Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | New Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Delhi, India | 23 July 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lalit Verma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 69 (September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 69 (September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | Career Highlights and Awards
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Last updated: 26 September 2019. |
Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian female professional squash player and is a regular member of the Indian squash team. [1] [2] She is currently ranked 69 in International rankings [3] and is regarded as one of the finest squash players to have emerged from India. She was ranked as women's no.1 squash player in September 2023. She also plays for Columbia Lions squash team which belongs to the Columbia University. [4] She achieved her highest PSA world ranking of 86 in September 2021 and broke into the top 100 for the first time during the 2019-20 PSA World Tour. [5]
She made her maiden Asian Games appearance at the 2018 Asian Games representing India and clinched a silver medal in the women's team event. She also participated at the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships and reached quarter-finals. [6] She lost to fellow national squash player Joshna Chinappa in the quarterfinals. [7]
Tanvi Khanna also represents Columbia Lions in Ivy League and was named first team All-Ivy League for three consecutive years from 2016-2018. [8] South Asian Games 2018 Nepal Gold medallist in the individual event. [9] [ citation needed ]
Tanvi Khanna was also part of senior women squash team for the 2023 Asian Games. [10]
In September 2023 she became the top ranked squash player of India replacing Joshna Chinappa and in the process achieving the world ranking of 69. [11] [12] [13]
Tanvi Khanna is part of Indian Women's squash team for 2023 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in China. [14]
In Year 2019, Tanvi Khanna claimed the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament for the women's title . [15]
In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her first PSA Challenger Tour-10 Event at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Chennai Leg-3 Event by defeating Sunayana Kuruvilla in finals in a five set thriller match 11-5,9-11,7-11,11-7,15-13. [16]
In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her second PSA Challenger Tour event by defeating Sunayna Kuruvilla 7-11,7-11,9-11 at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Noida Leg during the women's final. [17]
Tanvi Khanna won the women's North Coast Open 2023 title Championship making her current year champion for the new Costa North Coast tournament. [18] This win gave her third PSA title in the career. [19]
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