Anita Raj Kaur

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Anita Raj Kaur
Personal information
Birth nameAnita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh
CountryMalaysia
Born (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 37)
Miri, Malaysia
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking55 (WS 17 December 2009)
182 (WD 3 May 2012)
122 (XD 29 July 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
BWF profile

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]

Personal life[edit]

She 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[edit]

IBF Grand Prix[edit]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Vietnam Open South Korea Bae Seung-hee 8–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series[edit]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Sri Lanka Satellite Malaysia Julia Wong Pei Xian 14–21, 21–16, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Satellite Malaysia Sutheaswari Mudukasan 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Swedish International Japan Yu Hirayama 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Croatian International Russia Tatjana Bibik 19–21, 21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Welsh International Russia Tatjana Bibik 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Iceland International Iceland Ragna Ingólfsdóttir 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Welsh International Indonesia Atu Rosalina 23–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Syed Modi International Malaysia Wong Mew Choo India Jwala Gutta
India Shruti Kurien 		5–15, 15–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Welsh International Malaysia Joanne Quay Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova 		14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Welsh International Malaysia Joanne Quay Sweden Louise Eriksson
Sweden Amanda Wallin 		21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Players: Anita Raj Kaur". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Historic win for Anita to become first non-Chinese national champion". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "In Zagreb war das Viertelfinale Endstation" (in German). Österreichischer Badminton Verband. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Welsh International: dva zásahy pro Německo a Malajsii" (in Czech). Badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Badminton player from Malaysia but she's 'first a Punju'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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