India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday 29 - March - 2015 became the first woman badminton player from India to be ranked number one in the world. After reaching the semi-finals yesterday, all Saina needed was a favourable result from the match between Carolina Marin of Spain and Ratchanok Inaton of Thailand.
Defending Champion Saina Nehwal won the 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold by defeating Spain's Carolina Marin 19-21, 25-23, 21-16 in the Final. But, she lost the All England Open Badminton Championships to Carolina Marin 21-16, 14-21, 7-21 in the final. On 28th March 2015, Saina reached the final of Indian Open while Carolina Marin lost in the semi-finals. This ensured that she will become he No.1 ranked player in the world when the official BWF rankings are released next week. She will become the first Indian shuttler to achieve the World No.1 ranking. She will become the No.1 ranked player in the world when the official BWF rankings are released next week after she qualified for the finals of the Indian Open and her competitor Carolina Marin lost in the semi-finals. She is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She achieved this feat by winning the Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012 on 4 August 2012. She is the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships and was also the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament, by clinching the Indonesia Open on 21 June 2009. She also won the 2014 China Open Super Series Premier in November, 2014. Saina is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. On March 7, 2015, she reached the finals of the All England Open Badminton Championship where she lost to Carolina Marin in three sets.
Saina Nehwal was born in Hisar, Haryana, India. Nehwal also has a brown belt in Karate. Saina was initially coached by S. M. Arif a Dronacharya Award winner, and then by Pullela Gopichand till 2014 September. Saina is the reigning Indian national champion and is currently coached by the former Indian badminton champion and national coach U. Vimal Kumar. Saina Nehwal plays for Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League.
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