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Ankita Raina (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian player. Since 2018, she has regularly been India's number one female player in singles and doubles.

Raina has won one title on the and one WTA 125 tournament (both in doubles), along with 11 singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In April 2018, she entered the top 200 in the singles rankings for the first time, becoming only the fifth player representing India to achieve this feat. Raina has also won gold medals in the women's singles and mixed-doubles events at the 2016 South Asian Games, and a bronze medal in singles at the 2018 Asian Games. Raina is one of only two women representing India who have won a WTA Tour-level title.

Playing for India Billie Jean King Cup team, Raina has a win–loss record of 33–29. She has notable wins over 2011 US Open champion , Wimbledon finalist , former world No. 5 , and multiple doubles Grand Slam champion Barbora Strýcová.


Personal life
Raina was born in the Indian state of to Lalita Raina and Ravinder Kishen Raina. She was born and brought up in before moving to , Maharashtra at the age of 14 as Pune had a better infrastructure and opportunities to develop professional tennis players; the decision was made based on her performance at the Asians 14 and under masters tournament in Melbourne, where she placed second.

At the national events, Raina has represented her home state Gujarat. Her idols growing up were , , , and .

Raina trains at the Hemant Bendrey Tennis Academy at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune.


Career

2008–16: Junior years
Raina started playing tennis at the age of five. From a young age she has been coached by Hemant Bendrey, who recognized her strong discipline and mentality. Following a promising junior career, Raina made her first professional appearance in 2009, at a small ITF tournament in Mumbai. In 2010, she continued to participate in local ITF events with limited success. Raina's 2011 season saw her advance to three ITF Circuit finals in doubles, winning one with countrywoman Aishwarya Agrawal. In 2012, she won her first professional singles title in New Delhi and won three more in doubles. This was followed by a few years of mediocre results on the ITF Women's Circuit.


2017–19: Breakthrough
Raina won two matches at the Mumbai Open, advancing to the quarterfinal. This would turn out to be her breakthrough tournament. In April 2018, she reached a ranking of world No. 181, after winning a $25k title, becoming the fifth Indian national to crack to the top-200 women's singles rankings, following , , , and .

In August 2018, Ankita won the bronze medal in the Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia in singles event. Raina and Sania Mirza are the only players representing India to have won a singles medal at the Asian Games. Later that year, she won the biggest doubles title of her career at the Taipei Challenger, partnering with compatriot Karman Kaur Thandi.

Following a loss at the Australian Open, Raina won a $25k title in , with a solid win over in the final. At the Kunming Open, she got her first top-100 win, defeating , former US Open champion and top-10 player, scoring the biggest win of her career. At the French Open, Raina lost her first qualifying match to well-known American youngster in two tight sets, despite playing well. She went on to reach the second qualifying rounds of both the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, losing tight three-setters in both tournaments. In October 2019, Raina entered the top 150 doubles rankings for the first time, after reaching the finals of the Suzhou Ladies Open with partner Rosalie van der Hoek. She is now coached by Arjun Kadhe, who is also her trainer and hitting partner.


2020–21: Major main-draw and Olympics debut
Raina had a disappointing result at the Australian Open, albeit she was unwell due to the Australian bushfires. However, Raina found further doubles success by winning two back-to-back ITF titles in alongside ; followed by reaching her first semifinal at the Thailand Open alongside Rosalie. This gave Raina a new career-high ranking of No. 119 in doubles. She also won two singles titles early on in 2020, one in Nonthaburi, and the other in , India. Raina then helped India advance to the World Group 2 playoffs for the first time in history in April 2020 in Dubai, along with , , and Sowjanya Bavisetti. In the Fed Cup, Raina had put up a good fight and won the first set 6–1 against China's top player Wang Qiang, but lost the match in three tight sets.

Raina returned to competition at the resumption of the tour in September after a long hiatus due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; she suffered early exits in ITF tournaments she played in after the break. She then competed at the 2020 French Open qualifying where she advanced to the second round for the first time but lost to . In December, Raina won the biggest ITF doubles title of her career at Dubai, alongside Ekaterine Gorgodze, and reached a new career-high doubles ranking of 117.

Raina competed in all the Grand Slam championships and the Olympics in 2021 but had first-round exits in all in doubles category. She competed mixed doubles only in Wimbledon but that too was a first-round exit. Raina began 2021 at the Australian Open, where she had her best performance at a major, losing in the third and final qualifying round to Olga Danilović. She then became the fourth player representing India to feature in the main draw of a Grand Slam championship (after , , and Sania Mirza), playing doubles alongside Mihaela Buzărnescu, losing in the first round.

Raina won the first singles main-draw match of her career at the Phillip Island Trophy. She came from a break down in the third set to reel off the last six games for a 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 win over Elisabetta Cocciaretto. She then lost to . In doubles, Raina partnered with Kamilla Rakhimova to advance to her first WTA Tour level final, where they defeated the Russian pairing of Anastasia Potapova and . With this victory, Ankita became the second Indian female after Sania Mirza to win a WTA title, and also the third Indian woman after Mirza and Shikha Uberoi to break into the top 100 of the WTA rankings, debuting at world No. 94 in doubles.

Her improved ranking allowed her to compete more regularly on the WTA Tour, albeit with limited success. At the Abierto Zapopan, Raina scored a victory over former world No. 5 and French Open finalist, , before losing to Leonie Küng. At the French Open, she lost in the second qualifying round in singles, and the first round of the main draw in doubles. Raina enjoyed a strong grass-court season in doubles, reaching back to back semifinals at the Nottingham Open and Nottingham Trophy. At Wimbledon, she competed in all three events, losing in the first qualifying round of singles to Varvara Lepchenko and the first round of doubles and mixed doubles, partnering and Ramkumar Ramanathan, respectively.

's protected ranking of No. 9 meant that Raina and Mirza gained direct entry into the Tokyo Olympics in women's doubles. They lost in three sets in the first round to the , in spite of leading 6–0, 5–2.

Raina competed at the 2021 US Open, losing in the first round of singles qualifying to and the first round of doubles. This meant she had played in the main draw of doubles at all four major tournaments. She then won only one of her next seven matches in singles, to end the year outside the top 200. She also lost seven out of her eight doubles matches during this stretch.

For her achievements at the and South Asian Games, Raina was conferred the in 2021.


2022–2023
Raina carried her poor form from the end of 2021 into 2022, with her losing in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open, and then, at an ITF tournament in Kazakhstan. As a result, she dropped out of the top 350 and returned to playing on the ITF Circuit. In the second half of the season, she won 18 of her last 27 matches to end the year. Her lone final of the season came in August, at an ITF event at , losing to Chinese Taipei player .

However, she was much more successful in doubles, reaching nine ITF Circuit finals, winning five of them.

Raina reached the semifinals of a $40k tournament in India in January, and the final in Bangalore in March. She reached her second final of the season at the Jakarta $25k tournament, but lost again. These results propelled her close to the top 200, and she returned to a major qualifying at the French Open, where she lost in the second round. She also competed in the first qualifying round at Wimbledon but lost again. Raina qualified for the main draw of the WTA 250 Poland Open, but lost to in a tight three-setter. She entered the WTA Prague Open the following week as lucky loser, and scored her first WTA Tour main-draw win of the season over former world No. 16, Barbora Strýcová.

At the 2023 US Open, Raina reached the final round of qualifying, but lost in straight sets to Mirjam Björklund. This was the second time Raina reached the final round of qualifying.


Playing style
Raina is a steady baseliner who primarily relies on her speed and counterpunching abilities to outlast her opponents. Her preferred surfaces are grass and hard court, as they are more suited to her game style.


Sponsorship and equipment
In her junior years, Raina was helped by Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals to participate in overseas junior tournaments. Since then, she has been supported by and Lakshya. Most recently, Raina has signed sponsorship deals with the Sports Authority of Gujarat and , and she is officially employed with . Hence, Raina uses racquets and clothing. is her current supporter.

In 2013, Raina met , India's then-future prime minister, and officially was recognised under the Shaktidhoot scheme and hence became a part of India's goal of reaching Olympic podiums.


Performance timelines

Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.
Grand Slam tournaments
AAAAAQ2Q1Q3Q1A0 / 00–0
AAAAQ1Q1Q2Q2AQ20 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAQ2Q2NHQ1AQ10 / 00–0
US OpenAAAAAQ2AQ1AQ30 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAQ1AAAQ10 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments0000131420Career total: 11
Overall win–loss1–23–13–10–34–12–42–41–64–41–10 / 1120–26
Year-end ranking314247284283192184180190301 $602,449


Doubles
1RAA0–1
1RAA0–1
Wimbledon1RAA0–1
US Open1RAA0–1
Win–loss0–40–00–00–4


WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (title)
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WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–0)
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Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Win1–0 Phillip Island Trophy, AustraliaWTA 250HardKamilla Rakhimova
Anastasia Potapova
2–6, 6–4, 10–7


WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)
Win1–0 , TaiwanCarpet (i)
Natela Dzalamidze
6–3, 5–7, 12–12 ret.


ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (7–5)
$10,000 tournaments (4–5)
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Hard (10–11)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
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Loss0–1 ITF Fujairah, United Arab Emirates10,000Hard3–6, 2–6
Win1–1 ITF New Delhi, India10,000Hard6–4, 6–2
Loss1–2 ITF New Delhi, India10,000Hard2–6, 2–6
Loss1–3 ITF Hyderabad, India10,000HardBárbara Luz6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Loss1–4 ITF Hyderabad, India10,000HardBárbara Luz6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win2–4 ITF Chennai, India10,000Clay6–3, 6–1
Loss2–5 ITF Lucknow, India10,000GrassEmi Mutaguchi6–3, 6–7(2), 1–6
Loss2–6 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan25,000Hard3–6, 3–6
Win3–6 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardEetee Maheta6–3, 6–2
Win4–6 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardKanika Vaidya6–4, 6–4
Loss4–7 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia25,000ClayZhu Lin5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win5–7 Pune Championships, India25,000Hard6–2, 6–2
Loss5–8 ITF Ahmedabad, India25,000HardAnastasija Sevastova4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss5–9May 2017Jin'an Open, China60,000HardZhu Lin3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win6–9 ITF Gwalior, India25,000Hard6–2, 7–5
Win7–9 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard6–2, 6–3
Win8–9 ITF Singapore25,000Hard6–3, 6–2
Loss8–10 , Turkey60,000HardVitalia Diatchenko4–6, 0–6
Win9–10Dec 2019ITF Solapur, India25,000Hard6–3, 6–3
Win10–10Jan 2020ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000HardChloé Paquet6–3, 7–5
Win11–10Feb 2020ITF Jodhpur, India25,000Hard7–5, 6–1
Loss11–11Aug 2022ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom25,000Hard2–6, 4–6
Loss11–12Mar 2023ITF Bangalore, India40,000HardBrenda Fruhvirtová6–0, 4–6, 0–6
Loss11–13Apr 2023ITF Jakarta, Indonesia25,000Hard6–3, 0–6, 2–6


Doubles: 58 (30 titles, 27 runner-ups, 1 pending)
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W100 tournaments (1–2)
W60/75 tournaments (5–3)
W40/50 tournaments (5–5)
W25/35 tournaments (13–12)
W10/15 tournaments (6–4)
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Hard (25–20)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (1–1)
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Loss0–1 ITF Kolkata, India10,000ClayPoojashree Venkatesha
Dalila Jakupovič
3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2 ITF Lucknow, India10,000GrassAishwarya Agrawal
3–6, 3–6
Win1–2 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardAishwarya Agrawal
Rushmi Chakravarthi
6–4, 6–3
Win2–2 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardRushmi ChakravarthiLiu Yuxuan
Zhao Qianqian
6–1, 6–4
Win3–2 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardRushmi ChakravarthiSri Peddy Reddy
Prarthana Thombare
6–3, 6–2
Win4–2 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardAishwarya AgrawalEster Masuri
Naomi Totka
6–1, 6–4
Loss4–3 ITF Chennai, India10,000ClayRushmi ChakravarthiNatasha Palha
Prarthana Thombare
7–5, 3–6, 6–10
Loss4–4 ITF New Delhi, India10,000HardShweta Rana
Sowjanya Bavisetti
2–6, 4–6
Win5–4 ITF Aurangabad, India10,000ClayPrarthana ThombareShweta Rana
6–3, 6–3
Loss5–5 ITF Tianjin, China25,000HardFatma Al-NabhaniLiu Chang
1–6, 5–7
Win6–5 ITF Mumbai, India25,000HardNicha Lertpitaksinchai
Peangtarn Plipuech
6–4, 1–6, 11–9
Win7–5 ITF Lucknow, India15,000GrassEmily Webley-SmithRushmi Chakravarthi
Nidhi Chilumula
6–2, 6–4
Loss7–6 ITF Westende, Belgium25,000HardIndy de Vroome
6–7(4), 4–6
Loss7–7 Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan25,000Hard
6–7(0), 2–6
Win8–7Sep 2016, China50,000HardEmily Webley-Smith
6–4, 6–4
Win9–7 ITF Pula, Italy25,000ClayIrene Burillo Escorihuela
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
6–4, 6–4
Win10–7 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000HardEmily Webley-Smith
Zhang Yukun
6–2, 6–0
Win11–7 ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000ClayMarie Benoît
3–6, 6–3, 11–9
Loss11–8 ITF Leipzig, Germany25,000ClayTereza MrdežaValentyna Ivakhnenko
2–6, 1–6
Win12–8Aug 2017Mençuna Cup, Turkey60,000HardGabriela Cé
Yana Sizikova
6–2, 6–3
Win13–8May 2018Jin'an Open, China60,000Hard
6–3, 6–3
Win14–8 ITF Pune, India25,000HardAleksandrina Naydenova
Tamara Zidanšek
6–2, 6–7(5), 11–9
Loss14–9Jul 2019, GermanyW60ClayBibiane Schoofs
Anastasia Dețiuc
6–0, 3–6, 8–10
Loss14–10 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, United KingdomW25HardSarah Beth Grey
2–6, 5–7
Loss14–11Oct 2019Suzhou Ladies Open, ChinaW100HardRosalie van der Hoek
6–3, 3–6, 5–10
Loss14–12Nov 2019, ChinaW60HardRosalie van der HoekJiang Xinyu
Tang Qianhui
4–6, 4–6
Win15–12 ITF Solapur, IndiaW25Hard
Despina Papamichail
5–7, 6–4, 10–3
Win16–12 ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW25HardBibiane SchoofsSupapitch Kuearum
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
6–4, 6–2
Win17–12 ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW25HardBibiane Schoofs
6–2, 3–6, 10–7
Loss17–13 ITF Jodhpur, IndiaW25HardSnehal Mane
Miyabi Inoue
6–4, 4–6, 8–10
Win18–13Dec 2020Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW100HardEkaterine Gorgodze
6–4, 3–6, 10–6
Win19–13Mar 2022Bendigo International, AustraliaW25HardRutuja BhosaleAlexandra Bozovic
Weronika Falkowska
4–6, 6–3, 10–4
Win20–13Apr 2022Clay Court International, AustraliaW60ClayFernanda Contreras
4–6, 6–2, 11–9
Win21–13Jul 2022ITF Gurugram, IndiaW25HardPriska Madelyn Nugroho
Misaki Matsuda
3–6, 6–0, 10–6
Loss21–14Jul 2022Reinert Open, GermanyW100ClayRosalie van der Hoek
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–10
Win22–14Jul 2022ITF Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanW25HardMomoko Kobori
6–2, 3–6, 10–8
Loss22–15Oct 2022ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25Hard (i)Rosalie van der HoekIrene Burillo Escorihuela
Andrea Lázaro García
3–6, 4–6
Loss22–16Nov 2022ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW25HardPriska Madelyn Nugroho
Katherine Westbury
1–6, 6–4, 5–10
Win23–16Dec 2022ITF Solapur, IndiaW25HardPrarthana ThombarePriska Madelyn Nugroho
Ekaterina Yashina
6–1, 6–2
Loss23–17Dec 2022ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW25HardPrarthana ThombarePriska Madelyn Nugroho
Ekaterina Yashina
3–6, 1–6
Win24–17Jan 2023ITF Pune, IndiaW40HardPrarthana ThombareGozal Ainitdinova
Zhibek Kulambayeva
4–6, 7–5, 10–8
Loss24–18Apr 2023ITF Nottingham, UKW25HardRutuja BhosaleNaiktha Bains
1–6, 4–6
Loss24–19Apr 2023ITF Calvi, FranceW40HardNaiktha Bains
Maia Lumsden
4–6, 6–3, 7–10
Win25–19May 2023ITF Tbilisi, GeorgiaW40HardEkaterine GorgodzeAnastasia Zakharova
Anastasia Zolotareva
4–6, 6–2, 10–6
Win26–19Mar 2024 W35HardZhibek KulambayevaJacqueline Cabaj Awad
Justina Mikulskytė
6–4, 6–2
Loss26–20Mar 2024Kōfu International Open, JapanW50HardRutuja Bhosale
3–6, 5–7
Win27–20Apr 2024ITF Kashiwa, JapanW50Hard
6–4, 6–4
Loss27–21Sep 2024Perth Tennis International 2, AustraliaW75Hard
Walkover
Loss27–22Oct 2024ITF Kayseri, TurkeyW35HardDalila JakupovićIsabella Barrera Aguirre
3–6, 6–2, 6–10
Loss27–23Nov 2024ITF Brisbane, AustraliaW50Hard
3–6, 4–6
Loss27–24Nov 2024ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW50HardNaiktha Bains
3–6, 2–6
Win28–24Jan 2025ITF New Delhi, IndiaW50+HHardNaiktha Bains
6–4, 3–6, 10–8
Loss28–25Mar 2025ITF Ahmedabad, IndiaW50HardVaishnavi Adkar
2–6, 6–2, 7–10
Win29–25Mar 2025Jin'an Open, ChinaW75HardPriska Madelyn Nugroho
Kira Pavlova
6–0, 6–3
Win30–25Jun 2025Guimarães Ladies Open, PortugalW50Hard
1–6, 6–4, 10–8
Loss30–26Jun 2025ITF Tauste, SpainW35HardHiromi Abe
Kanako Morisaki
3–6, 2–6
Loss30–27Oct 2025ITF Kunshan, ChinaW35Hard
2–6, 2–6
Win31–27Dec 2025ITF Solapur, IndiaW35Hard
4–6, 7–5, 10–6


Fed Cup participation

Singles
2014 Fed CupZ2 R/R5 February 2014Astana, KazakhstanPakistanHard (i)W6–1, 6–2
6 February 2014New ZealandL1–6, 2–6
Z2 P/O7 February 2014Hong KongZhang LingL3–6, 4–6

2015 Fed CupZ2 R/R15 April 2015Hyderabad, IndiaPakistanHardW6–0, 6–1
16 April 2015MalaysiaJawairiah NoordinW6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Z2 P/O17 April 2015TurkmenistanAnastasiya PrenkoW6–1, 6–2

2016 Fed CupZ1 R/R3 February 2016Hua Hin, ThailandThailandHardL6–7(5–7), 3–6
4 February 2016JapanW6–3, 6–1
5 February 2016UzbekistanNigina AbduraimovaW6–1, 6–0

2017 Fed CupZ1 R/R8 February 2017Astana, KazakhstanJapanHard (i)L0–6, 3–6
9 February 2017ChinaZhu LinL3–6, 6–3, 4–6
10 February 2017PhilippinesKatharina LehnertL3–6, 4–6

2018 Fed CupZ1 R/R7 February 2018New Delhi, IndiaChinaHardZhu LinW6–3, 6–2
8 February 2018KazakhstanW6–3, 1–6, 6–4
9 February 2018Hong KongZhang LingW6–3, 6–2
Z1 P/O10 February 2018Chinese TaipeiW6–4, 5–7, 6–1

2019 Fed CupZ1 R/R7 February 2019Astana, KazakhstanThailandHard (i)Peangtarn PlipuechW6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–4
8 February 2019KazakhstanYulia PutintsevaL1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Z1 P/O9 February 2019South KoreaW6–3, 6–3

2020 Billie Jean King CupP/O16 April 2021Jūrmala, LatviaLatviaHard (i)Jeļena OstapenkoL2–6, 7–5, 5–7
17 April 2021Anastasija SevastovaL0–6, 6–7(4–7)


Doubles
2013 Fed CupZ1 R/R6 February 2013Astana, KazakhstanKazakhstanHard (i)Sesil Karatantcheva
Galina Voskoboeva
L3–6, 1–6
8 February 2013ThailandNoppawan Lertcheewakarn
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
L1–6, 3–6
2014 Fed CupZ2 P/O7 February 2014Hong KongRishika Sunkara
W6–2, 6–1

2019 Fed CupZ1 R/R7 February 2019Astana, KazakhstanThailandHard (i)
Peangtarn Plipuech
W6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–5

Z1 P/O9 February 2019Astana, KazakhstanSouth KoreaHard (i)Prarthana Thombare
L4–6, 4–6


Asian Games

Singles (bronze medal)
BronzeAugust 20182018 Asian Games, Indonesia4–6, 6–7(6–8)


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