Tanvi Khanna

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Tanvi Khanna
Country India
ResidenceNew Delhi
Born (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27)
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 place 2022 Hangzhou Team
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.

Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian female professional squash player and is a regular member of the

2019-20 PSA World Tour.[5]

Career

She made her maiden

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][citation needed]

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 Edit this at Wikidata
  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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