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Anahat Singh

Anahat Singh (born 13 March 2008)[1] is an Indian squash player. She's an Asian Games and Asian Championships double-bronze medalist. Singh is ranked 82nd in the world, as of December 2024.[2] She is the youngest national champion, the youngest Indian to win a medal at the Asian Games, and the youngest athlete to represent the nation at the Commonwealth Games.[3] In 2024, Singh won nine tour titles, more than any woman in a single year since Nicol David in 2010.

Anahat Singh
Full nameAnahat Singh
Country India
Born (2008-03-13) 13 March 2008 (age 16)
Delhi, India
EducationThe British School, New Delhi
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Turned pro2023
PlaysRight-handed
Coached by
Racquet usedDunlop
Women's singles
Highest ranking82 (December 2024)
Current ranking82 (Dec 2024)
Title(s)18
Tour final(s)19
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cheongju Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Na Chom Thian Girls' individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dalian Girls' individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Macau Girls' individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chennai Girls' team
PSA profile
Updated on 23 December 2024.

Early life

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Family and background

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Singh was born in Delhi on 13 March 2008 to Tani Vadehra and Gursharan Singh. While her mother is an interior designer, her father is a lawyer. Both her parents used to play field hockey.[4] Being inspired by P. V. Sindhu, a six year old Singh started playing badminton.

She used to accompany her sister Amira who played squash. After playing a few squash tournaments where she performed well, she grew fond of it and switched to the sport.[5]

Coaching

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At the beginning of her career, Singh was coached by Amjad Khan and Ashraf Hussein, which was followed by Ritwick Bhattacharya. Singh has also been coached by Stéphane Galifi and Grégory Gaultier.[6] Indian squash icon Saurav Ghosal is her mentor and helps her decide which tournaments to play.[7]

Career

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Singh rose to prominence after winning the Girls U11 title at the British Junior Open Squash in January 2019.[8] This was followed by the Girls U13 title at the Dutch Junior Open Squash in July of the same year.[9] She was also a part of the 2021–22 PSA World Tour, by virtue of reaching quarterfinals of the HCL-SRFI Indian Tour held in Noida during 4-7 September 2021.[10] In June 2022, she won the Girls U15 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships.[11] At the age of 14, she was the youngest athlete to represent India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12]

At the 2023 edition of the British Junior Open Squash, Singh became the champion in Girls U15 category after beating Egypt's Sohaila Hazem in the final.[13] In August 2023, she won the Girls U17 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships 2023 held in Dalian, China.[14] This was followed by two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games in mixed doubles with Abhay Singh and in the women's team event.[15] Singh became the senior National Champion in November 2023 after Tanvi Khanna had to retire in the finals due to an injury.[16] She ended the year by winning the Girls U19 title at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open Squash in Edinburgh by defeating Robyn McAlpine.[17]

In January 2024, Singh finished as a runner-up in Girls U17 category at the British Junior Open after a loss to Nadien Elhammamy.[18] Later in the same month, she won her first PSA Tour title at the JSW Willingdon Little Masters & Senior Tournament by defeating Japan’s Erisa Sano Herring 11-4, 11-3 and 11-7 in the final.[19] This was followed by a win at the Hamdard Squashters Northern Slam tournament in April 2024 where Singh defeated Korea's Hwayeong Eum 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5) in the final.[20] Her third title win on the tour came in June 2024 at the HCL Squash Tour Chennai when she defeated fellow compatriot Rathika Seelan 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) in the final.[21]

Titles and finals

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Year Tournament Opponent Result Score Ref(s)
2019 British Junior Open   Whitney Wilson Win (1) 3–1 (13-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) [22][23]
European Junior Open   Avery Park Win (2) 3–0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-4) [24]
Dutch Junior Open   Lauren Baltayan Win (3) 3–2 (11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8) [25]
Scottish Junior Open   Keertty Haridharan Win (4) 3–0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-1) [26]
2020 British Junior Open   Amina Orfi Loss (1) 0–3 (11-0, 11-1, 11-4) [27]
2021 US Junior Open   Jayda Marei Win (5) 3–1 (11-9 11-5 8-11 11-5) [28]
2022 German Junior Open   Malak Samir Win (6) 3–0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-5) [29]
Dutch Junior Open   Malak Samir Win (7) 3–0 (11-4 11-7 11-2) [30]
2023 British Junior Open   Sohaila Hazem Win (8) 3–1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5) [31]
Scottish Junior Open   Robyn McAlpine Win (9) 3–0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-5) [32]
2024 British Junior Open   Nadien Elhammamy Loss (2) 2–3 (7-11, 13-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9) [33]
JSW Willingdon LMS   Erisa Sano Herring Win (10) 3–0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-7) [34]
Hamdard Squashters Northern Slam   Hwayeong Eum Win (11) 3–0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5) [35]
HCL Squash Tour Chennai   Rathika Seelan Win (12) 3–0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) [36]
Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open   Ruqayya Salem W/O – [37]
Reliance PSA Challenge 3   Chanithma Sinaly Win (13) 3–0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-4) [38]
HCL Squash Tour Kolkata   Jemyca Aribado Win (14) 3–0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-7) [39]
Costa North Coast Open   Akari Midorikawa Win (15) 3–0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-7) [40]
NSW Open   Helen Tang Win (16) 3–1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4) [41]
Sunil Verma Memorial   Shameena Riaz Win (17) 3–0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-1) [42]
Western India Slam   Akanksha Salunkhe Win (18) 3–0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8) [43]

Note: Table shows international events and does not include national level title wins

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref
2023 Times of India Sports Awards Special Recognition in Squash Won [44]
Emerging Sportsperson of the Year Nominated [45]
2024 Indian Sports Honours Sportswoman of the Year Nominated

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Singh, Kanika (10 January 2024). "Once a Badminton Enthusiast, 15-Year-Old Anahat Singh is Now a Squash Prodigy". TheQuint. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ "_target Olympics 2028: Squash sensation Anahat Singh reveals Los Angeles dreams". India Today. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Who is Anahat Singh – How a PV Sindhu fan became India's squash sensation". olympic.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ "CWG 2022: Meet Anahat Singh, the 14-year-old squash player making her India debut at CWG". ESPN. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (21 November 2023). "Anahat Singh 'looks like a shrimp, but moves like a lion', says her coach Stephane Galifi". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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  9. ^ stevecubbins (14 July 2019). "Dutch Junior Open : Finals Day". SquashSite – all about Squash. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ^ "HCL SRFI Noida: Senthilkumar and Khanna Victorious Again". PSA World Tour. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Asian Junior Squash: India's Anahat Singh wins U-15 title". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ Nag, Utathya. "Who is Anahat Singh – How a PV Sindhu fan became India's squash sensation". Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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  25. ^ "Anahat Singh and Neel Joshi wins Dutch Junior Open squash". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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  27. ^ "2020 Results List". British Junior Open. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  28. ^ "India's Anahat Singh wins Junior US Open Squash Meet". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  29. ^ "Anahat wins junior squash meet in Germany". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  30. ^ "Champions awarded of the Dutch Junior Open 2022 – Dutch Junior Open 2024" (in Dutch). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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  34. ^ Olympics https://olympics.com/en/news/jsw-willingdon-2024-squash-india-results-anahat-abhay-singh. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. ^ Olympics https://olympics.com/en/news/hamdard-squashsters-northern-slam-2024-india-results-anahat-singh-suraj. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ^ Olympics https://olympics.com/en/news/hcl-squash-tour-chennai-2024-anahat-singh-women-singles-winner-results. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  37. ^ "Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open 2024". 26 June 2024.
  38. ^ "Squash Info | Women's Reliance PSA Challenge 3 Tournament 2024 | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  39. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/hcl-squash-tour-kolkata-2024-anahat-singh-women-singles-winner-results
  40. ^ "Anahat Singh clinches Costa North Coast Open PSA Challenger title". 3 November 2024.
  41. ^ "Anahat Singh's stellar season rolls on with seventh PSA Challenger title at NSW Open 2024". Olympics.
  42. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/sunil-verma-memorial-tournament-2024-squash-india-anahat-singh-win-title
  43. ^ "Anahat Singh wins Western India Slam 2024 squash; clinches ninth PSA Challenger title of the year". Olympics.
  44. ^ "TOISA 2023 Nominees: Squash stars in the fray for top honours". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  45. ^ "TOISA 2023 | Nominations". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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