Naiktha Bains
Naiktha Bains is an Australian-British tennis player.
Bains has won two singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 23 December 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 202. On 24 September 2018, she peaked at No. 134 in the doubles rankings.
Bains emigrated with her Indian-born father Gurnake from Britain to Brisbane aged eight and holds dual British-Australian citizenship.
Career
2014
Bains commenced the year with a ranking of 1041. She was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the Hobart International, where she made it through the first two rounds, defeating Maria Elena Camerin and Teliana Pereira, before losing to eventual tournament champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the final qualifying round.At Australian Open qualifying, Bains lost to Andrea Hlaváčková in straight sets, but together with Olivia Tjandramulia, she was awarded a wildcard into the main doubles draw where she faced the 14th seeded team of Julia Görges and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, also losing in straight sets.
In March, Bains was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the Sony Open in Miami, for just her third appearance at WTA Tour-level. She lost in round one to Virginie Razzano. Her next match was in September in Vegas, before playing four more ITF tournaments across Australia to end the year. She ended the year with a ranking of 713.
2015
Her season began with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International, Hobart International and Australian Open. She lost in round one in all three events. The rest of the year, Bains competed on the ITF circuit, with limited success. She ended the year with a ranking of 630.2016
Bains commenced the season with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International, Hobart International and Australian Open. She lost in the first round in all three events. Through February and March, Bains competed on the ITF circuit across Australia, before heading to Croatia and Spain where she made three consecutive quarterfinals.From June to October, she competed on the ITF circuit across Europe, Asia and Australia. Her best result was the quarterfinal of Bendigo International.
Bains finished 2016 with a ranking of world No. 452.
2017
She started the new season with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International where she lost in round one to Anastasia Rodionova.ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Natalija Kostić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 25,000 | Grass |  Kaylah McPhee | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard |  Ankita Raina | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2019 | ITF Pune, India | 25,000 | Hard |  Emma Raducanu | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 27 (13 titles, 14 runners-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Karolina Wlodarczak | Jessica Moore Abbie Myers | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay |  Alexandra Morozova | Dasha Ivanova  Petra Krejsová | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Dasha Ivanova |  Marine Partaud Laëtitia Sarrazin | 6–2, 4–6, |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Morozova | Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová | 6–1, 2–6, |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abbie Myers | Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Abigail Tere-Apisah |  Julia Glushko  Liu Fangzhou | 6–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Chiara Grimm | Natalija Kostić  Jelena Simić | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Tereza Mihalíková |  Francesca Bullani Veronica Napolitano | 4–6, 6–1, |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Dasha Ivanova |  Valentini Grammatikopoulou  Bibiane Schoofs | 7–6, 5–7, |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel |  Luksika Kumkhum  Ksenia Palkina | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2017 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard |  Hsu Chieh-yu |  Miharu Imanishi Akiko Omae | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Penrith, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah | Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah | Jennifer Elie Erika Sema | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah | Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah | Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock | 4–6, 6–2, |
| Win | 9–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Chiara Scholl |  Marie Benoît Xu Shilin | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Rosalie van der Hoek |  Victoria Kan Maria Zotova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–7 | May 2018 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | Francesca Di Lorenzo | Manon Arcangioli Sherazad Reix | 6–4, 1–6, |
| Loss | 11–8 | Jun 2018 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Rika Fujiwara | Giorgia Marchetti Alice Matteucci | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Barbora Stefkova | Rutuja Bhosale Pranjala Yadlapalli | 6–2, 0–6, |
| Loss | 11–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu | 5–7, 7–5, |
| Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2018 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Akiko Omae You Xiaodi | 0–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 12–11 | Sep 2018 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Xu Shilin |  Erin Routliffe Astra Sharma | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2018 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova | 7–6, 3–6, |
| Win | 13–12 | Oct 2019 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Alison Bai Paige Hourigan | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Oct 2019 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | Maddison Inglis Kaylah McPhee | 6–3, 2–6, |
| Loss | 13–14 | Nov 2019 | ITF Playford, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | Asia Muhammad Storm Sanders | 3–6, 4–6 |