Country (sports) | India |
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Residence | Mysore, India |
Born |
Mandya, India |
27 July 1990
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$34,906 |
Singles | |
Career record | 95 - 59 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 306 (30 November 2009) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 81–48 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 371 (28 February 2011) |
Last updated on: 16 January 2012. |
Medal record | ||
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Women's Tennis | ||
Representing India | ||
Commonwealth Youth Games | ||
2008 Pune | Women's Singles |
Poojashree Venkatesha (Kannada: ಪುಜಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಾತೆಷಾ; born 27 July 1990 in Mandya) is an Indian tennis player, primarily competing on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won a silver medal for her native country in the women's singles event at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.
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.
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.