Master Blaster of Badminton Star Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal Birth date is 17th March 1990. She is an Indian professional badminton singles player.

She was born in Hisar District, Haryana. She is currently ranked number 10 in the world by the Badminton World Federation and is the first Indian woman to achieve this feat. She is also the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships and a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She won a Bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the second Indian women to win an individual medal at the sports event. She is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.

A former world no. 1, she has won over 23 international titles, which include ten Superseries titles.

Although she reached the world's 2nd in the 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and overall the second Indian player – after Prakash Padukone – to achieve this feat.

She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance.

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Saina started her badminton training under the apt guidance of S.M. Arif, who was a Dronacharya Awardee. She is currently coached by Indonesian badminton legend Atik Jauhari along with the former all England champion and national coach Pullela Gopichand as her mentor. Being born to Harvir Singh Nehwal, who is a scientist at Directorate of Oilseeds Research and Usha Nehwal, Saina Nehwal has always received the support of her family members.

Saina Nehwal trains at Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad. From her initial years as a badminton player, she has always shown a lot of potential in herself. Being a National Junior champion, she has performed well in major tournaments, both in national and international ones. She has clearly made a mark of her own.

In 2011, she won the Switzerland Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and came second in the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier and the BWF Super Series Masters Finals. In 2012, Saina won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold and reclaimed the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier, making it her third Indonesian open title-win.

In the 2012 London Olympics, Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton. For her huge achievement the state governments of Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh offered her huge cash prizes and the Sports Minister promised Saina a job equivalent to the rank of an IAS officer. Her success at the Olympics has surely opened new doors for sports to grow in India.

Born: 17 March 1990 (age 28 years), Hisar
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 56 kg
Current ranking: 10 (23 November 2018)
Coach: Pullela Gopichand
Awards: Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, MORE
Olympic medals: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Saina Nehwal clinched her fourth title of the year by lifting the Denmark Open Super Series Premier trophy with a dominating win defeating Germany’s Juliane Schenk by 21-17, 21-8 in 35 minutes. This was her first tournament after the London Games. Winning this tournament made her the only Indian after Prakash Padukone to win a Danish Open Super series title.

Awards and Accolades :
2009: Arjuna Award
2009-2010: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
2010: Padma Shri
For winning the Bronze medal in 2012 London Olympics, she received:-

1 crore rupees cash award from the Haryana Government
50 lakh rupees cash award from the Rajasthan Government
50 lakh rupees cash award from the Andhra Pradesh Government
10 lakh rupees cash award from the Badminton Association of India
An honorary doctorate degree by Mangalayatan University.