Naiktha Bains (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian-British tennis player.

Bains has won two singles titles and 28 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.

Naiktha Bains was born in Leeds, United Kingdom, and now splits her time between Brisbane and her hometown. She trains in Brisbane and at the National Tennis Centre. Her family moved to Australia when she was eight years old due to her father Gurnake's work. Her mother, Harjit, and older brother, Gurpal — a music producer — remain a close part of her life. Naiktha enjoys watching football with her dad and is a passionate Leeds United supporter. She also loves cars, cooking with her mum, and spending time with family and friends. A standout moment in her tennis career so far was reaching the quarter-finals in the women’s doubles at Wimbledon 2023 alongside Maia Lumsden.

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 entry 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.

2016–2017 Bains commenced the season with a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of Brisbane, Hobart, and the 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 quarterfinals of the Bendigo International. Bains finished 2016 season ranked world No. 452.

Thanks to a wildcard, she entered the qualifying of the WTA 500 2017 Brisbane International but lost again in the first round, this time to Anastasia Rodionova.

2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist in doubles & top 100 debut At Wimbledon, Bains partnered with Maia Lumsden, and the wildcard players became the first British pair to reach the quarterfinals in 40 years.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Doubles

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Open de Rouen, FranceWTA 250Clay (i) Maia Lumsden Tímea Babos Irina Khromacheva3–6, 4–6

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Kozerki Open, PolandHard Maia Lumsden Katarzyna Kawa Elixane Lechemia3–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups) LegendW50 tournaments (0–1)W25/35 tournaments (1–6)W15 tournaments (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–7)Clay (1–0)Grass (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 May 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Natalija Kostić 6–4, 6–2Win 2–0 Mar 2019ITF Mildura, AustraliaW25 Grass Kaylah McPhee 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2Loss 2–1 Dec 2019ITF Solapur, IndiaW25 Hard Ankita Raina 3–6, 3–6Loss 2–2 Dec 2019Pune Championships, IndiaW25 Hard Emma Raducanu 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Loss 2–3 Oct 2022ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25 Hard Lizette Cabrera 7–5, 3–6, 2–6Loss 2–4 Nov 2022ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW25 Hard Priska Madelyn Nugroho 4–6, 4–6Loss 2–5 Feb 2025ITF Timaru, New ZealandW35 Hard Leonie Küng 1–6, 2–6Loss 2–6 May 2025ITF Nottingham, United KingdomW35 Hard Eva Guerrero Álvarez 2–6, 6–7(7)Loss 2–7 Jul 2026ITF Nottingham, United KingdomW50 Hard Alicia Dudeney 3–6, 6–7(5)

Doubles: 54 (29 titles, 25 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (0–1)W50/60/75 tournaments (3–5)W40/50 tournaments (3–3)W25/35 tournaments (19–15)W10/15 tournaments (4–1)Finals by surfaceHard (21–19)Clay (8–5)Grass (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 2014Bendigo International, Australia50,000 Hard Karolina Wlodarczak Jessica Moore Abbie Myers 4–6, 0–6Loss 0–2 May 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Alexandra Morozova Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová 1–6, 3–6Win 1–2 May 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Dasha Ivanova Marine Partaud Laëtitia Sarrazin 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]Win 2–2 May 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Alexandra Morozova Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová 6–1, 2–6, [10–7]Loss 2–3 Sep 2016ITF Tweed Heads, Australia25,000 Hard Abbie Myers Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska 6–7(6), 6–7(3)Win 3–3 Sep 2016Brisbane QTC International, Australia25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Julia Glushko Liu Fangzhou 6–7(4), 6–2, [10–3]Win 4–3 May 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Chiara Grimm Natalija Stevanović Jelena Simić 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]Win 5–3 May 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Tereza Mihalíková Francesca Bullani Veronica Napolitano 4–6, 6–1, [10–5]Loss 5–4 Jul 2017ITF Middelburg, Netherlands25,000 Clay Dasha Ivanova Valentini Grammatikopoulou Bibiane Schoofs 7–6(8), 5–7, [5–10]Loss 5–5 Jul 2017ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000 Hard Karin Kennel Luksika Kumkhum Ksenia Palkina 3–6, 6–2, [12–14]Loss 5–6 Aug 2017ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000 Hard Hsu Chieh-yu Miharu Imanishi Akiko Omae 4–6, 4–6Win 6–6 Sep 2017ITF Penrith, Australia25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska 6–0, 7–5Win 7–6 Sep 2017Brisbane QTC International, Australia25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Jennifer Elie Erika Sema 6–4, 6–1Loss 7–7 Oct 2017ITF Toowoomba, Australia25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu 5–7, 5–7Win 8–7 Oct 2017ITF Cairns, Australia25,000 Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win 9–7 Apr 2018ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Chiara Scholl Marie Benoît Xu Shilin 6–4, 7–5Win 10–7 Apr 2018ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Rosalie van der Hoek Victoria Kan Maria Zotova 6–2, 6–2Win 11–7 May 2018Open Saint-Gaudens, France60,000 Clay Francesca Di Lorenzo Manon Arcangioli Sherazad Reix 6–4, 1–6, [11–9]Loss 11–8 Jun 2018Grado Tennis Cup, Italy25,000 Clay Rika Fujiwara Giorgia Marchetti Alice Matteucci 0–6, 4–6Loss 11–9 Aug 2018ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000 Hard Barbora Štefková Rutuja Bhosale Pranjala Yadlapalli 6–2, 0–6, [6–10]Loss 11–10 Aug 2018ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000 Hard Destanee Aiava Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu 5–7, 7–5, [4–10]Loss 11–11 Aug 2018ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000 Hard Hiroko Kuwata Akiko Omae You Xiaodi 0–6, 6–7(4)Win 12–11 Sep 2018ITF Cairns, Australia25,000 Hard Xu Shilin Erin Routliffe Astra Sharma 6–1, 7–6(7)Loss 12–12 Nov 2018Canberra International, Australia60,000 Hard Destanee Aiava Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova 7–6(5), 3–6, [7–10]Win 13–12 Mar 2019Clay Court International, AustraliaW25 Clay Tereza Mihalíková Destanee Aiava Ellen Perez 4–6, 6–2, [10–4]Loss 13–13 Mar 2019Clay Court International 2W25 Clay Tereza Mihalíková Alison Bai Jaimee Fourlis 2–6, 2–6Loss 13–14 May 2019ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Anna Bondár Gabriela Cé Chiara Scholl 0–6, 5–7Loss 13–15 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, United KingdomW25 Hard Ankita Raina Sarah Beth Grey Eden Silva 2–6, 5–7Win 14–15 Oct 2019Brisbane QTC International, AustraliaW25 Hard Destanee Aiava Alison Bai Paige Hourigan 6–3, 6–3Loss 14–16 Oct 2019Bendigo International, AustraliaW60 Hard Tereza Mihalíková Maddison Inglis Kaylah McPhee 6–3, 2–6, [2–10]Loss 14–17 Nov 2019Playford International, AustraliaW60 Hard Tereza Mihalíková Asia Muhammad Storm Sanders 3–6, 4–6Win 15–17 May 2022ITF Nottingham, United KingdomW25 Hard Maia Lumsden Kimberly Birrell Alexandra Osborne 3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9]Loss 15–18 Jun 2022Ilkley Trophy, UKW100 Grass Maia Lumsden Lizette Cabrera Jang Su-jeong 7–6(7), 0–6, [9–11]Win 16–18 Jul 2022ITF Roehampton, UKW25 Hard Maia Lumsden Lauryn John-Baptiste Katarína Strešnáková 6–1, 7–6(4)Loss 16–19 Aug 2022GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UKW25 Hard (i) Maia Lumsden Freya Christie Ali Collins 3–6, 3–6Loss 16–20 Aug 2022ITF Roehampton, UKW25 Hard Maia Lumsden Rutuja Bhosale Erika Sema 6–4, 3–6, [9–11]Win 17–20 Oct 2022ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Alexandra Bozovic Destanee Aiava Lisa Mays 6–4, 6–4Win 18–20 Nov 2022ITF Traralgon, Australia W25 Hard Alana Parnaby Haruna Arakawa Natsuho Arakawa 7–6(4), 6–2Win 19–20 Feb 2023Burnie International, AustraliaW25 Hard Destanee Aiava Lily Fairclough Olivia Gadecki 7–5, 6–3Win 20–20 Apr 2023ITF Nottingham, UKW25 Hard Maia Lumsden Ankita Raina Rutuja Bhosale 6–1, 6–4Win 21–20 Apr 2023ITF Calvi, FranceW40 Hard Maia Lumsden Ankita Raina Estelle Cascino 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]Win 22–20 May 2023ITF Nottingham, UKW25 Hard Maia Lumsden Lu Jiajing Elena Malõgina 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]Loss 22–21 Jan 2024Pune Open, IndiaW50 Hard Fanny Stollár Alexandra Eala Darja Semeņistaja 6–7(8), 3–6Win 23–21 Jul 2024ITF Nottingham, UKW50 Hard Amelia Rajecki Katie Swan Mingge Xu 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]Win 24–21 Aug 2024ITF Aldershot, UKW35 Hard Mingge Xu Punnin Kovapitukted Akiko Omae 6–4, 6–3Loss 24–22 Sep 2024Perth International 2, AustraliaW75 Hard Ankita Raina Sakura Hosogi Misaki Matsuda walkoverLoss 24–23 Nov 2024ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW50 Hard Ankita Raina Eudice Chong Cody Wong 3–6, 2–6Win 25–23 Jan 2025ITF New Delhi, IndiaW50+H Hard Ankita Raina Jessie Aney Jessica Failla 6–4, 3–6, [10–8]Win 26–23 Apr 2025ITF Nottingham, UKW35 Hard Holly Hutchinson Brooke Black Daniela Piani 6–3, 6–3Loss 26–24 Apr 2025ITF Nottingham, UKW35 Hard Holly Hutchinson Alice Robbe Arlinda Rushiti 6–3, 4–6, [5–10]Loss 26–25 Jul 2025ITF Nottingham, UKW50 Hard Holly Hutchinson Victoria Allen Amelia Rajecki 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]Win 27–25 Aug 2025ITF Roehampton, UKW35 Hard Rutuja Bhosale Mary Lewis Brandy Walker 4–6, 6–1, [12–10]Win 28–25 Sep 2025Le Neubourg Open, FranceW75 Hard Rutuja Bhosale Polina Iatcenko Sofya Lansere 6–2, 1–6, [10–6]Win 29–25 Sep 2026Le Neubourg Open, FranceW75 Hard Sahaja Yamalapalli Martyna Kubka Anna Sisková 3–6, 6–4, [11–9]

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