Unnati Hooda | |
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Personal information | |
Country | India |
Born | Rohtak, Haryana, India | 20 September 2007
Years active | 2021–present |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Upkar Hooda |
Women's singles | |
Career record | 65 wins, 27 losses |
Highest ranking | 48 (27 August 2024) |
Current ranking | 52 (1 October 2024) |
BWF profile |
Unnati Hooda (born 20 September 2007) is an Indian badminton player. [1] In 2022, she won the women's singles event at the Odisha Open. [2] She was also part of India's 2022 Uber Cup team. [3]
Hailing from Rohtak, Haryana, Unnati first started playing badminton when she was seven years old. Her father, Upkar, who was passionate about badminton, enrolled her in a badminton academy at Chottu Ram Stadium. [4]
In 2021, Unnati Hooda's first tournament played was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals. [5] In January 2022, Unnati played in the 2022 Odisha Open where she won the tournament beating Smit Toshniwal in the finals, winning her first ever BWF World Tour tournament. [2] She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event. [6]
In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Imad Farooqui in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters finals and won her second BWF World Tour Title. [7] She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games. [8]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [10]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Smit Toshniwal | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner | [2] |
2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Samiya Imad Farooqui | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner | [7] |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | India International | Anupama Upadhyaya | 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | [5] |
2023 (I) | India International | Isharani Baruah | 21–13, 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | [11] |
2023 (II) | India International | Tasnim Mir | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner | [8] |
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | India Junior International | Sarunrak Vitidsarn | 25–23, 17–21, 10–21 | Runner-up | [12] |
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 2 April 2024. [13]
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