game as a youth at Saddlebrook Resort and also at Bollettieri and Hopman Academies.
She turned pro in August 2003. Though she has not won any WTA Tour event till date, Uberoi has three ITF Women's Circuit
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...
singles titles to her name.
At the 2004 US Open, Uberoi became the second ever Indian female player in the modern era to feature and win a round at a main draw Grand Slam Tournament
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
, defeating Japan's Saori Obata
Saori Obata
Saori Obata is a female former Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in April 1996, and on February 9, 2004, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day she reached her career-high doubles ranking of 98....
. (The first one being Nirupama Vaidyanathan
Nirupama Vaidyanathan
Nirupama Sanjeev is a former Indian female professional tennis player. She was known as Nirupama Vaidyanathan before marriage....
at the 1998 Australian Open
1998 Australian Open
The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.-Men's Singles:...
.)
In 2005, Shikha reached 2 WTA doubles finals partnering sister Neha
Neha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
, one in Kolkata
Sunfeast Open
The Sunfeast Open was an annual WTA Tour tennis tournament that was started in Kolkata in 2005. The event was a Tier III-tournament with a prize money of USD 175,000 and was played on indoors greenset. The fourth edition of the WTA Sunfeast Open, slated to be held in Kolkata from October 6-12,...
and one in Guangzhou
Guangzhou International Women's Open
The Guangzhou International Women's Open is a tennis tournament held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Held since 2004, the inaugural tournament had Li Na as the first ever Chinese singles title winner. -Singles:-Doubles:-External links:* *...
.
In 2006, Uberoi represented India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
where she defeated Linda Ahmad of Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
in Round 1, but retired in the second round to Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
In 2007, Shikha was the finalist in Auckland
ASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
, partnering Su-Wei Hsieh.
Doubles (0-3)
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments
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|bgcolor=#FFFF99|WTA Tour Championships
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|bgcolor=#FF6666|Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
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|bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Tier II / Premier
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|bgcolor=#d0f0c0|Tier III, IV & V / International
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|width=200|Opponents in the final
|width=180|Score in the final
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
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|1.
|September 25, 2005
|
KolkataSunfeast Open
The Sunfeast Open was an annual WTA Tour tennis tournament that was started in Kolkata in 2005. The event was a Tier III-tournament with a prize money of USD 175,000 and was played on indoors greenset. The fourth edition of the WTA Sunfeast Open, slated to be held in Kolkata from October 6-12,...
, India
|Hard
|
Neha UberoiNeha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
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Elena LikhovtsevaElena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...
Anastasia MyskinaAnastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
|6–1, 6-0
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|2.
|October 2, 2005
|
GuangzhouGuangzhou International Women's Open
The Guangzhou International Women's Open is a tennis tournament held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Held since 2004, the inaugural tournament had Li Na as the first ever Chinese singles title winner. -Singles:-Doubles:-External links:* *...
, China
|Hard
|
Neha UberoiNeha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
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Maria Elena CamerinMaria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
Emmanuelle GagliardiEmmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....
|7-6(5), 6-3
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|3.
|January 7, 2007
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AucklandASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
, New Zealand
|Hard
|
Hsieh Su-weiHsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:...
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Janette HusárováJanette Husárová
Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva...
Paola SuárezPaola Suárez
Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
|6-0, 6-2
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Singles (3-0)
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| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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|Outcome
|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
|August 3, 2003
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Harrisonburg, VA, United States| Hard
|
Meghha Vakaria| 6-1, 6-1
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
|June 20, 2004
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Fort Worth, TX, United States| Hard
|
Neha UberoiNeha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
| 6-1, 6-2
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
|June 27, 2004
|
Edmond, OK, United States| Hard
|
Anne Mall| 6-2, 6-4
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Doubles (2-3)
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"|-
|Outcome
|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Partner
|Opponents in the final
|Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
|June 20, 2004
|
Fort Worth, TX, United States| Hard
|
Neha UberoiNeha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
|
Vania KingVania King
Vania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
Anne Mall| 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
|June 21, 2008
|
Houston, TX, United States| Hard
|
Kim-Anh Nguyen|
Catrina Thompson Christian Thompson| 6-3, 7-5
|- bgcolor="#99BADD"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
|June 14, 2009
|
El Paso, TX, United States| Hard
|
Christina FusanoChristina Fusano
Christina Fusano is an American professional tennis player from Plymouth, California. She attended Ponderosa High School in El Dorado, California, where she was an all-league volleyball and basketball player...
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Maria-Fernanda Alves Tetiana LuzhanskaTetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number...
| 6-3, 7-5
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 4.
|June 26, 2011
|
Cleveland, OH, United States| Clay
|
Dianne Hollands|
Brooke Austin Brooke Bolender| 7-6(2), 6-3
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 5.
|July 3, 2011
|
Buffalo, NY, United States| Clay
|
Dianne Hollands|
Paulina Bigos Brittany Wowchuk| 7-5, 6-4
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