Sivasangari Subramaniam
Malaysian squash player
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Sivasangari Subramaniam (born 24 January 1999) is a Malaysian professional squash player.[1] She reached a career high ranking of number 5 in the world during April 2026.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 24, 1999 Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (8 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Greg Gaultier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 5 (June 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 5 (June 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2011, Subramaniam was nominated as MSSM (National Schools Sports Council) 2011 Promising Sportsgirl of the Year.[4] On 8 July 2018, she became the youngest women's National Champion by defeating Low Wee Wern in the final at the Ohana 34th National Squash Championships.[5][6] Subramaniam became the 2018 British Junior Open champion by defeating Satomi Watanabe.
On 6 March 2022, she won College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships to clinch her first individual title for Cornell University.[7]
On 1 April 2024, she won the Gillen Markets London Classic Gold event, completing a dream week at the by beating World No. 2 Hania El Hammamy to lift the PSA World Tour Gold-level title.
In December 2024, Subramaniam helped Malaysia win the bronze medal at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[8][9]
In March 2026, she won her 16th PSA title after securing victory in the Australian during the 2025–26 PSA Squash Tour.[10][11]
Personal life
Sivasangari was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah to Tamil parents, Valli Nagappan and Subramaniam Kaniappan. She started playing squash at the age of eight. She is a former student of SMK Sultanah Asma and obtained her GCE Ordinary Level from Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar. She is currently studying Bachelor of Science (Mass Communications/ Media Studies) at Cornell University.[12]
On 26 June 2022, she was involved in a car accident along the Maju Expressway. She sustained fractures on her face and C1 vertebra.[13] Due to the injuries, she had to pull out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[14]
