Joshna Chinappa

Joshna Chinappa

Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal
Country  India
Born (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986
Chennai, India
Turned Pro 2003
Coached by Malcolm Willstrop
Racquet used Wilson
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 13 (December, 2015)
Current ranking No. 15 (January, 2016)
Title(s) 7
Tour final(s) 14
Last updated on: January, 2016.

Joshna Chinappa (born 1986) (Kodagu) is a squash player based in India. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in December 2015. Joshna was the first Indian to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 category and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion. Joshna Chinappa is the first beneficiary of Mittal Champions Trust. A trainee of the Indian Squash Academy (erstwhile ICL academy), Chennai, Joshna was ranked 19th in the world in March 2014.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games she along with Dipika Pallikal won the squash women’s doubles gold medal, making it India's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport.[1]

Titles

In May 2012, Joshna defeated Sarah Jane Perry of England 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10, to win the Chennai Open.[2] On Feb 2, 2014, she won the Winnipeg Winter Open trophy - her maiden WSA world title, by defeating Egypt`s Heba El Torky 11-13 11-8 11-5 3-11 12-10 in the final.[3]

References

  1. Vinod, A. (August 2, 2014). "Dipika and Joshna create history". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. "Joshna Chinappa clinches Chennai Open". The Times of India. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  3. "Joshna Chinappa notches Winnipeg Open title". Zee News. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

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