Saina Nehwal
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| Saina Nehwal | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 17, 1990 |
| Women's singles | |
| Country |  India |
| Handedness | Right |
| Highest Ranking | 21 [1] (January 25, 2007) |
| Current Ranking | 27 [2] (March 21, 2008) |
| BWF Profile | |
Saina Nehwal (b. 17 March 1990)[3] is an Indian woman badminton player. She won the 2006 Philippines Open, to become the first Indian woman to win a four-star badminton event[4]. She is currently coached by Pullela Gopichand's Academy in Hyderabad. Previously she was coached by S. M. Arif, a Dronacharya Award winner. Her play is dominated by power. Both her parents were former state champions in Haryana.[5] She has been the runner-up twice in the National women's single event, losing both times to Aparna Popat in the final. She holds the Under-19 women's single title.She has won twice the Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament(India Chapter). Nobody did it in the past in India in women section.[citation needed]
In the 2006 World Junior badminton tournament when Saina lost to top seed Chinese Wang Yihan 13-21, 9-21 said, "She is a better player than I am. She recently beat seniors world number one Xie Xing Fang. But she is beatable. I can beat her." [6]
She was signed on by the Champions Trust of London-based steel baron Lakshmi Mittal that wants to help her become an international champion.
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[edit] Career highlights
[edit] Pre-2006
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- Saina won Chzechoslovakia Junior open tournament in 2003
- Saina won silver medal in 2nd Youth commonwealth games team held in Bedigo Australia 2004
- Pre quartefinalist in Junior world cup held in Canada 2004
- Saina won Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament (India Chapter)
[edit] 2006
| Commonwealth Games Medal Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Badminton | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Melbourne | Mixed Team |
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- World Junior Badminton Championships : Finalist
- Commonwealth Games: Bronze medal in the Mixed Team Event - defeated higher ranked Tracey Hallam in the semi-finals.
- Philippines Open: Won the event, defeating Julia Xian Pei Wong of Malaysia and several higher ranked players including the top seed (She was unseeded and ranked 86 at the beginning of the tourney)
- Indian International Satellite Badminton Championship: Winner
[edit] 2007
Saina won the Indian National Championships in January 2007 at Patna. Saina Nehwal is 33rd National Games Gold Medalist held at Gowahati in March 2007.
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