Ashvarya Shrivastava (''Aiśvaryā Śrīvāstav''; born 19 February 1992) is a professional

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from

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. She formerly played for the

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. Her career high singles ranking is No. 653, which she achieved in October 2011. Ashvarya is currently training at a college in the United States.

Biography

2007–2010

Shrivastava played the first match of her career at the

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in her hometown, Pune, as a wildcard receiver, where she lost to

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in the first qualifying round. This is her only WTA match played yet. In doubles, she partnered fellow Indian

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but also lost in the first round to

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and

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. She currently plays for the New Mexico State Aggies where she has led the team throughout and won WAC Player of the Year 2015–2016.

2011

On 20 August 2011, Shrivastava won her first title, by winning the doubles of a $10,000 ITF event in

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, Turkey, partnering

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. They defeated the

pair

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and

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in straight sets 6–3, 6–1 to pick up their title.'Misc. Results for Indians abroad'
''Sports-India'' (Retrieved 18 August 2011)

ITF finals

Doubles (1–0)

References

External links

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Ashvarya Shrivastava biography on New Mexico state sports
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