Dhanya Nair
Personal information
Birth nameDhanya Nair
CountryIndia
Born (1984-07-16) 16 July 1984 (age 39)
ResidencePune, Maharashtra,India [1]
HandednessRight
EventWomen's Singles
BWF profile

Dhanya Nair (born 16 July 1984) is an Indian professional badminton player.[2]

Early life and education

Nair was born on 16 July 1984 in Palakkad, Kerala and was brought up in Pune, Maharashta. She finished her schooling from Symbiosis and graduation in Commerce from Shivray Prathishtan Maharashtra College, Pune.[citation needed]

Career

Nair has represented Maharashtra state in All India Badminton tournaments since 1995.[2]

Nair’s first taste of success at the national level was in 1997, when she won the mini girls’ doubles category, at the mini national tournament in Guwahati. The following year, she won a silver medal at the school games in Patiala.[3]

Nair dominated the 2002 season, emerging winner in the girls doubles category of ICICI Bank All India Tournament at Bangalore, the All India Junior in Thane, Sushant Chipalkatti tournament in Pune and Krishna Khaitan Memorial tournament in Chennai. She was runner-up in National Games in Hyderabad and a semi-finalist in junior nationals in Guntur. Nair won women’s doubles crown in Asian Satellite Tournament at Islamabad, Pakistan in 2004. She emerged a winner while representing Indian Railways in the World Railways Competition and repeated her performance in 2009. In the same year, she achieved a double crown, winning both the women’s singles and doubles in the Yonex Kenya International tournament at Nairobi. She was the first Indian player to achieve this feat.[3]

In the 22nd edition of the World Championships in August 2015, Nair was a part of 18 member squad led by Saina Nehwal. In the squad, she was paired with Mohita Sahdev in the women's double category.[4] Together they took on French players Delphine Lansac and Emilie Lefel.[5]

Nair and Mohita Sahdev paired up in a number of tournaments in 2015, including the Thailand International Challenge, Malaysia Masters, Syed Modi International, and broke into the top 100 in the world.[3]

Achievements

BWF International

Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Iran Fajr International Canada Nicole Grether 12–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Kenya International India Anita Ohlan South Africa Michelle Claire Edwards
South Africa Annari Viljoen 		17–21, 21–15, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Bahrain International India Mohita Sahdev Canada Charmaine Reid
Canada Nicole Grether 		21–23, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Uganda International India Mohita Sahdev Turkey Özge Bayrak
Turkey Öznur Çalışkan 		14–21, 21–12, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Bangladesh International India Mohita Sahdev India Prajakta Sawant
India Arathi Sara Sunil 		20–22, 4–15r 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Awards

National Level

Bronze

November 2014 - Gandhidham All India Senior Tournament, Silver October 2014 - Bhilwara All India Tournament, Bronze

Inter-National Level

December 2013 - Bangladesh International Challenge, Silver

References

  1. ^ Top 10 Female Badminton Player in India Archived 21 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Poona District and Metropolitan Badminton Association". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Golden Sparrow report". Retrieved 21 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "World Badminton 18 member squad". Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Times Of India WBC". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

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