Tara Iyer

Tara Iyer
Country  India
Born 8 July 1988
Hyderabad, India
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Singles
Career record 61 - 43
Career titles 4 ITF
Highest ranking 350 (10 September 2007)
Doubles
Career record 25 - 21
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking 304 (18 February 2008)

Tara Iyer (Telugu: తర ఆయర్, Hindi: तारा आयर, Tārā Āyara; born 8 July 1988 in Hyderabad) is a professional tennis player from India who has won four ITF singles tennis titles and one doubles title.[1]

Personal life

Tara Iyer was born in the Indian metropolis of Hyderabad.[2]

Career

2003-2010

Iyer played at the 2006 Sunfeast Open – Singles Qualifying where she won the First Round against Isha Lakhani 6-4, 6-2 before losing to Rushmi Chakravarthi 5-7, 4-6.

Iyer got a Wildcard to play at the 2007 Bangalore Open where she lost to Dominika Cibulková 0-6, 2-6 in Round 1.

Iyer also played for the Indian Fed Cup Team in the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone where she beat Sahar Al Disi of Jordan, 6-0, 6-0, but lost to Albina Khabibulina of Uzbekistan, 4-6, 6-7(3).

Iyer received a Wildcard to play at the 2007 Sunfeast Open where she lost the First Round Match against Flavia Pennetta, 3-6, 1-6.

2011

Iyer played at the 2011 Citi Open – Singles Qualifying where she was a Wildcard receiver. She played Līga Dekmeijere in the First Round and lost 6-7(4), 2-6.

Career statistics

Singles Finals: 4 (4-0)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 17 June 2007 Portugal Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Italy Elisa Balsamo 6-4, 7-6(5)
Winner 2. 11 August 2007 United Kingdom Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard Germany Laura Haberkorn 6-0, 6-1
Winner 3. 25 August 2007 India Noida, India Carpet India Ankita Bhambri 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Winner 4. 1 September 2007 India New Delhi, India Hard South Korea Chae Kyung-yee 7-5, 6-2

Doubles Finals: 3 (1–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 30 October 2006 India Ahmedabad, India Hard India Meghha Vakaria India Sanaa Bhambri
India Rushmi Chakravarthi
2-6 4-6
Runner-up 2. 10 August 2007 United Kingdom Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Katharina Brown Italy Nicole Clerico
Italy Verdiana Verardi
4-6, 3-6
Winner 3. 31 August 2007 India New Delhi, India Hard Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk Thailand Sophia Mulsap
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–4, 6–3

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