Australian-British tennis player
Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian-British tennis player.[1] [2]
Bains has won two singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . In January 2020, she reached her best WTA ranking of 199 in singles. On 9 October 2023, she peaked at No. 87 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Personal life Bains emigrated with her Indian-born father Gurnake[3] from Britain to Brisbane aged eight[4] and holds dual British-Australian citizenship.[1]
Career 2014 Bains commenced the year with a ranking of 1041. She was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the Hobart International , where she made it through the first two rounds, defeating Maria Elena Camerin [5] and Teliana Pereira ,[6] before losing to eventual tournament champion, Garbiñe Muguruza , in the final qualifying round.
At the qualifying for the Australian Open , Bains lost to Andrea Hlaváčková in straight sets, but together with Olivia Tjandramulia , she was awarded a wildcard into the doubles main draw where they faced 14th-seeded team of Julia Görges and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová , also losing in straight sets.
In March, Bains was awarded a wildcard into the qualifying of the Miami Open , for just her third appearance at WTA Tour -level.[7] She lost in round one to Virginie Razzano . Her next match was in September in Vegas, before playing four more ITF tournaments across Australia to end the year.She ended the year with a ranking of 713.
2015 Her season began with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International , Hobart International and Australian Open . She lost in round one in all three events. The rest of the year, Bains competed on the ITF Circuit, with limited success.She ended the year with a ranking of 630.
2016 Bains commenced the season with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International , Hobart International and Australian Open . She lost in the first round in all three events. Through February and March, she competed on the ITF Circuit across Australia, before heading to Croatia and Spain where she made three consecutive quarterfinals.From June to October, she competed on the ITF Circuit across Europe, Asia and Australia. Her best result was reaching the quarterfinal of the Bendigo International .Bains finished 2016 season ranked world No. 452.
2017 Thanks to a wildcard, she entered the qualifying of the Brisbane International where she lost in first round to Anastasia Rodionova .
2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist in doubles & top 100 debut At Wimbledon , Naiktha Bains partnering with Maia Lumsden , the wildcard pair became the first British pair to reach the quarterfinals in 40 years.[8]
Grand Slam performance timelines Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles Doubles WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups) Legend $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments (1–4) $15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–4) Clay (1–0) Grass (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Natalija Kostić 6–4, 6–2 Win 2–0 Mar 2019 ITF Mildura, Australia 25,000 Grass Kaylah McPhee 6–4, 6–7(5) , 6–2 Loss 2–1 Dec 2019 ITF Solapur, India 25,000 Hard Ankita Raina 3–6, 3–6 Loss 2–2 Dec 2019 Pune Tennis Championships , India25,000 Hard Emma Raducanu 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 Loss 2–3 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Lizette Cabrera 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 2–4 Nov 2022 ITF Traralgon, Australia 25,000 Hard Priska Madelyn Nugroho 4–6, 4–6
Doubles: 40 (22 titles, 18 runner-ups) Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–1) $50/60,000 tournaments (1–5) $40,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (16–11) $10/15,000 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface Hard (14–14) Clay (8–3) Grass (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Nov 2014 Bendigo International , Australia50,000 Hard Karolina Wlodarczak Jessica Moore Abbie Myers 4–6, 0–6 Loss 0–2 May 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Alexandra Morozova Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová 1–6, 3–6 Win 1–2 May 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Dasha Ivanova Marine Partaud Laëtitia Sarrazin6–2, 4–6, [10–7] Win 2–2 May 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Alexandra Morozova Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová6–1, 2–6, [10–7] Loss 2–3 Sep 2016 ITF Tweed Heads, Australia 25,000 Hard Abbie Myers Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska 6–7(6) , 6–7(3) Win 3–3 Sep 2016 ITF Brisbane International , Australia25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Julia Glushko Liu Fangzhou 6–7(4) , 6–2, [10–3] Win 4–3 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Chiara Grimm Natalija Kostić Jelena Simić 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] Win 5–3 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Tereza Mihalíková Francesca Bullani Veronica Napolitano4–6, 6–1, [10–5] Loss 5–4 Jul 2017 ITF Middelburg, Netherlands 25,000 Clay Dasha Ivanova Valentini Grammatikopoulou Bibiane Schoofs 7–6(8) , 5–7, [5–10] Loss 5–5 Jul 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Karin Kennel Luksika Kumkhum Ksenia Palkina 3–6, 6–2, [12–14] Loss 5–6 Aug 2017 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Hsu Chieh-yu Miharu Imanishi Akiko Omae 4–6, 4–6 Win 6–6 Sep 2017 ITF Penrith, Australia 25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska6–0, 7–5 Win 7–6 Sep 2017 ITF Brisbane, Australia 25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Jennifer Elie Erika Sema 6–4, 6–1 Loss 7–7 Oct 2017 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu5–7, 5–7 Win 8–7 Oct 2017 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] Win 9–7 Apr 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Chiara Scholl Marie Benoît Xu Shilin 6–4, 7–5 Win 10–7 Apr 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Rosalie van der Hoek Victoria Kan Maria Zotova6–2, 6–2 Win 11–7 May 2018 Open Saint-Gaudens , France60,000 Clay Francesca Di Lorenzo Manon Arcangioli Sherazad Reix 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] Loss 11–8 Jun 2018 Grado Tennis Cup , Italy25,000 Clay Rika Fujiwara Giorgia Marchetti Alice Matteucci 0–6, 4–6 Loss 11–9 Aug 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Barbora Štefková Rutuja Bhosale Pranjala Yadlapalli 6–2, 0–6, [6–10] Loss 11–10 Aug 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Destanee Aiava Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu 5–7, 7–5, [4–10] Loss 11–11 Aug 2018 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Hiroko Kuwata Akiko Omae You Xiaodi 0–6, 6–7(4) Win 12–11 Sep 2018 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Xu Shilin Erin Routliffe Astra Sharma6–1, 7–6(7) Loss 12–12 Nov 2018 Canberra International , Australia60,000 Hard Destanee Aiava Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova 7–6(5) , 3–6, [7–10] Win 13–12 Mar 2019 Clay Court International , Australia25,000 Clay Tereza Mihalíková Destanee Aiava Ellen Perez4–6, 6–2, [10–4] Win 14–12 Oct 2019 ITF Brisbane International, Australia 25,000 Hard Destanee Aiava Alison Bai Paige Hourigan 6–3, 6–3 Loss 14–13 Oct 2019 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Tereza Mihalíková Maddison Inglis Kaylah McPhee 6–3, 2–6, [2–10] Loss 14–14 Nov 2019 Playford International , Australia60,000 Hard Tereza Mihalíková Asia Muhammad Storm Sanders 3–6, 4–6 Win 15–14 May 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard Maia Lumsden Kimberly Birrell Alexandra Osborne 3–6, 7–6(6) , [11–9] Loss 15–15 Jun 2022 Ilkley Trophy , UK100,000 Grass Maia Lumsden Lizette Cabrera Jang Su-jeong 7–6(7) , 0–6, [9–11] Win 16–15 Jul 2022 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard Maia Lumsden Lauryn John-Baptiste Katarína Strešnáková6–1, 7–6(4) Loss 16–16 Aug 2022 GB Pro-Series Foxhills , UK25,000 Hard (i) Maia Lumsden Freya Christie Ali Collins 3–6, 3–6 Loss 16–17 Aug 2022 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard Maia Lumsden Rutuja Bhosale Erika Sema6–4, 3–6, [9–11] Win 17–17 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Alexandra Bozovic Destanee Aiava Lisa Mays 6–4, 6–4 Win 18–17 Nov 2022 ITF Traralgon, Australia 25,000 Hard Alana Parnaby Haruna Arakawa Natsuho Arakawa7–6(4) , 6–2 Win 19–17 Feb 2023 Burnie International , Australia25,000 Hard Destanee Aiava Lily Fairclough Olivia Gadecki 7–5, 6–3 Win 20–17 Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard Maia Lumsden Ankita Raina Rutuja Bhosale6–1, 6–4 Win 21–17 Apr 2023 ITF Calvi, France 40,000 Hard Maia Lumsden Ankita Raina Estelle Cascino 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] Win 22–17 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard Maia Lumsden Lu Jiajing Elena Malõgina 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] Loss 22–18 Jan 2024 ITF Pune Open, India 50,000 Hard Fanny Stollár Alexandra Eala Darja Semeņistaja 6–7(8) , 3–6
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