Prerna Bhambri (born 12 September 1992) is an Indian former tennis player. Prerna Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row, and was a runner-up in 2019.[1] She received the Award for Excellence in Sports from the Hon'ble Smt. Pratibha Patil, the former president of India.
Career
Ankita Raina won the gold medal and Prerna Bhambri (both India) the silver medal in women’s singles at the 12th South Asian Games 2016 in Guwahati, on 10 February 2016
Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row.[1]
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 358, achieved on 20 June 2016. Bhambri won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In December 2019, Prerna won two gold medals for India at the South Asian Games. In 2016 as well, she won the silver medal in women's singles there. In 2018, she was the winner in singles and in doubles at the Delhi Olympic Games.
In January 2012, Bhambri made her debut for the India Fed Cup team.[2]
Playing for India at Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 5–3.
Personal life
Prerna was coached by her brother Prateek Bhambri, who also was a professional tennis player. He won the All India National Championship in singles and doubles. Bhambri's cousin, Yuki Bhambri, is a professional on the ATP World Tour, with a career-high ranking of world No. 83. Bhambri is also the younger cousin of Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri, both retired players. Prerna graduated with an MBA from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[3] She is married to Ayush Tandon, who is a Chartered Accountant.
Achievements
Year
Tournament
Position
2019
South Asian Games 2019, Nepal
Gold medal (Team event & doubles)
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2019
Runner-up (singles)
Asian Tennis Tour, Delhi
Runner-up (singles)
All India Tennis Association tournament, Jaipur
Winner (singles)
2018
Delhi Olympic Games, Delhi
Winner(singles and doubles)
Inter-State Tennis 2018
Runner-up – silver medal
2017
ITF Women $15,000 Colombo
Runner-up (singles)
2016
South Asian Games 2016
Runner-up (singles)
silver medal
Fed Cup- Represented India in Team India Group I, Thailand
5th position for Team India
ITF Women $10,000 Egypt
Runner-up (singles)
ITF Women $10,000 Egypt
Winner (doubles)
2015
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2015
National champion (singles)
ITF Women US$10,000 Gulbarga (week 1)
Winner (singles) &
Runner-up (doubles)
ITF Women US$10,000 Gulbarga (week 2)
Winner (singles)
ITF Women US$10,000 Lucknow
Winner (singles) &
Winner (doubles)
ITF Women $10,000 Hyderabad
Runner-up (singles) & Winner(doubles)
ITF Women $15,000 Hong Kong
Qualified for main draw & Runner-up (singles)
2014
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2014
National champion (singles)
2013
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2013
National champion (singles)
2012
Fenesta Tennis Championship 2012
National champion (singles)
Fed Cup - Represented India in Team India Group II, Shenzhen, China
Winner (Team India)
ITF Women $10,000 Gulbarga
Winner (singles)
2011
ITF Women $10,000 Delhi
Winner (singles)
34th National Games at Ranchi
Gold medal (doubles);
Gold medal (Team); &
Bronze medal (singles)
Winner of various tournaments in categories i.e. National Series, Championship Series, and Talent Series.