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Sunitha Rao

IND Age 40 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2002–2008

Sunitha Rao represented India on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 144. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 6–11 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

144 (Jul 7, 2008)

Elo peak

1516 (10th percentile)

Singles record

6–11 (35.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$238,224

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Sunitha Rao's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Alona Bondarenko #29	6-3 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2008*	R16	Birmingham	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Grass
Naomi Cavaday #196	4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2008*	R32	Birmingham	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Grass
Petra Kvitova #60	7-6(8) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2008*	R64	Birmingham	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Grass
Edina Gallovits Hall	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2008*	R32	Bogotá Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Ekaterina Bychkova #100	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 8, 2008*	R16	Pattaya	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

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Sunitha Rao's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Alona Bondarenko	0	1	1	Jun 13, 2008	H2H
Naomi Cavaday	1	0	1	Jun 12, 2008	H2H
Petra Kvitova	1	0	1	Jun 11, 2008	H2H
Edina Gallovits Hall	0	1	1	Feb 21, 2008	H2H
Ekaterina Bychkova	0	1	1	Feb 8, 2008	H2H

Career Results

Sunitha Rao career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2002	16	1	1	2	50.0%	457	208
2004	18	0	1	1	0.0%	239	193
2005	19	1	2	3	33.3%	193	181
2006	20	0	2	2	0.0%	181	233
2007	21	1	2	3	33.3%	233	194
2008	22	3	3	6	50.0%	194	197
Career		6	11	17	35.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sunitha Rao career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	16	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2004	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2005	19	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2006	20	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2007	21	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2008	22	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%
Career	—	4	8	12	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	6	11	17	35.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sunitha Rao career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	16	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2004	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2005	19	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2006	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2007	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
2008	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	5	10	15	33.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 15/17 (88.2%) of Sunitha Rao's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Sunitha Rao performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	21	1/3	0.0	2.0	70.2%	45.5%	42.9%	37.5%	40.0%	44.7%	37.5%
2008	22	5/6	2.0	3.6	70.2%	62.2%	48.7%	36.4%	56.3%	58.4%	46.0%
Career		6/17	1.7	3.3	70.2%	59.4%	47.7%	36.6%	53.6%	56.1%	44.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 6/17 (35.3%) of Sunitha Rao's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sunitha Rao advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2002	16	1513	104.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.24
2004	18	1495	98.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	0–1	—	+0.14
2005	19	1497	101.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.6%	-1.86	1–0	—	—	-0.21
2006	20	1469	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.40	0–1	—	—	+0.10
2007	21	1448	93.9	-1.89	-2.26	0.678	40.8%	+17	—	—	37.5%	-0.88	1–1	—	—	+0.61
2008	22	1473	101.2	-0.13	+0.07	1.105	52.3%	—	—	+162	50.0%	-0.07	1–1	1–0	—	+0.37
Career		1516	99.2	-0.42	-0.32	1.015	50.4%	+17	—	+162	39.0%	-0.76	3–4 (43%)	1–1	—	+7.35

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 500

Sunitha Rao WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAH	W-L Win %
2002	16	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

WTA 250

Sunitha Rao WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	KOR	BAL	BIR	BOG	KOL	PAT	QUE	STR	W-L Win %
2004	18	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2005	19	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
2006	20	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2007	21	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
2008	22	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	3–3 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–10 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

144

Career-high date

Jul 7, 2008

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Sunitha Rao ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2000	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	620	590	611	583	550	538
2001	15	537	547	489	476	411	405	421	433	423	454	459	457
2002	16	454	461	443	401	400	397	356	356	230	230	210	208
2003	17	176	173	183	176	173	167	162	153	206	208	234	239
2004	18	237	258	246	251	259	224	271	263	237	211	188	193
2005	19	169	177	179	178	174	180	175	169	160	188	192	181
2006	20	203	207	205	198	193	191	197	197	240	222	216	233
2007	21	221	220	220	241	260	265	243	220	196	182	192	194
2008	22	195	181	170	156	155	152	154	158	186	206	203	197
2009	23	196	219	231	287	291	376	502	515	606	828	1004	1003
2010	24	1006	1080	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sunitha Rao's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Delia Sescioreanu	ROM	#145	1,518	3	1	2	33.3%	$65,912	2004–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Jessica Kirkland	USA	#151	1,548	16	5	11	31.3%	$187,373	2003–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Natalia Gussoni	ARG	#134	1,500	11	4	7	36.4%	$147,093	2003–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Petra Rampre	SLO	#151	1,505	9	3	6	33.3%	$342,142	2000–2012	Rivalries	Match log
Ivana Abramovic	CRO	#143	1,515	16	5	11	31.3%	$193,921	2000–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Lioudmila Skavronskaia	RUS	#124	1,558	17	6	11	35.3%	$204,496	2002–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Maria Goloviznina	RUS	#135	1,528	10	4	6	40.0%	$133,105	2002–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Jelena Pandzic	CRO	#136	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	$134,550	2008–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Caroline Maes	BEL	#151	1,520	7	2	5	28.6%	$159,915	2004–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Elise Tamaela	NED	#129	1,534	10	4	6	40.0%	$190,236	2002–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Erika Takao	JPN	#128	1,518	6	2	4	33.3%	$147,913	2006–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Ting (sr) Li	CHN	#136	1,564	21	8	13	38.1%	$383,259	2000–2006	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sunitha Rao?: Sunitha Rao is 40 years old, born on October 27, 1985.
Which country does Sunitha Rao represent?: Sunitha Rao represents India in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Sunitha Rao?: Sunitha Rao is 170 cm / 5'7".
Is Sunitha Rao left-handed or right-handed?: Sunitha Rao plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Sunitha Rao won?: Sunitha Rao has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sunitha Rao won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sunitha Rao's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Sunitha Rao's highest WTA ranking?: Sunitha Rao's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 144, first achieved on July 7, 2008.
What is Sunitha Rao's career win-loss record?: Sunitha Rao has a career WTA singles record of 6 wins and 11 losses (35.3%).
How much career prize money has Sunitha Rao earned?: Sunitha Rao has earned at least $238,224 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Sunitha Rao's career appear in TennisDB?: Sunitha Rao appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2002 through 2008.
Who has Sunitha Rao faced most often?: Sunitha Rao's most frequent opponent is Alona Bondarenko, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.