In her career, she has won 12 titles on the ITF Circuit; two in singles and ten in doubles (four in 2015 of which three were won with Sowjanya Bavisetti). On 9 November 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 441. On 5 August 2013, she peaked at No. 375 in the doubles rankings.
She competed for the India Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2014. Rishika has a rare distinction of being the junior and pro number one in India while still being a teenager.
Playing for India in Fed Cup, Sunkara has a win–loss record of 2–3.
Rishika Sunkara was born on 14 May 1993 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She has an elder brother who used to play tennis, and she started playing tennis at the age of six. One of her earliest coaches was Mahesh Kumbria in Cosmic.[1]
Rishika Sunkara teamed up with Sai Samhitha for doubles final in National Hard Court Tennis, in 2021. [2][3]
Sunkara was part of the Team Tennis Academy under coach Aditya Sachdev for nine years till the split in 2016. She is currently coached by Anantha Bhaskar. Rishika is sponsored by Head. In the past, she was supported by GVK and Adidas.
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Rishika Sunkara born 14 May 1993 is an Indian tennis player Rishika SunkaraAt the 2011 Australian OpenCountry sports IndiaResidenceNew Delhi IndiaBorn 1993 05 14 14 May 1993 age 30 Vijayawada IndiaPlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize moneyUS 49 998SinglesCareer record160 142 53 0 Career titles2 ITFHighest rankingNo 441 9 November 2015 DoublesCareer record151 125 54 7 Career titles10 ITFHighest rankingNo 375 5 August 2013 Team competitionsFed Cup2 3Medal record Representing IndiaWomen s tennisSouth Asian Games2016 Guwahati Women s DoublesLast updated on 26 August 2020 In her career she has won 12 titles on the ITF Circuit two in singles and ten in doubles four in 2015 of which three were won with Sowjanya Bavisetti On 9 November 2015 she reached her career high singles ranking of world No 441 On 5 August 2013 she peaked at No 375 in the doubles rankings She competed for the India Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2014 Rishika has a rare distinction of being the junior and pro number one in India while still being a teenager Playing for India in Fed Cup Sunkara has a win loss record of 2 3 Contents 1 Early career 2 ITF Circuit finals 2 1 Singles 6 2 titles 4 runner ups 2 2 Doubles 23 10 13 3 References 4 External linksEarly career EditRishika Sunkara was born on 14 May 1993 in Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh She has an elder brother who used to play tennis and she started playing tennis at the age of six One of her earliest coaches was Mahesh Kumbria in Cosmic 1 Rishika Sunkara teamed up with Sai Samhitha for doubles final in National Hard Court Tennis in 2021 2 3 Sunkara was part of the Team Tennis Academy under coach Aditya Sachdev for nine years till the split in 2016 She is currently coached by Anantha Bhaskar Rishika is sponsored by Head In the past she was supported by GVK and Adidas ITF Circuit finals Edit 50 000 tournaments 25 000 tournaments 15 000 tournaments 10 000 tournamentsSingles 6 2 titles 4 runner ups Edit Result No Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1 May 2012 ITF New Delhi India Hard nbsp Simran Kaur Sethi 6 2 6 4Loss 2 Dec 2012 ITF Kolkata India Hard nbsp Katherine Ip 6 2 3 6 3 6Loss 3 May 2014 ITF Hyderabad India Hard nbsp Prarthana Thombare 7 6 7 4 4 6 3 6Loss 4 Sep 2015 ITF Hyderabad India Clay nbsp Fatma Al Nabhani 3 6 1 6Loss 5 Oct 2015 ITF Lucknow India Grass nbsp Prerna Bhambri 4 6 1 6Win 6 Oct 2015 ITF Raipur India Hard nbsp Natasha Palha 7 5 3 6 6 2Doubles 23 10 13 Edit Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreRunner up 1 14 August 2009 New Delhi India Hard nbsp Nova Patel nbsp Sanaa Bhambri nbsp Poojashree Venkatesha 2 6 1 6Winner 1 6 October 2012 Bidar India Hard nbsp Oleksandra Korashvili nbsp Nungnadda Wannasuk nbsp Zhang Nannan 6 4 7 5Runner up 2 1 December 2012 Kolkata India Hard nbsp Rutuja Bhosale nbsp Arantxa Andrady nbsp Kyra Shroff 4 6 4 6Winner 2 28 June 2013 New Delhi India Hard nbsp Naomi Totka nbsp Natasha Palha nbsp Prarthana Thombare 6 4 4 6 13 11 Runner up 3 28 July 2013 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt Hard nbsp Sowjanya Bavisetti nbsp Mayar Sherif nbsp Zuzana Zlochova 5 7 3 6Runner up 4 10 January 2014 Aurangabat India Clay nbsp Shweta Rana nbsp Ankita Raina nbsp Prarthana Thombare 3 6 3 6Winner 3 11 April 2014 Chennai India Clay nbsp Sharmada Balu nbsp Natasha Palha nbsp Prarthana Thombare 6 0 7 6Winner 4 9 May 2014 Hyderabad India Hard nbsp Sharmada Balu nbsp Shweta Rana nbsp Prarthana Thombare 6 1 7 5Runner up 5 30 August 2014 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt Hard nbsp Giulia Bruzzone nbsp Anna Morgina nbsp Michelle Sammons 2 6 1 6Runner up 6 6 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt Hard nbsp Gai Ao nbsp Ilze Hattingh nbsp Michelle Sammons 3 6 5 7Runner up 7 3 April 2015 Dehra Dun India Hard nbsp Prerna Bhambri nbsp Prarthana Thombare nbsp Nungnadda Wannasuk 0 6 4 6Winner 5 15 May 2015 Nashik India Clay nbsp Sowjanya Bavisetti nbsp Riya Bhatia nbsp Karman Thandi 7 6 7 5 6 2Winner 6 20 June 2015 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt Hard nbsp Eva Wacanno nbsp Olga Parres Azcoitia nbsp Prarthana Thombare 6 1 6 1Winner 7 22 August 2015 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt Hard nbsp Sowjanya Bavisetti nbsp Eva Siska nbsp Shelby Talcott 6 1 6 1Winner 8 14 September 2015 Hyderabad India Clay nbsp Sowjanya Bavisetti nbsp Prerna Bhambri nbsp Prarthana Thombare 6 3 6 4Runner up 8 25 September 2015 Hyderabad India Hard nbsp Nidhi Chilumula nbsp Sharmada Balu nbsp Prarthana Thombare 6 2 3 6 10 12 Runner up 9 30 October 2015 Raipur India Hard nbsp Prerna Bhambri nbsp Sharmada Balu nbsp Prarthana Thombare 3 6 7 6 7 4 8 10 Runner up 10 7 May 2016 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt Hard nbsp Nidhi Chilumula nbsp Samantha Murray nbsp Despina Papamichail 6 3 2 6 1 10 Runner up 11 11 November 2016 Pune India Hard nbsp Sowjanya Bavisetti nbsp Irina Khromacheva nbsp Aleksandrina Naydenova 2 6 1 6Winner 9 4 February 2017 Cairo Egypt Clay nbsp Natasha Palha nbsp Sandra Samir nbsp Shelby Talcott 6 2 6 1Winner 10 3 March 2017 Gwalior India Hard nbsp Natasha Palha nbsp Riya Bhatia nbsp Shweta Chandra Rana 6 4 6 2Runner up 12 6 May 2017 Cairo Egypt Clay nbsp Sowjanya Bavisetti nbsp Maria Fernanda Herazo nbsp Magali Kempen 1 6 2 6Runner up 13 21 October 2017 Colombo Sri Lanka Clay nbsp Natasha Palha nbsp Rutuja Bhosale nbsp Pranjala Yadlapalli 4 6 1 6References Edit Interview with Rishika Sunkara National Sports IndianTennisDaily 10 February 2018 Retrieved 10 February 2018 Prithvi makes the semifinals The Hindu 19 March 2021 Retrieved 3 April 2021 K Kumaraswamy Fourth time lucky Kadhe lifts national title Times of India Times of India Retrieved 3 April 2021 External links EditRishika Sunkara at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Rishika Sunkara at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Rishika Sunkara at the Billie Jean King Cup nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rishika Sunkara amp oldid 1134682303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,