Ankita Ravinderkrishan Raina

Born: 11 January 1993

She is an Indian professional tennis player and the current Indian No. 1 in women’s singles and doubles.
She has won one WTA Challenger along with nine singles and fifteen doublestitles on the ITF Women’s Circuit.
In April 2018, she entered the top 200 singles rankings for the first time, becoming only the fifth player representing India to achieve this feat.
She has also won gold medals in the women’s singles and mixed-doubles events at the 2016 South Asian Games, and won a bronze medal in singles at the 2018 Asian Games.
Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Raina has a win-loss record of 18–14.
She has notable wins over Zhu Lin (CHN) and Yulia Putintseva (KAZ), both at the 2018 Fed Cup.
In her junior years, she was helped by Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals to participate in overseas junior tournaments.
Since then, she has also been supported by Bharat Forge and Lakshya.
Most recently, she has signed sponsorship deals with the Sports Authority of Gujarat, and Yonex, and is officially employed with ONGC.
Hence, she uses Yonex racquets and clothing.
In 2013, she met Narendra Modi, India’s then-future Prime Minister, and was officially recognised under the Shaktidhoot scheme and hence became a part of India’s goal of reaching Olympic podiums.