Anupama Upadhyaya | |
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Personal information | |
Country | India |
Born | Almora, [1] Uttarakhand, India | 12 February 2005
Years active | 2020–present |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Park Tae-sang [2] |
Women's singles | |
Career record | 102 wins, 43 losses |
Highest ranking | 42 (21 January 2025) |
Current ranking | 42 (21 January 2025) |
BWF profile |
Anupama Upadhyaya (born 12 February 2005) is an Indian badminton player. [3] She is a former BWF World Junior Number 1. [4] [5] She became the Indian National Badminton Champion in women's singles in 2023. [6]
Hailing from Almora, Uttarakhand, Upadhyaya first started playing badminton when she was sent to a summer camp by her father, Naveen, a former cricketer. She first started training under D. K. Sen (father of 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lakshya Sen). [7]
In 2023, Upadhyaya won the Indian National Championships women's singles title at the age of 18, became the first girls' from Almora district to do so. [7] She was elected to join national team to compete at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [8]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Kenya International | Aakarshi Kashyap | 15–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Uganda International | Malvika Bansod | 21–17, 23–25, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | India International Challenge | Unnati Hooda | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
2022 | Polish Open | Aditi Bhatt | 17–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2023 | Tajikistan International | Ksenia Polikarpova | 19–21, 21–9, 21–8 | Winner |
2024 | Polish Open | Tanya Hemanth | 21–15, 11–21, 21–10 | Winner |
2024 | Kazakhstan International | Isharani Baruah | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Uganda Junior International | Meghana Reddy Mareddy | 21–10, 12–21, 21–17 | Winner |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team events | 2022 |
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World Junior Championships | 13th |
Team events | 2022 | 2023 |
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Asian Games | QF | NH |
Sudirman Cup | NH | RR |
Team events | 2022 |
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World Junior Championships | 3R |
Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | |||
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2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | ||
India Open | 2R | A | 2R | 2R ('22, '25) | |
Thailand Masters | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |
Orléans Masters | QF | Q2 | 2R | QF ('22) | |
Thailand Open | Q1 | A | Q1 ('22) | ||
Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R ('24) | ||
Kaohsiung Masters | NH | A | 1R | 1R ('24) | |
Canada Open | A | 2R | 2R ('24) | ||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |
A | |||||
Taipei Open | A | 1R | 1R ('24) | ||
Vietnam Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R ('22, '24) | |
Macau Open | NH | 1R | 1R ('24) | ||
China Masters | NH | A | 2R | 2R ('24) | |
Syed Modi International | SF | 2R | 2R | SF ('22) | |
Guwahati Masters | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |
Odisha Masters | 2R | QF | 1R | QF ('23) | |
Year-end ranking | 48 | 87 | 46 | 43 | |
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best |
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