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Unnati Hooda

Unnati Hooda (born 20 September 2007) is an Indian badminton player.[1] In 2022, she won the women's singles event at the Odisha Masters.[2] She was also part of India's 2022 Uber Cup team.[3]

Unnati Hooda
Unnati at Asia Junior Championship in 2022
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 16)
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Years active2021–present
HandednessRight
CoachUpkar Hooda
Women's singles
Career record62 wins, 23 losses
Highest ranking53 (30 January 2024)
Current ranking61 (7 May 2024)
BWF profile

Early life edit

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 edit

2021–22: First senior title edit

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.[6] 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 edit

In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Imad 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 edit

BWF World Tour (2 titles) edit

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 (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.[11]

Women's singles

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

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 India International   Anupama Upadhyaya 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 (I) India International   Isharani Baruah 21–13, 19–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2023 (II) India International   Tasnim Mir 21–18, 21–10   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up) edit

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2022 India Junior International   Sarunrak Vitidsarn 25–23, 17–21, 10–21   Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline edit

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.

National team edit

  • Junior level
Team events 2022 2023
World Junior Championships 13th QF
  • Senior level
Team events 2022
Uber Cup QF

Individual competitions edit

  • Junior level
Events 2022 2023
World Junior Championships 4R 3R
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2022 2023 2024
Thailand Masters NH Q2 A Q2 ('23)
Thailand Open A Q1 Q Q1 ('23)
Malaysia Masters A Q
Australian Open A Q
Abu Dhabi Masters NA W W ('23)
Syed Modi International A 2R 2R ('23)
Guwahati Masters NA 2R 2R ('23)
Odisha Masters W SF W ('22)
Year-end ranking 137 56 53

Record against selected opponents edit

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 2 April 2024.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Unnati Hooda". Badminton World Federation.
  2. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (30 January 2022). "Unnati Hooda wins Odisha Open title; becomes youngest Indian to win Super 100 event". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  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. ^ Venkat, Rahul (22 October 2023). "Who is Unnati Hooda: India's latest badminton prodigy". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sports, Keeda. "Unnati Hooda India International Challenge". Facebook.
  6. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (30 January 2022). "Unnati Hooda wins Odisha Open title; becomes youngest Indian to win Super 100 event". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  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.
  9. ^ Behera, Partha Sarathi (6 November 2023). "Indian shuttlers clinch singles titles at Chhattisgarh India International Challenge Badminton". Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  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. ^ "Unnati Hooda Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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