# Sheethal Goutham

Sheethal Goutham (born 6 June 1981) is an Indian former professional tennis player.
Goutham has a career-high singles ranking of 591 by the WTA, achieved on 24 September 2001. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 477, reached on 27 August 2001. Goutham won five singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for India Fed Cup team, Goutham has a win–loss record of 1–1.
She started playing tennis at the age of 9. Her brother Arjun Goutham also plays tennis and has helped her in her training. Sheethal Goutham married her fiancé, cricketer Robin Uthappa, in March 2016.

## ITF finals
### Singles: 8 (5–3)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 15 March 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Nina Wennerström | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 June 2001 | New Delhi, India | Clay | Archana Venkataraman | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 2 July 2001 | New Delhi, India | Clay | Meghha Vakaria | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 7–5, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Runner-up | 4. | 22 April 2002 | Pune, India | Clay | Ankita Bhambri | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 27 May 2002 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | Ankita Bhambri | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 June 2002 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | Shruti Dhawan | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 8 June 2002 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | Shruti Dhawan | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 23 June 2002 | New Delhi, India | Carpet | Radhika Tulpule | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 22 (13–9)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 26 October 1998 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 April 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 7–5, 0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 30 April 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 10 May 1999 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 1–0 ret. |
| Runner-up | 5. | 8 May 2000 | Indore, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav | Archana Venkataraman Arthi Venkataraman | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 May 2000 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav | Isha Lakhani Meghha Vakaria | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 18 March 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav | Archana Venkataraman Arthi Venkataraman | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 24 March 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav | Radhika Mandke Sonal Phadke | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 29 May 2001 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Liza Pereira Viplav | Yamini Thukkaiandi Arthi Venkataraman | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 2 June 2001 | Mumbai, India | Clay | Liza Pereira Viplav | Karishma Patel Sonal Phadke | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 9 June 2001 | Mumbai, India | Clay | Liza Pereira Viplav | Karishma Patel Sonal Phadke | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 12. | 16 June 2001 | Mumbai, India | Clay | Liza Pereira Viplav | Karishma Patel Sonal Phadke | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 13. | 23 June 2001 | Mumbai, India | Clay | Liza Pereira Viplav | Preeti Rao Samrita Sekar | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 27 May 2002 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | Shruti Dhawan | Liza Pereira Viplav Radhika Tulpule | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 4–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 21 June 2002 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | Shruti Dhawan | Archana Venkataraman Arthi Venkataraman | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Winner | 16. | 26 June 2002 | Mumbai, India | Clay | Shruti Dhawan | Ankita Bhambri Sonal Phadke | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 17. | 1 July 2002 | Mumbai, India | Carpet | Shruti Dhawan | Liza Pereira Viplav Radhika Tulpule | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 16 September 2002 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan | Wilawan Choptang Khoo Chin-bee | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 9 May 2003 | New Delhi, India | Clay | Shruti Dhawan | Ankita Bhambri Sonal Phadke | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 0–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 15 May 2003 | New Delhi, India | Carpet | Shruti Dhawan | Liza Pereira Viplav Archana Venkataraman | 2–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–0 |
| Winner | 21. | 26 May 2003 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Shruti Dhawan | Isha Lakhani Liza Pereira Viplav | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 31 August 2003 | New Delhi, India | Grass | Shruti Dhawan | Khoo Chin-bee Meghha Vakaria | 1–6, 2–6 |