Joshna Chinappa

In this Indian name, the name Chinappa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Joshna.
Joshna Chinappa
Joshna Chinappa
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Turned Pro2003
Coached byHadrian Stiff
Racquet usedHarrow
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 10 (July 2016)
Current rankingNo. 33 (December 2022)
Title(s)7
Tour final(s)14
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  India
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Glasgow Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Darwin Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Darwin Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Manchester Doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Doubles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 India Singles
Asian Individual Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Chennai Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Last updated: 13 April 2022.

Joshna Chinappa (born 15 September 1986) is an Indian professional squash player.[1] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in July 2016. She was the first Indian to win the British Junior Squash Championship title in 2005 in the under-19 category and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion. She is the current record-holder of most national championship wins, with 18 titles. In 2024, she was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, by the Government of India.[2]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Joshna, along with Dipika Pallikal Karthik, won the squash women's doubles gold medal, India's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport.[3][4] The pair won a silver medal at the event's 2018 Gold Coast edition, losing to team New Zealand, Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy, in straight games 9-11, 8-11 in just over 20 minutes.[5] Joshna trains at the Indian Squash Academy, Chennai. At the 2017 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships, she won the gold medal, becoming the first Asian Squash Champion from India.[6]

In April 2018, Joshna upset Nicol David in the second round, in straight games, of the El Gouna World Series Event. This was one of her more prominent upsets.[7]

  1. ^ "Joshna Chinappa - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Times of India".
  3. ^ Vinod, A. (2 August 2014). "Dipika and Joshna create history". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Joshna Chinappa rises to 11th in squash rankings". SportsCafe.in. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018 squash: Dipika Pallikal-Joshna Chinappa get silver". Hindustan Times. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Joshna Chinappa posts first-ever win over Nicol David". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.