Anupama Upadhyaya

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Anupama Upadhyaya
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19)
Almora, [1] Uttarakhand, India
Years active2020–present
HandednessRight
Coach Park Tae-sang [2]
Women's singles
Career record102 wins, 43 losses
Highest ranking42 (21 January 2025)
Current ranking42 (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]

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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 events20222023
Asian Games QF NH
Sudirman Cup NH RR

Individual competitions

Team events2022
World Junior Championships 3R
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2022 2023 2024 2025
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R ('25)
India Open 2R A 2R 2R ('22, '25)
Thailand Masters NH 1R A1R ('23)
Orléans Masters QF Q2 2R QF ('22)
Thailand Open Q1AQ1 ('22)
Australian Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Kaohsiung Masters NHA 1R 1R ('24)
Canada Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A 1R A1R ('23)
A
Taipei Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Vietnam Open 1R A 1R 1R ('22, '24)
Macau Open NH 1R 1R ('24)
China Masters NHA 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 ranking48874643
Tournament2022202320242025Best

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