Tanvi Sharma
Indian badminton player (born 2008)
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Tanvi Sharma (born 22 December 2008) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] She is the first Indian to win more than one medal in an edition of the World Junior Championships, with a silver in the girls' singles and bronze in the mixed team event at the 2025 edition.[3] She was a part of the team that won gold at the 2024 Asian Team Championships.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 2008 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coached by | Park Tae-sang |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 32 (16 June 2026) |
| Current ranking | 35 (30 June 2026) |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
Early life
Sharma was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She was introduced to badminton at an early age by her mother Meena Sharma who played volleyball at the DC Complex. Tanvi joined the Gopichand Academy in 2016, where she trained as a non-scholarship trainee for five years until 2021.[5]
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manahan Indoor Sports Hall, Surakarta, Indonesia |  Yin Yiqing |
13–21, 14–21 |  Bronze |
[7] |
World Tour (3 runners-up)
The World Tour was announced in 2017 and implemented in 2018.[8] It is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The tour is divided into levels of Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100.[9]
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Cai Yanyan |
14–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2025 | U.S. Open | Super 300 |  Beiwen Zhang |
11–21, 21–16, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 |  Tung Ciou-tong |
18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
International Challenge / Series (2 titles)
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bonn International | Wang Pei-yu |
21–19, 22–20 |  Winner |
| 2025 | Denmark Challenge |  Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi |
21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | India Junior International |  Navya Kanderi |
20–22, 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | India Junior International | Radhika Sharma |
 Ong Xin Yee Carmen Ting |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Tournaments
Senior events
| Event | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||
| Olympic Games | A | NH | ||
| World Championships | NH | A | ||
| Asian Championships | A | 1R | ||
| Team | ||||
| Uber Cup | QF | NH | RR | [10] |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | A | NH | |
| Asian Championships | G | NH | 7th | [11] |
| Asian Mixed Championships | NH | A | NH | |
Junior events
| Event | 2024 | 2025 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| World Championships | QF | S | [6] |
| Asian Championships | 3R | B | [7] |
| Team | |||
| World Championships | 6th | B | [12] |
| Asian Championships | 6th | 6th | [13] |
World Tour
| Tournament | World Tour | Best | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| India Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Indonesia Masters | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| German Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Swiss Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Orléans Masters | A | SF | SF ('26) | ||
| Thailand Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Australian Open | A | QF | QF ('26) | ||
| U.S. Open | A | F | QF | F ('25) | [14] |
| Taipei Open | A | Q | ('26) | ||
| Vietnam Open | A | QF | QF ('25) | ||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | ||
| Syed Modi International | 1R | SF | SF ('25) | ||
| Guwahati Masters | QF | F | F ('25) | ||
| Odisha Masters | F | QF | F ('24) | [15] | |
| Year-end ranking | 100 | 42 | 41 | ||
Record against opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 December 2025.[16]
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