Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2005: Hyderabad; 2004 – ITF/Boca Raton 2-USA, ITF/Campobasso-ITA, ITF/Wrexham-GBR, ITF/London-GBR, ITF/Lagos 2-NGR; 2003 – ITF/Benin City 1-NIG, ITF/Benin City 2-NIG, ITF/Jakarta 2-INA; 2002 – ITF/Manila 2-PHI, ITF/Hyderabad-IND, ITF/Manila 1-PHI.
Finalist (1): 2005 – Forest Hills.
Semifinalist (1): 2005 – Tokyo [Japan Open].
Quarterfinalist (2): 2005 – Dubai, Cincinnati.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2006 – Bangalore (w/L.Huber); 2004 – Hyderabad (w/L.Huber).
Semifinalist (3): 2005 – Cincinnati (w/Fedak), Kolkata (w/Ruano Pascual), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Peer).

CAREER IN REVIEW 2001 – Debuted at three ITF Circuit circuit events in India, reaching one SF (ITF/New Delhi-IND) and one QF
(ITF/Pune-IND; also reached doubles final).

2002 – Played seven ITF Circuit events, winning first three pro titles at ITF/Manila 2-PHI, ITF/Hyderabad-IND (d. Amanmuradova, both finals) and ITF/Manila 1-PHI; also won first pro doubles title (ITF/Manila 2-PHI).

2003 – Made Tour debut at Hyderabad (as No.503 WC, l. 1r to E.Dominikovic), also Tour qualifying at Doha (l. to Blahotova); won another three ITF singles titles (ITF/Benin City 1-NGR, ITF/Benin City 2-NGR, ITF/Jakarta 2-INA); also one doubles title (ITF/Benin City 2-NGR).

2004 – On Tour, fell 1r at Hyderabad for second consecutive year (as WC, l. to eventual champion Pratt in 3s; later won doubles title w/L.Huber for first Tour title of career, becoming youngest-ever Indian, male or female, to win a Tour event, and the first woman from India to capture a Tour title); 1r at Casablanca (l. to Loit in 3s); reached nine ITF singles finals, six titles (ITF/Boca Raton 2-USA, ITF/Campobasso-ITA, ITF/Wrexham-GBR, ITF/London-GBR, ITF/Lagos 1-NGR, ITF/Lagos 2-NGR); also four more ITF doubles titles.

2005 – Breakthrough season in first full year on Tour, highlighted by first Tour singles title, two Top 10 wins and US Open 4r appearance; in fifth Tour main draw, won India’s first-ever Tour singles title at Hyderabad (d. Sescioreanu in 1r for 100th career match victory en route to final, then d. A.Bondarenko; afterwards on February 14, made Top 100 debut at No.99); runner-up at Forest Hills (l. to Safarova in 3s); first Tier III SF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. top seed Zvonareva in QF; l. to Golovin); QF two other times, at Dubai (overcame 4-0 first-set deficit to stun world No.7 Kuznetsova 64 62 in 2r, her career-first Top 10 victory; l. to Jankovic) and Cincinnati (l. to eventual runner-up Morigami); has broken national records at the majors, becoming first Indian woman to reach Grand Slam 3r in Australian Open debut (as WC, l. to No.7 seed and eventual champion S.Williams 61 64, having held 4-2 second-set lead), going one step further in US Open debut, reaching 4r (l. to top seed Sharapova); also debuts at remaining majors, at Roland Garros (l. 1r to Dulko) and Wimbledon (l. to No.5 seed and eventual quarterfinalist Kuznetsova 64 67(4) 64 in 2r); also 3r at Tier I San Diego (d. No.9 Petrova for second Top 10 victory en route to final, falling to Morigami in 3s; afterwards on August 8, became first Indian woman to crack Top 50, at No.48); reached career-high No.31 on October 10 (after Tokyo [Japan Open]); three doubles SF, at Cincinnati (w/Fedak), Kolkata (w/Ruano Pascual) and Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Peer); withdrew from Bogotá w/right ankle sprain and from Rabat w/ankle injury.

2006 IN DETAIL JANUARY – Fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Hantuchova in 3s); in first Grand Slam of career to be seeded, upset in 2r (as No.32 seed, l. to Krajicek).

FEBRUARY – Reached 2r at Paris [Indoors] (d. world No.16 Pennetta in 1r for third career Top 20 victory; l. to eventual semifinalist Golovin); at Bangalore, upset in 2r of singles (as top seed, l. to unseeded Pin 16 75 62, having led 5-3 second set) but captured second career Tour doubles title (as No.2 seeds w/L.Huber).

PERSONAL Coached by her father, Imran … Began playing tennis at age 6 … Father, Imran, is a builder, and mother, Naseema, works in printing business … Has one sister, Anam … Favorite colors are red and black … Likes movie Ocean’s 11 and actors Brad Pitt and Hugh Grant … Likes listening to hip hop, including Eminem … Also likes playing cricket and swimming … Most admires Gandhi … Admires tennis play of Steffi Graf.

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