Anupama Upadhyaya

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Anupama Upadhyaya
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 20)
Almora, [1] Uttarakhand, India
Years active2020–present
HandednessRight
Coach Park Tae-sang [2]
Women's singles
Career record102 wins, 43 losses
Highest ranking38 (22 July 2025)
Current ranking38 (22 July 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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Achievements

BWF International (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2020 Kenya International Flag of India.svg Aakarshi Kashyap 15–21, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Uganda International Flag of India.svg Malvika Bansod 21–17, 23–25, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 India International Challenge Flag of India.svg Unnati Hooda 21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Polish Open Flag of India.svg Aditi Bhatt 17–21, 21–14, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Tajikistan International Flag of Israel.svg Ksenia Polikarpova 19–21, 21–9, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024Polish Open Flag of India.svg Tanya Hemanth 21–15, 11–21, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Kazakhstan International Flag of India.svg Isharani Baruah 21–15, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2022Uganda Junior International Flag of India.svg Meghana Reddy Mareddy 21–10, 12–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Team events2022
World Junior Championships 13th
Team events2022202320242025
Asian Games QF NH
Sudirman Cup NH RR NH RR

Individual competitions

Team events2022
World Junior Championships 3R
Events2025
Asia Championships 1R
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2022 2023 2024 2025
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R ('25)
India Open 2R A 2R 2R ('22, '25)
Indonesia Masters A 1R 1R ('25)
Thailand Masters NH 1R A1R ('23)
German Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Orléans Masters QF Q2 2R AQF ('22)
Swiss Open A 2R 2R ('25)
Taipei Open A 1R 1R 1R ('24, '25)
Thailand Open Q1A 1R 1R ('25)
Singapore Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Canada Open A 2R A2R ('24)
Japan Open A 2R 2R ('25)
China Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Macau Open NH 1R 1R 1R ('24, '25)
Vietnam Open 1R A 1R A1R ('22, '24)
Hong Kong Open NHA 1R 1R ('25)
China Masters NHA 2R 2R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A 1R A1R ('23)
A
Kaohsiung Masters NHA 1R 1R ('24)
Australian Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Syed Modi International SF 2R 2R SF ('22)
Guwahati Masters NH 2R A2R ('23)
Odisha Masters 2R QF 1R QF ('23)
Year-end ranking48874638
Tournament2022202320242025Best

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Badminton: Meet Anupama Upadhyaya, the former junior world No 1 and now senior national champion". Scroll.in. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Teenager Anupama Upadhyaya is toughening up: "Wasn't sad about not being picked for Uber Cup"". The Indian Express . 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Players: Anupama Upadhyaya". Badminton World Federation.
  4. ↑ "India's Anupama Upadhyaya becomes new Junior World No. 1 in BWF rankings". Times Of India. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "BWF Junior Rankings (9/27/2022)".
  6. ↑ "Anupama Upadhyaya and Mithun Manjunath clinch national badminton singles titles". The Times of India . 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 Sharda, Deepakar (28 February 2023). "Anupama Upadhyaya of Panchkula becomes national badminton champ". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ ""Admire Lakshya Sen A Lot": Indian Shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya Ahead Of Asian Games". NDTV. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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