Prajakta Sawant


Prajakta Sawant (born 28 October 1992) is a badminton player from India.[1] She was the national women's doubles champion in 2010 and 2011 and also won the mixed doubles title in 2010.[2] In 2013, she won the Bangladesh International tournament partnered with Arathi Sara Sunil.[3]

Prajakta Sawant
Personal information
Country India
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)
Mumbai, India
Height5’ 9"
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking37
Current ranking37 (16 August 2012)
Medal record

AchievementsEdit

Asia Junior ChampionshipsEdit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Pranav Chopra   Lu Kai
  Bao Yixin
12–21, 15–21   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 6 runners-up)Edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Egypt International   Sanyogita Ghorpade   Anastasiya Cherniavskaya
  Alesia Zaitsava
17–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2017 Mauritius International   Sanyogita Ghorpade   Lisa Kaminski
  Hannah Pohl
18–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2016 Mauritius International   Lee Zhi Qing   Evelyn Siamupangila
  Ogar Siamupangila
21–7, 21–6   Winner
2014 Tata Open India International   Aparna Balan   J. Meghana
  K. Maneesha
21–13, 10–21, 21–13   Winner
2013 Bangladesh International   Arathi Sara Sunil   Dhanya Nair
  Mohita Sahdev
22–20, 15–4 Retired   Winner
2013 Bahrain International   Arathi Sara Sunil   Aparna Balan
  Sanyogita Ghorpade
18–21, 21–18, 21–16   Winner
2011 Swiss International   Pradnya Gadre   Laura Choinet
  Audrey Fontaine
19–21, 21–10, 21–10   Winner
2011 Bulgarian International   Pradnya Gadre   Mariana Agathangelou
  Heather Olver
21–18, 7–21, 10–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International   Yogendran Khrishnan   Hiroki Okamura
  Naru Shinoya
10–21, 22–24   Runner-up
2017 Egypt International   Yogendran Khrishnan   Ahmed Salah
  Menna Eltanany
21–15, 21–13   Winner
2017 Mauritius International   Yogendran Khrishnan   Jonathan Persson
  Kate Foo Kune
21–7, 21–17   Winner
2016 Mauritius International   Yogendran Khrishnan   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  K. Maneesha
19–21, 21–11, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Sri Lanka International   Vountus Indra Mawan   Akshay Dewalkar
  Pradnya Gadre
16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge   Sanave Thomas   V. Diju
  N. Siki Reddy
19–21, 21–14, 23–23 Retired   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Players: Prajakta Sawant". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "Why Gopichand should choose his academy over National Coach". www.firstpost.com. Firstpost. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. "Prajakta Sawant and Arathi Sara Sunil win women's doubles at Bangladesh Open". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Retrieved 9 May 2017.