Joshna Chinappa
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Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal | ||||||||||
| Country |
 India | |||||||||
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| Born |
September 15, 1986 Chennai, India | |||||||||
| Turned Pro | 2003 | |||||||||
| Coached by | Malcolm Willstrop | |||||||||
| Racquet used | Wilson | |||||||||
| Women's singles | ||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (December, 2015) | |||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 15 (January, 2016) | |||||||||
| Title(s) | 7 | |||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 14 | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: January, 2016. | ||||||||||
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Joshna Chinappa (born 1986) (Kodagu) is a squash player based in India. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in December 2015. Joshna was the first Indian to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 category and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion. Joshna Chinappa is the first beneficiary of Mittal Champions Trust. A trainee of the Indian Squash Academy (erstwhile ICL academy), Chennai, Joshna was ranked 19th in the world in March 2014.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games she along with Dipika Pallikal won the squash women’s doubles gold medal, making it India's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport. [1]
Titles
In May 2012, Joshna defeated Sarah Jane Perry of England 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10, to win the Chennai Open.[2] On Feb 2, 2014, she won the Winnipeg Winter Open trophy - her maiden WSA world title, by defeating Egypt`s Heba El Torky 11-13 11-8 11-5 3-11 12-10 in the final. [3]
- NSC Series No. 6 (Tour 12) 2009 - Winner
- British Junior Open, 2005 – Winner
- Asian Junior, 2005 – Winner
- World Junior, Belgium, 2005 – Runner-up
- British Open Junior, 2004 – Runner-up
- SAF Games, Pakistan, 2004 – Gold
- Hong Kong event, 2004 – Runner-up
- Asian Championship, 2004 – Bronze
- Malaysian Junior, 2004 – Winner
- Indian National Junior, 2004 – Winner
- Indian National Senior, 2004 – Winner
References
- ↑ Vinod, A. (August 2, 2014). "Dipika and Joshna create history". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ↑ "Joshna Chinappa clinches Chennai Open". The Times of India. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ "Joshna Chinappa notches Winnipeg Open title". Zee News. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
External links
- Profile at WISPA official website
- Joshna Chinappa profile on the WSA
- Profile at Squashinfo.com
- ISP Squash Site Article on Chinappa
- The Hindu article on training for the world juniors
- Joshna Adopted by Laxmi Mittal
- Joshna Chinappa won the third WISPA title of her career
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