Meghha Vakaria

Meghha Vakaria (born 28 August 1984) is an Indian tennis player.

Meghha Vakaria

Country (sports)	India
Born	(1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 Mumbai, India
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$32,092
Singles
Career record	97–78
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 381 (5 July 2004)
Doubles
Career record	63–43
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 383 (19 July 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–0

Vakaria has a career high WTA singles ranking of 381 achieved on 5 July 2004. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 383 achieved on 19 July 2004. Desai has won 2 ITF singles title and 8 ITF doubles titles.

Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Vakaria has a win–loss record of 2–0.

ITF finals (10–13)

Singles (2–9)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–6) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–2) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	14 May 2000	Indore, India	Hard	Archana Venkataraman	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	21 May 2000	Indore, India	Hard	Sonal Phadke	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	2 July 2001	New Delhi, India	Clay	Sheethal Goutham	7–6(2), 5–7, 6–7(1)
Winner	2.	1 September 2002	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Michelle Snyman	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	23 February 2003	Bangalore, India	Hard	Hong Da-jung	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	3 August 2003	Harrisonburg, United States	Hard	Shikha Uberoi	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	5.	17 August 2003	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Khoo Chin-bee	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	14 September 2003	Bangalore, India	Grass	Suchanun Viratprasert	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	16 November 2003	Pune, India	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	22 February 2004	Benin City, Nigeria	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	5 February 2006	Muzaffarnagar, India	Grass	Ksenia Palkina	2–6, 6–7(4)

Doubles (8–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 May 2000	Indore, India	Hard	Isha Lakhani	Archana Venkataraman Arthi Venkataraman	3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Winner	1.	21 May 2000	Indore, India	Hard	Isha Lakhani	Sheethal Goutham Liza Pereira Viplav	7–5, 6–2
Winner	2.	1 September 2002	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Prariyawan Ratanakrong	Megan Emmett Annabel Youthed	6–3, 6–0
Winner	3.	8 September 2002	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Prariyawan Ratanakrong	Nicoleta Scott Alexandra Zotta	6–2, 6–0
Winner	4.	10 August 2003	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Khoo Chin-bee	Anca Anastasiu Jennifer Debodt	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	17 August 2003	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Khoo Chin-bee	Liza Pereira Viplav Sonal Phadke	6–4, 6–4
Winner	6.	31 August 2003	New Delhi, India	Grass	Khoo Chin-bee	Shruti Dhawan Sheethal Goutham	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	8 September 2003	Bangalore, India	Grass	Khoo Chin-bee	Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram	2–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	17 January 2004	Hyderabad, India	Hard	Isha Lakhani	Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	21 May 2005	Indore, India	Hard	Isha Lakhani	Ankita Bhambri Sanaa Bhambri	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	8.	12 June 2006	New Delhi, India	Hard	Rushmi Chakravarthi	Isha Lakhani Pichittra Thongdach	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	30 October 2006	Ahmedabad, India	Hard	Tara Iyer	Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi	2–6, 4–6

Fed Cup participation

Doubles

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II	R/R	21 April 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Philippines	Hard	Isha Lakhani	Czarina-Mae Arévalo Francesca La'o	W	7–5, 6–2
		22 April 2003		Kyrgyzstan			Olga Alexeeva Kunykei Koichumananova	W	6–0, 6–3

ITF junior results

Singles (3–3)

Legend (Win/Loss)
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	September 2000	Chennai, India	Hard	Pichaya Laosirichon	6–2, 6–2
Runner–up	2.	September 2000	Mumbai, India	Hard	Sania Mirza	5–7, 4–6
Winner	3.	November 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Dianne Hollands	6–1, 6–4
Winner	4.	January 2001	New Delhi, India	Hard	Pichaya Laosirichon	6–3, 6–4
Runner–up	5.	February 2001	Chandigarh, India	Hard	Sania Mirza	4–6, 4–6
Runner–up	6.	October 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	3–6, 1–6

Doubles (2–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	November 1999	Calcutta, India	Hard	Liza Pereira Viplav	Nona Wagh Sonal Phadke	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	September 2000	Mumbai, India	Hard	Liza Pereira Viplav	Sasha Abraham Isha Lakhani	6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	November 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Liza Pereira Viplav	Rattiya Hiranrat Karamontree Siriluethaiwattana	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	September 2001	Chennai, India	Hard	Isha Lakhani	Diana Julianto Maya Rosa	4–6, 6–2, 7–6

External links

• Meghha Vakaria at the Women's Tennis Association
• Meghha Vakaria at the International Tennis Federation
• Meghha Vakaria at the Billie Jean King Cup