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Unnati Hooda

Unnati Hooda
Unnati at the 2022 Asia Junior Championship
Personal information
Country India
Born (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 17)
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active2021–present
HandednessRight
CoachUpkar Hooda
Women's singles
Career record69 wins, 30 losses
Highest ranking30 (29 July 2025)
Current ranking30 (29 July 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
BWF profile

Unnati Hooda (born 20 September 2007) is an Indian badminton player.[1] In 2022, she won the women's singles event at the Odisha Open.[2] She was also part of India's 2022 Uber Cup team.[3]

Early life

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Hooda was born on 20 September 2007 in Rohtak, Haryana. She was seven years old when she started playing badminton.[4] Her father Upkar Hooda was passionate about badminton and enrolled her at the Chottu Ram Stadium badminton academy.[5]

Career

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2021–22: First senior title

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In 2021, Hooda's first tournament was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals.[6] In January 2022, Unnati played in the 2022 Odisha Open where she won the tournament beating Smit Toshniwal in the finals, winning her first ever BWF World Tour tournament.[2] She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event.[7]

2023: Abu Dhabi Masters title

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In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Farooqui in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters finals and won her second BWF World Tour Title.[8] She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games.[9]

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (2 titles)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Odisha Masters Super 100 India Smit Toshniwal 21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [2]
2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 India Samiya Farooqui 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]

BWF International Challenge (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 India International India Anupama Upadhyaya 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2023 I India International India Isharani Baruah 21–13, 19–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
2023 II India International India Tasnim Mir 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2025 Singapore International Indonesia Ruzana 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Junior International (1 runner-up)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 India Junior International Thailand Sarunrak Vitidsarn 25–23, 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournaments

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Event 2022 2023 2024 2025 Ref
Senior
Uber Cup QF NH A NH [14]
Junior
World Championships 4R 3R A [15]
World Team Championships 13th 7th A [16]

BWF World Tour

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Women's singles

Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2022 2023 2024 2025
Thailand Masters NH Q2 A Q2 ('23)
German Open A QF QF ('25) [17]
Orléans Masters A 1R 1R ('25)
Taipei Open A SF SF ('25) [18]
Thailand Open A Q1 1R 2R 2R ('25)
Malaysia Masters A 1R 1R 1R ('24, '25) [19]
Singapore Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Japan Open A 1R 1R ('25)
China Open A QF QF ('25)
Macau Open NH A 1R 1R ('25)
Baoji China Masters NA QF QF ('24)
Hong Kong Open NH A
Abu Dhabi Masters NA W NH W ('23) [8]
Arctic Open A 2R 2R ('24) [20]
Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('24) [21]
Syed Modi International A 2R SF SF ('24) [22][23]
Guwahati Masters NA 2R 1R 2R ('23)
Odisha Masters W SF A W ('22) [2]
Year-end ranking 137 56 80 30

Women's doubles

Tournament World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025
Guwahati Masters 2R 2R 2R ('23, '24)

Record against opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 24 July 2025.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Players: Unnati Hooda". Badminton World Federation.
  2. ^ a b c d Nalwala, Ali Asgar (30 January 2022). "Unnati Hooda wins Odisha Open title; becomes youngest Indian to win Super 100 event". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (13 May 2022). "Thomas and Uber Cup 2022 badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen lead India's challenge – watch live". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "At 17, Unnati Hooda is learning from world no. 1s in bid to become one". ESPN. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. ^ Venkat, Rahul (22 October 2023). "Who is Unnati Hooda: India's latest badminton prodigy". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b Sports, Keeda (24 October 2021). "Unnati Hooda India International Challenge". Facebook.
  7. ^ "Junior Asia Championships: Junior shuttlers Unnati Hooda, Anish Thoppani settle for silver". TribuneIndia. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Nalwala, Ali Asgar (22 October 2023). "Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 badminton: India's Unnati Hooda wins her second BWF title". International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b Behera, Partha Sarathi (6 November 2023). "Indian shuttlers clinch singles titles at Chhattisgarh India International Challenge Badminton". Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  12. ^ "India International Challenge: Sathish, Isharani win men's and women's singles titles". The Bridge. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ Dutt, Tushar (5 September 2022). "Sarunrak keeps Vitidsarn name high, beats Unnati in girls' final". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Uber Cup 2022: PV Sindhu-led India knocked out in quarter-finals after 0-3 defeat to Thailand". India Today. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  15. ^ "BWF World Junior C'ships: Sankar Muthusamy cruises into quarters, Unnati Hooda's campaign ends". Scroll.in. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships". Sportstar. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  17. ^ "German Open 2025: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto enter Semifinals, Unnati Hooda exits". The Bridge. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Taipei Open Super 300: Unnati Hooda, Ayush Shetty have their chances but go down in the semifinals against the top seeds". The Indian Express. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Badminton, Malaysia Masters Super 500: PV Sindhu beats Kristy Gilmour; Kiran George advances". Scroll.in. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Denmark Open 2024 badminton: Unnati Hooda, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand ousted in first round". Olympic Games. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Three Indian players lose in Arctic Open Round of 16, Lakshya Sen carries nation's hopes". InsideSport. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Badminton, Syed Modi International: Treesa/Gayatri, Priyanshu Rajawat reach quarter-finals". Scroll.in. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  23. ^ "PV Sindhu cruises past Unnati Hooda to reach Syed Modi final, Lakshya Sen too makes title clash". The Economic Times. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Unnati Hooda Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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