Prarthana Thombare
Appearance
| Full name | Prarthana Gulabrao Thombare |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 18 June 1994 Barshi, India |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$154,549 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 112–102 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 335 (25 August 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 330–279 |
| Career titles | 30 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 125 (16 October 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 136 (28 July 2025) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 17–10 |
Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 28 July 2025. |
Prarthana Gulabrao Thombare (born 18 June 1994) is an Indian tennis player. A doubles specialist, she is the former Indian number one in women's doubles, and an Olympian.
Career
[edit]Thombare has won three singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 25 August 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 335. On 16 October 2017, she peaked at No. 125 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for India Fed Cup team, Thombare has a win–loss record of 17–10 (10–8 in doubles) as of June 2024.
She won a bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2014 Asian Games, along with Sania Mirza.[1][2] The pair also represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but lost in the first round.[3]
Asian Games finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Incheon, South Korea |
6–7, 6–2, [4–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 3 (runner up)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2024 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2025 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard | 6–7(4), 6–2, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2025 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | Grass | 6–7(4), 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(7), 6–3, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2013 | ITF Mumbai, India | 15,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(10), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Aurangabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Chennai, India | 10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2014 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 61 (30 titles, 31 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2012 | ITF New Delhi, India | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2012 | ITF New Delhi, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 5–7, [1–10] | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2013 | ITF Chennai, India | 10,000 | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF Lucknow, India | 10,000 | Grass | 4–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2013 | ITF New Delhi, India | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2013 | ITF New Delhi, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Jan 2014 | ITF Aurangabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Mar 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2014 | ITF Chennai, India | 10,000 | Clay | 0–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2014 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2014 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 2014 | ITF Bangalore, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 0–6, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 8–7 | Mar 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 9–7 | Apr 2015 | ITF Dehra Dun, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2015 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, [10–12] | ||
| Win | 10–8 | May 2015 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [18–16] | ||
| Win | 11–8 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 11–9 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 12–9 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 12–10 | Sep 2015 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–11 | Sep 2015 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 13–11 | Sep 2015 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 14–11 | Oct 2015 | ITF Lucknow, India | 10,000 | Grass | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 15–11 | Oct 2015 | ITF Raipur, India | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(4), [10–8] | ||
| Win | 16–11 | Dec 2015 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 16–12 | Dec 2015 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, [10–12] | ||
| Win | 17–12 | Mar 2016 | ITF Puebla, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 17–13 | Mar 2016 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 18–13 | Jun 2016 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 18–14 | Oct 2016 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 19–14 | Oct 2016 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(3), 6–3, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 19–15 | Feb 2017 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–4, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 19–16 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 19–17 | Apr 2017 | Kunming Open, China | 100,000 | Clay | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 20–17 | Jun 2017 | Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | 1–0 ret. | ||
| Win | 21–17 | Jun 2018 | Manchester Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass | 7–6(5), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 21–18 | Jul 2018 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 21–19 | Oct 2019 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 21–20 | Oct 2019 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(3), [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 21–21 | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | W25 | Clay | 6–7(4), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 21–22 | Mar 2021 | ITF New Delhi, India | W15 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 21–23 | Jan 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W25 | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 22–23 | Feb 2022 | Open de l'Isère, France | W60 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 22–24 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 22–25 | May 2022 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 23–25 | Jun 2022 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W25 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 23–26 | Jul 2022 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | W60 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 23–27 | Aug 2022 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | W25 | Clay | 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 24–27 | Dec 2022 | ITF Solapur, India | W25 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 24–28 | Dec 2022 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 25–28 | Jan 2023 | Pune Open, India | W40 | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 25–29 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mâcon, France | W40 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 26–29 | Aug 2023 | Internacional de Barcelona, Spain | W60 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 27–29 | Apr 2024 | Split Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 28–29 | Apr 2024 | ITF Shenzhen, China | W50 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 28–30 | May 2024 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 29–30 | Jul 2024 | Porto Open, Portugal | W75 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 29–31 | May 2025 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | W75 | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 30–31 | Jul 2025 | ITF Evansville, United States | W100 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian pair of Sania-Prarthana settles for bronze". The Times of India. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Asian Games: Yuki Bhambri, Sania-Prarthana settle for bronze". Deccan Chronicle. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Sania and Prarthana knocked out". ESPN. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Prarthana Thombare at the Women's Tennis Association
- Prarthana Thombare at the International Tennis Federation
- Prarthana Thombare at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)
- Prarthana Thombare at Olympics.com
- Prarthana Thombare at Olympedia
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- 1994 births
- Sportswomen from Maharashtra
- Sportspeople from Maharashtra
- Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists in tennis
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Asian Games tennis players for India
- Living people
- Indian female tennis players
- Olympic tennis players for India
- Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Indian sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in tennis
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