Anahat Singh
| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||
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Anahat Singh (born 13 March 2008) is an Indian squash player. At the age of 14, she was the youngest athlete to represent India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1] As of December 2023,[update] she is ranked No. 1 in Asia in the Girls U17 category.[2]
Early life
She was born in Delhi on 13 March 2008 to her father Gursharan Singh, a lawyer, and her mother Tani Vadehra Singh, an interior designer. Both her parents use to play hockey.[3] Initially, Singh had started playing badminton when she was six years old. She used to accompany her sister Amira, who played squash. Singh played in some squash tournaments where she performed well. Subsequently, she grew fond of the game and switched to squash at the age of eight.[4]
Career
Singh rose to prominence after winning the Girls U11 title at the British Junior Open Squash in January 2019,[5] followed by the Girls U13 title at the Dutch Junior Open Squash in July the same year.[6] 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.[7] In June 2022, she won the Girls U15 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships.[8]
At the 2023 edition of the British Junior Open Squash, Anahat became the champion in Girls U15 category after beating Egypt's Sohaila Hazem in the final.[9] In August 2023, she won the Girls U17 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships 2023 held in Dalian, China.[10] This was followed by two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games in mixed doubles (with Abhay Singh) and women's team event.[11] Further, Singh became the Senior National Champion at the 79th edition of the games in November 2023 after Tanvi Khanna had to retire in the finals due to an injury.[12] She ended the year by winning the Girls U19 title at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open Squash in Edinburgh by defeating Robyn McAlpine in the finals.[13]
In January 2024, Singh finished as a runner-up in Girls U17 category at the British Junior Open Squash after a loss to Nadien Elhammamy in the finals.[14] 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 finals.[15]
References
- ^ Nag, Utathya. "Who is Anahat Singh – How a PV Sindhu fan became India's squash sensation". Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Asian Junior Ranking December 2023 – Girls Under 17" (PDF). Asian Squash Federation. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Who is Anahat Singh – How a PV Sindhu fan became India's squash sensation". olympic.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Five nations share British Junior Open honours on thrilling finals day – Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ stevecubbins (14 July 2019). "Dutch Junior Open : Finals Day". SquashSite – all about Squash. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "HCL SRFI Noida: Senthilkumar and Khanna Victorious Again". PSA World Tour. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Asian Junior Squash: India's Anahat Singh wins U-15 title". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Cubbins, Steve (8 January 2023). "2023 Day Five – FINALS Day". British Junior Open. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Anahat Singh wins gold in Asian Junior Squash Championships". Sportstar. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Palshikar, Prathamesh (5 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023 squash: India win two gold medals in Hangzhou - results, scores and medal winners". Olympics. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Senior National Squash C'ships: 15-year-old teenage sensation Anahat Singh becomes youngest title winner in 23 years". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Anahat Singh Wins U-19 Girls' Title at Scottish Junior Open Squash". News18. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (7 January 2024). "British Junior Open 2024: Anahat Singh loses to Elhammamy in final, settles with silver; Aryaveer Dewan bags bronze". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Banks, Jonty (17 January 2024). "Anahat & Abhay Singh capture titles at JSW Willingdon Little Masters & Senior Tournament". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2024.