Neha Uberoi co-founded a non-profit organization South Asians in Sports.
25 Facts About Neha Uberoi
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Neha Uberoi is one of five sisters who all played tennis.
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Neha Uberoi's father, Mahesh, is a serial entrepreneur and managed her tennis career; her mother, Madhu, is a homemaker; and she has two older sisters, Diya and Shikha Uberoi, and two younger sisters, Nikita and Nimita.
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Neha Uberoi is the niece of actor Suresh Oberoi and first cousin of actors Vivek Oberoi and Akshay Oberoi.
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Neha Uberoi began playing at age 5 and at age 9 moved with her sister, Shikha Neha Uberoi to attend Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Tampa, Florida.
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Neha Uberoi took a 6-year leave of absence from Princeton University to play on the World Tennis Association tour.
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Neha Uberoi started playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in the year 2000, and played exclusively in ITF tournaments until 2003, with limited results.
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Neha Uberoi played in her first WTA-level tournament at the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia in October 2003, losing to Sandra Klosel in the first qualifying round.
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Neha Uberoi next participated in a WTA tournament in February 2004 at the Hyderabad Open, where she defeated Lauren Breadmore, Darija Jurak and sister Shikha in the qualifying, only to lose to Maria Kirilenko in the main draw.
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Neha Uberoi did manage to win her opening match at the Budapest Grand Prix qualifiers, against Zsuzsanna Fodor, but lost to Stephanie Foretz in the following match.
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Neha Uberoi played her first Grand Slam tournament at the 2004 US Open, where she was a wildcard into the qualifying, but was defeated by Cory Ann Avants in three tight sets.
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Neha Uberoi mostly played on ITF Women's Circuit tournaments for the rest of the season.
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In June 2004, Neha Uberoi finished as a runner-up in the ITF $10,000 tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, losing in the final to sister Shikha; this would be the only singles final she reached in her career.
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Neha Uberoi began her 2005 season at the Gold Coast Open in January, failing to win her first match against Liu Nannan.
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Neha Uberoi participated in the Miami Masters' main draw for the first time as a wildcard, losing to Galina Voskoboeva.
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Neha Uberoi managed to reach the qualifying finals of both the Cincinnati Masters and the Bank of the West Classic, but couldn't advance to the main draw.
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Neha Uberoi had a strong win against Shiho Hisamatsu in the qualifying round one, but was defeated by Jennifer Hopkins after that.
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Neha Uberoi did have a successful year in doubles, reaching two WTA finals partnering sister Shikha.
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Neha Uberoi had three wins over Carla Tiene, Estefania Craciun, and Tina Schiechtl, but fell to Sara Errani in the main draw.
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Neha Uberoi did advance to the second main round of the Family Circle Cup as a wildcard, where she beat Lisa Raymond.
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Neha Uberoi would go on to lose at the US Open as well.
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In doubles, Neha Uberoi reached two ITF finals in October 2006, both with Chanelle Scheepers; the pair lost both of the finals.
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Neha Uberoi began 2007 at the Australian Open, where she overcame Viktoria Kutuzova in round one qualifying; next, she would ultimately lose to Sandra Zahlavova.
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Neha Uberoi failed to qualify for the Pattaya Open, the Sony Ericsson International, the Dubai Tennis Championships, and the Qatar Ladies Open.
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Neha Uberoi played her last singles match in late June 2009 at the ITF $10,000 tournament in Wichita, Kansas, losing in the first round to Courtney Dolehide.