Prerna Bhambri


Prerna Bhambri is an Indian 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 is a runner's up in 2019. She received 'Award for Excellence in Sports' from the Hon'ble Smt. Pratibha Patil, Former President of India.

Career

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 is a runner's up in 2019.
She has a world career-high singles ranking of world No. 358, achieved on 20 June 2016. Bhambri has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
In December 2019, Prerna won 2 gold medals for India in the South Asian Games. In 2016 as well, she won the silver medal in the women's singles event of the South Asian Games. In 2018, she was the winner in Women's Singles and Women's Doubles at the Delhi Olympic Games.
In January 2012, Bhambri made her debut for the India Fed Cup team.
Playing for India at Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 5–3.

Personal

Prerna is coached by her brother Prateek Bhambri, who has also been a professional tennis player. He has 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 world ranking of 83. Bhambri is also the younger cousin of Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri, who are both retired players. Prerna Bhambri is married to Ayush Tandon, who is a Chartered Accountant.

Achievements


YearTournamentPosition
2019South Asian Games 2019, NepalGold Medal
2019Fenesta Tennis Championship 2019Runners-up
2019Asian Tennis Tour, DelhiRunners-up
2019All India Tennis Association tournament, JaipurWinner
2018Delhi Olympic Games, DelhiWinner
2018Inter-State Tennis 2018Runners-up – Silver Medal
2017ITF Women US$15,000 ColomboRunners-up
2016South Asian Games 2016

Runners-up
Silver Medal
2016Fed Cup- Represented India in Team India Group I, Thailand5th position for Team India
2016ITF Women US$ 10,000 EgyptRunners-up
2016ITF Women US$ 10,000 EgyptWinner
2015Fenesta Tennis Championship 2015National Champion
2015ITF Women US$ 10,000 Gulbarga Winner &
Runners-up
2015ITF Women US$ 10,000 Gulbarga Winner
2015ITF Women US$ 10,000 LucknowWinner &
Winner
2015ITF Women US$ 10,000 HyderabadRunners-up &Winner
2015ITF Women US$15,000 Hong KongQualified for main draw & Runners-Up
2014Fenesta Tennis Championship 2014National Champion
2013Fenesta Tennis Championship 2013National Champion
2012Fenesta Tennis Championship 2012National Champion
2012Fed Cup - Represented India in Team India Group II, Shenzhen, ChinaWinner
2012ITF Women US$ 10,000 GulbargaWinner
2011ITF Women US$ 10,000 DelhiWinner
201134th National Games at RanchiGold Medal ;
Gold Medal ; &
Bronze Medal'''

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

ITF finals

Singles (5–5)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentsScore
Winner1.25 June 2011New Delhi, IndiaHard Keren Shlomo6–2, 6–3
Runner-up1.23 June 2012New Delhi, IndiaHard Ankita Raina4–6, 2–6
Winner2.28 September 2012Gulbarga, IndiaHard Yang Zi6–2, 6–2
Runner-up2.26 July 2015Hong KongHard Ayaka Okuno4–6, 0–6
Runner-up3.19 September 2015Hyderabad, IndiaClay Fatma Al-Nabhani4–6, 0–6
Winner3.24 October 2015Lucknow, IndiaGrass Rishika Sunkara6–4, 6–1
Winner4.21 November 2015Gulbarga, IndiaHard Riya Bhatia4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner5.28 November 2015Gulbarga, IndiaHard Natasha Palha6–0, 6–4
Runner-up4.8 May 2016Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Noppawan Lertcheewakarn4–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.14 October 2017Colombo, Sri LankaClay Ma Yexin1–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–5)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.3 April 2015Dehra Dun, IndiaHard Rishika Sunkara Prarthana Thombare
Nungnadda Wannasuk
0–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.14 September 2015Hyderabad, IndiaClay Prarthana Thombare Sowjanya Bavisetti
Rishika Sunkara
3–6, 4–6
Winner1.20 September 2015Hyderabad, IndiaClay Fatma Al-Nabhani Sharrmadaa Baluu
Prarthana Thombare
7–5, 6–2
Winner2.23 October 2015Lucknow, IndiaGrass Prarthana Thombare Sharrmadaa Baluu
Nidhi Chilumula
6–3, 4–6,
Runner-up3.30 October 2015Raipur, IndiaHard Rishika Sunkara Sharrmadaa Baluu
Prarthana Thombare
3–6, 7–6,
Runner-up4.20 November 2015Gulbarga, IndiaHard Kanika Vaidya Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal
Karman Kaur Thandi
6–1, 3–6,
Winner3.21 May 2016Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Nidhi Chilumula Tamachan Momkoonthod
Pranjala Yadlapalli
3–6, 7–5,
Runner-up5.18 June 2016Fergana, UzbekistanHard Ankita Raina Polina Monova
Yana Sizikova
6–7, 2–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles

Doubles