Saina Nehwal is an Indian Professional Badminton Singles Player. She has won over 24 international titles, which includes eleven Superseries titles. Although she reached the world’s 2nd in the 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and overall the second Indian player, after Prakash Padukone to achieve this feat.
In 2016, the Government of India (GoI) conferred the Padma Bhushan – India’s third highest civilian award – on her. Previously, the nation’s top two sporting honours, namely the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Award, were also conferred on her by the Government of India. Nehwal is a philanthropist and was ranked 18th on the list of most charitable athletes.
Saina Nehwal incredible consistent record at the World Championships came to an end after she lost to Mia Blichfeldt in pre-quarterfinal in 3 hard fought games 21–15, 25–27, 12–21. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on 29 January 2020 in the presence of party’s national general secretary Arun Singh. Her sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal also joined the party. She was quoted as saying “Narendra Modi is working hard for the country, and has always inspired me”.
Full Name | Saina Nehwal |
Nick Name | Saina |
Profession | Badminton Singles Player |
DOB | 17 March 1990 |
Age | 30 |
Birth Place | Hisar, Haryana, India |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Current City | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Marital Status | Married (14 December 2018) |
Affairs | Parupalli Kashyap |
Physical Appearance | Height: 5’ 5
Weight: 65 kg |
Family | Father: Harvir Singh Nehwal
Mother: Usha Rani Nehwal Sister: Chanranshu Nehwal Husband: Parupalli Kashyap |
School | Campus School CCS HAU, Hisar
St. Ann’s College for Women, Hyderabad |
College | NA |
Qualification | PhD in Agricultural Science |
Hobbies | Travelling |
Awards | Badminton World Federation (2008),
Arjuna Award (2009), Padma Shri (2010), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2009-2010), Padma Bhushan (2016) |
Coach | S.M. Arif,
Pullela Gopichand, Nani Prasad Rao, Vimal Kumar |
National Junior/Senior titles:
S. No. | Year | Tournament | Age group | Format | Partner | Opponent in final | Score |
1 | 2002 | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship | Under 13 | Singles | N/A | Parsa Naqvi | 11–0, 11–4 |
2 | 2002 | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship | Under 13 | Doubles | Pizza Bharali | Mudra Dhainje / Fernaz Jasdanwala | 11–5, 11–4 |
3 | 2002 | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship | Under 16 | Doubles | Aparna Balan | Manisha Eswarappa / Y. K. Subrata | 11–2, 11–3 |
4 | 2003 | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship | Under 16 | Singles | N/A | Anjali Kalita | 11–3, 11–13, 11–2 |
5 | 2003 | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship | Under 16 | Doubles | P. Jyotshna | G. M. Nischitha / Madhuri Vijay | 15–6, 15–7 |
6 | 2004 | Junior National badminton championships | Under 19 | Singles | N/A | Ridhi Pajwani | 11–2, 11–4 |
7 | 2004 | Junior National badminton championships | Under 19 | Doubles | Aparna Balan | T. Soumya / Ashwini Chowdary | 15–6, 15–10 |
8 | 2005 | Junior National badminton championships | Under 19 | Singles | N/A | Aditi Mutatkar | 11–5, 13–10 |
9 | 2005 | Junior National badminton championships | Under 19 | Doubles | Aparna Balan | V. Ruth Misha / Saumya Padhye | 15–2,15–4 |
10 | 2007 | Senior National Badminton Championships | Senior | Singles | N/A | Aditi Mutatkar | 21–19, 21–16 |
11 | 2007 | National Games | Senior | Singles | N/A | Aditi Mutatkar | 24–22, 21–15 |
12 | 2008 | Senior National Badminton Championships | Senior | Singles | N/A | Trupti Murgunde | 21–11, 21–10 |
13 | 2017 | Senior National Badminton Championships | Senior | Singles | N/A | P. V. Sindhu | 21–17, 27–25 |
14 | 2019 | Senior National Badminton Championships | Senior | Singles | N/A | P. V. Sindhu | 21–18, 21–15 |
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