Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Sungai Petani, Malaysia | January 24, 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Alor Setar, Kedah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (8 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jesse Engelbrecht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 9 (July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 10 (December 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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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