Sivasangari Subramaniam

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Sivasangari Subramaniam
CountryMalaysia
Born (1999-01-24) January 24, 1999 (age 25)
Sungai Petani, Malaysia
ResidenceAlor Setar, Kedah
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (8 st 5 lb)
RetiredActive
Coached by Jesse Engelbrecht
Racquet usedDunlop
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 9 (July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 10 (December 2024)
Title(s)14
Tour final(s)18
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
World Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Hong Kong Team
World Doubles Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 GlasgowDoubles
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles

Sivasangari Subramaniam (born 24 January 1999) is a Malaysian professional squash player. [1] She reached a career high ranking of number 9 in the world during July 2024. [2] in the world. [3]

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Career

In 2011, Subramaniam was nominated as MSSM (National Schools Sports Council) 2011 Promising Sportsgirl of the Year. [4] On 8 July 2018, she became the youngest women's National Champion by defeating Low Wee Wern in the final at the Ohana 34th National Squash Championships. [5] [6] Subramaniam became the 2018 British Junior Open champion by defeating Satomi Watanabe.

On 6 March 2022, she won College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships to clinch her first individual title for Cornell University. [7]

On 1 April 2024, she won the Gillen Market's London Classic Gold event, completing a dream week at the by beating World No. 2 Hania El Hammamy to lift the PSA World Tour Gold-level title.

In December 2024, Subramaniam helped Malaysia win the bronze medal at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [8] [9]

Personal life

Sivasangari was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah to Valli Nagappan and Subramaniam Kaniappan. She started playing squash at the age of eight. She is a former student of SMK Sultanah Asma and obtained her GCE Ordinary Level from Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar. She is currently studying Bachelor of Science (Mass Communications/ Media Studies) at Cornell University. [10]

On 26 June 2022, she was involved in a car accident along the Maju Expressway. She sustained fractures on her face and C1 vertebra. [11] Due to the injuries, she had to pull out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [12]

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