Archana Venkataraman (born 30 August 1988) is an Indian former professional tennis player.[1]

Archana Venkataraman
Country (sports) India
Born (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 35)
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$28,113
Singles
Career record90–102
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 549 (18 December 2000)
Doubles
Career record63–90
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 510 (13 November 2006)

Venkataraman has career-high WTA rankings of 549 in singles, achieved on 18 December 2000, and 510 in doubles, set on 13 November 2006. In her career, she won three singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2006, her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the Kolkata where she partnered with fellow Indian Ragini Vimal in the doubles event. But they lost in the first round to South African Liezel Huber and İndian Sania Mirza.[2][3]

ITF Circuit finals edit

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (3–4) edit

Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 10 May 1999 Mumbai, India Hard   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 8 May 2000 Indore, India Hard   Sonal Phadke 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 3. 15 May 2000 Indore, India Hard   Sonal Phadke 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 22 May 2000 Indore, India Hard   Meghha Vakaria 4–6, 5–7
Win 5. 12 February 2001 New Delhi, India Hard   Sonal Phadke 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 6. 29 April 2001 Pune, India Hard   Radhika Tulpule 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7)
Winner 7. 16 June 2001 New Delhi, India Clay   Sheethal Goutham 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 20 (6–14) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 19 October 1998 Ahmedabad, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 24 April 1999 Mumbai, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
5–7, 6–3, 6–7
Winner 3. 8 May 2000 Indore, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Sheethal Goutham
  Liza Pereira Viplav
6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. 15 May 2000 Indore, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Karishma Patel
  Shalini Thakar
1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner 5. 22 May 2000 Indore, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Isha Lakhani
  Meghha Vakaria
6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 11 March 2001 New Delhi, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 18 March 2001 New Delhi, India Hard   Arthi Venkataraman   Sheethal Goutham
  Liza Pereira Viplav
6–7(3), 2–6
Runner-up 8. 1 April 2002 New Delhi, India Hard   Samrita Sekar   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
  Radhika Tulpule
7–6(8), 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 8 April 2002 New Delhi, India Hard   Samrita Sekar   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
  Radhika Tulpule
5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 10. 15 April 2002 New Delhi, India Hard   Samrita Sekar   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
  Radhika Tulpule
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 11. 22 April 2002 New Delhi, India Clay   Samrita Sekar   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
  Radhika Tulpule
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 12. 21 June 2002 Mumbai, India Carpet   Arthi Venkataraman   Sheethal Goutham
  Shruti Dhawan
5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 13. 11 May 2003 New Delhi, India Carpet   Liza Pereira Viplav   Sheethal Goutham
  Shruti Dhawan
6–2, 6–7(4), 0–6
Runner-up 14. 9 November 2003 Pune, India Hard   Geeta Manohar   Montinee Tangphong
  Thassha Vitayaviroj
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 15. 23 May 2004 Lucknow, India Grass   Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram   Ankita Bhambri
  Rushmi Chakravarthi
4–6, 1–6
Winner 16. 7 November 2005 Pune, India Clay   Geeta Manohar   Parul Goswami
  Sandhya Nagaraj
6–2, 7–6(5)
Runner-up 17. 8 May 2006 New Delhi, India Hard   Rushmi Chakravarthi   Zhao Yijing
  Song Shanshan
3–6, 4–6
Winner 18. 15 May 2006 New Delhi, India Hard   Rushmi Chakravarthi   Zhao Yijing
  Song Shanshan
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–4
Winner 19. 16 June 2006 New Delhi, India Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Lu Jingjing
  Lee Wei-ping
6–3, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 20. 28 April 2008 Cochin, India Clay   Geeta Manohar   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Poojashree Venkatesha
1–6, 5–7

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Archana Venkataraman ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2006 Sunfeast Open" (PDF). www.wtafiles.com.
  3. ^ "2006 Sunfeast Open". www.itftennis.com.

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