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at the 12th

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held in

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, India in February 2016. She decided to quit tennis at the end of 2016 due to an injury and lack of financial support. Five years later she started playing tennis again. Balu made her

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main-draw debut at the

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in the doubles tournament, she is in partnership with her compatriot

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ITF finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Doubles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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* * 1993 births Living people Indian female tennis players Sportswomen from Karnataka South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in tennis {{India-tennis-bio-stub