Prerna Bhambri

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 32) India
Prize money	$48,998
Singles
Career record	162–118
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 358 (20 June 2016)
Doubles
Career record	63–84
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 430 (12 September 2016)
Medal record Representing  India Women's tennis South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Women's Doubles 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Women's team 2016 Guwahati Women's Singles

Career

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

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

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

Singles (5–5)

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)

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 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

Singles

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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Prerna Bhambri at the Women's Tennis Association
• Prerna Bhambri at the International Tennis Federation
• Prerna Bhambri at the Billie Jean King Cup