Unnati Hooda

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Unnati Hooda
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Unnati at Asia Junior Championship in 2022
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 17)
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Years active2021–present
HandednessRight
CoachUpkar Hooda
Women's singles
Career record69 wins, 30 losses
Highest ranking47 (15 October 2024)
Current ranking60 (3 December 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]

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Early life

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]

Career

2021–22: First senior title

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]

2023: Abu Dhabi Masters title

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]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 Odisha Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Smit Toshniwal 21–18, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner [2]
2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Samiya Imad Farooqui 21–16, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner [7]

BWF International Challenge (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2021 India International Flag of India.svg Anupama Upadhyaya 19–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [5]
2023 (I)India International Flag of India.svg Isharani Baruah 21–13, 19–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [11]
2023 (II)India International Flag of India.svg Tasnim Mir 21–18, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2022India Junior International Flag of Thailand.svg Sarunrak Vitidsarn 25–23, 17–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [12]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Team events20222023Ref
World Junior Championships 13th QF [13]
Team events2022Ref
Uber Cup QF [14]

Individual competitions

Junior level

Events20222023Ref
World Junior Championships 4R 3R [15] [16]

Senior level

Women's singles
Tournament BWF World Tour BestRef
2022 2023 2024 2025
Thailand Masters NHQ2AQ2 ('23)
Thailand Open AQ1 1R 1R ('24)
Malaysia Masters A 1R 1R ('24) [17]
Baoji China Masters NA QF QF ('24)
Abu Dhabi Masters NA W NHW ('23) [7]
Arctic Open A 2R 2R ('24) [18]
Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('24) [19]
Syed Modi International A 2R SF SF ('24) [20] [21]
Guwahati Masters NA 2R 1R 2R ('23)
Odisha Masters W SF AW ('22) [2]
Year-end ranking1375647
Women's doubles
Tournament BWF World Tour BestRef
2023 2024 2025
Guwahati Masters 2R 2R 2R ('23, '24)

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 November 2024. [22]

See also

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