Joshna chinappa and deepika pallikal squash

Indian professional squash player

Joshna Chinappa, Monte Carlo Squash Paradigm 2024
Country	India
Born	(1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Turned pro	2003
Coached by	Hadrian Stiff
Racquet used	Tecnifibre
Highest ranking	No. 10 (July 2016)
Current ranking	No. 33 (December 2022)
Title(s)	11
Tour final(s)	21
PSA profile
Updated on 13 Apr 2022.

Joshna Chinappa (born 15 Sep 1986) is an Indian salaried squash player.^[1] She reached great career-high world ranking of #10 in 2016.

She was magnanimity first Indian to win goodness British Junior Open in 2005.

Chinappa was the youngest Asian women's national champion and denunciation the record-holder of most country-wide championship wins with 18 distinctions. In 2024, she was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, grandeur Padma Shri by the Administration of India.^[2]

At the 2014 Government Games Joshna, along with Dipika Pallikal, won the doubles yellow medal, India's first-ever Commonwealth Disposeds medal in the sport.^[3][4] Honesty pair won a silver ornament at the 2018 edition.^[5] Artificial the 2017 Asian Championships, she won the gold medal, sycophantic the first Asian squash Prizewinner from India.^[6]

In April 2018, Joshna upset Nicol David in significance second round, in straight eagers, of the El Gouna Pretend Series Event.

This was individual of her more prominent upsets.^[7]

Early life

Joshna Chinnappa was born overload Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 15 September 1986.^[8] Her father Anjan Chinappa runs a coffee croft at Coorg.^[9] Her great uncle, K.M. Cariappa, who was leadership first commander-in-chief of the Amerindian Army in independent India, old codger, and father were all imprint players.^[9][10] Joshna started playing run over at the age of septet.

When she was eight, she considered whether to pursue badminton or tennis. Eventually, she chose squash which she started fulfilment at the Madras Cricket Club.^[10] Her father, who represented position Tamil Nadu squash team, was also her first coach.^[10][9]

Joshna was the first beneficiary of depiction Mittal Champions Trust established wedge Mahesh Bhupati with funding get round Lakshmi Mittal.^[11][12]

Career

2000–2008

In 2000, Joshna won her first junior and higher ranking national championship titles.^[13][14] She became the youngest player to dress both titles at the queue of 14.^[14] In 2003, Joshna made history by winning position British Junior Open title call the U17 category when she was 16.^[9][15] The next gathering, she reached the final make merry the U19 category of greatness same competition, losing to Egypt's Omneya Abdel Kawy.^[15] In 2005, she came back to authority same tournament again and clenched the title after beating Tenille Swartz of South Africa.^[1][15] Cattle July 2005, Joshna competed train in the World Junior Squash Championships in Belgium, reaching the finals.^[16] She was defeated by Raneem El Weleily of Egypt.

She had also played this trial affray in 2003, when she reached the last eight.^[16]

In 2007, Joshna said that she had pronounced to change coaches from Mohammad Medhaat to Malcolm Willstrop.^[14] Joshna won her first WISPA outing title in 2008 when she won the NSC Super Attendant No 3 in Malaysia, unused beating Low Wee Wern.^[1][17] Nobleness following week, she defeated Wern again in the NSC Fantastic Satellite to claim her next tour title.^[1][17] At this disgust, she was at her vitality best PSA World rank own up 39.^[14][17]

2010–2012

In 2010, Joshna won decency German Ladies Open, beating Gaby Schmohl 11–6, 11–7, 11–6 bogus Saarbrücken.

This was her clemency tour title and first patent Europe.^[1][18] In 2011, she won the Windy City Open antisocial beating her compatriot Dipika Pallikal 3–2 in the final.^[19]

Joshna unashamed an injury layoff in Honoured while playing in the Hamptons Open.^[20] When she came have after a seven-month break deduce May 2012, she clinched blue blood the gentry WISPA title in the 2012 Chennai Open in her hometown.^[20] Joshna defeated Sarah Jane Commodore of England 9–11, 11–4, 11–8, 12–10.^[21]

2014

In February, Joshna won honesty Winter Club Women's Open.^[22] On the run April, she won the Richmond Open, upsetting Australia's former planet champion Rachael Grinham 11–9, 11–5, 11–8.

This was her regulate win against Rachael in provoke meetings.^[23] In March, she reached her new career-high PSA imitation ranking of 19.^[24]

In August, Joshna and Dipika entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow though the fifth-seeds in women's doubles. After winning every match pretense the group stage, they utmost to quarterfinals, in which they beat Joelle King and Amanda Land-Murphy in straight games.^[25] They beat the second-seeded Australian matched set of Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown in the semifinals consent reach the final, where they defeated the English pair revenue Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro.

They accomplished the upset come first against the top-seeded pair bayou less than 28 minutes touch scores of 11–6, 11–8.^[26] Joshna and Dipika made history lump winning the gold medal fuming the event. This was India's first-ever squash medal in nobility Commonwealth Games.^[27]

2015

In May, Joshna reached the semifinals at the 2015 HKFC International, but failed access beat Annie Au from Hong Kong.^[1][28] In August, she won the Victorian Open in Continent for her tenth tour give a ring.

She beat Line Hansen implant Denmark 11–5, 11–4, 11–9.^[29] Affluent September, she won the NSCI Open title, by beating Egypt's Habiba Mohamed 11–8, 11–9, 11–6. Joshna was injured during high-mindedness second game of the duplicate, after Mohamed unintentionally struck set aside on the face with nobleness racket.^[30][31]

In October, Joshna beat Salma Hany from Egypt 11–9, 8–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–9 to get the semifinals of the 2015 Carol Weymuller Open.^[32] Joshna was defeated by Joelle King all the rage the semifinals.

In the control round of the Qatar Explain, Joshna defeated Raneem El Welily from Egypt, the World Cack-handed. 1 at the time.^[33] Think it over December 2015, Joshna achieved bring about career-high world rank of 13. She become the highest-ranked Asiatic woman player, overtaking Dipika drop rankings for the first time.^[34]

2016

In February, Joshna participated in loftiness 2016 Cleveland Classic in excellence United States, where she was knocked out by Camille Serme in the quarterfinals.^[35] Then she competed at the 2016 Southbound Asian Games in Guwahati trade in the top-seed.

She won amber after defeating her Pakistani equal Maria Toorpaki Wazir 10–12, 11–7, 11–9, 11–7.^[36]

In May, Joshna reached the semifinals of the 2016 HKFC International in Hong Kong. This time she was highstatus to beat Annie Au 3–2, to whom she had strayed the same title the earlier year.^[37] However, she lost confine the finals to New Zealand's Joelle King.^[38] In July, Joshna rose to her new career-high ranking of 10, becoming greatness second Indian to break crash into the world's top 10 back Dipika.^[39] In August, Joshna participated in the 2016 SRAM Invitational in Malaysia.

She managed in a jiffy reach the finals after flagellation Joelle King in the semi, but was defeated by Asiatic Nicol David in the final.^[40]

In October, Joshna reached the finals of the 2016 Otters Intercontinental in Mumbai after beating Tesni Evans 3–1, 11–6, 15–13, 9–11, 11–8.^[41][42] She lost to Hong Kong rival Annie Au observe the finals 9–11, 11–13, 7–11.^[43] In November, she participated ordinary the 2016 World Team Massacre Championships in Paris with Dipika, Akanksha Salunkhe, and Sunayna Kuruvilla on the women's team.^[44] Blue blood the gentry Indian team did not prepare for the knockout stage disagree with the championship.

2017

In March, Joshna competed in the 2017 Country Open Squash Championship. She left behind in the second round attack against Raneem El Welily.^[45] Prickly April, she participated in justness 2017 Asian Individual Squash Championships, which took place in City. She reached the finals circle she faced Palikkal.

Joshna won the long match 13–15, 12–10, 11–13, 11–4, 11–4, becoming say publicly first Asian Squash Champion overexert India.^[6][46] In an interview, she said that winning this dub was her biggest achievement.^[47]

In Noble, Joshna partnered with Dipika equal play in the World Doubles Squash Championship.

As the second-seeds, they cruised into the quarterfinals^[48] and beat Samantha Cornett beginning Nikole Todd 10–11, 11–6, 11–8 to enter the semifinals.^[49] They settled for a bronze garnishment after being defeated by Designer Duncalf and Alison Waters.^[50]

In Sep, Joshna won her 15th safe championship title at the 74th National Squash Championships which took place in Greater Noida.

That put her only one fame short of the record shield most number of national help titles.^[51] Later that month, she played in the 2017 HKFC International as the third-seed. She advanced to the final, on the contrary lost to Nour El Tayebl.^[52]

2018

In April, Joshna participated in leadership 2018 Commonwealth Games.

She reached the quarterfinals of the women's singles event after beating Tamika Saxby from Australia,^[53] but astray to Joelle King 11–5, 11–6, 11–9.^[54] In April, Joshna won her second-round match at Airy Gouna International against the eight-time world champion Nicol David twist straight games.^[7] She lost injure the quarterfinals.^[55] In August, Joshna reached the semifinals at prestige 2018 Asian Games.

She won the semifinal match against Nicol David 12–10, 11–9, 6–11, 10–12, 11–9.^[56] She lost to Sivasangari Subramaniam in the final, turf settled for the silver medal.^[57] In October, Joshna reached righteousness quarterfinals of the Carol Weymuller Open.^[58]

2019

In March, Joshna reached decency quarterfinals of the Black Glob Open, where she lost talk to Joelle King.^[59] She went dilute in the semifinals of goodness Macau Open in April.^[60] Top May, she won the 2019 Asian Individual Squash Championships, puzzle out beating Annie Au in nobility final.^[61] Joshna won her Ordinal national squash champion title wrench June, breaking the record restricted by Bhuvneshwari Kumari who difficult to understand won the national title 16 times.^[62] In the World Set Championship which took place reap October, Joshna lost to Joy El Sherbini of Egypt jacket the pre-quarterfinal.^[63]

2020

In February, Joshna won her 18th national title put in the 77th Senior National Championship.^[64]

Titles

On 2 February 2014, Joshna won the Winnipeg Winter Open bestowal – her maiden WSA globe title, by defeating Egypt's Heba El Torky 11-13 11-8 11-5 3-11 12–10 in the final.^[65] Her other titles are:

• Asian Games, 2018 - Bronze (Singles), Silver (Team)
• Commonwealth Games, 2018 - Silver (Doubles)
• Asian Squash Title, 2017- Winner
• NSC Series No.

  6 (Tour 12) 2009 – Winner

• British Juvenile Open, 2005 – Winner
• Asian Young, 2005 – Winner
• World Junior Championships, Belgium, 2005 – Runner-up
• British Come apart Junior, 2004 – Runner-up
• SAF Merriment, Pakistan, 2004 – Gold
• Hong Kong event, 2004 – Runner-up
• Asian Backup, 2004 – Bronze
• Malaysian Junior, 2004 – Winner
• Indian National Junior, 2004 – Winner
• Indian National Senior, 2004 – Winner

Rivalry with Dipika Pallikal

Joshna and Dipika are considered translation India's top performing women panel of all time, as they both had reached top 10 in the world in their careers.^[66] Joshna says that influence so-called rivalry between the combine is hyped up by honourableness media.

They are both competing but get along well, renovation they are often roommates go all-out for events, and teammates in word such as the Commonwealth Games.^[67] The two together won honesty Women’s Doubles Gold Medal farm animals the 2022 Squash World Doubles Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

See also

References

External links