| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Residence | Mysore, India |
| Born | July 27, 1990 Mandya, India |
| Height | 1.8 metres |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US $32,872 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | W/L = 88/63 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | World No. 306 (November 30, 2009) |
| Current ranking | World No. 622 (July 26, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | - |
| French Open | - |
| Wimbledon | - |
| US Open | - |
| Olympic Games | |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | World No. 374 (November 23, 2009) |
| Current ranking | World No. 457 (July 27, 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | |
| Last updated on: May 18, 2011. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Youth Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Pune | Doubles |
Poojashree Venkatesha (Kannada- ಪುಜಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಾತೆಷಾ) (Hindi-पूजाश्री वेंकतेषा) is a professional Indian tennis player born in Mandya, Karnataka, India. She was born on 27 July 1990.
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Venkatesha was the runner-up and won the Silver Medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She missed out for the Gold Medal, beaten by Heather Watson of United Kingdom 6/2, 6/1.
Venkatesha is best known for her winning the singles and doubles of th 2009 ITF Circuit Tournament in Delhi for $10,000. Results of her performance are shown below.
In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Venkatesha lost and missed out on the Bronze Medal along with India's Nirupama Sanjeev for the women's doubles, defeated by Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi, 6/4, 6/2, both of India, who also missed out for the Gold Medal. Results of that are shown below.
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | November 2008 | $10,000 Islamabad | Islamabad, Pakistan | Kim Hae-sung | 7-6(8), 6-4 |
| Runner-up | April 2009 | $10,000 Shymkent | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Albina Khabibulina | 7-6(5), 3-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | August 2009 | $10,000 New Delhi | New Delhi, Delhi, India | Emily Webley-Smith | 7-6(8), 6-2 |
| Winner | September 2009 | $10,000 Bangalore | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | Dalila Jakupovic | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | September 2009 | $10,000 Dehradun | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 6-3, 7-5 |
| Winner | October 2009 | $10,000 Noida | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | Moe Kawatoko | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | May 2010 | $10,000 Durban | Durban, South Africa | Chanel Simmonds | 1-6, 4-6 |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | April–May 2008 | $10,000 Cochin | Cochin, Kerela, India | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Archana Venkataraman Geeta Manohar |
6-1, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | May 2008 | $10,000 Trivandrum | Trivandrum, Kerela, India | Magda Okruashvili | Miki Miyamura Yu Min-hwa |
6-7(6), 2-6 |
| Runner-up | November 2008 | $10,000 Islamabad | Islamabad, Pakistan | Treta Bhattacharyya | Kim Hae-sung Shin Jung-yoon |
1-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | December 2008 | $10,000 Islamabad | Islamabad, Pakistan | Parul Goswami | Kim Hae-sung Shin Jung-yoon |
4-6, 6-7(2) |
| Winner | January 2009 | $10,000 Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India | Parija Maloo | Shivika Burman Kumari-Sweta Solanki |
6-1, 6-2 |
| Winner | August 2009 | $10,000 New Delhi | New Delhi, Delhi, India | Sanaa Bhambri | Rishika Sunkara Nova Patel |
6-2, 6-1 |
| Winner | September 2009 | $10,000 Bangalore | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | Isha Lakhani | Kumari-Sweta Solanki Moe Kawatoko |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | September 2009 | $10,000 Dehradun | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Keren Shlomo | Miki Miyamura Moe Kawatoko |
1-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | October 2009 | $10,000 Noida | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | Sanaa Bhambri | Miki Miyamura Moe Kawatoko |
1-6, 6-4, [5-10] |
| Winner | July 2010 | $10,000 Hatyai | Hatyai, Thailand | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta |
6-3, 7-6(10) |
| Winner | January 2011 | $25,000 Muzaffarnagar | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Mari Tanaka Mika Miyamura |
3-6, 6-4, [14-12] |
| Runner-up | January 2011 | $10,000 Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Rushmi Chakravarthi | Nicole Clerico Dalila Jakupovic |
3-6, 1-6 |