Tanvi Khanna

Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian female professional squash player and is a regular member of the Indian squash team.[1][2] She is currently ranked 69 in International rankings[3] and is regarded as one of the finest squash players to have emerged from India. She was ranked as women's no.1 squash player in September 2023. She also plays for Columbia Lions squash team which belongs to the Columbia University.[4] She achieved her highest PSA world ranking of 86 in September 2021 and broke into the top 100 for the first time during the 2019-20 PSA World Tour.[5]

Tanvi Khanna
Country India
ResidenceNew Delhi
Born (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996
New Delhi, India
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
RetiredActive
Playsright-handed
Coached byLalit Verma
Racquet usedHead
Women's singles
Highest ranking69 (September 2023)
Current ranking69 (September 2023)
Title(s)Career Highlights and Awards
  • 4x 2nd-team All-American (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 4x 1st-team All-Ivy League (2016, 2017, 2018)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nepal Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nepal Team
Representing the Independent Olympic Athletes
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nanjing Team
Last updated: 26 September 2019.

Career

She made her maiden Asian Games appearance at the 2018 Asian Games representing India and clinched a silver medal in the women's team event. She also participated at the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships and reached quarter-finals.[6] She lost to fellow national squash player Joshna Chinappa in the quarterfinals.[7]

Tanvi Khanna also represents Columbia Lions in Ivy League and was named first team All-Ivy League for three consecutive years from 2016-2018.[8] South Asian Games 2018 Nepal Gold medallist in the individual event.[9]

Tanvi Khanna was also part of senior women squash team for the 2023 Asian Games.[10]

In September 2023 she became the top ranked squash player of India replacing Joshna Chinappa and in the process achieving the world ranking of 69. [11][12][13]

Tanvi Khanna is part of Indian Women's squash team for 2023 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in China.[14]

Titles

In Year 2019, Tanvi Khanna claimed the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament for the women's title .[15]

In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her first PSA Challenger Tour-10 Event at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Chennai Leg-3 Event by defeating Sunayana Kuruvilla in finals in a five set thriller match 11-5,9-11,7-11,11-7,15-13.[16]

In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her second PSA Challenger Tour event by defeating Sunayna Kuruvilla 7-11,7-11,9-11 at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Noida Leg during the women's final.[17]

Tanvi Khanna won the women's North Coast Open 2023 title Championship making her current year champion for the new Costa North Coast tournament.[18] This win gave her third PSA title in the career. [19]

References
  1. Tanvi Khanna at Squash Info
  2. "Tanvi Khanna - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "Rankings". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. "Tanvi Khanna - Women's Squash". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Squash Info | PSA World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. Scroll Staff. "Asian Individual Squash Championship: Tanvi Khanna sets up quarter-final clash with Joshna Chinappa". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. Sportstar, Team. "Asian squash: Joshna, Saurav storm into semifinals". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. "Tanvi Khanna Named First Team All-Ivy". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. Suryanarayan, Sharikkalraman (28 December 2019). "Tanvi Khanna was the star in India's triumphant march in squash in the South Asian Games". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. "Velavan Senthilkumar, Akanksha Salunkhe clinch Jansher Khan Canberra Open squash titles". thebridge.in. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. "World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna dethrones Joshna Chinappa to become the new India No. 1". sportskeeda.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". inkl. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  14. Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "India's Asian Games-bound squash team to camp in Chennai; Tanvi Khanna becomes India no.1". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. "Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna Win Bengal Open Squash Titles - Sentinelassam". sentinelassam.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  16. "Squash: Velavan Senthilkumar, Tanvi Khanna lift PSA Challenger Tour titles in contrasting styles". The Indian Express. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  17. "Tanvi, Velavan do an encore, grab back to back PSA Challenger Tour titles in 10 days". The Indian Express. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  18. "North Coast Open : Idrakie and Khanna claim the titles". SquashSite - all about Squash. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  19. "SQUASH Tanvi Khanna wins PSA Challenger title in Australia Sixth seed Tanvi Khanna beat third seed". Pixstory. Retrieved 6 September 2023.


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