Sivasangari Subramaniam (born 24 January 1999, in Sungai Petani) is a Malaysian professional squash player.[1] As of May 2022, she was ranked number 20[2] in the world.[3] She became the 2018 British Junior Open Champion by defeating Satomi Watanabe. She has most recently won the Gillen Market's London Classic Gold event, in which she beat current world No. 2 Hania El Hammamy (Egypt). Through the tournament, she had also beaten the likes of current world Champion and world number 1 Nour El Sherbini, as well as the current world number 4 Nele Gilis.
| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 24, 1999 Sungai Petani, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Alor Setar, Kedah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (8 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jesse Engelbrecht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (29 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 9 (1 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editSivasangari was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah to 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.[4]
On 26 June 2022, she was involved in a car accident along the Maju Expressway. She sustained fractures on her face and C1 vertebra.[5] Due to the injuries, she had to pull out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Career
editIn 2011, she was nominated as MSSM (National Schools Sports Council) 2011 Promising Sportsgirl of the Year.[7]
On July 8, 2018, she became the youngest women's National Champion by defeating Low Wee Wern in the final at the Ohana 34th National Squash Championships.[8][9]
On March 6, 2022, she won College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships to clinch her first individual title for Cornell University.[10]
On 1 April 2024, she completed a dream week at the GillenMarkets London Classic beating World No. 2 Hania El Hammamy to lift the PSA World Tour Gold-level title.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
- ^ PSA WEBSITE
- ^ Sivasangari Subramaniam at Squash Info
- ^ Norzalina (17 January 2022). "Pengganti Nicol David, Sivasangari Kini Ranking Ke-26 Dunia & Pemain Skuasy Terbaik Ivy League" (in Malay). Nona. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Rohit Brijnath (6 October 2023). "From hospital bed to gold medal: The comeback of a squash hero". Straits Times. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Kng Zheng Guan (27 June 2022). "Sivasangari hospitalised after car crash, out of Commonwealth Games". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Hero's welcome for Sivasangari". The Star.
- ^ "Subramanian & Yuen claim Malaysian titles". Squash Site Blog. Squash Site Blog.
- ^ "OHANA National Squash Championships 2018". Tournament Software. Tournament Software.
- ^ "Sivasangari wins US collegiate title for Cornell University". Malay Mail. Malay Mail.
