Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian-British tennis player.[1][2]
Bains at the Surbiton Trophy, 2015 | |
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Born | (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 24) Leeds, England |
Prize money | US$ 345,575 |
Singles | |
Career record | 187–202 (48.1%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 199 (6 January 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 345 (31 October 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2021) |
US Open | Q1 (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 172–120 (58.9%) |
Career titles | 16 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 134 (24 September 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 222 (31 October 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
Last updated on: 6 November 2022. |
Bains has won two singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has reached best WTA ranking of world No. 199 in singles. On 24 September 2018, she peaked at No. 134 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Bains emigrated with her Indian-born father Gurnake[3] from Britain to Brisbane aged eight[4] and holds dual British-Australian citizenship.[1]
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 main doubles 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.
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.
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, Bains 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.
Thanks to a wildcard, she entered the qualifying of the Brisbane International where she lost in round one to Anastasia Rodionova.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2019 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000[lower-alpha 1] | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 6–7(3) |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2016 | Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 6–2, [10–3] |
Win | 4–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 5–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8), 5–7, [5–10] |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [12–14] |
Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2017 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Penrith, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 7–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 8–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Win | 9–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 10–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 11–7 | May 2018 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 11–8 | Jun 2018 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11–9 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 0–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 11–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [4–10] |
Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2018 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 12–11 | Sep 2018 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7) |
Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2018 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 13–12 | Oct 2019 | Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–13 | Oct 2019 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [2–10] |
Loss | 13–14 | Nov 2019 | Playford International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–14 | May 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9] |
Loss | 14–15 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 0–6, [9–11] |
Win | 15–15 | Jul 2022 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 15–16 | Aug 2022 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 15–17 | Aug 2022 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
Win | 16–17 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |