P. V. Sindhu
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995)[1] is an Indian professional badminton player. She became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Badminton championship held at Basel, Switzerland on 25th August, 2019 by defeating Nozomi Okuhara . She became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal, and one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – the other being Saina Nehwal. Sindhu created history by becoming the first ever world champion from India in 2019. Sindhu won silver in Women's singles at Commonwealth Games 2018 . She was also a silver medalist at the 2017 BWF World Championships and 2018 BWF World Championships consecutively. She was also a silver medalist, [5] in Asian Games 2018, which were held in Indonesia. In 2018, she became the first Indian to have clinched the World Tour title defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the 2018 World Tour final.
Sindhu came to international attention when she broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012 at the age of 17.[6] In 2013, she became the first ever Indian women's singles player to win a medal at the Badminton World Championships. In March 2015, she is the recipient of India's fourth highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri.[7] Her silver medal win in the women's singles event of the 2016 Summer Olympics made her the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of an Olympics badminton event and the youngest Indian to make a podium finish in an individual event at the Olympics.[8] She is among the top five shuttlers in women's singles category.
With an earnings of $8.5 million, Sindhu was ranked seventh in Forbes' list of "Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2018" based on earnings from prize money and endorsements between June 2017 to June 2018.[9]
In 2019, she became the second woman after Zhang Ning to win five medals at the world championships. With earnings of $5.5 million, Sindhu was ranked thirteenth in Forbes' list of "Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019" based on earnings from prize money and endorsements between June 2018 to June 2019. [10]
On August 25 2019, she became the first ever Indian to win the prestigious BWF World Championships. Her win was the first gold medal for India at world championships across all disciplines.
Early life and training
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born in Hyderabad to P. V. Ramana [11] and P. Vijaya. Both her parents have been national level volleyball players. Her father, Ramana, who was a member of the Indian volleyball team that won the bronze medal in 1986 Seoul Asian Games, received the Arjuna Award in 2000[12] for his contribution to the sports. She has an elder sister, P. V. Divya, who was a national-level handball player. However, she was not interested in pursuing professional sports and became a doctor.
P.V.Sindhu lives in Hyderabad. Though her parents played professional volleyball, Sindhu choose badminton over it because she drew inspiration from the success of Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion.[13] She eventually started playing badminton from the age of eight.[12] Sindhu first learned the basics of the sport with the guidance of Mehboob Ali at the badminton courts of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad. Soon after, she joined Pullela Gopichand's Gopichand Badminton Academy.[13] While profiling Sindhu's career, a correspondent with The Hindu wrote:
"The fact that she reports on time at the coaching camps daily, travelling a distance of 56 km from her residence, is perhaps a reflection of her willingness to complete her desire to be a good badminton player with the required hard work and commitment."[13]
Gopichand seconded this correspondent's opinion when he said that "the most striking feature in Sindhu's game is her attitude and the never-say-die spirit."[14] After joining Gopichand's badminton academy, Sindhu won several titles. In the under-10 years category, she won the 5th Servo All India ranking championship in the doubles category and the singles title at the Ambuja Cement All India ranking. In the under-13 years category, Sindhu won the singles title at the Sub-juniors in Pondicherry, doubles titles at the Krishna Khaitan All India Tournament, IOC All India Ranking, the Sub-Junior Nationals and the All India Ranking in Pune. She also won the under-14 team gold medal at the 51st National State Games in India.[12]
Career
In the international circuit, Sindhu was a bronze medalist at the 2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships held in Colombo.[15] At the 2010 Iran Fajr International Badminton Challenge, she won the silver medal in the singles category.[16] Sindhu reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Junior World Badminton Championships that was held in Mexico.[17] She was a team member in India's national team at the 2010 Uber Cup.[18]
2012
On 14 June 2012, P.V.Sindhu lost to Germany's Juliane Schenk in the Indonesia Open, 21–14, 21–14.[19] On 7 July 2012, she won Asian Youths Under 19 Championship beating Japanese Player Nozomi Okuhara in final by 18–21, 21–17, 22–20.[20] In the 2012 Li Ning China Masters Super Series tournament she stunned London 2012 Olympics gold medallist Li Xuerui of China, beating her 21–19, 9–21, 21–16 and entered the semifinals[21] but lost to 4th seeded Jiang Yanjiao of China by 10–21, 21–14, 19–21 in the semifinals.[22] A lot was expected from Sindhu in the Japan Open after her exploits in the China Open, given China pulled many of its players out of the tournament citing security reasons.[23] But she bowed out in the second round to Korean shuttler Bae Yeon Ju for 21–10, 12–21, 18–21.[24]
P.V. Sindhu then went on to participate in the 77th of Senior National Badminton Championships held at Srinagar. She was defeated in the finals by Sayali Gokhale for 15–21, 21–15, 15–21.[25] It was later revealed that Sindhu injured her knee in the China Open and she carried this injury through the Japan Open and the nationals. She decided to skip the World Junior Championships so as not to aggravate the injury.[26]
Sindhu finished runner-up in the Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold event held in Lucknow in December 2012.[27] She didn't lose a single set coming into the final, but was upset by the Indonesian Linda Weni Fanetri for 21–15, 18–21, 21–18.[28] She reached her career best ranking of 15.[29]
2013
She won Malaysian open title 2013, beating her opponent from Singapore, Gu Juan, by 21–17, 17–21, 21–19. This was Sindhu's first Grand Prix Gold title.[30]
PV Sindhu on 8 August 2013 defeated the defending champion, second-seeded Wang Yihan of China, to enter the women's quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships. The 18-year-old, 10th-seeded Sindhu won 21–18, 23–21 in 54 minutes to set-up a meeting with another Chinese player, Wang Shixian. She beat Wang Shixian 21–18, 21–17 to become India's first medalist in women's singles at the World Championships.
In the 2013 Indian Badminton League, Sindhu was the captain of the team Awadhe Warriors. Her team qualified for the semifinal, where they beat Mumbai Marathas, but lost in the final to Hyderabad HotShots.
She won Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Canada's Michelle Li on 1 December 2013. The top-seeded 18-year-old won the match 21–15, 21–12 in 37 minutes. She was awarded the Arjun Award by Government of India.[31]
2014
PV Sindhu reached the semifinal stage of 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's singles competition, which she lost to Michelle Li of Canada.[32] PV Sindhu later created history by becoming the first Indian to win two back-to-back medals in the BWF World Badminton Championships after her bronze medal finish in 2014 BWF World Championships held in Denmark.
Sindhu defeated Wang Shixian in three sets 19–21, 21–19, 21–15, with the match lasting more than an hour. She had earlier defeated Bae Yeon-ju in the third round with 19–21, 22–20, and 25–23. However, she lost to the eventual gold medalist, Carolina Marin, in straight sets and had to settle with bronze medal together with Minatsu Mitani.
2015
In October, playing at the Denmark Open, Sindhu reached to her maiden final of a Super Series event. On her route to the final, she defeated three seeded players, namely Tai Tzu-ying, Wang Yihan and Carolina Marin. In the final, she lost to the defending champion Li Xuerui in straight games by 19–21, 12–21.[33]
In November, defending champion P. V. Sindhu won her third successive women's singles title at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold after defeating Japan's Minatsu Mitani in the final by 21–9, 21–23, 21–14.[34]
2016
In January, Sindhu won the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold women's singles title after beating Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour in the final.[35] She had also won this tournament in 2013.
In the 2016 Premier Badminton league, Sindhu was the captain of Chennai Smashers team. In the group league, she won all of the five matches to help her team qualify for the semifinal and won the tournament against Mumbai Rockets.
At the women's singles event, at Rio Olympics Sindhu was drawn with Hungarian Laura Sárosi and Canadian Michelle Li in Group M.[36] During the group stage matches, she beat Laura Sárosi (2–0)[37] and Michelle Li (2–1).[38] Further she ousted Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying (2–0) in the round of 16[39] to meet the second seed Wang Yihan in the quarterfinals, whom she defeated in straight sets.[40]
Sindhu later faced the Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in the semifinals, won in straight sets, and ensuring her a podium finish.[41] This set the stage for her final showdown with top seed from Spain, Carolina Marín.[42] Marin managed to beat Sindhu in three sets in the 83-minute match.[43] With that result, Sindhu clinched the silver medal.[44][45] She charted history of achieving the feat as she is youngest and first female individual to bag an Olympic Silver medal representing India. This was the second instance of podium finish at the Olympics by any Indian badminton player.[46][47][48]
2017
In the India Open Superseries, Sindhu won the title by defeating Carolina Marin in straight games. In April of 2017, she achieved a career high world ranking of number 2.
In the BWF World Championships held from 21 to 27 August 2017 at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Sindhu had to settle for silver after losing to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the finals with scores 19–21, 22–20, 20–22. Sindhu defeated Okuhara in the final of the 2017 Korea Open Super Series by 22–20, 11–21, 21–18, thereby becoming the first Indian to win Korea Open.[49]
In August, she took charges as Deputy Collector in Krishna District in the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) office under the Revenue Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[50] In the same month she played the BWF World Championships where she was seeded fourth. After receiving a bye in the first round, she defeated Kim Hyo Min of Korea 21-16, 21-14. In her third round, she defeated Cheung Ngan Yi 19-21, 23-21, 21-17 in a close match to reach her third quarterfinals at the world championships.
Her next opponent was Sun Yu of China. Sindhu registered a comfortable 21-14, 21-9 victory over her opponent to progress to her first ever semi-finals at the tournament and guaranteed herself of a third medal at the world championships. She defeated yet another Chinese opponent Chen Yufei 21-13, 21-10 to progress into her first final. In the final she played against Nozomi Okuhara and lost the match 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 in a nail biting encounter. She won her first silver medal at the world championships and her final against Okuhara is widely regarded as one the best ever women's singles final. [51]
In Dubai World Superseries Finals, she finished as the runner-up after being defeated by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21–15 12–21 19–21 in 94 minutes.[52]
2018
At the prestigious [2018 All England open|, Sindhu made it to the top 4, before losing to world No.3 Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinal with the score 21–19, 19–21, 18–21. This is Sindhu's best performance at the All England Open Championships.[53] Sindhu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, winning a gold in the mixed team event and a silver medal in the women's singles event. Sindhu in the 2018 World Champiomships won her second consecutive silver medal and her total fourth.[54] On 16 December 2018, Sindhu made history by becoming the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals tournament in Guangzhou, China.[55]
Sindhu clinched silver title in Asian games 2018 and was defeated by world number one Tai Tzu-Ying in the final.[1] Ace shuttler PV Sindhu clinched a historic silver medal in Women's Singles Badminton event as she became the first Indian to finish second on the podium in the Asian Games.[56]
At the BWF World Championships in August, Sindhu was seeded third. She began her campaign defeating Fritriani of Indonesia 21-14, 21-9. In her third round match she defeated Sung Ji Huyn of Korea 21-10, 21-18 to make her fourth quarterfinal appearance at the world championships. Her next opponent was the defending champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan who she had lost the finals to in 2017. Sindhu ousted the world champion in straight games 21-17, 21-19 to reach her second consecutive semi-finals at the prestigious tournament. Sindhu further reached her second consecutive finals of the world championships by beating Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-16, 24-22 to set up final showdown with Carolina Marin of Spain. Sindhu won her second silver medal and her fourth overall medal at the world championships after she was defeated in the final 19-21, 10-21.
Sindhu was the only female shuttler from India to qualify for the prestigious BWF World Tour Finals. In the group stage, she was placed in Group A along with Tai Tzu Ying, Akane Yamaguchi, and Beiwen Zhang. In her first match, she defeated Akane Yamaguchi 24-22, 21-15 in straight games. In her second group stage match, she defeated the top seed and world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 in three games. In her third match she defeated Beiwen Zhang comfortably 21-9, 21-15 to progress to the semi-finals. In the semi-final she defeated former world champion and former world number 1, Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-16, 25-23. In the final, she defeated rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-19, 21-17. [57]
Sindhu ended 2018 creating history by becoming the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.[58]She won the title without losing a single match in the group stage.
2019
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Sindhu was brought by the defending champions Hyderabad Hunters in the PBL auctions 2018 and was named as their skipper.[59].She led them brilliantly and they also entered into the semi finals, where they lost to Mumbai Rockets.[60]
In her first tournament of the season, Sindhu then reached the quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters, 2019 where she lost to Carolina Marin in two consecutive games. Sindhu's next tournament was the Indian National Badminton Championships where she reached the final losing to three time champion Saina Nehwal 18-21,15-21.
She skipped the German Open to concentrate on preparing for the prestigious All England Badminton Championships. It turned out to be a disappointment for Sindhu due to her loss in the very first round to Sung Ji Hyun of Korea by 16-21,22-20,18-21 in a thriller. Sindhu was 17-20 down in the second game but saved three match points and won it by 22-20, but eventually failed to win the third game.[61]
Just before the prestigious All England Badminton Championships she had ended her deal with Yonex and signed a mega deal with Li-Ning for 4 years worth nearly 50 crores ($7 Million). This led to her having a new racket and equipment to which she had to get used to within 2-3 weeks time to debut it at the prestigious All England Badminton Championships.[62]
She next played her home tournament the India Open where she was the second seed. She lost in the semi-finals to He Bingjao of China with a scoreline 21-23, 18-21. [63]
In her next tournament, the Malaysian Open she lost in the Quarter finals to Sung Ji Hyun of Korea 18-21, 7-21[64]. After a string of disappointments in previous tournaments, she reached the semi-finals of the Singapore Open losing to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 7-21, 11-21.[65]
She reached her first final of the season in the Indonesia Open, where she avenged her previous loss to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan by defeating her in straight games 21-14, 21-7. She then defeated Chen Yufei of China 21-19, 21-10. She lost the final to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 15-21, 16-21. [66]
She again lost to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 18-21, 15-21 at the Japan Open in the quarter finals.[67]She withdrew from the Thailand open in order to prepare for the upcoming BWF world Championships.
At the BWF world Championships she was seeded fifth. After receiving a bye in the first round she opened her campaign with a straight set victory over Pai Yu-Po with a score of 21-14, 21-15. She was dominant in her third round win over Beiwen Zhang defeating the American ninth seed 21-14, 21-6. Her next opponent was the formidable Tai Tzu Ying. After a bleak first game, Sindhu fought back hard in the second game, eventually winning the thrilling encounter with a score of 12-21 23-21 21-19.[68] With her win, she became only the second woman after Zhang Ning to win five medals at the world championships. In the semi-finals she defeated Chen Yufei of China 21-7, 21-14 to enter her third consecutive world championships final.
She became the first world champion from India after she defeated Nozomi Okhuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the final.
Deals & Sponsorships
Post her olympic silver medal win in 2016, Sindhu became a household name in India. An Economic Times report published in March 2017, said that she is second only to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli when it comes to earnings from brand endorsements. Sindhu charges brands anywhere between Rs 1 crore ($150,000) and Rs 1.25 crore ($200,000) for a single day of endorsement-related activities. [69]
The companies on Sindhu's sponsor roster include JBL, Bridgestone Tyres, sports drink Gatorade, pain reliever ointment Moov, online fashion store Myntra, e-commerce portal Flipkart, phone maker Nokia and electronics major Panasonic. She also endorses Stayfree, health drink Boost, honey producer APIS Himalaya, herbal health drink firm Ojasvita and the Bank of Baroda. She is also a brand ambassador for both the Central Reserve Police Force and Vizag Steel.[70]
In February of 2019, it was announced that Sindhu had signed a four-year sports sponsorship deal to the tune of Rs 50 crore ($7 Million) with Chinese sports brand Li Ning. Sindhu's deal is one of the biggest in world badminton. Sindhu reportedly will get Rs 40 crore as sponsorship while the rest of the money will be for equipment. This was Li-Ning's second stint with Sindhu, who was with them for two years in 2014-2015 for a sum of Rs.1.25 crore a year. In 2016, Sindhu was back with Yonex for a Rs 3.5 crore per year contract for a period of three years.[71]
Honours
- Honoured with Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in March 2015.[72]
- Received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, on 29 August 2016.[73]
- Bestowed with Arjuna Award for badminton on 24 September 2013.[74]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Riocentro – Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Carolina Marin
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21–19, 12–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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BWF World championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |  Nozomi Okuhara
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21–7, 21–7 |  Gold
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| 2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Indoor Arena, Nanjing, China | Carolina Marin
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19–21, 10–21 | Silver
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| 2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Nozomi Okuhara
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19–21, 22–20, 20–22 | Silver
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| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Carolina Marin
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17–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China |  Ratchanok Intanon
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10–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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Asian Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Tai Tzu Ying
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13–21, 16–21 | Silver
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Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |  Saina Nehwal
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18–21, 21–23 | Silver
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| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |  Tee Jing Yi
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23–21, 21–9 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[75] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[76]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Akane Yamaguchi
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15–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | BWF World Tour Finals (1) | World Tour Finals | Nozomi Okuhara
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21–19, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Nozomi Okuhara
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15-21, 18-21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 |  Beiwen Zhang
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18-21, 21-11, 20-22 | Runner-up
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BWF Superseries (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the World Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BWF Super Series Finals | Akane Yamaguchi
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21–15, 12–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Hong Kong Open | Tai Tzu-ying
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18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Korea Open (1) | Nozomi Okuhara
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22–20, 11-21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2017 | India Open (1) | Carolina Marin
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21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2016 | Hong Kong Open | Tai Tzu-ying
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15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | China Open (1) |  Sun Yu
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21–11, 17–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2015 | Denmark Open | Li Xuerui
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19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Syed Modi International (1) |  Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Malaysia Masters (2) |  Kirsty Gilmour
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21–15, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2015 | Macau Open (3) | Minatsu Mitani
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21–9, 21–23, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2014 | Macau Open (2) |  Kim Hyo-min
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2014 | Syed Modi International | Saina Nehwal
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14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Macau Open (1) |  Michelle Li
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21–15, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2013 | Malaysia Masters (1) |  Gu Juan
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21–17, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2012 | Syed Modi International | Lindaweni Fanetri
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15–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Dutch Open |  Yao Jie
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16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tata Open India International | Sayali Gokhale
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21–10, 20–22, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2011 | Swiss International |  Carola Bott
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21–11, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2011 | Indonesia International | Fransisca Ratnasari
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21–16, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2011 | Maldives International | P. C. Thulasi
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21–11, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2010 | Iran Fajr International | Rie Eto
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14–21, 24–26 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Career overview
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- * Statistics were last updated on 19 December 2017.[77]
Singles performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | Best |
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| BWF events | |||||||||||||
| BWF World Junior Championships | 2R | QF | 3R | A | N/A | 0/3 | QF ('10) | ||||||
| BWF World Championships | A | NH | B | B | QF | NH | S | S | 0/5 | S ('17, 18) | |||
| Olympics | NH | DNQ | NH | S | NH | 0/1 | S ('16) | ||||||
| BWF Super Series | |||||||||||||
 All England Super Series Premier
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A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 0/7 | SF('18) | ||
| India Open Super Series
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N/A | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | A | QF | W | F | SF | 1/8 | W ('17) | |
| Malaysia Super Series Premier
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A | Q1[78] | 1R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | SF | R2 | 0/7 | SF('18) | ||
| Singapore Open Super Series
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A | 1R | A | QF | A | 2R | QF | N.P | SF | 0/5 | SF ('19) | ||
| Indonesia Super Series Premier
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A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | QF | F | 0/6 | F ('19) | ||
 Australian Open Super Series
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N/A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | N.P | 2R | 0/5 | QF ('14, '17) | ||||
| Japan Open Super Series
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A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 0/6 | QF ('19) | ||
| Korea Open Super Series
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A | Q2[79] | 2R | A | 2R | A | W | N.P | 1/4 | W ('17) | |||
 Denmark Super Series Premier
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A | 1R | QF | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0/6 | F ('15) | ||||
 French Open Super Series
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A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 0/6 | SF ('17) | ||||
| China Open Super Series Premier
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A | Q2[80] | 1R | A | 2R | W | QF | QF | 1/6 | W ('16) | |||
 Hong Kong Open Super Series
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A | Q2[81] | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | F | 2R | 0/8 | F ('16,'17) | ||
| China Masters Super Series
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A | SF | A | N/A | QF | 0/2 | SF ('12) | ||||||
| BWF Super Series Masters Finals | DNQ | SF | F | W | 0/3 | W ('18) | |||||||
| BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold
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A | SF | W | A | SF | W | A | 2/4 | W ('13, '16) | ||||
| Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold
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QF[82] | SF[83] | 2R[84] | F | NH | F | SF | 2R | W | 1/8 | W ('17) | ||
| German Open Grand Prix Gold
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A | 1R[85] | A | QF | A | 0/2 | QF ('16) | ||||||
 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
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N/A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | A | QF | A | 0/4 | SF ('14) | |||
| China Masters Grand Prix Gold
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N/A | A | QF | A | 0/1 | QF ('16) | |||||||
| Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold
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A | 2R | A | 0/1 | 2R ('15) | ||||||||
 Vietnam Open Grand Prix
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A | QF[86] | A | 0/1 | QF ('11) | ||||||||
| Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold
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A | QF | A | 0/1 | QF ('15) | ||||||||
| Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
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A | 2R | A | 0/1 | 2R ('12) | ||||||||
| Dutch Open Grand Prix
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A | F[87] | A | 0/1 | F ('11) | ||||||||
 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold
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A | W | W | W | A | 3/3 | W ('13, '14, '15) | ||||||
| India Open Grand Prix Gold
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Q2[88] | 2R[89] | N/A | 0/2 | 2R ('10) | ||||||||
| Year-end Ranking[90] | 255 | 151 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ||||
Record against selected players
Record against the Super Series finalists, the World Championships semifinalists, and the Olympic quarterfinalists (as of 29 January 2019):[91]
| Opponent | Record | Opponent | Record | Opponent | Record | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| He Bingjiao
|
5–9 | Jiang Yanjiao
|
0–2 | Li Xuerui
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3–3 | Sun Yu
|
4–4 |
| Wang Lin
|
0–1 | Wang Shixian
|
4–6 | Wang Yihan
|
3–4 | Yao Xue
|
1–1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying
|
5–10 | Tine Baun
|
0–1 | Juliane Schenk
|
0–2 | Yip Pui Yin
|
2–0 |
| Saina Nehwal
|
1–3 | Lindaweni Fanetri
|
8–2 | Akane Yamaguchi
|
10–4 | Eriko Hirose
|
1–3 |
| Minatsu Mitani
|
3–2 | Nozomi Okuhara
|
7–6 | Yui Hashimoto
|
1–1 | Bae Yeon-ju
|
1–3 |
| Sung Ji-hyun
|
8–6 | Carolina Marin
|
6–8 | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
|
5–4 | Ratchanok Intanon
|
4–4 |
Summer Olympics2016 Summer Olympics
Personal lifeP. V. Sindhu has been employed with Bharat Petroleum since July 2013, as an assistant sports manager with their Hyderabad office. Following her silver-medal win at the Rio Olympics, she was promoted to deputy sports manager.She was appointed as first brand amabassador of Bridgestone India.[92] Also, the Andhra Pradesh Government has appointed P.V. Sindhu as Deputy Collector (Group-I). She was flag bearer of the Indian team in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[93] Awards and recognitionNational
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- Use dmy dates from June 2013
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Telugu people
- Sportswomen from Hyderabad, India
- 21st-century Indian women
- Indian female badminton players
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
- Recipients of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Olympic badminton players of India
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for India
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India