Tanvi Khanna

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Tanvi Khanna
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 29)
New Delhi, India
ResidenceNew Delhi
Education Columbia University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
PlaysRight-handed
Racquet usedHead
Women's singles
Highest ranking69 (September 2023)
Current ranking93 (September 2025)
Clubs Columbia Lions [1]
Title(s)4
Tour final(s)9
Medal record
Women's squash Squash pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nepal Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nepal Team
Representing Olympic flag.svg IOA
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Nanjing Team
PSA Profile
Updated on 26 September 2019.

Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian squash player and a member of the national team. [2] She was India's highest ranked woman player in 2023. Her highest world ranking has been 69. [3]

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Career

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. [4] She lost to fellow national squash player Joshna Chinappa in the quarterfinals. [5]

Tanvi Khanna also represents Columbia Lions in Ivy League and was named first team All-Ivy League for three consecutive years from 2016-2018. [6] South Asian Games 2018 Nepal Gold medallist in the individual event. [7] [ citation needed ]

Tanvi Khanna was also part of senior women squash team for the 2023 Asian Games. [8]

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. [9] [10] [11]

Tanvi Khanna is part of Indian Women's squash team for 2023 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in China. [12]

Titles

In Year 2019, Tanvi Khanna claimed the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament for the women's title . [13]

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. [14]

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. [15]

Tanvi Khanna won the women's North Coast Open 2023 title Championship making her current year champion for the new Costa North Coast tournament. [16] This win gave her third PSA title in the career. [17]

Tanvi Khanna who was seeded 6th, won the HCL $9000 PSA Challenger Squash Tournament on 12th September 2025 at Otters Club defeating Egyptian Top Seed Amina El Rihany. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Tanvi Khanna - Women's Squash". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tanvi Khanna - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Squash Info | PSA World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Scroll Staff. "Asian Individual Squash Championship: Tanvi Khanna sets up quarter-final clash with Joshna Chinappa". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Sportstar, Team. "Asian squash: Joshna, Saurav storm into semifinals". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Tanvi Khanna Named First Team All-Ivy". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Suryanarayan, Sharikkalraman (28 December 2019). "Tanvi Khanna was the star in India's triumphant march in squash in the South Asian Games". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Velavan Senthilkumar, Akanksha Salunkhe clinch Jansher Khan Canberra Open squash titles". thebridge.in. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna dethrones Joshna Chinappa to become the new India No. 1". sportskeeda.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". inkl. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "India's Asian Games-bound squash team to camp in Chennai; Tanvi Khanna becomes India no.1". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna Win Bengal Open Squash Titles - Sentinelassam". sentinelassam.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Squash: Velavan Senthilkumar, Tanvi Khanna lift PSA Challenger Tour titles in contrasting styles". The Indian Express. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tanvi, Velavan do an encore, grab back to back PSA Challenger Tour titles in 10 days". The Indian Express. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "North Coast Open : Idrakie and Khanna claim the titles". SquashSite - all about Squash. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "SQUASH Tanvi Khanna wins PSA Challenger title in Australia Sixth seed Tanvi Khanna beat third seed". Pixstory. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Tanvi Khanna, Veer Chotrani triumph". The Hindu. 12 September 2025. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.


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