Prerna Bhambri (born 12 September 1992) is an Indian former tennis player. Prerna Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row, and was a runner-up in 2019.[1] She received the Award for Excellence in Sports from the Hon'ble Smt. Pratibha Patil, the former president of India.

Prerna Bhambri
Country (sports) India
Born (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 31)
India
Prize money$48,998
Singles
Career record162–118 (57.9%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 358 (20 June 2016)
Doubles
Career record63–84 (42.9%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 430 (12 September 2016)
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's tennis
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Women's Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati Women's Singles

Career

edit
 
Ankita Raina won the gold medal and Prerna Bhambri (both India) the silver medal in women’s singles at the 12th South Asian Games 2016 in Guwahati, on 10 February 2016

Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row.[1]

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 358, achieved on 20 June 2016. Bhambri won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In December 2019, Prerna won two gold medals for India at the South Asian Games. In 2016 as well, she won the silver medal in women's singles there. In 2018, she was the winner in singles and in doubles at the Delhi Olympic Games.

In January 2012, Bhambri made her debut for the India Fed Cup team.[2] Playing for India at Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 5–3.

Personal life

edit

Prerna was coached by her brother Prateek Bhambri, who also was a professional tennis player. He won the All India National Championship in singles and doubles. Bhambri's cousin, Yuki Bhambri, is a professional on the ATP World Tour, with a career-high ranking of world No. 83. Bhambri is also the younger cousin of Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri, both retired players. Prerna graduated with an MBA from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[3] She is married to Ayush Tandon, who is a Chartered Accountant.

Achievements

edit


Year Tournament Position
2019 South Asian Games 2019, Nepal Gold medal (Team event & doubles)
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2019 Runner-up (singles)
Asian Tennis Tour, Delhi Runner-up (singles)
All India Tennis Association tournament, Jaipur Winner (singles)
2018 Delhi Olympic Games, Delhi Winner(singles and doubles)
Inter-State Tennis 2018 Runner-up – silver medal
2017 ITF Women $15,000 Colombo Runner-up (singles)
2016 South Asian Games 2016


Runner-up (singles)

silver medal

Fed Cup- Represented India in Team India Group I, Thailand 5th position for Team India
ITF Women $10,000 Egypt Runner-up (singles)
ITF Women $10,000 Egypt Winner (doubles)
2015 Fenesta Tennis Championship 2015 National champion (singles)
ITF Women US$10,000 Gulbarga (week 1) Winner (singles) &

Runner-up (doubles)

ITF Women US$10,000 Gulbarga (week 2) Winner (singles)
ITF Women US$10,000 Lucknow Winner (singles) &

Winner (doubles)

ITF Women $10,000 Hyderabad Runner-up (singles) & Winner(doubles)
ITF Women $15,000 Hong Kong Qualified for main draw & Runner-up (singles)
2014 Fenesta Tennis Championship 2014 National champion (singles)
2013 Fenesta Tennis Championship 2013 National champion (singles)
2012 Fenesta Tennis Championship 2012 National champion (singles)
Fed Cup - Represented India in Team India Group II, Shenzhen, China Winner (Team India)
ITF Women $10,000 Gulbarga Winner (singles)
2011 ITF Women $10,000 Delhi Winner (singles)
34th National Games at Ranchi Gold medal (doubles);

Gold medal (Team); &

Bronze medal (singles)

Winner of various tournaments in categories i.e. National Series, Championship Series, and Talent Series.

ITF Circuit finals

edit

Singles (5–5)

edit
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponents Score
Winner 1. 25 June 2011 New Delhi, India Hard   Keren Shlomo 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 23 June 2012 New Delhi, India Hard   Ankita Raina 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 28 September 2012 Gulbarga, India Hard   Yang Zi 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 26 July 2015 Hong Kong Hard   Ayaka Okuno 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 19 September 2015 Hyderabad, India Clay   Fatma Al-Nabhani 4–6, 0–6
Winner 3. 24 October 2015 Lucknow, India Grass   Rishika Sunkara 6–4, 6–1
Winner 4. 21 November 2015 Gulbarga, India Hard   Riya Bhatia 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 5. 28 November 2015 Gulbarga, India Hard   Natasha Palha 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 8 May 2016 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 14 October 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka Clay   Ma Yexin 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–5)

edit
Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 April 2015 Dehra Dun, India Hard   Rishika Sunkara   Prarthana Thombare
  Nungnadda Wannasuk
0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 14 September 2015 Hyderabad, India Clay   Prarthana Thombare   Sowjanya Bavisetti
  Rishika Sunkara
3–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 20 September 2015 Hyderabad, India Clay   Fatma Al-Nabhani   Sharmada Balu
  Prarthana Thombare
7–5, 6–2
Winner 2. 23 October 2015 Lucknow, India Grass   Prarthana Thombare   Sharmada Balu
  Nidhi Chilumula
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Runner-up 3. 30 October 2015 Raipur, India Hard   Rishika Sunkara   Sharmada Balu
  Prarthana Thombare
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Runner-up 4. 20 November 2015 Gulbarga, India Hard   Kanika Vaidya   Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal
  Karman Kaur Thandi
6–1, 3–6, [7–10]
Winner 3. 21 May 2016 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Nidhi Chilumula   Tamachan Momkoonthod
  Pranjala Yadlapalli
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Runner-up 5. 18 June 2016 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard   Ankita Raina   Polina Monova
  Yana Sizikova
6–7(0–7), 2–6

Fed Cup participation

edit

Singles

edit
Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 30 January 2012 Shenzhen, China   Iran Hard   Ghazaleh Torkaman W 6–0, 6–1
Asia/Oceania Zone 1 February 2012 Shenzhen, China   Turkmenistan Hard   Anastasiya Prenko W 6–1, 6–3
Asia/Oceania Zone 3 February 2012 Shenzhen, China   Philippines Hard   Anna Clarice Patrimonio L 6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles

edit
Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 31 January 2012 Shenzhen, China   Oman Hard   Isha Lakhani   Sarah Al Balushi
  Maliha Al Awaidy
W w/o
Asia/Oceania Zone 1 February 2012 Shenzhen, China   Turkmenistan Hard   Isha Lakhani   Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva
  Ummarahmat Hummetova
W 6–0, 6–0

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "National Tennis Championships 2019: Men's, women's singles titles see first-time winners in top seeds Niki Poonacha, Sowjanya Bavesetti". Firstpost. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Unbeaten India gets promotion to Group I in Fed Cup". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Jamia girls shine in tennis tournament" (PDF). Jamia Millia Islamia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
edit