Saina Nehwal- India ki ummeed

Saina Nehwal was born on March 17, 1990 in Hyderabad city of India. Saina started her badminton training under the apt guidance of S M Arif, who was a Dronacharya Awardee. The Gopi Chand Academy of Hyderabad is the very place where Saina Nehwal is presently training. The Gopi Chand Academy at present is making plans to train Saina Nehwal in a more improved way by sending her to Holland and Denmark.

Being born to such parents as Harvir Singh, who is a scientist at Directorate of Oilseeds Research, and Usha Rani, who is a former Haryana state champion, Saina Nehwal has always received the support of her family members.

From her initial years in the courts, Saina Nehwal had been considered as full of potential. Being a National Junior champion, Saina Nehwal has performed well in all the tournaments in which she has participated. Not only national but also in international tournaments Saina Nehwal has made a mark of her own.

The Junior Czech Open, which took place in the year 2003, was a major break in the career of Saina Nehwal as she went on to win the tournament. Saina Nehwal also gave her best in the Commonwealth Games of 2004 but could not win a medal. Saina Nehwal also took part in the Junior Asian Championship of 2004.

Today, Saina Nehwal, with all her determination, conviction and willpower, is all set to make a triumphant mark in the world badminton championships. In 2010 Saina led the Indian Women’s Team to the finals of the Uber Cup. 

In the same year she also became the original Indian woman to reach the semi final stage of the All-England Super Series. She also reached the semi finals at the Yonex Sunrise Badminton Asia Championships where she was the top seed. 

She won the Indian Open Grand Prix Gold 2010 defeating Mew Choo Wong from Malaysia, where she was seeded in number 1. She also received prize money of $8,280. She again received top billing at the Singapore Open Super Series 2010 where she defeated the world champion Lu Lan, from China and won the tournament defeating Tzu Ying Tai from Chinese Taipei.

This tournament fetched Saina $18,750 and was her second Super Series title. On 24th June she became the 3rd ranked player in women’s singles section of world badminton. This was the best ranking she had achieved. On 27th June Saina successfully won the Indonesian Open super series defeating Sayako Sato from Japan in a tough battle. This was the third super series title she had won and was the third successive title this year. This tournament made her richer by $18,750 thats why we say she is INDIA ki Ummed in badminton.