Natasha Palha - Complete Career Tournament/Match Statistics

(updated 29th April 2008)

Singles Win/Loss Record - 29/3
Doubles Win/Loss Record - 15/4
Ranking - No 1 in Asia Under 14s (as per rankings released on 3rd April )

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Natasha Palha has been drafted into the ITF under-14 team for tournaments in France, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, from July 7 2008 to August 9 2008. The other players are Ronit Bisht, Digvijay Singh Mehta and Rashmi Teltumbe.

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U-16 Asia-Oceania Qualifying Tournament ,
Shenzen,
21-27 April 2008
Representing India

Quarterfinals - v/s Australia
Lost to Molly Polak (Australia) 1-6, 2-6
India lost 1-2.

League Match - v/s Singapore
beat Julienne Keong 6-2, 6-0
India won 3-0

League Match - v/s Malaysia
beat Theiviya Selvarajoo 6-2, 6-0

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Asian Tennis Federation 14 & Under Series,
Jakarta, Indonesia
20-30 March 2008

Singles
Bye
Beat Carmen Lai (Hong Kong) 6-1, 7-5
Lost to Budsarin Raktaengam (Thailand) 0-6, 2-6

Doubles - (Partnering - So Dam Park of South Korea)
Beat Khwanthithi Bhantao (Thailand)/ Aldila Sutjiadi (Indonesia) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Beat Shannine Olivarez (Philippines)/Sally Mae Siso (Philippines) 6-4, 6-4
Lost to Vaidehi Bhagwat (India)/ Prarthana Thombre (India) 4-6, 6-7

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On conclusion of the year long Asian U/14 Series sponsored by Australian Open, top ranked eight Boys & Girls each were selected to go to Australia accompanied with the team's coach Mr Arun Kumar to play the ATF 14/U Series Masters Finals. It was held in Melbourne, Australia from 11- 13 Jan 2008. Master Jung Ki-Su (KOR) and THOMBARE Prathanana (IND) were crowned the Asian U/14 champions in Boys' & Girl's category respectively.

Tournament Format

Eight players were divided into two groups in the Round Robin Draw. Each player played three other players within there respective pools, best two players from each pool moved forward into crossover semifinals. There were Playoffs for three to eight position also.

Natasha Palha stood 5th out of the 8 girls.

The final rankings are as follows -
Winner - Thombare Prathanana (India)
Finalist - Bhagvat Vaidehi (India)
3rd - Guba Martina Jonica (Phillippines)
4th - Palha Natasha (India)
5th - Bal Namita (India)
6th - Wijesinghe Sherene (Sri Lanka)
7th - Boey Adelle Chai Yan (Malaysia)
8th - Bhargava Anushka (India)


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Asian Tennis Federation 14 & Under Series,
Manama, Bahrain
19-23 November 2007

Singles
Bye
Beat Azza Al Hinai (Oman) 6-0, 6-0
Beat Diala Jamaleddin (Syria) 6-0, 6-0
Beat Vaidehi Bhagwat (India) 6-2, 6-0
FINAL Beat Jonicka Guba (Philippines) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles - (Partnering - Namita Bal of India)
Bye
Beat Diala Jamaleddin (Syria)/Mehek Khokar (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1
Beat Adelle Boey (Malaysia)/Jonicka Guba (Philippines) 3-6, 7-5, 10/8
FINAL Beat Vaidehi Bhagwat (India)/Anushka Bhargava (India) 6-3, 2-6, 10/4

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Riffa Cup
Manama, Bahrain
12-16 November 2007

Singles
Bye
Beat Nicolette Wolny (USA) 7-5, 6-4
Beat Jonicka Guba (Philippines) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Beat Arzoo Malik (India) 6-1, 6-2
FINAL Beat Natasha Rizvi (USA) 7-6, 6-4

Doubles - (Partnering - Anushka Bhargava of India)
Bye
Beat Chandler Beachy (USA)/Nadia Al-fardan (Bahrain) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Arzoo Malik (India)/Nicolette Wolny (USA) 2-6, 7-6

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Asian Tennis Federation 14 & Under Series,
Chandigarh, India
29 October 2007

Singles
Beat Ayushi Singh (India) 6-0, 6-0
Beat Shreya Pasricha (India) 6-0, 6-0
Beat Harnoor Kaur Mann (India) 6-2, 6-2
Beat Arzoo Malik (India) 6-2, 6-2
FINAL Beat Vaidehi Bhagwat (India) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4

Doubles - (Partnering - Vaidehi Bhagwat of India)
Bye
Beat Nithya Raj (India)/Saranya Verma (India) 4-0, 4-1
Beat Nikitha Shetty (India)/Arzoo Malik (India) 6-0, 6-0
FINAL Beat Zainab Sajjad Ali (India)/Anushka Bhargava (India) 6-0, 6-4

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Asian Tennis Federation 14 & Under Series,
Amman, Jordan
9-13 July 2007

Singles
Bye
Beat Diala Jamal El Deen (Syria) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Beat Riddhi Hegde (India) 6-3, 6-0
Beat Vaidehi Bhagwat (India) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
FINAL Lost to Prarthana Thombare (India) 4-6, 7-6, 5-7

Doubles - (Partnering - Namita Bal of India)
Beat Diana Maki (Syria)/Diala Jamal El Deen (Syria) 6-6, 6-3
Beat Vaidehi Bhagwat (India)/Prarthana Thombre (India) 6-3, 7-6
FINAL Beat Yasodara Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)/Sherene Wijesingh (Sri Lanka) 6-2, 6-0


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Asian Tennis Federation 14 & Under Series,
Damascus, Syria
2-6 July 2007

Singles
Beat Kiet Alsadi (Syria) 7-6,6-2
Beat Diala Jamal El Deen (Syria) 6-2, 6-1
Beat Sherene Wijesingh (Sri Lanka) 6-1, 6-1
Beat Namita Bal (India) 7-5, 6-3
FINAL Beat Prarthana Thombare (India) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles - (Partnering - Namita Bal of India)
Lost to Diana Maki (Syria)/Kim Alsadi (Syria) 6-7, 4-6

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PYC Asian Tennis Federation U-14 SERIES
May 2007, Pune

Singles
Beat Pooja Narayana (India) 6-1, 6-3
Beat Urmila Gunuganti (India) 6-0, 6-1
Beat Namita Bal (India) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6
Beat Zainab Ali Sajjad (India) 6-4, 6-4
FINAL Beat Ankita Raina (India) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles - (Partnering - Namita Bal of India)
Beat Aishwarya Nunes (India)/B Ekta Singh (India) 6-1, 6-1
Beat Shruti Jaiswal (India)/Zainab Ali Sajjad (India) 6-1, 6-2
Beat Teertha Iska (India)/Ravina Shetty (India) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
FINAL Beat Vaidehi Bhagwat (India)/Prarthana Thombre (India) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Table Tennis Internationals of Goan origin

WOMEN

1) Jane Pinto for Kenya
2) Connie De Souza for Kenya
3) Gladys De Souza for Kenya
4) Dolly Pereira for Uganda


MEN

1) Michael Rodrigues for Pakistan in 1960
2) Joe De Souza for Kenya
3) Henry Braganza for Kenya
4) Blaise de Cunha for Kenya
5) Anthony Mathias for Uganda
6) Hildebrand Fernandes for Uganda
7) Canute Mathias for Uganda

Rowing Internationals from Goa

1) Michael Louzado, represented Great Britain at rowing between 1995 and 1999. Won a Gold medal in 1995 Nations Cup in Holland.