Malaysian squash player
Sivasangari Subramaniam| Country | Malaysia |
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| Residence | Alor Setar, Kedah |
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| Born | (1999-01-24) January 24, 1999 (age 25)
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| Height | 160cm (5 ft 3 in) |
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| Weight | 53kg (9 st 2 lb) |
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| Retired | Active |
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| Coached by | Jrar Aslam & Shah Nawaz |
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| Racquet used | Dunlop |
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| Highest ranking | No. 15 (December 2023) |
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| Current ranking | No. 15 (4 December 2023) |
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| Title(s) | 13 |
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| Tour final(s) | 17 |
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| Last updated: 13 April 2022. |
Sivasangari Subramaniam (born 24 January 1999, in Sungai Petani) is a Malaysian professional squash player.[1] As of May 2022, she was ranked number 20[2] in the world.[3] She became the 2018 British Junior Open Champion by defeating Satomi Watanabe.
Personal life
Sivasangari was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah to Valli Nagappan and Subramaniam Kaniappan. She started playing squash at the age of eight. She is a former student of SMK Sultanah Asma and obtained her GCE Ordinary Level from Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar. She is currently studying Bachelor of Science (Mass Communications/ Media Studies) at Cornell University.[4]
On 26 June 2022, she was involved in a car accident along the Maju Expressway. She sustained fractures on her face and C1 vertebra.[5] Due to the injury, she had to pull out from competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Career
In 2011, she was nominated as MSSM (National Schools Sports Council) 2011 Promising Sportsgirl of the Year. [7]
On July 8, 2018, she became youngest women National Champion by defeating Low Wee Wern in final Ohana 34th National Squash Championships.[8][9]
On March 6, 2022, she won College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships to clinch her first individual title for Cornell University.[10]
