Unnati Hooda


Unnati Hooda is an Indian badminton player. She was a member of the 2022 Uber Cup Indian team.

Early life

Hooda was born on 20 September 2007 in Rohtak, Haryana. She was seven years old when she started playing badminton. Her father Upkar Hooda was passionate about badminton and enrolled her at the Chottu Ram Stadium badminton academy.

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. 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. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event.

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. She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games.

Achievements

World Tour (3 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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, and the Tour Super 100.
Women's singles
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Odisha MastersSuper 100gold1

International Challenge (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2021India Internationalsilver2

Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2022India Junior Internationalsilver2Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgrayColor box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgrayColor box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgrayColor box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray

Performance timeline

Tournaments

Senior events
''Junior events''

World Tour

Women's singles
''Women's doubles''

Record against opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 1 November 2025.
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