Natasha Palha

Natasha Palha
	Palha in Nonthaburi, 2017
Country (sports)	India
Born	17 January 1994 (age 30); Goa, India
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$46,353
Singles
Career record	159–162 (49.5%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 492 (13 October 2014)
Doubles
Career record	100–130 (43.5%)
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 418 (2 May 2016)
Current ranking	No. 957 (21 October 2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–0
Medal record
Representing India
Women's tennis
South Asian Games

Natasha Palha (born 17 January 1994) is an Indian former tennis player.^[1]

She was the Indian National Grass Court Tennis champion in 2014.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	12 May 2012	New Delhi, India	Hard	Lee Pei-chi	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	20 April 2013	Chennai, India	Clay	Ankita Raina	3–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	2 August 2014	New Delhi, India	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	2–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	31 October 2015	Raipur, India	Hard	Rishika Sunkara	5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	5.	28 November 2015	Gulbarga, India	Hard	Prerna Bhambri	0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (5–9)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	6 May 2011	Hyderabad, India	Clay	Sowjanya Bavisetti	Lee So-ra Han Na-lae	3–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	22 March 2013	Hyderabad, India	Hard	Prarthana Thombare	Sharmada Balu Sowjanya Bavisetti	6–1, 6–4
Winner	2.	19 April 2013	Chennai, India	Clay	Prarthana Thombare	Rushmi Chakravarthi Ankita Raina	5–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Runner-up	2.	26 April 2013	Lucknow, India	Grass	Prarthana Thombare	Nidhi Chilumula Emi Mutaguchi	4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Runner-up	3.	28 June 2013	New Delhi, India	Hard	Prarthana Thombare	Rishika Sunkara Naomi Totka	4–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Runner-up	4.	12 October 2013	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Karina Venditti	Anna Morgina Yana Sizikova	3–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	8 February 2014	Sharm El Sheikh	Hard	Gai Ao	Dagmara Bašková Janneke Wikkerink	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	15 March 2014	Sharm El Sheikh	Hard	Dea Herdželaš	Nina Stojanović Ana Veselinović	0–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up	6.	11 April 2014	Chennai, India	Clay	Prarthana Thombare	Rishika Sunkara Sharmada Balu	0–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Runner-up	7.	9 August 2014	Bangalore, India	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Sharmada Balu Prarthana Thombare	4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Runner-up	8.	20 June 2015	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Hard	Vlada Ekshibarova	Sharmada Balu Tadeja Majerič	5–7, 3–6
Winner	4.	4 February 2017	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Rishika Sunkara	Sandra Samir Shelby Talcott	6–2, 6–1
Winner	5.	3 March 2017	Gwalior, India	Hard	Rishika Sunkara	Riya Bhatia Shweta Chandra Rana	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	9.	21 October 2017	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Clay	Rishika Sunkara	Rutuja Bhosale Pranjala Yadlapalli	4–6, 1–6