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Shikha Uberoi

Ind
Residence: Mumbai, India
DOB: April 5, 1983
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 140 lbs (64kg)
Plays: Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (August 2003)
JANUARY - Played on ITF Circuit.

FEBRUARY - Fell in Pattaya City qualifying.

MARCH - Fell 1r at Bangalore (as WC, l. to No.5 seed Szavay).

APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.

MAY - Played on ITF Circuit.

JUNE - Played on ITF Circuit.

JULY - Played on ITF Circuit.

AUGUST - Did not play.

SEPTEMBER - Fell in Bali, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Seoul and Tokyo [Japan Open] qualifying.
1998 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Mexico.

1999 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first Tour qualifying at New Haven (as WC); continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played Tour qualifying at Sarasota (as WC) and Philadelphia; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first two Tour main draws (as qualifier), falling 1r at Budapest (l. to Bartoli) and reaching 2r at US Open (l. to No.11 seed V.Williams 75 61, having led 4-1 first set); fell in Tour qualifying three times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played eight Tour main draws, reaching first QF at Kolkata (d. No.8 seed Fujiwara en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion Myskina) and 2r at Indian Wells (as qualifier); fell 1r six times and in Tour qualifying 15 times (incl. all four majors); also reached first two Tour finals in doubles, at Kolkata and Guangzhou (both w/N.Uberoi).

2006 - Played five Tour main draws, falling 1r at each one; fell in Tour qualifying 17 times (incl. all four majors).

2007 - Played one Tour main draw, falling 1r; fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); reached third Tour final in doubles at Auckland (w/Hsieh).
SINGLES
Winner: 2004 - ITF/Fort Worth, TX-USA, ITF/Edmond, OK-USA; 2003 - ITF/Harrisonburg, VA-USA.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2005 - Kolkata.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2000 - ITF/Victoria-MEX (w/Freudenberg).
Finalist (3): 2007 - Auckland (w/Hsieh); 2005 - Kolkata, Guangzhou (both w/N.Uberoi).
Semifinalist (3): 2006 - Estoril (w/N.Uberoi), Kolkata (w/Czink), Bangkok (w/Pratt).
Coached by Rick Macci ... Father is Mahesh, who played high-level table tennis in India, and mother is Madhu; has one older sister, Diya, and three younger sisters, Neha, Nikita and Nimita ... Began playing tennis at age 6 ... Spent time working on game as youth at Saddlebrook Resort, also Bollettieri and Hopman Academies ... Has admired Graf since she started playing ... Enjoys watching Hindi films, listening to all kinds of music and practicing Hindu religion ... Spent one year studying at Princeton University.

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