Anita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh (Punjabi: ਅਨੀਤਾ ਰਾਜ ਕੌਰ, romanized: Anītā rāja kaura; born 31 July 1986) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] In 2004, she became the first non-Chinese player to win the National Championships title.[2] In 2009, Kaur won the women's singles title at the Croatian International tournament,[3] and in 2010, she won double title at the Welsh International in the women's singles and doubles events.[4]
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Birth name | Anita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh | ||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
Born | Miri, Malaysia | 31 July 1986||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 55 (WS 17 December 2009) 182 (WD 3 May 2012) 122 (XD 29 July 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Personal life
editShe is the Indian descent with distant relatives in Chandigarh. Kaur is a daughter of Mohinder Singh and Jasmal Kaur, and her sister Ravinder Kaur also represented Malaysia in badminton tournaments.[5]
Achievements
editIBF Grand Prix
editThe World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Vietnam Open | Bae Seung-hee | 8–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 14–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Malaysia Satellite | Sutheaswari Mudukasan | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Swedish International | Yu Hirayama | 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Croatian International | Tatjana Bibik | 19–21, 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
2009 | Welsh International | Tatjana Bibik | 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Iceland International | Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Welsh International | Atu Rosalina | 23–21, 21–15 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Syed Modi International | Wong Mew Choo | Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien |
5–15, 15–17 | Runner-up |
2009 | Welsh International | Joanne Quay | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Welsh International | Joanne Quay | Louise Eriksson Amanda Wallin |
21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Anita Raj Kaur". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Historic win for Anita to become first non-Chinese national champion". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "In Zagreb war das Viertelfinale Endstation" (in German). Österreichischer Badminton Verband. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Welsh International: dva zásahy pro Německo a Malajsii" (in Czech). Badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Badminton player from Malaysia but she's 'first a Punju'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
External links
edit- Anita Raj Kaur at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com