Anita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh (Punjabi: ਅਨੀਤਾ ਰਾਜ ਕੌਰ, romanized: Anītā rāja kaura; born 31 July 1986) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] In 2004, she became the first non-Chinese player to win the National Championships title.[2] In 2009, Kaur won the women's singles title at the Croatian International tournament,[3] and in 2010, she won double title at the Welsh International in the women's singles and doubles events.[4]
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| Birth name | Anita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1986 Miri, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 55 (WS 17 December 2009) 182 (WD 3 May 2012) 122 (XD 29 July 2010) | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
She is the Indian descent with distant relatives in Chandigarh. Kaur is a daughter of Mohinder Singh and Jasmal Kaur, and her sister Ravinder Kaur also represented Malaysia in badminton tournaments.[5]
Achievements edit
IBF Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Vietnam Open |  Bae Seung-hee
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8–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite |  Julia Wong Pei Xian
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14–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | Sutheaswari Mudukasan
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15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Swedish International |  Yu Hirayama
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19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Croatian International |  Tatjana Bibik
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19–21, 21–12, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2009 | Welsh International | Tatjana Bibik
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19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Iceland International |  Ragna Ingólfsdóttir
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Welsh International |  Atu Rosalina
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23–21, 21–15 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Syed Modi International | Wong Mew Choo
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 Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien
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5–15, 15–17 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Welsh International | Joanne Quay
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Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Welsh International | Joanne Quay
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 Louise Eriksson Amanda Wallin
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21–13, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Anita Raj Kaur". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Historic win for Anita to become first non-Chinese national champion". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "In Zagreb war das Viertelfinale Endstation" (in German). Österreichischer Badminton Verband. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Welsh International: dva zásahy pro Německo a Malajsii" (in Czech). Badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Badminton player from Malaysia but she's 'first a Punju'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
External links edit
- Anita Raj Kaur at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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