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 Open.[2] She was also part of India's 2022 Uber Cup team.[3]

Unnati Hooda
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Years active2021-present
HandednessRight
CoachParvesh Kumar
Women's singles
Career record44 wins, 17 losses
Highest ranking102 (24 October 2023)
Current ranking102 (24 October 2023)
BWF profile

Career

2021–22

In 2021, Unnati Hooda's first tournament played was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals.[4] 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.[5] She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event.[6]

2023

In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Imad Farooqui in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters finals and won her second BWF World Tour Title.[7]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 India Smit Toshniwal 21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 India Samiya Imad Farooqui 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge (1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 India International Challenge India Anupama Upadhyaya 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2022 India Junior International Thailand Sarunrak Vitidsarn 25–23, 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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
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
  • Junior level
Team events20222023
World Junior Championships 13th QF
  • Senior level
Team events2022
Uber Cup QF

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events20222023
World Junior Championships 4R 3R
  • Senior level
TournamentBWF World TourBest
20222023
Odisha Open W W ('22)
Thailand Masters NH Q Q ('23)
Thailand Open A Q Q ('23)
Abu Dhabi Masters NH W W ('23)
Year-end ranking 137 137

References
  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. Sports, Keeda. "Unnati Hooda India International Challenge". Facebook.
  5. 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.
  6. "Junior Asia Championships: Junior shuttlers Unnati Hooda, Anish Thoppani settle for silver". TribuneIndia. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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