Full name: Ritika Nath (Also known as Ritu)

Born: September 28, 1994 at Bhubaneswar

Family: Daughter of former State chess champion Kumud Kumar Nath and former State athlete Pranati Mishra, Ritika has one elder brother (Asutosh Nath).

Contact address: A-92, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

Telephone: Contact orisports.com

E-mail ID: ritikanath.92@gmail.com

Academic qualification: Ninth standard student of Ruchika High School, Bhubaneswar

Entry into sports: Mother Pranati`s achievements in athletics inspired Ritika to take to sports. But she chose tennis and started wielding the racket from class IV.

Coach: Lalit Das

Hobbies: Reading (story books) and dancing (Odissi).

Awards/Honours: Received Rajiv Gandhi Prativa Puraskar for excellence in tennis at Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar in 2007.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
2005: Reached singles quarterfinals in Women`s National Sports Festival at Jammu.

2006:

· Reached women`s singles quarterfinals in Nalco Open All-Orissa tournament at Bhubaneswar.

· Reached women`s doubles semifinals in the AITA Talent Series Tournament at Puri.

2007:

· Reached women`s singles semifinals in Nalco Open Tournament at Bhubaneswar (December)

· Reached women`s singles semifinals in the KDTA All-Orissa Open Tournament at Bhubaneswar Club, Bhubaneswar.

· Reached singles quarterfinals in Women`s National Sports Festival at Thane (Maharashtra) in 2007

2008:

· Girls` under-14 champion and under-18 runner-up in the AITA Talent Series Tournament at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.