Neha Uberoi

Neha Uberoi
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Boca Raton, United States
Born (1986-02-06) 6 February 1986
Morristown, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro October 2003
Retired 2010
Plays Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Prize money US$153,108
Singles
Career record 135 - 149
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 196 (29 January 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2007)
US Open Q2 (2005)
Doubles
Career record 58 - 111
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 107 (22 May 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open 2R (2005)
Last updated on: 20 August 2010.

Neha Uberoi (born 6 February 1986, in Morristown) is a retired Indian-American professional tennis player.[1]On 29 January 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 196. On 22 May 2006, she peaked at world number 107 in the doubles rankings. In doubles, she was a finalist at the 2005 Sunfeast Open and the 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open.[2][3] Uberoi retirement from tennis 2010.

Biography

Coached by Rick Macci. Father, Mahesh, is retired and now manages her tennis career; mother, Madhu, is a homemaker; has two older sisters, Diya and Shikha Uberoi (plays on Tour), and two younger sisters, Nikita and Nimita. Began playing at age 5; admires Graf. Attends Princeton University, where she was All-Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and named an All-American in singles and doubles the same year. Speaks Hindi, English, Spanish. Enjoys Harry Potter books. Loves to visit relatives in Mumbai, India.

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles (0–2)

Winner – Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Tour Championships
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Tier II / Premier
Tier III, IV & V / International
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in final
Runner-up 1. 25 September 2005 Kolkata, India Hard India Shikha Uberoi Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Anastasia Myskina		 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 2 October 2005 Guangzhou, China Hard India Shikha Uberoi Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi		 6–7(5–7), 3–6

ITF finals (0-4)

Singles (0–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 20 June 2004 Fort Worth, United States Hard United States Shikha Uberoi 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (0–3)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 June 2004 Fort Worth, United States Hard United States Shikha Uberoi United States Vania King
United States Anne Mall		 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 2. 8 October 2006 Troy, United States Hard South Africa Chanelle Scheepers Australia Nicole Kriz
New Zealand Leanne Baker		 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 29 October 2006 Augusta, United States Hard South Africa Chanelle Scheepers Australia Nicole Kriz
New Zealand Leanne Baker		 6–7(3–7), 1–6

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Stockman/Getty Images. "Neha Uberoi: Adjusting to life after pro-tennis career - Tennis - SI.com". SI.com.
  2. ↑ "USATODAY.com - Myskina cruises to victory at Sunfeast Open". usatoday.com.
  3. ↑ "Federer, Clijsters Win Titles; Davenport Back from Bad Back". tennis-x.com.
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