Sivasangari Subramaniam

Sivasangari Subramaniam is a Malaysian professional squash player. She reached a career high ranking of number 9 in the world during July 2024.

Career

In 2011, Subramaniam was nominated as MSSM 2011 Promising Sportsgirl of the Year. On 8 July 2018, she became the youngest women's National Champion by defeating Low Wee Wern in the final at the Ohana 34th National Squash Championships. Subramaniam became the 2018 British Junior Open champion by defeating Satomi Watanabe.
On 6 March 2022, she won College Squash Association National Collegiate Individual Championships to clinch her first individual title for Cornell University.
On 1 April 2024, she won the Gillen Market's London Classic Gold event, completing a dream week at the by beating World No. 2 Hania El Hammamy to lift the PSA World Tour Gold-level title.
In December 2024, Subramaniam helped Malaysia win the bronze medal at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

Sivasangari 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 at Cornell University.
On 26 June 2022, she was involved in a car accident along the Maju Expressway. She sustained fractures on her face and C1 vertebra. Due to the injuries, she had to pull out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.