# Naiktha Bains

Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian-British tennis player.
Bains has won two singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In January 2020, she reached her best WTA ranking of 199 in singles. On 9 October 2023, she peaked at No. 87 in the WTA doubles rankings.

## Personal life

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 round.
At the qualifying for the Australian Open, Bains lost to Andrea Hlaváčková in straight sets but together with Olivia Tjandramulia she was awarded a wildcard into the doubles main draw where they faced 14th-seeded team of Julia Görges and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, also losing in straight sets.
In March, Bains was awarded a wildcard into the qualifying of the Miami Open, 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. 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, she 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 reaching the quarterfinal of the Bendigo International. Bains finished 2016 season ranked world No. 452.

### 2017

Thanks to a wildcard, she entered the qualifying of the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Anastasia Rodionova.

### 2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist in doubles & top 100 debut

At Wimbledon, Naiktha Bains partnering with Maia Lumsden, the wildcard pair became the first British pair to reach the quarterfinals in 40 years.

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Doubles
## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2024 | Open de Rouen, France | WTA 250 | Clay (i) | Maia Lumsden | Tímea Babos Irina Khromacheva | 3–6, 4–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Katarzyna Kawa Elixane Lechemia | 3–6, 4–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W25 tournaments (1–5)
* W15 tournaments (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–5)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Natalija Kostić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mildura, Australia | W25 | Grass | Kaylah McPhee | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | W25 | Hard | Ankita Raina | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2019 | Pune Championships, India | W25 | Hard | Emma Raducanu | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W25 | Hard | Priska Madelyn Nugroho | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2025 | ITF Timaru, New Zealand | W35 | Hard | Leonie Küng | 1–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 48 (25 titles, 23 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (0–1)
* W50/60/75 tournaments (1–5)
* W40/50 tournaments (2–2)
* W25 tournaments (17–14)
* W10/15 tournaments (4–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (17–17)
* Clay (8–5)
* Grass (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | Bendigo International, 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, [10–7] |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Morozova | Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová | 6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abbie Myers | Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah | Julia Glushko Liu Fangzhou | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Chiara Grimm | Natalija Stevanović Jelena Simić | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Tereza Mihalíková | Francesca Bullani Veronica Napolitano | 4–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Dasha Ivanova | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Bibiane Schoofs | 7–6$^{(8)}$, 5–7, [5–10] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel | Luksika Kumkhum Ksenia Palkina | 3–6, 6–2, [12–14] |
| 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 International, 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, [10–6] |
| Win | 9–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Chiara Scholl | Marie Benoît Xu Shilin | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–7 | Apr 2018 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Rosalie van der Hoek | Victoria Kan Maria Zotova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–7 | May 2018 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | Francesca Di Lorenzo | Manon Arcangioli Sherazad Reix | 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 11–8 | Jun 2018 | Grado Tennis Cup, 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 Štefková | Rutuja Bhosale Pranjala Yadlapalli | 6–2, 0–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 11–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu | 5–7, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2018 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Akiko Omae You Xiaodi | 0–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 12–11 | Sep 2018 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Xu Shilin | Erin Routliffe Astra Sharma | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2018 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 13–12 | Mar 2019 | Clay Court International, Australia | W25 | Clay | Tereza Mihalíková | Destanee Aiava Ellen Perez | 4–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Loss | 13–13 | Mar 2019 | Clay Court International 2, Australia | W25 | Clay | Tereza Mihalíková | Alison Bai Jaimee Fourlis | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | May 2019 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Anna Bondár | Gabriela Cé Chiara Scholl | 0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 13–15 | Aug 2019 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Ankita Raina | Sarah Beth Grey Eden Silva | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–15 | Oct 2019 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | W25 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Alison Bai Paige Hourigan | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–16 | Oct 2019 | Bendigo International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | Maddison Inglis Kaylah McPhee | 6–3, 2–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 14–17 | Nov 2019 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | Asia Muhammad Storm Sanders | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–17 | May 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Kimberly Birrell Alexandra Osborne | 3–6, 7–6$^{(6)}$, [11–9] |
| Loss | 15–18 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | Maia Lumsden | Lizette Cabrera Jang Su-jeong | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 0–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 16–18 | Jul 2022 | ITF Roehampton, UK | W25 | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Lauryn John-Baptiste Katarína Strešnáková | 6–1, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 16–19 | Aug 2022 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Maia Lumsden | Freya Christie Ali Collins | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–20 | Aug 2022 | ITF Roehampton, UK | W25 | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Rutuja Bhosale Erika Sema | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 17–20 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | Alexandra Bozovic | Destanee Aiava Lisa Mays | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–20 | Nov 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W25 | Hard | Alana Parnaby | Haruna Arakawa Natsuho Arakawa | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–20 | Feb 2023 | Burnie International, Australia | W25 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Lily Fairclough Olivia Gadecki | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 20–20 | Apr 2023 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Ankita Raina Rutuja Bhosale | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–20 | Apr 2023 | ITF Calvi, France | W40 | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Ankita Raina Estelle Cascino | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 22–20 | May 2023 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | Maia Lumsden | Lu Jiajing Elena Malõgina | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 22–21 | Jan 2024 | Pune Open, India | W50 | Hard | Fanny Stollár | Alexandra Eala Darja Semeņistaja | 6–7$^{(8)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 23–21 | Jul 2024 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W50 | Hard | Amelia Rajecki | Katie Swan Mingge Xu | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 24–21 | Aug 2024 | ITF Aldershot, UK | W35 | Hard | Mingge Xu | Punnin Kovapitukted Akiko Omae | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 24–22 | Sep 2024 | Perth International 2, Australia | W75 | Hard | Ankita Raina | Sakura Hosogi Misaki Matsuda | walkover |
| Loss | 24–23 | Nov 2024 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W50 | Hard | Ankita Raina | Eudice Chong Cody Wong | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 25–23 | Jan 2025 | ITF New Delhi, India | W50 | Hard | Ankita Raina | Jessie Aney Jessica Failla | 6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |