Tara Iyer
| Country (sports) |
 India |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 July 1988 Hyderabad, India |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed, two-handed backhand |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 61–43 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 350 (10 September 2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 25–21 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 304 (18 February 2008) |
Tara Iyer (Telugu: తర ఆయర్, Hindi: तारा आयर, Tārā Āyara; born 8 July 1988 in Hyderabad) is a professional tennis player from India who has won four ITF singles tennis titles and one doubles title.[1]
Personal life
Tara Iyer was born in the Indian metropolis of Hyderabad.[2]
Career
2003-2010
Iyer played at the 2006 Sunfeast Open – Singles Qualifying where she won the First Round against Isha Lakhani 6-4, 6-2 before losing to Rushmi Chakravarthi 5-7, 4-6.
Iyer got a Wildcard to play at the 2007 Bangalore Open where she lost to Dominika Cibulková 0-6, 2-6 in Round 1.
Iyer also played for the Indian Fed Cup Team in the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone where she beat Sahar Al Disi of Jordan, 6-0, 6-0, but lost to Albina Khabibulina of Uzbekistan, 4-6, 6-7(3).
Iyer received a Wildcard to play at the 2007 Sunfeast Open where she lost the First Round Match against Flavia Pennetta, 3-6, 1-6.
2011
Iyer played at the 2011 Citi Open – Singles Qualifying where she was a Wildcard receiver. She played Līga Dekmeijere in the First Round and lost 6-7(4), 2-6.
Career statistics
Singles Finals: 4 (4-0)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 17 June 2007 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard |  Elisa Balsamo |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 2. | 11 August 2007 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard |  Laura Haberkorn |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 25 August 2007 | Noida, India | Carpet | Ankita Bhambri |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 1 September 2007 | New Delhi, India | Hard |  Chae Kyung-yee |
7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles Finals: 3 (1–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 October 2006 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | Meghha Vakaria |
Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 August 2007 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard |  Katharina Brown |
Nicole Clerico Verdiana Verardi |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 31 August 2007 | New Delhi, India | Hard |  Nungnadda Wannasuk |
Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–4, 6–3 |