Unnati Hooda

Unnati Hooda
Unnati at Asia Junior Championship in 2022
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 17)
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Years active2021–present
HandednessRight
CoachUpkar Hooda
Women's singles
Career record69 wins, 30 losses
Highest ranking47 (15 October 2024)
Current ranking60 (3 December 2024)
BWF profile

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]

Early life

Hailing from Rohtak, Haryana, Unnati first started playing badminton when she was seven years old. Her father, Upkar, who was passionate about badminton, enrolled her in a badminton academy at Chottu Ram Stadium.[4]

Career

2021–22: First senior title

In 2021, Unnati Hooda's first tournament played was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals.[5] 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.[2] 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: Abu Dhabi Masters title

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] She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games.[8]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Odisha Masters Super 100 India Smit Toshniwal 21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [2]
2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 India Samiya Imad Farooqui 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]

BWF International Challenge (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 India International India Anupama Upadhyaya 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [5]
2023 (I) India International India Isharani Baruah 21–13, 19–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
2023 (II) India International India Tasnim Mir 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
  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 Ref
2022 India Junior International Thailand Sarunrak Vitidsarn 25–23, 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
  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 events 2022 2023 Ref
World Junior Championships 13th QF [13]
  • Senior level
Team events 2022 Ref
Uber Cup QF [14]

Individual competitions

Junior level

Events 2022 2023 Ref
World Junior Championships 4R 3R [15][16]

Senior level

Women's singles
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2022 2023 2024 2025
Thailand Masters NH Q2 A Q2 ('23)
Thailand Open A Q1 1R 1R ('24)
Malaysia Masters A 1R 1R ('24) [17]
Baoji China Masters NA QF QF ('24)
Abu Dhabi Masters NA W NH W ('23) [7]
Arctic Open A 2R 2R ('24) [18]
Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('24) [19]
Syed Modi International A 2R SF SF ('24) [20][21]
Guwahati Masters NA 2R 1R 2R ('23)
Odisha Masters W SF A W ('22) [2]
Year-end ranking 137 56 47
Women's doubles
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025
Guwahati Masters 2R 2R 2R ('23, '24)

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 November 2024.[22]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Venkat, Rahul (22 October 2023). "Who is Unnati Hooda: India's latest badminton prodigy". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sports, Keeda. "Unnati Hooda India International Challenge". Facebook.
  6. ^ "Junior Asia Championships: Junior shuttlers Unnati Hooda, Anish Thoppani settle for silver". TribuneIndia. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Behera, Partha Sarathi (6 November 2023). "Indian shuttlers clinch singles titles at Chhattisgarh India International Challenge Badminton". Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  11. ^ "India International Challenge: Sathish, Isharani win men's and women's singles titles". The Bridge. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  12. ^ Dutt, Tushar (5 September 2022). "Sarunrak keeps Vitidsarn name high, beats Unnati in girls' final". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships". Sportstar. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Uber Cup 2022: PV Sindhu-led India knocked out in quarter-finals after 0-3 defeat to Thailand". India Today. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  15. ^ "BWF World Junior C'ships: Sankar Muthusamy cruises into quarters, Unnati Hooda's campaign ends". Scroll.in. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  16. ^ "BWF World Junior Championships 2023: Ayush Shetty, Tara Shah reach last 16, Unnati Hooda exits". KhelNow. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Badminton, Malaysia Masters Super 500: PV Sindhu beats Kristy Gilmour; Kiran George advances". Scroll.in. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Denmark Open 2024 badminton: Unnati Hooda, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand ousted in first round". Olympic Games. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Three Indian players lose in Arctic Open Round of 16, Lakshya Sen carries nation's hopes". InsideSport. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Badminton, Syed Modi International: Treesa/Gayatri, Priyanshu Rajawat reach quarter-finals". Scroll.in. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  21. ^ "PV Sindhu cruises past Unnati Hooda to reach Syed Modi final, Lakshya Sen too makes title clash". The Economic Times. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Unnati Hooda Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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