Unnati Hooda

Unnati Hooda
Unnati at the 2022 Asia Junior Championship
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 17) Rohtak, Haryana, India
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active	2021–present
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	69 wins, 30 losses
Highest ranking	30 (29 July 2025)
Current ranking	30 (29 July 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   India
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]

Early life

Hooda was born on 20 September 2007 in Rohtak, Haryana. She was seven years old when she started playing badminton. ^[4] Her father Upkar Hooda was passionate about badminton and enrolled her at the Chottu Ram Stadium badminton academy. ^[5]

Career

2021–22: First senior title

In 2021, Hooda's first tournament was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals. ^[6] 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. ^[7]

2023: Abu Dhabi Masters title

In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Farooqui in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters finals and won her second BWF World Tour Title. ^[8] She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games. ^[9]

Achievements

World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, ^[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The 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 Tour Super 100. ^[11]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Odisha Masters	Super 100	Smit Toshniwal	21–18, 21–11	Winner	[2]
2023	Abu Dhabi Masters	Super 100	Samiya Farooqui	21–16, 22–20	Winner	[8]

International Challenge (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	India International	Anupama Upadhyaya	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up	[6]
2023 I	India International	Isharani Baruah	21–13, 19–21, 11–21	Runner-up	[12]
2023 II	India International	Tasnim Mir	21–18, 21–10	Winner	[9]
2025	Singapore International	Ruzana	17–21, 16–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	India Junior International	Sarunrak Vitidsarn	25–23, 17–21, 10–21	Runner-up	[13]

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(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.

Tournaments

Senior events

Event	2022	2023	2024	2025	Ref
Individual
Olympic Games	NH	NH	A	NH
World Championships	A	A	NH	A
Team
Uber Cup	QF	NH	A	NH	[14]
Sudirman Cup	NH	A	NH	A
Asian Championships	A	NH	A	NH
Asian Mixed Championships	NH	A	NH	A

Junior events

Event	2022	2023	2024	2025	Ref
Individual
World Championships	4R	3R	A	TBA	[15]
Team
World Championships	13th	7th	A	TBA	[16]

World Tour

Women's singles

Tournament	World Tour				Best	Ref
	2022	2023	2024	2025
Thailand Masters	NH	Q2	A		Q2 ('23)
German Open	A			QF	QF ('25)	[17]
Orléans Masters	A			1R	1R ('25)
Taipei Open	A			SF	SF ('25)	[18]
Thailand Open	A	Q1	1R	2R	2R ('25)
Malaysia Masters	A		1R	1R	1R ('24, '25)	[19]
Singapore Open	A			1R	1R ('25)
Japan Open	A			1R	1R ('25)
China Open	A			QF	QF ('25)	[20]
Macau Open	NH		A	1R	1R ('25)
Baoji China Masters	NA		QF		QF ('24)
Hong Kong Open	NH	A
Abu Dhabi Masters	NA	W	NH		W ('23)	[8]
Arctic Open	A		2R		2R ('24)	[21]
Denmark Open	A		1R		1R ('24)	[22]
Syed Modi International	A	2R	SF		SF ('24)	[23]
Guwahati Masters	NA	2R	1R		2R ('23)
Odisha Masters	W	SF	A		W ('22)	[2]
Year-end ranking	137	56	80		30

Women's doubles

Tournament	World Tour			Best	Ref
	2023	2024	2025
Guwahati Masters	2R	2R		2R ('23, '24)

Record against opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 24 July 2025. ^[24]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Wang Zhiyi 1 0 1 –1 P. V. Sindhu 1 1 1 0 Akane Yamaguchi 1 0 1 –1 Nozomi Okuhara 2 0 2 –2 An Se-young 1 0 1 –1

See also

• Badminton in India
• India national badminton team
• List of Indian sportswomen

References

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3. Nalwala, Ali Asgar (13 May 2022). "Thomas and Uber Cup 2022 badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen lead India's challenge – watch live". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
4. "At 17, Unnati Hooda is learning from world no. 1s in bid to become one". ESPN. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
5. Venkat, Rahul (22 October 2023). "Who is Unnati Hooda: India's latest badminton prodigy". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. Sports, Keeda (24 October 2021). "Unnati Hooda India International Challenge". Facebook.
7. "Junior Asia Championships: Junior shuttlers Unnati Hooda, Anish Thoppani settle for silver". TribuneIndia. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
8. Nalwala, Ali Asgar (22 October 2023). "Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 badminton: India's Unnati Hooda wins her second BWF title". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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10. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
12. "India International Challenge: Sathish, Isharani win men's and women's singles titles". The Bridge. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
13. Dutt, Tushar (5 September 2022). "Sarunrak keeps Vitidsarn name high, beats Unnati in girls' final". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
14. "Uber Cup 2022: PV Sindhu-led India knocked out in quarter-finals after 0-3 defeat to Thailand". India Today. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
15. "BWF World Junior C'ships: Sankar Muthusamy cruises into quarters, Unnati Hooda's campaign ends". Scroll.in. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
16. "Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships". Sportstar. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
17. "German Open 2025: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto enter Semifinals, Unnati Hooda exits". The Bridge. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
18. "Taipei Open Super 300: Unnati Hooda, Ayush Shetty have their chances but go down in the semifinals against the top seeds". The Indian Express. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
19. "Badminton, Malaysia Masters Super 500: PV Sindhu beats Kristy Gilmour; Kiran George advances". Scroll.in. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
20. "Unnati Hooda is turning heads as she goes from playing in parks to defeating India's biggest badminton star PV Sindhu". Firstpost. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
21. "Denmark Open 2024 badminton: Unnati Hooda, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand ousted in first round". Olympic Games. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
22. "Three Indian players lose in Arctic Open Round of 16, Lakshya Sen carries nation's hopes". InsideSport. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
23. "PV Sindhu cruises past Unnati Hooda to reach Syed Modi final, Lakshya Sen too makes title clash". The Economic Times. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
24. "Unnati Hooda Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

External links

• Unnati Hooda at BWFBadminton.com
• Unnati Hooda at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)