Dhanya Nair

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Dhanya Nair
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Birth nameDhanya Nair
CountryIndia
Born (1984-07-16) 16 July 1984 (age 40)
ResidencePune, Maharashtra, India [1]
HandednessRight
EventWomen's Singles
BWF profile

Dhanya Nair (born 16 July 1984) is an Indian professional badminton player. [2]

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Early life and education

Nair was born on 16 July 1984 in Palakkad, Kerala and was brought up in Pune, Maharashta. She finished her schooling from Symbiosis and graduation in Commerce from Shivray Prathishtan Maharashtra College, Pune.[ citation needed ]

Career

Nair has represented Maharashtra state in All India Badminton tournaments since 1995. [2]

Nair’s first taste of success at the national level was in 1997, when she won the mini girls’ doubles category, at the mini national tournament in Guwahati. The following year, she won a silver medal at the school games in Patiala. [3]

Nair dominated the 2002 season, emerging winner in the girls doubles category of ICICI Bank All India Tournament at Bangalore, the All India Junior in Thane, Sushant Chipalkatti tournament in Pune and Krishna Khaitan Memorial tournament in Chennai. She was runner-up in National Games in Hyderabad and a semi-finalist in junior nationals in Guntur. Nair won women’s doubles crown in Asian Satellite Tournament at Islamabad, Pakistan in 2004. She emerged a winner while representing Indian Railways in the World Railways Competition and repeated her performance in 2009. In the same year, she achieved a double crown, winning both the women’s singles and doubles in the Yonex Kenya International tournament at Nairobi. She was the first Indian player to achieve this feat. [3]

In the 22nd edition of the World Championships in August 2015, Nair was a part of 18 member squad led by Saina Nehwal. In the squad, she was paired with Mohita Sahdev in the women's double category. [4] Together they took on French players Delphine Lansac and Emilie Lefel. [5]

Nair and Mohita Sahdev paired up in a number of tournaments in 2015, including the Thailand International Challenge, Malaysia Masters, Syed Modi International, and broke into the top 100 in the world. [3]

Achievements

BWF International

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011 Iran Fajr International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicole Grether 12–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Kenya International Flag of India.svg Anita Ohlan Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Claire Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen
17–21, 21–15, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Bahrain International Flag of India.svg Mohita Sahdev Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicole Grether
21–23, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Uganda International Flag of India.svg Mohita Sahdev Flag of Turkey.svg Özge Bayrak
Flag of Turkey.svg Öznur Çalışkan
14–21, 21–12, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Mohita Sahdev Flag of India.svg Prajakta Sawant
Flag of India.svg Arathi Sara Sunil
20–22, 4–15rSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Awards

National Level

Bronze

November 2014 - Gandhidham All India Senior Tournament, Silver October 2014 - Bhilwara All India Tournament, Bronze

Inter-National Level

December 2013 - Bangladesh International Challenge, Silver

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