Naiktha Bains
Bains at the 2015 Aegon Surbiton Trophy tournament
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| Full name | Naiktha Bains |
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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 17 December 1997 Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Prize money | $47,644 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 41–45 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 500 (23 May 2016) |
| Current ranking | 500 (23 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 15–24 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 518 (2 November 2015) |
| Current ranking | 571 (23 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Last updated on: 23 May 2016. | |
Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997 in Leeds, United Kingdom) is an Australian tennis player.[1]
Bains has won two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 23 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 500. On 2 November 2015, she peaked at world number 518 in the doubles rankings.
Bains emigrated with her Indian-born father Gurnake[2] from Britain to Brisbane aged 8[3] and holds dual British-Australian citizenship.[1]
2014
Bains was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the 2014 Hobart International, where she made it through the first two rounds, defeating Maria Elena Camerin[4] and Teliana Pereira,[5] before losing to eventual tournament champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the final qualifying round.
At Australian Open qualifying, Bains lost to Andrea Hlaváčková in straight sets, but together with Olivia Tjandramulia, Bains was awarded a wildcard into the main doubles draw where she faced the 14th seeded team of Julia Görges and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, also losing in straight sets.
In March, Bains was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the 2014 Sony Open in Miami, for just her third appearance at WTA Tour-level.[6]
ITF finals (2–2)
Doubles (2–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 3 November 2014 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Karolina Wlodarczak |
Jessica Moore Abbie Myers |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2 May 2016 | Bol, Croatia | Clay |  Alexandra Morozova |
Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 9 May 2016 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Dasha Ivanova |
 Marine Partaud Laëtitia Sarrazin |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Winner | 2. | 16 May 2016 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Alexandra Morozova |
Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová |
6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
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- Living people
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