Anahat Singh

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Anahat Singh
Full nameAnahat Singh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (2008-03-13) 13 March 2008 (age 16)
Delhi, India
Education The British School, New Delhi
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Turned pro2023
PlaysRight-handed
Coached by
Racquet used Dunlop
Women's singles
Highest ranking90 (November 2024)
Current ranking 90 (Nov 2024)
Title(s)16
Tour final(s)17
Medal record
Women's squash Squash pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cheongju Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Na Chom Thian Girls' individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Dalian Girls' individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Macau Girls' individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Chennai Girls' team
PSA profile
Updated on October 2024.

Anahat Singh (born 13 March 2008) is an Indian squash player. [1] She's an Asian Games double-bronze medalist. Singh is ranked 90th in the women's world ranking, as of November 2024. [2] She has been the youngest national champion, the youngest Indian to win a medal at the Asian Games, and the youngest athlete to represent the nation at the Commonwealth Games. [3]

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Early life

Family and background

Singh was born in Delhi on 13 March 2008 to Tani Vadehra and Gursharan Singh. While her mother is an interior designer, her father is a lawyer. Both her parents used to play field hockey. [4] Being inspired by P. V. Sindhu, a six year old Singh started playing badminton.

She used to accompany her sister Amira who played squash. After playing a few squash tournaments where she performed well, she grew fond of it and switched to the sport. [5]

Coaching

At the beginning of her career, Singh was coached by Amjad Khan and Ashraf Hussein, which was followed by Ritwick Bhattacharya. Singh has also been coached by Stéphane Galifi and Grégory Gaultier. [6] Indian squash icon Saurav Ghosal is her mentor and helps her decide which tournaments to play. [7]

Career

Singh rose to prominence after winning the Girls U11 title at the British Junior Open Squash in January 2019. [8] This was followed by the Girls U13 title at the Dutch Junior Open Squash in July of the same year. [9] She was also a part of the 2021–22 PSA World Tour, by virtue of reaching quarterfinals of the HCL-SRFI Indian Tour held in Noida during 4-7 September 2021. [10] In June 2022, she won the Girls U15 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships. [11] At the age of 14, she was the youngest athlete to represent India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [12]

At the 2023 edition of the British Junior Open Squash, Singh became the champion in Girls U15 category after beating Egypt's Sohaila Hazem in the final. [13] In August 2023, she won the Girls U17 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships 2023 held in Dalian, China. [14] This was followed by two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games in mixed doubles with Abhay Singh and in the women's team event. [15] Singh became the senior National Champion in November 2023 after Tanvi Khanna had to retire in the finals due to an injury. [16] She ended the year by winning the Girls U19 title at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open Squash in Edinburgh by defeating Robyn McAlpine. [17]

In January 2024, Singh finished as a runner-up in Girls U17 category at the British Junior Open after a loss to Nadien Elhammamy. [18] Later in the same month, she won her first PSA Tour title at the JSW Willingdon Little Masters & Senior Tournament by defeating Japan’s Erisa Sano Herring 11-4, 11-3 and 11-7 in the final. [19] This was followed by a win at the Hamdard Squashters Northern Slam tournament in April 2024 where Singh defeated Korea's Hwayeong Eum 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5) in the final. [20] Her third title win on the tour came in June 2024 at the HCL Squash Tour Chennai when she defeated fellow compatriot Rathika Seelan 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) in the final. [21]

Titles and finals

YearTournamentOpponentResultScoreRef(s)
2019 British Junior Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Whitney Wilson Win (1)3–1 (13-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) [22] [23]
European Junior Open Flag of the United States.svg Avery Park Win (2)3–0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-4) [24]
Dutch Junior Open Flag of France.svg Lauren Baltayan Win (3)3–2 (11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8) [25]
Scottish Junior Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Keertty Haridharan Win (4)3–0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-1) [26]
2020 British Junior Open Flag of Egypt.svg Amina Orfi Loss (1)0–3 (11-0, 11-1, 11-4) [27]
2021 US Junior Open Flag of Egypt.svg Jayda Marei Win (5)3–1 (11-9 11-5 8-11 11-5) [28]
2022German Junior Open Flag of Egypt.svg Malak Samir Win (6)3–0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-5) [29]
Dutch Junior Open Flag of Egypt.svg Malak Samir Win (7)3–0 (11-4 11-7 11-2) [30]
2023 British Junior Open Flag of Egypt.svg Sohaila Hazem Win (8)3–1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5) [31]
Scottish Junior Open Flag of Scotland.svg Robyn McAlpine Win (9)3–0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-5) [32]
2024 British Junior Open Flag of Egypt.svg Nadien Elhammamy Loss (2)2–3 (7-11, 13-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9) [33]
JSW Willingdon LMS Tournament Flag of Japan.svg Erisa Sano Herring Win (10)3–0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-7) [34]
Hamdard Squashters Northern Slam Flag of South Korea.svg Hwayeong Eum Win (11)3–0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5) [35]
HCL Squash Tour Chennai Flag of India.svg Rathika Seelan Win (12)3–0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) [36]
Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open Flag of Egypt.svg Ruqayya Salem W/O– [37]
Reliance PSA Challenge 3 Tournament Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Chanithma Sinaly Win (13)3–0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-4) [38]
HCL Squash Tour Kolkata Flag of the Philippines.svg Jemyca Aribado Win (14)3–0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-7) [39]
Costa North Coast Open Flag of Japan.svg Akari Midorikawa Win (15)3–0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-7) [40]
NSW Open Flag of Hong Kong.svg Helen Tang Win (16)3–1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4) [41]

Note:Table does not include domestic and national tournaments or title wins

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2023 Times of India Sports Awards Female Squash Player of the YearWon [42]
Emerging Sportsperson of the YearNominated [43]
2024 Indian Sports Honours Sportswoman of the YearNominated

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