Unnati Hooda
Indian badminton player (born 2007)
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Unnati Hooda (born 20 September 2007) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] She was a member of the 2022 Uber Cup Indian team.[3]
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Unnati at the 2025 Taipei Open | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 September 2007 Rohtak, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 77 wins, 40 losses | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 19 (5 May 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 19 (5 May 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Career
2021–22: First senior title
In 2021, Hooda's first tournament was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals.[6] In January 2022, Unnati played in the 2022 Odisha Open where she won the tournament beating Smit Toshniwal in the finals, winning her first ever BWF World Tour tournament.[2] She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event.[7]
2023: Abu Dhabi Masters title
In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Farooqui in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters finals and won her second BWF World Tour Title.[8] She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games.[9]
Achievements
World Tour (3 titles)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the Tour Super 100.[11]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 |  Smit Toshniwal |
21–18, 21–11 |  Winner |
[2] |
| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Samiya Farooqui |
21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
[8] |
| 2025 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Isharani Baruah |
21–17, 21–10 | Winner |
[12] |
International Challenge (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | India International | Anupama Upadhyaya |
19–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
[6] |
| 2023 I | India International | Isharani Baruah |
21–13, 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
[13] |
| 2023 II | India International | Tasnim Mir |
21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
[9] |
| 2025 | Singapore International |  Ruzana |
17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2026 | Polish Open |  Polina Buhrova |
10–21, 21–15, 21–8 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Junior International (1 runner-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | India Junior International |  Sarunrak Vitidsarn |
25–23, 17–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
[14] |
- 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Olympic Games | NH | NH | A | NH | NH | |
| World Championships | A | A | NH | A | ||
| Asian Championships | A | A | A | A | 2R | |
| Team | ||||||
| Uber Cup | QF | NH | A | NH | [15] | |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | A | NH | A | NH | |
| Asian Team Championships | A | NH | A | NH | A | |
| Asian Mixed Championships | NH | A | NH | A | NH | |
Junior events
| Event | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||||
| World Championships | 4R | 3R | A | QF | [16] |
| Team | |||||
| World Championships | 13th | 7th | A | B | [17] |
World Tour
Women's singles
| Tournament | World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| Thailand Masters | NH | Q2 | A | Q2 ('23) | |||
| German Open | A | QF | A | QF ('25) | [18] | ||
| All England Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||||
| Swiss Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||||
| Orléans Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R ('25) | |||
| Taipei Open | A | SF | SF ('25) | [19] | |||
| Thailand Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R ('25) | ||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | 1R | 1R ('24, '25) | [20] | ||
| Singapore Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | ||||
| Japan Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | ||||
| China Open | A | QF | QF ('25) | [21] | |||
| Macau Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |||
| Baoji China Masters | NA | QF | A | QF ('24) | |||
| Hong Kong Open | NH | A | |||||
| Al Ain Masters | NA | W | NH | A | W ('23) | [8] | |
| Arctic Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | [22] | ||
| Denmark Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | [23] | ||
| French Open | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | ||||
| Hylo Open | A | SF | SF ('25) | ||||
| Syed Modi International | A | 2R | SF | SF | SF ('24, '25) | [24] | |
| Guwahati Masters | NA | 2R | 1R | A | 2R ('23) | ||
| Odisha Masters | W | SF | A | W | W ('22, '25) | [2][12] | |
| Year-end ranking | 137 | 56 | 80 | 23 | 23 | ||
Women's doubles
| Tournament | World Tour | Best | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Guwahati Masters | 2R | 2R | 2R ('23, '24) | ||
Record against opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 1 November 2025.[25]
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