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{{short description|Indian-American tennis player}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Shikha Uberoi
|fullname = Shikha Devi Uberoi
|image = Shikha Uberoi at the 2006 Asian Games (Cropped).jpg
|caption = Uberoi at the [[Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]]
|country = {{USA}} {{IND}}
|residence = [[Princeton, New Jersey]], United States
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|04|05}}
|birth_place = [[Bombay]], India
|height = 1.73 m
|turnedpro = August 2003
|retired = 2011
|plays = Right-handed, two-handed backhand
|careerprizemoney = US$ 213,828
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=192|lost=205}}
|singlestitles = 3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]
|highestsinglesranking = No. 122 (29 August 2005)
|AustralianOpenresult = Q2 (2005, 2006)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2006)
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2005, 2006)
|USOpenresult = 2R (2004)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=106|lost=149}}
|doublestitles = 2 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 87 (19 February 2007)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = Q1 (2006, 2007)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2004 US Open (tennis)|2004]])
}}

'''Shikha Devi Uberoi''' ({{lang-hi|शिखा उबेरोई}}; born 5 April 1983) is a former [[Indian-American]] professional [[tennis]] player and a former Indian No. 1. After [[Nirupama Sanjeev]], she is the second Indian female player in history to crack the top 200 rankings by the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]].

==Biography==
Uberoi was born to father Mahesh (who was a [[table-tennis]] player for India) and mother Madhu in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Her family moved to [[Princeton, New Jersey]] when she was an infant. She has one older sister (Diya) and three younger sisters ([[Neha Uberoi|Neha]], [[Nikita Uberoi|Nikita]] and Nimita). Her four sisters are also tennis players, but of all, Shikha is by far the most successful, and the only one to represent India (the other sisters represent the United States).

She was named the Zee Astitva Athlete of the Year 2007. She was one of the top-10 fastest servers in the world. She earned her bachelor's degree from [[Princeton University]] in [[Anthropology]] and [[South Asian Studies]]. She graduated with high academic standing while winning Princeton's prestigious Kit Harris Memorial Award for Leadership and Ethics.

Uberoi launched her media and lifestyle company, SDU Seva, Inc. As of 2013, she is currently creating and producing international social issue television shows, and is a social entrepreneur. She speaks internationally at various diplomatic conferences on female empowerment through sport. She has recently been invited to sit on the board of directors of the World Economic Forum's "Global Shapers Initiative" for [[Bhopal]]. She is also a news and sports presenter, and coaches all levels of tennis and fitness.<ref>[http://www.newjersey.usta.com/news/where_are_they_now_shikha_uberoi/ » NEWS--Where are They Now: Shikha Uberoi] http://www.newjersey.usta.com/ retrieved 27 February 2014 08:57 AM</ref>

==Tennis career==
Uberoi started competing in the [[ITF Women's Circuit]] in 1998. In August 2002, she played in her first [[WTA Tour]]-level tournament as a [[Glossary of tennis terms#Wild card|wildcard]] at the [[2002 Pilot Pen Tennis|New Haven Open]], during the [[2002 WTA Tour|2002 season]]. She lost her opening qualifying match to [[Elena Bovina]]. She would next compete in a WTA tournament a year later in March [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]], at the [[Sarasota Clay Court Classic]], again losing in the first qualifying round to [[Tara Snyder]]. The highlight of 2003 would be her winning her first title in August, where she won a $10k tournament in [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]], with five match wins.<ref>[http://www.its.uci.edu/~jaykay/paesnotes/062804.html LP/MB/NS/Indian-Tennis: Notes for the weeks ending on June 28, 2004]</ref> Later that same year in November, she lost in first qualifying round of the [[Advanta Championships of Philadelphia]] to [[Anikó Kapros]].

Uberoi won her first WTA Tour-level match in [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]], albeit at the qualifying level. She defeated Liza Viplav and [[Aiko Nakamura]], before losing to sister [[Neha Uberoi|Neha]] in the qualifying finals of the [[2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open|Hyderabad Open]]. Two weeks later, she lost in the qualifying first round at the [[2004 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Ladies Open]] to [[Li Ting (tennis, born 1980)|Li Ting]]. Uberoi finally got to compete in the main draw of a [[WTA Tour|professional]]-level tournament at the [[2004 Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix|Budapest Grand Prix]], with qualifying wins over [[Christiane Hoppmann]], [[Cristina Torrens Valero]], and [[Edina Gallovits]]; she would lose the round one encounter to [[Marion Bartoli]] later in the tournament.

At the [[2004 US Open (tennis)|2004 US Open]], Uberoi was competing in her first ever [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournament as a wildcard into the qualifying draw. Win three wins over [[Ivana Abramović]], [[Anne Kremer]], and [[Vilmarie Castellvi]], she successfully entered the main draw. She then won her first round match, defeating Japan's [[Saori Obata]]. She lost to [[Venus Williams]] in round two, having led 4–1 in the first set against the multiple Grand Slam champion.<ref>[http://www.its.uci.edu/~jaykay/paesnotes/083004.html Indian-Tennis: Daily News for the weeks ending on Sep 30, 2004]</ref> During the 2004 season, Shikha won two further (and ultimately her last two) ITF singles titles in [[Fort Worth]] and [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]].

During the Australian swing at the beginning of the [[2005 WTA Tour]], Uberoi lost in the qualifying stages of the [[2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts|Gold Coast Hardcourts]], the [[2005 Moorilla Hobart International|Hobart International]], and the [[2005 Australian Open|Australian Open]], losing to [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]], [[Sunitha Rao]], and [[Teryn Ashley]], respectively. However, in early February, she won against [[Olga Savchuk]], [[Yuan Meng]], and [[Tatiana Poutchek]] back to back to make the main draw of the [[2005 Volvo Women's Open|Pattaya Open]] in Thailand, but lost to [[Conchita Martinez]] in round one. The following week, she received direct entry into the main draw of a WTA event for the first time (at the [[2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open|Hyderabad Open]]), although she lost her opening match to [[Melinda Czink]] in three tight sets. She had somewhat of a decent form at the [[2005 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells Masters]] in March, with solid wins over [[Saori Obata]], [[Ekaterina Bychkova]] (both in qualifying), and [[Akiko Morigami]] (round one). But, she lost her opening qualifying matches to [[Aiko Nakamura]] and [[Angela Haynes]] at [[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami]] and [[2005 Family Circle Cup|Charleston]], respectively. In May 2005, she lost in the first round of the [[2005 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem|Rabat Grand Prix]] to Yan Zi, and also failed to qualify for both the [[2005 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome Masters]] and [[2005 French Open|Roland Garros]]. Uberoi also had poor form on the [[grass court]] tournaments, failing to qualify at the [[2005 DFS Classic|Birmingham Classic]], as well as [[2005 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. During the North American hardcourt swing, she only managed to compete in one main-draw match, losing to [[Dally Randriantefy]] at the [[2005 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]]. The highlight of her [[2005 WTA Tour|2005 season]] was reaching the quarterfinals of the [[2005 Sunfeast Open|Sunfeast Open]] in [[Kolkata]] (being only the second player representing India to reach a WTA quarterfinal; [[Sania Mirza]] was the first one, winning the Hyderabad title earlier that same year). Also in 2005, Shikha reached two WTA Tour doubles finals, partnering sister Neha, one in Kolkata<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051001/spr-trib.htm 'Shikha Uberoi at Tribune India']</ref> and one in [[Guangzhou]].<ref>[http://www.its.uci.edu/~jaykay/paesnotes/100305.html Indian-Tennis: Daily News for the week ending on Oct 3, 2005]</ref>

In 2006, Uberoi qualified for the [[2006 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Ladies Open]], but lost to [[Maria Vento-Kabchi]] in the first round. She would not have any significant results until the [[2006 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]] in May, where she won three matches, only to lose to [[Maret Ani]] in the first round. The only other (main draw) WTA tournament she competed in that year was the [[2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships|Japan Open]], where she was defeated by [[Vera Dushevina]]. She did represent her country at the [[2006 Asian Games]] where she defeated Linda Ahmad of [[Bahrain at the 2006 Asian Games|Bahrain]] in round one, but lost in the second round to [[Zheng Jie]] of [[China at the 2006 Asian Games|China]].

In January 2007, Uberoi was the doubles finalist at the [[2007 ASB Classic|Auckland Open]], partnering [[Hsieh Su-wei]]. Being awarded a wildcard into the [[2007 Sony Ericsson International|Bangalore International]], she lost to [[Ágnes Szávay]]. This would be the last time she would compete in a WTA Tour main draw. Following this, Uberoi had limited success on the ITF Circuit, playing irregularly until mid-2011. Her last singles win was in the qualifying draw of the $50k tournament in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], in late July 2010, against [[He Chun-yan]]. She played her final singles match in the next tournament she participated in, a year later, at the same tournament in July 2011, losing to [[Amanda Fink]] in the first qualifying round. In doubles, at the same Lexington tournament in 2011, she paired with [[Jennifer Elie]] to win her final match, before losing in the quarterfinals. Since then, Uberoi has competed in one last doubles tournament, a $25k in Mumbai in November 2014, where she and partner [[Rishika Sunkara]] lost their opening match.

==WTA career finals==
===Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Legend
|-
|bgcolor=#f3e6d7|Grand Slam tournaments
|-
|bgcolor=#e9e9e9|Tier I
|-
|bgcolor=#d4f1c5|Tier II
|-
|Tier III, IV & V
|}

{|class="wikitable"
!Outcome!!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Surface!!Partner!!Opponents!!Score
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|1.
|25 September 2005
|[[Sunfeast Open]], India
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Neha Uberoi]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Myskina]]
|6–1, 6–0
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|2.
|2 October 2005
|[[Guangzhou International Women's Open|Guangzhou Open]], China]
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} Neha Uberoi
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Maria Elena Camerin]] {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Emmanuelle Gagliardi]]
|7–6(7–5), 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
|3.
|7 January 2007
|[[WTA Auckland Open|Auckland Open]], New Zealand
|Hard
|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]]
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Janette Husárová]] {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Paola Suárez]]
|6–0, 6–2
|}

==ITF finals==
===Singles (3–0)===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"
!Legend
|- style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $75,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| $50,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $10,000 tournaments
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (3–0)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!Outcome
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable" |Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 3 August 2003
| ITF Harrisonburg, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghha Vakaria]]
| 6–1, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 20 June 2004
| ITF Fort Worth, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Neha Uberoi]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| 27 June 2004
| ITF Edmond, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Anne Mall]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|}

===Doubles (3–3)===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"
!Legend
|- style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $75,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| $50,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $10,000 tournaments
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (2–2)
|-
|Clay (1–1)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!Outcome
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable" |Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 21 February 2000
| ITF Victoria, Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brandi Freudenberg
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Maria Eugenia Brito {{flagicon|MEX}} Alejandra Rivero
| 6–1, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 20 June 2004
| ITF Fort Worth, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Neha Uberoi]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vania King]] {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Anne Mall]]
| 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5)
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 21 June 2008
| ITF Houston, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kim-Anh Nguyen
| {{flagicon|USA}} Catrina Thompson {{flagicon|USA}} Christian Thompson
| 3–6, 5–7
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 14 June 2009
| ITF El Paso, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christina Fusano]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria-Fernanda Alves]] {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Tetiana Luzhanska]]
| 6–3, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 26 June 2011
| ITF Cleveland, United States
| Clay
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dianne Hollands]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brooke Austin]] {{flagicon|USA}} Brooke Bolender
| 6–7(2), 3–6
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| 3 July 2011
| ITF Buffalo, United States
| Clay
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Dianne Hollands
| {{flagicon|POL}} Paulina Bigos {{flagicon|CAN}} Brittany Wowchuk
| 7–5, 6–4
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF}}

{{Top Indian female tennis players}}
{{Top Indian female doubles tennis players}}

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