1. Joshna Chinappa was born on 15 September 1986 and is an Indian professional squash player.
23 Facts About Joshna Chinappa
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Joshna Chinappa was the first Indian to win the British Junior Open in 2005.
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Joshna Chinappa Chinnappa was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 15 September 1986.
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Joshna Chinappa was the first beneficiary of the Mittal Champions Trust established by Mahesh Bhupati with funding from Lakshmi Mittal.
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In 2000, Joshna Chinappa won her first junior and senior national championship titles.
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Joshna Chinappa became the youngest player to hold both titles at the age of 14.
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In 2003, Joshna Chinappa made history by winning the British Junior Open title in the U17 category when she was 16.
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In July 2005, Joshna Chinappa competed in the World Junior Squash Championships in Belgium, reaching the finals.
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Joshna Chinappa was defeated by Raneem El Weleily of Egypt.
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Joshna Chinappa had played this tournament in 2003, when she reached the last eight.
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In 2007, Joshna Chinappa said that she had decided to change coaches from Mohammad Medhaat to Malcolm Willstrop.
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Joshna Chinappa won her first WISPA tour title in 2008 when she won the NSC Super Satellite No 3 in Malaysia, by beating Low Wee Wern.
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In May, Joshna Chinappa reached the semifinals at the 2015 HKFC International, but failed to beat Annie Au from Hong Kong.
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Joshna Chinappa was injured during the second game of the match, after Mohamed unintentionally struck her on the face with the racket.
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In December 2015, Joshna Chinappa achieved her career-high world rank of 13.
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Joshna Chinappa become the highest-ranked Indian woman player, overtaking Dipika in rankings for the first time.
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In February, Joshna Chinappa participated in the 2016 Cleveland Classic in the United States, where she was knocked out by Camille Serme in the quarterfinals.
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In May, Joshna Chinappa reached the semifinals of the 2016 HKFC International in Hong Kong.
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Joshna Chinappa managed to reach the finals after beating Joelle King in the semifinal, but was defeated by Malaysian Nicol David in the final.
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In March, Joshna Chinappa competed in the 2017 British Open Squash Championship.
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Joshna Chinappa lost in the second round match against Raneem El Welily.
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Joshna Chinappa lost to Sivasangari Subramaniam in the final, and settled for the silver medal.
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Joshna Chinappa says that the so-called rivalry between the two is hyped up by the media.