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{{Short description|Indian badminton player}}
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| name                    = Saina Nehwal  
| name                    = Saina Nehwal
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| caption                = Nehwal in 2011
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| country                = India
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|1990|3|17}}<ref name="news.oneindia.in">{{cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/feature/2010/saina-nehwal-india-badminton-cwg-profile-career.html |title=Saina Nehwal &#124; India Medal Hopes &#124; Badminton &#124; Delhi Commonwealth Games &#124; Profile &#124; Career - Oneindia News |publisher=News.oneindia.in |date=2010-09-24 |accessdate=2011-06-29}}</ref>
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|3|17}}
| birth_place            = [[Dhindar]], [[Hisar (district)|Hisar]], [[Haryana]]
| birth_place            = [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], India<ref name="Biography">T. S. Sudhir: ''Saina Nehwal – An Insipirational Biography'', Nimby Books (Westland Publications), 2012, {{ISBN|978-8190657037}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Krishnan |first1=Madhuvanti S. |title=Breaking the jinx |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/saina-nehwals-latest-achievement-has-done-her-proud-on-the-big-stage-read-all-about-it/article7586171.ece |access-date=25 August 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825031242/http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/saina-nehwals-latest-achievement-has-done-her-proud-on-the-big-stage-read-all-about-it/article7586171.ece |archive-date=25 August 2016 |url-status=live}}
| residence              = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| height                  = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| residence              = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/badminton/050917/heres-how-coach-pullela-gopichand-reacted-to-saina-nehwals-hyderabad-homecoming.html|title=Here's how coach Pullela Gopichand reacted to Saina Nehwal's Hyderabad homecoming|date=5 September 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
| weight                  = 60 kg (130 lb)
| height                  = 1.65 m<ref name="SR">{{cite web |title=Saina Nehwal |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/saina-nehwal-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/saina-nehwal-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref>
| event                  = Women's singles
| weight                  = 65 kg<ref name="SR"/>
| highest_ranking        = 2<ref>[http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=1565&category=473 – Best World Ranking]</ref>
| coach                  = [[Pullela Gopichand]]
| date_of_highest_ranking = December 2, 2010
| current_ranking        = 4<ref name="ranking">[http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14955]</ref>
| date_of_current_ranking = 09 August 2012
| country                = {{IND}}
| coach                  = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pullela Gopichand]]<br>{{flagicon|INA}} [[Atik Jauhari]]
| handedness              = Right
| handedness              = Right
| event                  = Women's singles
| titles                  =[[2009 Indonesia Super Series]], [[2010 Singapore Super Series]], [[2010 Indonesia Super Series]], [[2010 Hong Kong Super Series]], [[Chinese Taipei Open]], [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold]], [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open 2011]], [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open 2012]], [[2012 Indonesia Super Series Premier]], [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
| career_record          = 441 wins, 204 losses
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| highest_ranking        = 1
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| date_of_highest_ranking = 2 April 2015<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF World Rankings: Ranking week: 4/2/2015 |url=http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=8705&category=473 |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=14 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=It's official, Saina Nehwal is World No. 1 badminton player |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Its-official-Saina-Nehwal-is-World-No-1-badminton-player/articleshow/46782867.cms |access-date=11 October 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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| current_ranking        = 23
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}
| date_of_current_ranking = 22 April 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF World Rankings – BWF |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/rankings/2/bwf-world-rankings/7/women-s-singles/2020/4?rows=25&page_no=1|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Badminton]]}}
| medals                  =
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Women's singles]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008 India]]|[[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|Girl's singles]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Commonwealth games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 India]]|[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's Singles]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 BWF World Championships|2015 Jakarta]] | [[2015 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2017 BWF World Championships|2017 Glasgow]] | [[2017 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Badminton Asia Championships|2010 New Delhi]]|[[2010 Badminton Asia Championships|Women's Singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 New Delhi]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016 Kunshan]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 New Delhi]] | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2018 Gold Coast | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 New Delhi | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }}
{{MedalBronze | {{Nowrap|[[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta–Palembang]]}} | {{Nowrap|[[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2010 Badminton Asia Championships|2010 New Delhi]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Badminton Asia Championships|2016 Wuhan]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2018 Badminton Asia Championships|2018 Wuhan]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008 Pune]] | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships#Girls Singles|Girls' singles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|2006 Incheon]] | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships#Girls Singles|Girls' singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Youth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|2008 Pune]] | Girls' singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 Commonwealth Youth Games|2004 Bendigo]] | Mixed team }}
| bwf_id                  = 3E7EEDF9-07F0-474E-A02B-CB598BBE365A
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'''Saina Nehwal''' ({{audio|Saina Nehwal.ogg|pronunciation }}; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian professional [[badminton]] player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten [[BWF Super Series|Superseries]] titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and overall the second Indian player – after [[Prakash Padukone]] – to achieve this feat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/saina-nehwal-scales-historic-world-no1-ranking/article7043538.ece|title=Saina Nehwal scales historic World No.1 ranking|website=@businessline}}</ref> She has represented India three times in the [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympics]], winning a bronze medal in her second appearance at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Selvaraj |first1=Jonathan |title=Saina Nehwal smashes new mark: First Indian woman to be World No. 1 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/saina-nehwal-becomes-world-no-1-after-carolina-marins-defeat-in-india-open/ |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Twitter round: Who says what on Saina Nehwal's Australia Super Series win |url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/twitter-round-who-says-what-on-saina-nehwals-australia-super-series-win_1894584.html |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=12 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 |url=http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=96129D47-FEED-439C-A232-9F1DDAE34DEF |website=tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vij wins shot put gold |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/04/stories/2004120404031900.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210012304/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/04/stories/2004120404031900.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2016 |access-date=11 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
 
Nehwal has achieved several milestones in badminton for India. She is the only Indian to have won at least one medal in every [[Badminton World Federation#Tournaments|BWF major individual event]], namely the [[Olympics]], the [[BWF World Championships]], and the [[BWF World Junior Championships]]. She is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal, the first Indian to have reached the final of the BWF World Championships, along with being the only Indian to have won the BWF World Junior Championships.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012 Badminton: Saina Nehwal gets Bronze as Xin Wang withdraws |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/news/194693-london-2012-badminton-saina-nehwal-gets-bronze-as-xin-wang-withdraws |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |date=5 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612124933/http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/news/194693-london-2012-badminton-saina-nehwal-gets-bronze-as-xin-wang-withdraws |archive-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> In 2006, Nehwal became the first Indian female and the youngest Asian to win a 4-star tournament. She also has the distinction of being the first Indian to win a Super Series title. In the [[2014 Uber Cup]], she captained the [[India national badminton team|Indian team]] and remained undefeated, helping India to win bronze medal. It was India's first medal in any BWF major team event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saina Nehwal and Co eye another medal, uphill task for men in Thomas and Uber Cup |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/saina-nehwal-and-co-eye-another-medal-uphill-task-for-men-in-thomas-and-uber-cup-2800213/ |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=14 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514123952/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/saina-nehwal-and-co-eye-another-medal-uphill-task-for-men-in-thomas-and-uber-cup-2800213/ |archive-date=14 May 2016}}</ref> Nehwal became the first Indian to win two singles gold medals (2010 and 2018) in [[Commonwealth Games]].
 
Considered one of India's most successful badminton players, Nehwal is credited for increasing the popularity of [[badminton in India]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niumata |first1=Foster |title=Badminton boom in India sparked by Saina Nehwal's success |url=https://news.yahoo.com/badminton-boom-india-sparked-saina-nehwals-success-122630308.html |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |agency=Associated Press |issue=16 March 2016}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Government of India]] (GoI) conferred the [[Padma Bhushan]] – India's third highest civilian award – on her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-awarded-padma-bhushan|title=Saina Nehwal awarded Padma Bhushan|date=28 March 2016|website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref> Previously, the nation's top two sporting honours, namely the [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] and the [[Arjuna Award]], were also conferred on her by the Government of India. Nehwal is a [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]] and was ranked 18th on the list of most charitable athletes.<ref>{{ cite web |title=Saina Nehwal – 18th most charitable athlete |url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/14107-cristiano-ronaldo-john-cena-and-serena-williams-named-top-athletes-gone-good|website=looktothestars.com |access-date=14 August 2015|date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Saina Nehwal, the daughter of Harvir Singh Nehwal and Usha Rani Nehwal, was born in [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]].<ref name=jats5>{{cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/Saina-Nehwals-father-shares-adorable-photo-of-Indian-star-shuttler-19373179 |title=Saina Nehwal's father shares adorable photo of Indian star shuttler |access-date=17 March 2021 |work=Mid Day |date=30 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/haryana-again-luck-gifts-saina-an-olympics-bronze/story-W8MXNdnQx7QXytTAFUcM8L.html Haryana again: Luck gifts Saina an Olympics bronze ''Hindustan Times''] Quote: "Hisar-born ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday earned India its third medal at the London Games"</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/guest-column/story/20101101-my-grandmom-wanted-a-boy-saina-744547-2010-10-23 My Grandmom wanted a Boy: Saina ''India Today''] Quote: "The Haryana Government has in the last two years offered several incentives-the highest prize money for medal winners at the Commonwealth Games and a car. This is a welcome sign for sportswomen as it gives them new recognition. All of them are close to me because most are Jats and some of them have told me that I, only 20, am an inspirational icon for them because of the traditional mindset about girls and the khaps that treat women as inferior."</ref> She has only one sibling, an elder sister named Chandranshu Nehwal.<ref name=jats1/><ref name=jats8>{{cite news |last1=Kohli |first1=Amrita |title=Saina Nehwal Tweets Hilarious Video Of Her 'Mad Sister'. Prepare To ROFL |url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/saina-nehwal-tweets-hilarious-video-of-her-mad-sister-prepare-to-rofl-1658104 |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=NDTV |date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=jats6/> Her father, who has a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in agricultural science,<ref name=jats2>[https://www.olympic.org/news/get-to-know-indian-badminton-star-saina-nehwal Get to know Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal], Olympic.org, 18 May 2018.</ref> worked at [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]].<ref name=jats3/> She completed her first few years of schooling at [[Campus School CCS HAU, Hisar]].<ref name=jats3>{{cite web |url=http://www.careers360.com/news/3936-Up-close-with-Saina-Nehwal |title=Think higher education! Saina Nehwal: "Don't leave studies" |publisher=Careers360 |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> She finished 12th grade from the [[St. Ann's College for Women]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=jats6>{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Deepshikha |title=Saina Nehwal biography: Age, family, achievements, hobbies and everything you need to know about the Badminton star. |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-biography-age-family-achievements-hobbies-everything-you-need-know-badminton-star |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=Sportskeeda |date=25 September 2016 |language=en-us}}</ref>
 
When her father was promoted and transferred from [[Haryana]] to [[Hyderabad]],<ref name=jats2/><ref name="news.oneindia.in">{{cite news |url=http://news.oneindia.in/feature/2010/saina-nehwal-india-badminton-cwg-profile-career.html |title=Saina Nehwal &#124; India Medal Hopes &#124; Badminton &#124; Delhi Commonwealth games &#124; Profile &#124; Career – Oneindia News |work=News.oneindia.in |date=24 September 2010 |access-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104082415/http://news.oneindia.in/feature/2010/saina-nehwal-india-badminton-cwg-profile-career.html |archive-date=4 January 2012 }}</ref> she took up badminton at the age of eight to express herself as she did not know the local language well enough to socialise with other kids.<ref name=jats2/> Her parents played badminton for a number of years.<ref name=jats2/> Her mother, Usha Rani, was a state level badminton player in Haryana.<ref name=jats1/><ref name=jats2/> Nehwal took up badminton to fulfill her mother's dream of becoming a national level badminton player, while her sister played volleyball.<ref name=jats1>{{cite news |title=Saina Nehwal on Mother's Day: My mum gives me tremendous confidence, she knows I can achieve more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/saina-nehwal-on-mother-s-day-my-mum-gives-me-tremendous-confidence-she-knows-i-can-achieve-more/story-pmFMrYnQH2RFBdscUr7YDL.html |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Her father, who was among the top players in the university circuit, used his [[provident fund]] to invest in good badminton training for her.<ref name=jats6/> After moving to Hyderabad in 1998, she was enrolled in a [[karate]] class by her parents, which she continued for a year and earned a brown belt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharadwaj |first1=Ragini |title=I was into Karate first: Saina Nehwal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/i-was-into-karate-first-saina-nehwal/articleshow/15718249.cms |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=26 August 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=jats9>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-gave-up-karate-to-embrace-badminton/articleshow/14713929.cms |title=Saina Nehwal gave up karate to embrace badminton |date=6 July 2012 |work=The Times Of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708090859/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-gave-up-karate-to-embrace-badminton/articleshow/14713929.cms|archive-date=8 July 2012|accessdate=20 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Saina Nehwal gave up karate to embrace badminton |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/262259/saina-nehwal-gave-up-karate.html |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=6 July 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Nehwal |first1=Saina |title=Playing to Win |date=15 December 2012 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-81-8475-915-0 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Playing_to_Win/tBSi3rdUPO0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=playing+to+win+saina+nehwal+karate&pg=PT12&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
 
She trained under [[Pullela Gopichand]]  in his academy [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]] in 2014 parted company with Gopichand and joined Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in [[Bangalore]] and trained under [[U. Vimal Kumar]] under whose training she became World number one, she later in 2017 returned to train under Gopichand. In his book Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games’, Gopichand said that he felt miserable when she left him and went to train in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/solely-saina-nehwals-decision-to-shift-to-bangalore-prakash-padukone-academy/article30565200.ece | title=Solely Saina Nehwal's decision to shift to Bangalore: Prakash Padukone Academy | work=The Hindu | date=14 January 2020 | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebridge.in/badminton/happy-have-helped-saina-nehwal-come-out-bad-phase-vimal-kumar/?infinitescroll=1 | title=Happy to have helped Saina Nehwal come out of 'bad phase' | publisher=The Bridge | date=16 January 2021 | accessdate=31 July 2021 | author=[[U. Vimal Kumar]]}}</ref>
 
==Career==
===2006–2007===
In 2006, Nehwal became the under-19 national champion and created history by winning the "Asian Satellite Badminton tournament" (India Chapter) twice, becoming the first player to do so. In May 2006, at age 16, she became the first Indian woman and the youngest player from Asia to win a 4-star tournament – the [[Philippines Open (badminton)|Philippines Open]]. Entering the tournament as the 86th seed, she went on to stun several top seeded players including the then world number two [[Xu Huaiwen]] before defeating [[Julia Wong Pei Xian]] of Malaysia for the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/saina-nehwal-wins-philippines-open_298291.html|title=Saina Nehwal wins Philippines Open|website=zeenews.india.com|date=27 May 2006|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Saina goes down in qualifiers |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/30saina.htm|website=www.rediff.com|date=30 May 2006|access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref>
Few months after she entered the International Badminton Circuit, Nehwal participated at the [[2006 IBF World Championships – Women's singles|World Championships]] where she lost to [[Jiang Yanjiao]] of China. The same year Nehwal reached the final of [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships]] where she lost a hard-fought match against top seed Chinese [[Wang Yihan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-saina-loses-against-yihan-wang-in-final-1063439|title=Saina loses against Yihan Wang in final|work=DNA |date=11 November 2006|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She also competed at the [[Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's singles|2006 Doha Asian Games]].
 
In 2007, at a very young age of 17, Nehwal went on to take part at the [[2007 All England Super Series|All England]], where she challenged experienced [[Wang Chen (badminton)|Wang Chen]] in Round 2, but went down in 3 games 21–17, 13–21, 16–21. She represented India at the [[2007 Sudirman Cup|Sudirman Cup]] in Scotland in 2007. At the [[2007 BWF World Championships]], she won her opening matches against [[Jeanine Cicognini]] of Switzerland and 13th seed [[Juliane Schenk]] of Germany, but lost the next round to French [[Pi Hongyan]] with score 13–21, 17–21.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/allengland-champion-is-sridhar-s-latest-victim/210779/|title=All-England champion is Sridhar's latest victim|work=Indian Express|date=16 August 2007|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She was a finalist at the Indian International challenge in 2007 where she lost to [[Kanako Yonekura]] in 2 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/a-long-way-to-go/article29703487.ece/amp/|title=A long way to go|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|date=15 December 2007|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2008===
Two years after losing the final to [[Wang Yihan]], she became the first Indian to win [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Badminton Championships]] by defeating ninth seeded Japanese [[Sayaka Sato]] 21–9, 21–18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-wins-world-junior-championship-1602620|title=Saina Nehwal wins world junior championship|website=NDTVSports.com|date=3 November 2008|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She participated in the [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles|2008 Beijing Olympics]] where she was unseeded. She began her fight with a win against Russian [[Ella Diehl]] (2–0) in Round 1 & Ukrainian [[Larisa Griga]] (2–0) in 2nd round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/sports/others/fire-thrice/articleshow/53503656.cms|title=FIRE & THRICE|website=punemirror.indiatimes.com|date=2 August 2016|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She became the first Indian woman to reach the quarter finals when she upset reigning Asian Games champion no. four seed [[Wang Chen (badminton player)|Wang Chen]] of Hong Kong in a three-game thriller.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-stuns-chen-wang-to-enter-quarters-014124.html|title=Saina Nehwal stuns Chen Wang to enter quarters|website=www.mykhel.com|date=11 August 2008|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> In the quarter-finals Nehwal lost a 3-gamer to world number 16 [[Maria Kristin Yulianti]]. Nehwal was leading 11–3 in the decider but couldn't hold on against her opponent and lost the match by a 28–26, 14–21, 15–21 scoreline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/badminton/saina-nehwals-beijing-olympics-2008-dream-ends-022850.html|title=Saina Nehwal out of Beijing Olympics|website=www.mykhel.com|date=13 August 2008|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
In September 2008, she won the [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Chinese Taipei Open]] 2008 beating [[Lyddia Cheah|Lydia Cheah Li Ya]] of Malaysia 21–8, 21–19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/sep/14bad.htm|title=Saina wins Chinese Taipei Open|website=www.rediff.com|date=14 September 2008|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She was also a semifinalist at the [[2008 China Masters Super Series|China Masters Superseries]] after she beat reigning World Champion [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]] in quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-in-China-Masters-semis/articleshow/3530887.cms|title=Saina Nehwal in China Masters semis|editor=Anupama Bagri|website=m.timesofindia.com|date=26 September 2008|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Nehwal was named "The Most Promising Player" by the Badminton World Federation in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saina revels in global fame as Most Promising Player of 2008 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/saina-revels-in-global-fame-as-most-promising-player-of-2008/395858/|editor=Shivani Naik|website=archive.indianexpress.com|date=9 December 2008|access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref> She qualified for the season ending [[2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|Superseries Finals]] which consists of most consistent players of the year. She defeated [[Pi Hongyan]] and [[Wong Mew Choo]] in early rounds. She lost to [[Tine Baun]] in Round 3. She entered semifinals but lost to [[Wang Chen (badminton)|Wang Chen]] with scores 21–15, 14–21, 16–21.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/saina-wins-praises-not-prize-money/401006|title=Saina wins praises, not prize money – Indian Express|editor=Shivani Naik|website=archive.indianexpress.com|date=21 December 2008|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2009===
In June, she became the first Indian to win a [[BWF Super Series]] title,<ref>{{cite news|title=Saina Nehwal scripts history, wins Indonesian Open |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/saina-wins-indonesian-open/20090621.htm|last=PTI|access-date=9 August 2016|work=Rediff|date=21 June 2009|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612020327/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/saina-wins-indonesian-open/20090621.htm|archive-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> the most prominent badminton series of the world by winning the [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]. She beat Chinese [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]] in the final 12–21, 21–18, 21–9. Nehwal on winning the tournament said, "I had been longing to win a super series tournament since my quarter final appearance at the Olympics". She is at par with the likes of [[Prakash Padukone]] and her mentor [[Pullela Gopichand]] who both won the all England championships which are of similar status to the super series.
 
In August 2009, she reached to the quarterfinals of the [[2009 BWF World Championships|World Championships]], losing to the second seed Wang Lin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/dec/16/saina-nehwal-113454.html|title=Saina Nehwal–A force to reckon with in international badminton|website=www.newindianexpress.com|date=16 December 2009|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She qualified for the season ending [[2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|Superseries Finals]] in December, where she lost the opening match to [[Wong Mew Choo]] (Eventual Champion) but won the next two group matches against [[Porntip Buranaprasertsuk]] & Canada's [[Charmaine Reid]]. She again reached the semifinals of this tournament but went down, this time to Germany's [[Juliane Schenk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-crashes-out-of-World-Super-Series/articleshow/5305372.cms|title=Saina Nehwal crashes out of World Super Series|website=m.timesofindia.com|date=5 December 2009|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She won [[2009 India Open Grand Prix|India Grand Prix]] tournament later in the year, defeating compatriot [[Aditi Mutatkar]] in the final with scores 21–17, 21–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/20/saina-chetan-win-singles-titles-in-syed-modi-gp-tourney.htm|title=Saina, Chetan win singles titles in Syed Modi GP tourney|website=sports.rediff.com|date=20 December 2009|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2010===
She became the first Indian woman to reach the semi finals of [[2010 All-England Super Series|All England]] before losing to eventual champion [[Tine Rasmussen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/57958/saina-crashes-all-england-super.html|title=Saina crashes out of All England Super Series|website=www.deccanherald.com|date=13 March 2010|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Top seeded Nehwal reached the semifinals of [[2010 Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]], losing out to unseeded eventual champion [[Li Xuerui]] of China, settling for bronze medal. Her coach [[Pullela Gopichand]] advised her not put too much pressure on herself due to the overwhelming home crowd support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2010/apr/17/saina-crashes-out-of-asian-championship-148919.amp|title=Saina crashes out of Asian Championship|website=www.newindianexpress.com|date=17 April 2010|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
Nehwal won the [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold]], beating [[Wong Mew Choo]] of Malaysia in the final and thus justifying her billing as top seed in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/saina-fights-back-to-win-india-open-341603.html|title=Saina fights back to win India Open|website=www.news18.com|date=13 June 2010|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Nehwal, again seeded no.1, won the [[2010 Singapore Super Series|Singapore Open Super Series 2010]], by beating qualifier [[Tai Tzu-Ying]] of Chinese Taipei in the final of the Singapore Open 21–18, 21–15 having defeated World Champion [[Lu Lan]] earlier in the semifinal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/jun/20/saina-nehwal-wins-singapore-open-super-series.htm|title=Saina wins Singapore Open Super Series crown|website=sports.rediff.com|date=20 June 2010|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Nehwal reached a career high of world no. 3 in the women's singles badminton world rankings on 24 June 2010.
 
She defended her [[2010 Indonesia Super Series|Indonesia Open]] title in three tough games against [[Sayaka Sato]], 21–19, 13–21, 21–11. This was her third super series title and her third successive title following wins at Indian open & Singapore Super series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/article488769.ece|title=Saina Nehwal clinches third Super Series title|editor=V. V. Subrahmanyam|website=www.thehindu.com|date=27 June 2010|access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref> On 15 July 2010, with 64791.26 points, Nehwal reached a career high world ranking of No. 2 only behind [[Wang Yihan]] of China. 2nd seed Nehwal, a tournament favourite, crashed out of the [[2010 BWF World Championships]] in Paris after losing to 4th ranked Chinese [[Wang Shixian]] in straight sets 8–21, 14–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idINIndia-51117620100827|title=Lin Dan and Chong Wei exit world championship|editor=Dave Thompson|website=mobile.reuters.com|date=27 August 2010|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
[[File:Saina Nehwal.jpg|thumb|220px|Saina Nehwal at [[2010 BWF World Championships]]]]
 
[[File:XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal in action against her Barbados opponent during their match in the preliminary round of badminton event, at Sirifort Sports Complex, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Saina Nehwal in action in [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], Delhi]]
 
As on 27 September 2010, Nehwal dropped to No. 7 ranking after giving a miss to [[2010 China Masters Super Series]] and [[2010 Japan Super Series]] due to her preparation for the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].
Top seed Nehwal won the gold medal in the Women's Singles badminton event in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] held in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/saina-nehwal-wins-gold-medal-in-womens-single/articleshow/6747935.cms|title=Saina Nehwal wins gold medal in women's single|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=14 October 2010|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> after beating [[Wong Mew Choo]] of Malaysia 19–21, 23–21, 21–13. After her win Nehwal said, "when I was a match-point down, it was like a shock. It was a big match and winning it means a lot to me. Even many years from now, those present here will always remember how Saina won the gold. It is a proud feeling".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rao |first=Rakesh |title=Saina wins singles gold |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/article830304.ece|editor=Rakesh Rao|website=www.thehindu.com|date=14 October 2010|access-date=5 November 2010}}</ref> Nehwal confirmed her participation for the [[2010 Hong Kong Super Series]] after a gap of more than five months since her win in the [[2010 Indonesia Super Series]] in June 2010. On 12 December 2010, she defeated [[Wang Shixian]] 15–21, 21–16, 21–17 in the final of the 2010 Hong Kong Super Series to win her fourth career Super Series title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2010/12/12/saina-nehwal-wins-hong-kong-open-series.html|title=Saina Nehwal wins Hong Kong Open Series|editor=Abdul Nisar|website=news oneindia.in|date=12 December 2010|access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref>
 
===2011===
2nd seeded Nehwal beat [[Sung Ji-hyun]] of South Korea 21–13, 21–14 to win the [[2011 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|Swiss Open]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/with-perfect10-at-swiss-open-saina-keeps-record-intact/765420/|title=With perfect-10 at Swiss Open, Saina keeps record intact|editor=Shivani Naik|website=indianexpress.com|date=22 March 2011|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Nehwal faltered after a good start as she lost to the then world number three [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] of China in the finals to finish runner-up in the [[2011 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold|2011 Malaysian Open]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2011/05/malaysia-gpg-finals-the-favourites-and-wang-prevail/|title=MALAYSIA GPG 2011 Finals – The favourites and Wang prevail|website=www.badzine.net|date=9 May 2011|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She was a part of Indian Team in the [[2011 Sudirman Cup|2011 BWF Double Star Sudirman Cup]] mixed team who managed to reach the quarterfinals of this elite mixed team event for the first time ever, as India managed to beat Thailand 3–2, even when Nehwal lost her tie against [[Ratchanok Intanon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-beat-thailand-to-enter-sudirman-cup-quarters/794834/|title=India beat Thailand to enter Sudirman Cup quarters|website=indianexpress.com|date=24 May 2011|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> In the quarterfinals against China, Nehwal put up her best performance and beat the then world number two [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] with 21–15, 21–11, but still the Chinese managed to move into the semi finals with a 3–1 win over [[India at the 2011 Sudirman Cup|India]].
 
In attempt to record a third straight win at the [[2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier|Indonesian Open]], she reached the finals once more where she lost to [[Wang Yihan]] of China to finish as runner-up, on 26 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-goes-down-to-Wang-in-Indonesia-Open-final/articleshow/9005990.cms|title=Saina Nehwal goes down to Wang in Indonesia Open final|editor=M Ratnakar|website=m.timesofindia.com|date=27 June 2011|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Nehwal crashed out of the [[2011 BWF World Championships - Women's singles|2011 World Championship]] as she lost 15–21, 10–21 to [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]]. Nehwal, who reached the quarterfinals in the last two editions of the event, had to be content with yet another last-eight finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2011/08/13/saina-and-jwalaashwini-bloom-for-india-as-the-men-wilt|title=Saina and Jwala-Ashwini bloom for India as the men wilt|website=www.thestar.com|date=13 August 2011|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> During the season ending tournament [[2011 BWF Super Series Masters Finals]] in Liuzhou in December, Nehwal won her all group matches against [[Bae Yeon-ju]], [[Sayaka Sato]] and [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] and once again reached the semifinals. She created history by becoming the first Indian singles player to reach the final after defeating World No. 5 [[Tine Baun]] of Denmark scoring 21–17, 21–18 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-first-Indian-to-reach-the-final-of-BWF-Super-Series-Finals/articleshow/11145157.cms|title=Saina Nehwal first Indian to reach the final of BWF Super Series Finals|editor=M Ratnakar|website=m.timesofindia.com|date=18 December 2011|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She lost the final 21–18, 13–21, 13–21 against the World No. 1 [[Wang Yihan]] in a contest lasting over an hour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/saina-nehwal-bwf-world-superseries-finals-yihan-wang/1/164799.html |title=Saina Nehwal loses to China's Wang Yihan in World Super Series final|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|date=18 December 2011|access-date=18 December 2011}}</ref>
 
===2012===
Nehwal successfully defended her [[2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|Swiss Open Title]] by defeating [[Wang Shixian]] 21–19, 21–16 on 18 March 2012,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-defends-Swiss-Open-title/articleshow/12318548.cms|title=Saina Nehwal defends Swiss Open title|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=18 March 2012|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> a day after she turned 22 years old. On 10 June 2012, she defeated Thailand's [[Ratchanok Intanon]] 19–21, 21–15, 21–10, to lift the [[2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold|Thailand Open]] title.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3512045.ece |title=Saina Nehwal rallies to triumph|website=www.thehindu.com|date=10 June 2012|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref> On 17 June 2012, Nehwal won the 3rd consecutive [[2012 Indonesia Super Series Premier|Indonesia Open]] by defeating [[Li Xuerui]], a player who was on 30 match winning streak with most dominant performance in the season so far with scores 13–21, 22–20, 21–19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/saina-nehwal-wins-her-3rd-indonesia-open-title-482879.html|title=Saina Nehwal wins her 3rd Indonesia Open title|website=www.news18|date=17 June 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
At the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|London Olympics]], Nehwal was seeded 4th in the Draw. In the Group stage she defeated Swiss [[Sabrina Jaquet]] (2–0) & Belgian [[Lianne Tan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/news/Saina-Nehwal-sails-into-pre-quarterfinals-of-London-Olympics/articleshow/15285550.cms|title=Saina Nehwal sails into pre-quarterfinals of London Olympics|website=m.timesofindia.com|date=31 July 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> both in straight games. She reached the knockout phase where she defeated Dutch [[Yao Jie]] with scores 21–14, 21–16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-enters-quarter-finals-olympics-2012-022918.html|title=Super Saina storms into quarter-finals|editor=Aprameya|website=www.mykhel.com|date=2 August 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She then faced [[Tine Baun]], the no. 5 seed whom she defeated with 21–15, 22–20 scoreline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/india-at-olympics/london-olympics-2012-badminton-saina-nehwal-vs-tine-baun-as-it-happened_746672.html|title=London Olympics 2012 Badminton: Saina Nehwal vs Tine Baun-As it happened...|website=zeenews.india.com|date=2 August 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She afterwards advanced to semifinals where she lost to top seed [[Wang Yihan]] in two straight games 13–21, 13–21.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2012/08/03/london-2012-day-7-womens-singles-semis-wang-yihan-routs-nehwal/|title=LONDON 2012: DAY 7 – WOMEN'S SINGLES SEMIS: WANG YIHAN ROUTS NEHWAL|editor=Mark Phelan|website=olympics.bwfbadminton.com|date=3 August 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> On 4 August 2012, she won the bronze medal when [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] retired from the bronze medal playoff with an injury at 18–21, 0–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/olympics-2012/story/london-olympics-2012-saina-nehwal-wins-bronze-112296-2012-08-04|title=London Olympics: Super Saina wins India's maiden Olympic medal in badminton, claims bronze in playoff|website=www.indiatoday.in|date=4 August 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
On 21 October 2012, she won the [[2012 Denmark Super Series Premier|Denmark Open]] after defeating Germany's [[Juliane Schenk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-20024684#:~:text=Indian%20badminton%20player%20and%20Olympic,-17%20and%2021-8.|title=India's Saina Nehwal win Denmark Open|website=www.bbc.com|date=22 October 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Nehwal successfully entered the finals of [[2012 French Super Series|French Open]], but she lost against [[Minatsu Mitani]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2012/10/28/french-open-day-6-french-toast-for-daren-liew-minatsu-mitani-and-ma-jin/|title=FRENCH OPEN: DAY 6 – FRENCH TOAST FOR DAREN LIEW, MINATSU MITANI AND MA JIN|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=28 October 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She participated at the season ending [[2012 BWF Super Series Finals|Superseries Finals]]. In the group stage, she lost to [[Tine Baun]] (1–2), won against [[Juliane Schenk]] (2–0) & lost the 3rd match to [[Ratchanok Intanon]] (0–2).
She reached the semifinals but lost a well contested match to [[Li Xuerui]] of 3 games, 20–22, 21–7, 13–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/saina-nehwal-badminton-juliane-schenk-bwf-super-series-finals-olympics-124388-2012-12-15|title=Saina's Super Series Finals campaign ends, goes down fighting to Li Xuerui in semifinals|website=www.indiatoday.in|date=15 December 2012|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2013–2014===
Nehwal reached the semifinal of [[2013 All England Super Series Premier|All England]] also but was defeated by 3-time World Junior Champion [[Ratchanok Intanon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/317650/sainas-loses-semi-finals-all.html|title=Saina's loses in semi-finals, All England dream over|website=www.deccanherald.com|date=9 March 2013|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She has yet another quarterfinal finish at the [[2013 BWF World Championships|World Championships]], after going down to Korean [[Bae Yeon-ju]] with score 21–23, 9–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/saina-nehwal-bwf-world-badminton-championships-parupalli-kashyap-quarterfinals-indian-shuttler-173322-2013-08-09|title=Double blow for India as Saina, Kashyap bow out of World Championships|website=www.indiatoday.in|date=9 August 2013|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She qualified for the season ending [[2013 BWF Super Series Finals|Superseries finals]] held at [[Kualalumpur]] where she lost to [[Minatsu Mitani]] and [[Li Xuerui]], but won the last group match against Bae Yeon-ju in 3 games. However, she failed to progress to the semifinals.
 
On 26 January 2014, Nehwal defeated World Championship bronze medalist [[P.V. Sindhu]] 21–14, 21–17 to win the [[2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold]] Tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saina Nehwal dedicates her Indian Open Title to Gopichand, Parents |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/saina-nehwal-dedicates-her-indian-open-title-to-gopichand-parents/|website=news.biharprabha.com|date=26 January 2014|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref> In the final of [[2014 Australian Super Series]] on 29 June 2014, Nehwal defeated Spain's [[Carolina Marin]] 21–18, 21–11 to win the title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saina Nehwal wins Women's Singles Tile of Australian Open 2014 |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/saina-nehwal-wins-womens-singles-tile-of-australian-open-2014/|website=news.biharprabha.com|date=29 June 2014|access-date=29 June 2014}}</ref> She withdrew from [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Women's singles|2014 Commonwealth Games]] due to fitness Issue & injury problems she carried during Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/saina-nehwal-pulls-out-of-2014-commonwealth-games/articleshow/38605694.cms|title=Saina Nehwal pulls out of 2014 Commonwealth Games|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=18 July 2014|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She lost in the quarterfinals of [[2014 BWF World Championships|World Championships]] again, this time to [[Li Xuerui]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2014/08/29/li-ning-bwf-world-championships-2014-day-5-sizzling-sindhu-into-semi-finals/|title=Li-Ning BWF World Championships 2014 – Day 5: Sizzling Sindhu Into Semi-finals|editor=Richard Eaton & Gayle Alleyne|website=bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com|date=29 August 2014|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She was the quarter-finalist at the [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's singles|Asian Games]] as well, where she lost to [[Wang Yihan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/india/indias-badminton-campaign-ends-at-asian-games-2014-716539.html|title=India's badminton campaign ends at Asian Games 2014|website=www.news18|date=26 September 2014|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She became the first Indian player to win the [[2014 China Open Super Series Premier|China Open]] by beating Japan's [[Akane Yamaguchi]] 21–12, 22–20 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2014/11/16/thaihot-china-open-2014-day-6-kidambi-nehwal-make-history-for-india/|title=THAIHOT CHINA OPEN 2014 – DAY 6: KIDAMBI, NEHWAL MAKE HISTORY FOR INDIA|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=16 November 2014|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She contested at the [[2014 BWF Super Series Finals|Superseries Finals]] and won all of her group matches against top seed [[Wang Shixian]] (2–0), [[Bae Yeon-ju]] (2–1) & [[Sung Ji-hyun]] (2–0).
She reached the semifinals once more, but lost to eventual champion [[Tai Tzu-ying]] 21–11, 13–21, 9–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2014/12/20/bwf-dd-wssf-2014-day-4-session-1-tais-magic-floors-nehwal/|title=BWF DD WSSF 2014 – Day 4 Session 1: Tai's Magic Floors Nehwal|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=20 December 2014|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2015===
Defending champion Nehwal won the [[2015 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold|Syed Modi International]] by defeating [[Carolina Marín]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/01/27/syed-modi-international-badminton-championships-2015-review-parupalli-nehwal-triumph/|title=SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 – REVIEW: PARUPALLI, NEHWAL TRIUMPH|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=25 January 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She became the first Indian woman shuttler to reach the finals of the [[2015 All England Super Series Premier|All England]], but lost to Marín in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badzine.net/2015/03/all-england-final-marin-first-for-spain/33900/|title=ALL ENGLAND 2015 Finals – Marin first for Spain|editor=Michael Burke|website=www.badzine.net|date=8 March 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> On 29 March 2015, Nehwal won her maiden women's singles title at the [[2015 India Super Series|India Open]], by beating [[Ratchanok Intanon]]. This assured her of becoming World number 1 when the latest [[BWF World Ranking|BWF rankings]] were released on 2 April. With this, she became the first Indian player to achieve this feat in Women's category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/saina-nehwal-becomes-world-no-1-after-carolina-marins-defeat-in-india-open/|title=Saina Nehwal smashes new mark: First Indian woman to be World No. 1|editor=Jonathan Selvaraj|website=Indianexpress.com|date=29 March 2015|access-date=12 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/sports/india-open-super-series-2015-saina-nehwal-wins-maiden-title-334828/amp/|title=India Open Super Series 2015: Saina Nehwal wins maiden title|website=www.india.com|date=30 March 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
At the [[2015 BWF World Championships|World Championship]] held in Jakarta, Nehwal was seeded 2nd. She defeated [[Cheung Ngan Yi]] & [[Sayaka Takahashi]] in early rounds & reached the quarterfinals where she faced Chinese [[Wang Yihan]]. She was able to beat her in 3 games 21–15, 19–21, 21–19; thus assured herself of first ever medal at the World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/08/14/nehwal-prevails-epic-quarter-finals-session-2/|title=NEHWAL PREVAILS IN EPIC – QUARTER-FINALS: TOTAL BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com|date=14 August 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She beat home hope [[Lindaweni Fanetri]] in semifinal & created history by becoming First Ever player from India to contest World badminton championship finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/badminton/saina-nehwal-first-indian-reach-final-world-championship|title=Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian to reach the final of World Championships|editor=Saransh Gehlot|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=15 August 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She settled for the silver after going down to [[Carolina Marín]] in final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/08/16/chen-marin-retain-singles-crowns-finals/|title=CHEN, MARIN RETAIN SINGLES CROWNS – FINALS: TOTAL BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com|date=16 August 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
Defending champion Nehwal fought hard before going down to [[Li Xuerui]] in the final of the [[2015 China Open Super Series Premier|China Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/11/15/its-a-lee-li-show-finals-thaihot-china-open-2015/|title=IT'S A LEE & LI SHOW! – FINALS: THAIHOT CHINA OPEN 2015|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=15 November 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She took part at the [[2015 BWF Super Series Finals|Season Ending Championships]] where she lost against [[Tai Tzu-ying]] & [[Nozomi Okuhara]] (Eventual winner) but won against [[Carolina Marín]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/12/10/gritty-nehwal-downs-marin-day-2-dubai-world-superseries-finals/|title=GRITTY NEHWAL DOWNS MARIN – DAY 2: DUBAI WORLD SUPERSERIES FINALS 2015|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=10 December 2015|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> a player she struggled to beat in the whole year, in one of the group matches. However she failed to reach the knockout phase.
 
===2016===
Nehwal dealt with injuries in early 2016 but she eventually recovered. She reached the semifinals of the [[Badminton Asia Championships]] after defeating the third seed [[Wang Shixian]] but settled for bronze medal, after losing to [[Wang Yihan]] 16–21, 14–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/badminton-asia-championship-saina-nehwal-loses-to-yihan-wang-semi-final-jinx-continues-2758128.html/amp|title=Badminton Asia Championship: Saina Nehwal loses to Yihan Wang; semi-final jinx continues|website=www.firstpost.com|date=1 May 2016|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> At the [[2016 Australian Super Series|Australian Super Series]], Nehwal went into the finals after beating [[Ratchanok Intanon]] in quarters & Wang Yihan in semifinals. She defeated China's [[Sun Yu (badminton)|Sun Yu]] in the final by 11–21, 21–14, 21–19.<ref>{{cite news|title=SAINA BURNS SUN – SINGLES FINALS: XIAMENAIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016|editor=Gayle Alleyne|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2016/06/12/saina-burns-sun-singles-finals-xiamenair-australian-open-2016/|date=12 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>
 
Making her third appearance at the Olympics, Nehwal, the fifth seed, won her opening match against the unseeded [[Lohaynny Vicente]] in straight games. However, she lost her second match against the world no. 61 from Ukraine [[Marija Ulitina]] by 18–21, 19–21, thereby making an exit at the group stage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio: Saina Nehwal suffers shock defeat, crashes out of women's singles event|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-saina-nehwal-suffers-shock-defeat-crashes-out-of-womens-singles-event/article8988665.ece|date=14 August 2016|access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Her coach cited the week-old knee injury for her below par performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saina Nehwal was playing with a knee injury, reveals coach Vimal Kumar after Rio Olympics exit |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/saina-nehwal-was-playing-with-a-knee-injury-reveals-coach-vimal-kumar-after-rio-olympics-exit-2956128.html|date=14 August 2016|access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> She was appointed as a member of IOC Athletes' Commission in October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-appointed-to-ioc-athletes-commission|title=Saina Nehwal appointed to IOC Athletes' Commission|editor=Anuradha Santhanam|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=18 October 2016|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She was also chosen as an Integrity Ambassador in BWF's Campaign – "I am Badminton" in December to promote clean and fair play in the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/badminton/saina-nehwal-chosen-as-integrity-ambassador-by-bwf|title=Saina Nehwal chosen as Integrity Ambassador by BWF|editor=Sudeshna Banerjee|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=19 December 2016|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2017===
Nehwal went on to win [[2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold|Malaysia Masters]] by defeating [[Pornpawee Chochuwong]] with score 22–20, 22–20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/01/23/nehwal-back-to-winning-ways-victor-far-east-malaysia-masters-review/|title=NEHWAL BACK TO WINNING WAYS – VICTOR FAR EAST MALAYSIA MASTERS: REVIEW|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=22 January 2017|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She couldn't do well much of the year due to injury; she was still recovering. She was seeded 12th in the [[2017 BWF World Championships - Women's singles|World Championship]] at Glasgow. She ousted [[Sabrina Jaquet]] in Round 1. She beat 2nd seed [[Sung Ji-hyun]] in Round of 16 and reached quarterfinals for 7th straight time. She had to dug deep into her reservoir to eke out a 21–19, 18–21, 21–15 win over world No. 31 [[Kirsty Gilmour]] of Scotland in the quarterfinal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/sports/saina-nehwal-survives-scare-to-reach-semifinals-of-world-badminton-championships-2427846/amp/|title=Saina Nehwal Survives Scare to Reach Semifinals of World Badminton Championships|website=www.india.com|date=26 August 2017|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> However, she lost the semifinal to eventual winner [[Nozomi Okuhara]] of Japan, thus won the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/world-badminton-championships-saina-nehwal-loses-in-semis-settles-for-bronze/articleshow/60235573.cms|title=World Badminton Championships: Saina Nehwal loses in semis, settles for bronze|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=26 August 2017|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She then won the 82nd national badminton championship by beating [[P. V. Sindhu]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/pv-sindhu-vs-saina-nehwal-live-score-updates-senior-national-badminton-championship-nagpur-live-streaming-online-4927851/|title=Senior National Badminton Championships Final: Saina Nehwal wins 21–17, 27–25 against PV Sindhu|website=Indianexpress.com|date=8 November 2017|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>
 
===2018===
Nehwal reached the finals of the [[2018 Indonesia Masters]]. En route to the finals she beat 3 seeded players [[Chen Yufei]], [[P.V. Sindhu]] and [[Ratchanok Intanon]]. However she attained second best after losing the final to Tai Tzu-ying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.scroll.in/article/866681/indonesia-masters-saina-nehwal-is-no-match-for-the-brilliant-tai-tzu-ying-in-the-final|title=Indonesia Masters: Saina Nehwal is no match for the brilliant Tai Tzu Ying in the final|website=amp.scroll.in|date=28 January 2018|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She won her second gold in [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Commonwealth Games]] women's singles after beating P. V. Sindhu in the final<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2018/04/16/lee-nehwal-triumphant-finals-xxi-commonwealth-games/|title=LEE, NEHWAL TRIUMPHANT – FINALS: XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=16 April 2018|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> and eventually led the Indian team to another gold medal in the [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed Team]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2018/04/09/golden-day-for-india-day-5-xxi-commonwealth-games/|title=GOLDEN DAY FOR INDIA – DAY 5: XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=9 April 2018|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> She then clinched a bronze in the [[2018 Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] which was her third medal in the tournament altogether, as she went down fighting to the defending champion [[Tai Tzu Ying]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2018/04/28/badminton-asia-championships-saina-prannoy-lose-in-semifinals.amp.html|title=Saina, Prannoy lose in semifinals of Asia C'ships|website=english.manoramaonline.com|date=28 April 2018|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> At the [[2018 BWF World Championships - Women's singles|2018 World Championships]], Nehwal was seeded 10th. She outgunned Turkish [[Aliye Demirbag]] & advanced to next round. She further ousted 4th seed Ratchanok Intanon and reached World Championships quarter-final for record 8th straight time. She lost tamely to [[Carolina Marín]] there, in an unexpectedly lop-sided clash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starofmysore.com/bwf-world-championships-saina-nehwal-outgunned-by-carolina-marin-in-quarter-finals/|title=BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal outgunned by Carolina Marin in quarter-finals|website=starofmysore.com|date=3 August 2018|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
Nehwal was unseeded at the [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games - Women's singles|2018 Asian Games]]. She defeated Iran's [[Sorayya Aghaei]] in round of 32 and Indonesia's [[Fitriani]] in second round both in straight games. She then won the quarterfinal, after making a stunning comeback against 4th seeded [[Ratchanok Intanon]], when she was 3–12 down in Game 1 but eventually won it in 2 games thus made it to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/sports/others/asian-games-saina-nehwal-beats-ratchanok-inthanon-reaches-singles-semifinals/amp_articleshow/65550608.cms|title=ASIAN GAMES: SAINA NEHWAL BEATS RATCHANOK INTHANON, REACHES SINGLES SEMIFINALS|website=bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com|date=26 August 2018|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> She made history by winning the first medal for India in Badminton after a long wait of 36 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Games 2018: Saina Nehwal ends 36-year old wait, wins badminton bronze medal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/asian-games-2018/asian-games-2018-saina-nehwal-wins-badminton-bronze-medal-pv-sindhu-face-akane-yamaguchi/story-35n29ZTqJ3wI6FvkinTymN.html|website=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=4 November 2018|date=27 August 2018}}</ref> She lost to [[Tai Tzu Ying]] in the semifinal, winning a bronze medal. She achieved a rare feat by winning medals from the quintet of badminton tournaments – the Olympics, the World Championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Asian Championships and the Asian Games.
 
At [[2018 Denmark Open]], Nehwal was unseeded. She defeated Hongkonger [[Cheung Ngan Yi]] scoring 20–22, 21–17, 24–22 in her favour. She then defeated 2 tough Japanese opponents in successive rounds; beating [[Akane Yamaguchi]] & [[Nozomi Okuhara]]. After an easy win against Indonesia's [[Gregoria Mariska Tunjung]] in semifinal, she met her arch-rival and the no.1 seed [[Tai Tzu-ying]]. In the past 16 meetings Tai had won 11 and Nehwal wanted to break that jinx but couldn't managed and went down by 13–21, 21–13, 6–21.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denmark Open: Saina loses in final to Tai Tzu Ying |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/denmark-open-saina-loses-in-final-to-tai-tzu-ying/article25279215.ece|website=thehindu.com|access-date=4 November 2018|date=21 October 2018}}</ref> Nehwal went into the finals of [[2018 Syed Modi International|Syed Modi Badminton]] Super 300 tournament but lost to [[Han Yue]] of China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.scroll.in/field/903409/syed-modi-open-saina-nehwal-upset-by-world-no-27-han-yue-in-final-satwik-chirag-also-lose|title=Syed Modi Open: Saina Nehwal upset by world No 27 in final; Satwik-Chirag, Ashwini-Sikki lose too|website=amp.scroll.in|date=25 November 2018|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
===2019===
She won her first [[BWF World Tour#Tournaments|BWF Super 500]] title, the [[2019 Indonesia Masters|Indonesia Masters]], against [[Carolina Marín]], after the latter retired from the court injured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saina claims Indonesia Masters after injured Marin limps out of final|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/saina-claim-indonesia-masters-after-injured-marin-limps-out-of-final/article26103730.ece|website=www.thehindu.com|access-date=27 January 2019|date=27 January 2019}}</ref> Defending her national championship title in Guwahati, Assam, Nehwal refused to play her singles match citing poor playing surface,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/badminton-nationals-saina-nehwal-refuses-to-play-on-uneven-surface-match-rescheduled/articleshow/67990485.cms|title=Badminton Nationals: Saina Nehwal refuses to play on uneven surface, match rescheduled|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=14 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> and went on to win the National Championship by defeating
top seed [[P. V. Sindhu]] with 21–18, 21–15.This was her 4th National title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/saina-nehwal-beats-pv-sindhu-in-senior-nationals-final-for-second-title-in-a-row-5587223/|title=Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu in Senior Nationals final for second title in a row|website=indianexpress.com|date=16 February 2019|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Her incredible consistent record at the World Championships came to an end after she lost to [[Mia Blichfeldt]] in pre-quarterfinal in 3 hard fought games 21–15, 25–27, 12–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/sports-news-saina-nehwal-slams-bad-umpiring-after-exit-from-badminton-world-championships/336978|title='Feeling Cheated' – Parupalli Kashyap Slams Umpiring After Saina Nehwal's Exit From Badminton World Championships|website=outlookindia.com|date=23 August 2019|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
 
== Achievements ==
 
=== Olympic Games ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2012]]
| align="left" | [[Wembley Arena]], [[London]], Great Britain
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 0–1 retired
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] '''Bronze'''
|}
|}


=== BWF World Championships ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2015 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|2015]]
| align="left" | [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno]], [[Jakarta]], Indonesia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 19–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2017 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|2017]]
| align="left" | [[Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome|Emirates Arena]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nozomi Okuhara]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 17–21, 10–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}


=== Commonwealth Games ===
'''Saina Nehwal''' (born March 17, 1990) is an [[India]]n female [[Sportsperson|athlete]].  She is best known as a [[badminton]] player who competed in the [[Summer Olympic Games]].<ref name="sr">Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/saina-nehwal-1.html Saina Nehwal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/saina-nehwal-1.html |date=2020-04-18 }}; retrieved 2012-8-20.</ref>
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|2010]]
| align="left" | [[Siri Fort Sports Complex]], [[New Delhi, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wong Mew Choo]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 23–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast, Australia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 23–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}


=== Asian Games ===
Saina won a [[bronze medal]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref>London2012.com, [http://www.london2012.com/athlete/nehwal-saina-1108092/ Saina Nehwal] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130103182707/www.london2012.com/athlete/nehwal-saina-1108092/ |date=2013-01-03 }}; retrieved 2012-8-15.</ref>
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's singles|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno]], [[Jakarta, Indonesia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}


=== Asian Championships ===
==Accomplishments==
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2010 Badminton Asia Championships#Women's singles|2010]]
| align="left" | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, [[New Delhi, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2016 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals 2|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Wuhan Gymnasium|Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium]], [[Wuhan, China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yihan]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2018 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals 2|2018]]
| align="left" | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| align="left" | 25–27, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}


=== BWF World Junior Championships ===
SAINA NEHWAL was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 and a year later, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India.
''Girls' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships#Finals 2|2006]]
| align="left" | [[Samsan World Gymnasium]], [[Incheon, South Korea]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yihan]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships#Finals 2|2008]]
| align="left" | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall]], [[Pune, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sayaka Sato]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}
 
=== Commonwealth Youth Games ===
''Girls' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], [[Pune, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | 23–21, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}
 
=== BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up) ===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
 
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Indonesia Masters#Finals 2|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Indonesia Masters]]
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| align="left" | 9–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white "| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Denmark Open (badminton)#Finals 2|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Denmark Open]]
| align="left" | Super 750
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Tai Tzu-ying
| align="left" | 13–21, 21–13, 6–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Syed Modi International#Finals 2|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | Super 300
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Yue]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2019 Indonesia Masters#Finals 2|2019]]
| align="left" | Indonesia Masters
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]]
| align="left" | 4–10 retired
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
 
=== BWF Superseries (10 titles, 5 runners-up) ===
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |website=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are [[BWF Superseries|Superseries and Superseries Premier]]. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |website=www.ibadmintonstore.com |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
 
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 Indonesia Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 21–18, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2010 Singapore Super Series#Women's singles|2010]]
| align="left" | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2010 Indonesia Super Series#Finals 2|2010]]
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sayaka Sato]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 13–21, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2010 Hong Kong Super Series#Final 2|2010]]
| align="left" | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Shixian]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 21–16, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier#Finals 2|2011]]
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yihan]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–23, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| align="center" | [[2011 BWF Super Series Finals#Finals 2|2011]]
| align="left" | [[BWF Super Series Finals]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan
| align="left" | 21–18, 13–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2012 Indonesia Super Series Premier#Finals 2|2012]]
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 22–20, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2012 Denmark Super Series Premier#Finals 2|2012]]
| align="left" | [[Denmark Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Juliane Schenk]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2012 French Super Series#Finals 2|2012]]
| align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minatsu Mitani]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2014 Australian Super Series#Finals 2|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2014 China Open Super Series Premier#Finals 2|2014]]
| align="left" | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2015 All England Super Series Premier#Finals 2|2015]]
| align="left" | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carolina Marín
| align="left" | 21–16, 14–21, 7–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2015 India Super Series#Finals 2|2015]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2015 China Open Super Series Premier#Finals 2|2015]]
| align="left" | China Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 12–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2016 Australian Super Series#Finals 2|2016]]
| align="left" | Australian Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Yu (badminton)|Sun Yu]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 21–14, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries Finals]] tournament
: {{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries Premier]] tournament
: {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries]] tournament
 
=== BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
 
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | [[Philippines Open (badminton)|Philippines Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Julia Wong Pei Xian]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2008 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold|2008]]
| align="left" | [[Chinese Taipei Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lydia Cheah]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 21–18, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2009 India Open Grand Prix|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|India Grand Prix]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aditi Mutatkar]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|2010]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Wong Mew Choo]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–14, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2011 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters|Malaysia Grand Prix Gold]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 8–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2011 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sung Ji-hyun]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2012]]
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Shixian]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2012]]
| align="left" | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–15, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|India Grand Prix Gold]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2015 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2015]]
| align="left" | Syed Modi International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 25–23, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2017]]
| align="left" | Malaysia Masters
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Pornpawee Chochuwong]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF & IBF Grand Prix]] tournament
 
=== BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Popat]]
| align="left" | 11–8, 11–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jang Soo-young]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kanako Yonekura]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series|BWF International Series/Satellite]] tournament
 
=== National titles and runners-up ===
 
==== National Junior/Senior titles (13) ====
{| class="wikitable"
! S. No.
! Year
! Tournament
! Age group
! Format
! Partner
! Opponent(s) in final
! Score
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship
| align="center" | Under 13
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | Parsa Naqvi
| align="center" | 11–0, 11–4
| align="center" |<ref name="Bahniman and Krishna">{{cite news |title=Bahniman and Krishna Deka triumph |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/07/08/stories/2002070805011800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705195724/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/07/08/stories/2002070805011800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2016 |access-date=5 July 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 July 2002}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship
| align="center" | Under 13
| align="center" | Doubles
| align="center" | Pizza Bharali
| align="center" | Mudra Dhainje / Fernaz Jasdanwala
| align="center" | 11–5, 11–4
| align="center" |<ref name="Bahniman and Krishna" />
|-
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship
| align="center" | Under 16
| align="center" | Doubles
| align="center" | [[Aparna Balan]]
| align="center" | Manisha Eswarappa / Y. K. Subrata
| align="center" | 11–2, 11–3
| align="center" |<ref name="Bahniman and Krishna" />
|-
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship
| align="center" | Under 16
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | Anjali Kalita
| align="center" | 11–3, 11–13, 11–2
| align="center" |<ref name="Double delight for Saina">{{cite news |title=Double delight for Saina |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/17/stories/2003101705182000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209224144/http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/17/stories/2003101705182000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2016 |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 October 2003}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship
| align="center" | Under 16
| align="center" | Doubles
| align="center" | [[P. Jyotshna]]
| align="center" | G. M. Nischitha / Madhuri Vijay
| align="center" | 15–6, 15–7
| align="center" |<ref name="Double delight for Saina" />
|-
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Junior National badminton championships
| align="center" | Under 19
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | Ridhi Pajwani
| align="center" | 11–2, 11–4
| align="center" |<ref name="Chopda, Saina bag double">{{cite news |title=Chopda, Saina bag double |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov092004/sp16.asp |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=9 November 2004}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Junior National badminton championships
| align="center" | Under 19
| align="center" | Doubles
| align="center" | Aparna Balan
| align="center" | T. Soumya / Ashwini Chowdary
| align="center" | 15–6, 15–10
| align="center" |<ref name="Chopda, Saina bag double" />
|-
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | Junior National badminton championships
| align="center" | Under 19
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | [[Aditi Mutatkar]]
| align="center" | 11–5, 13–10
| align="center" |<ref name="Saina, Kashyap triumph">{{cite news |title=Saina, Kashyap triumph |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120310471800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209224308/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120310471800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2016 |access-date=9 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 December 2005}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | Junior National badminton championships
| align="center" | Under 19
| align="center" | Doubles
| align="center" | Aparna Balan
| align="center" | V. Ruth Misha / Saumya Padhye
| align="center" | 15–2,15–4
| align="center" |<ref name="Saina, Kashyap triumph" />
|-
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Senior National Badminton Championships]]
| align="center" | Senior
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | Aditi Mutatkar
| align="center" | 21–19, 21–16
| align="center" |<ref name="Chetan, Saina champions">{{cite news |title=Chetan, Saina champions |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan292007/sports129372007129.asp |access-date=9 October 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=29 January 2007}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[National Games of India|National Games]]
| align="center" | Senior
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | Aditi Mutatkar
| align="center" | 24–22, 21–15
| align="center" |<ref name="Big triumph for Kashyap">{{cite news |title=Big triumph for Kashyap |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/big-triumph-for-kashyap/article1799297.ece |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=19 February 2007}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | Senior National Badminton Championships
| align="center" | Senior
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | [[Trupti Murgunde]]
| align="center" | 21–11, 21–10
| align="center" |<ref name="Suryanarayan, Jan 2008">{{cite news |last1=Suryanarayan |first1=S.R. |title=Chetan Anand, Saina Nehwal retain titles |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/chetan-anand-saina-nehwal-retain-titles/article1187817.ece |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 January 2008}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |2017
| align="left" |Senior National Badminton Championships
| align="center" | Senior
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" |[[P. V. Sindhu]]
| align="center" |21–17, 27–25
|
|-
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |2019
| align="left" |Senior National Badminton Championships
| align="center" | Senior
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" |P. V. Sindhu
| align="center" |21–18, 21–15
|
|}
 
==== National Junior/Senior runners-up (1) ====
{| class="wikitable"
! S. No.
! Year
! Tournament
! Age group
! Format
! Partner
! Opponent(s) in final
! Score
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Senior National Badminton Championships]]
| align="center" | Senior
| align="center" | Singles
| align="center" style=color:#ccc|{{Tooltip| N/A |Not Applicable}}
| align="center" | [[Aparna Popat]]
| align="center" | 11–13, 3–11
| align="center" |<ref name="Kalyan, Jan 2006">{{cite news |last1=Kalyan |first1=Ashok |title=No stopping Aparna |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/no-stopping-aparna/article3238731.ece |access-date=5 July 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 January 2006}}</ref>
|}
 
== Career overview ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Singles
! Played
! Wins
! Losses
! Balance
|-
| align=left | '''Total'''
| 645
| 441
| 204
| '''+237'''
|-
| align=left | '''Current year''' (2022)
| 2
| 1
| 1
| '''0'''
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
In 2009, Nehwal was honoured with India’s highest award for sporting excellence - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
|-
! Doubles
! Played
! Wins
! Losses
! Balance
|-
| align=left | '''Total'''
| 27
| 5
| 22
| '''−17'''
|-
| align=left | '''Current year''' (2022)
| 0
| 0
| 0
| '''0'''
|}
:''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Statistics were last updated on 27 January 2022.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Saina Nehwal – Career overview |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/3E7EEDF9-07F0-474E-A02B-CB598BBE365A |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|-
! Event !! [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2008]]<br /> !! [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2012]]<br /> !! [[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2016]]
|- style="height: 30px;"
| style="width: 200px;align=left" | '''Summer Olympics'''
| style="background:#ffebcd; width:80px;" | QF
| style="width: 80px"| {{bronze medal|Winner}}
| style="width: 80px"| Group Stage
|}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|-
! Event !! [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]<br /> !! [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]<br /> !! [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018]]
|- style="height: 30px;"
| style="width: 200px;align=left" | '''Commonwealth Games'''
| style="width: 80px"|{{bronze medal}}
| style="width: 80px"|{{gold medal}}
| style="width: 80px"|{{gold medal}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|-
! Event !! [[2004 Commonwealth Youth Games|2004]]<br /> !! [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|2008]]<br />
|- style="height: 30px;"
| style="width: 200px;align=left" | '''Commonwealth Youth Games'''
| style="width: 80px"|{{silver medal}}
| style="width: 80px"|{{gold medal}}
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style=text-align:center
|-
! colspan="2" | Singles Titles
|-
! Type
! No. of titles
|-
| '''[[BWF Super Series|Super Series Premier]]'''
| 4
|-
| '''[[BWF Super Series|Super Series]]'''
| 7
|-
| '''[[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|Grand Prix Gold]]'''
| 8
|-
| '''[[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]'''
| 1
|-
| Others
| 4
|-
| '''Total'''
| 24
|}
{{col-end}}


=== Singles performance timeline ===
In 2016, the [[Government of India]] awarded Saina Nehwal the Padma Bhushan. It is the 3rd highest civilian honour in the country.
{{Performance key (badminton)}}
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! Tournament !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! [[2018 BWF World Tour|2018]] !! [[2019 BWF World Tour|2019]] !! [[2020 BWF World Tour|2020]] !! [[2021 BWF World Tour|2021]] !! [[2022 BWF World Tour|2022]] !! {{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}} !! Best
|-
! colspan="22" | '''[[Badminton World Federation|BWF events]]'''
|-
| align=left | '''[[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]]'''
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2004; |[[2004 IBF World Junior Championships|2R]]
        |2005; style=color:#ccc | NH
        |2006; bgcolor="silver" | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|S]]
        |2007; | A
        |2008; bgcolor=gold | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|'''G''']]
        |2009; colspan=14 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|SR;| '''1/3'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('08)
|-
| align=left | '''[[BWF World Championships|World Championships]]'''
        |2004; style=color:#ccc | NH
        |2005; | A
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2006; |[[2006 IBF World Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|2008; style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2010; |[[2010 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2011; |[[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
|2012; style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2013; |[[2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="silver"  2015; |[[2015 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|'''S''']]
|2016; style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor="#cd7f32" 2017; |[[2017 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|B]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2018; |[[2018 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2020; |[[2019 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|2020; style=color:#ccc | NH
|2021; | A
|2022; |
|'''0/8'''|'''0/11'''
|Best; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | '''F''' ('15)
|-
| align=left | '''[[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]'''
        |2007; | DNQ
        |colspan=3 style=color:#ccc| NH
        |bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2008; |[[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|QF]]
        |colspan=3 style=color:#ccc| NH
        |bgcolor="#cd7f32" 2012; |[[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|'''B''']]
        |colspan=3 style=color:#ccc| NH
        |2016; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|RR]]
        |colspan=3 style=color:#ccc| NH
| 2020; | DNQ
        |colspan=2 style=color:#ccc| NH
|SR;| '''0/3'''
|Best; bgcolor="#cd7f32" | '''SF''' ('12)
|-
!! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''IBF Grand Prix'''
!! colspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries]] / [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]'''
!! colspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[BWF World Tour]]'''
|-
| align=left | [[India Open]]
| colspan="4" style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2008; |[[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|QF]]
| bgcolor="lime" 2010; | [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2011; |[[2011 India Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2012; |[[2012 India Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; |[[2013 India Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 India Super Series|QF]]
| bgcolor=lime 2015; |[[2015 India Super Series|'''W''']]
        |2016; style="background:yellow;" | [[2016 India Super Series|SF]]
|2017; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2017 India Super Series|QF]]
|2018; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2018 India Open (badminton)|QF]]
|2019; |[[2019 India Open (badminton)|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2022 India Open (badminton)|2R]]
|SR;| '''2/12'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('10, '15)
|-
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
        |2004; style=color:#ccc | N/A
| colspan="4" style="color:#ccc" 2005; | NH
| bgcolor="lime" 2009; | [[2009 India Open Grand Prix|'''W''']]
| colspan="2" 2010; | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2012; | [[2012 India Open Grand Prix Gold|1R]]
| style="color:#ccc" 2013; | NH
| bgcolor="lime" 2014; | [[2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="lime" 2015; | [[2015 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold|'''W''']]
        | 2016; | [[2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
        | 2017; | [[2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2018; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" |[[2018 Syed Modi International|F]]
|2019; | [[2019 Syed Modi International|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |[[2022 Syed Modi International|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
| SR; | '''3/5'''
| bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('09, '14, '15)
|-
| align="left" | [[Odisha Open]]
        |2004; colspan="18" style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2022; |[[2022 Odisha Open|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
| SR; | '''0/0'''
| Best; |
|-
| align="left" | [[Spain Masters]]
        | colspan="14" style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
|2018; colspan=2 | A
|2020; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2020 Spain Masters|'''QF''']]
|2021; | A
|2022; style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
|SR;| '''0/1'''
|Best; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | '''QF''' ('20)
|-
| align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
|2004; colspan=3 | A
|2007; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2007 German Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2008; colspan=12 | A
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2022 German Open (badminton)|'''2R''']]
|SR;| '''0/2'''
|Best; bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''2R''' ('22)
|-
| align=left | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]
    |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 All England Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2008; |[[2008 All England Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2009; |[[2009 All England Super Series – Women's singles|1R]]
|2010; style="background:yellow;" | [[2010 All England Super Series|SF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2011; |[[2011 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2012; |[[2012 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]
|2013; style="background:yellow;" | [[2013 All England Super Series Premier|SF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]
|2015; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | [[2015 All England Super Series Premier|'''F''']]
    |2016; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2016 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]
|2017; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2017 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]
|2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2018 All England Open|1R]]
|2019; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2019 All England Open|QF]]
|2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2020 All England Open|1R]]
|2021; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2021 All England Open|1R]]
|2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2022 All England Open|2R]]
|SR;| '''0/16'''
|Best; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | '''F''' ('15)
|-
| align=left | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 Swiss Open Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2008; |[[2008 Swiss Open Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 Swiss Open Super Series|QF]]
|2010; | A
| bgcolor="lime" 2011; | [[2011 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="lime" 2012; | [[2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|'''W''']]
| style="background:yellow;" 2013; | [[2013 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|SF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|QF]]
| 2015; | A
        | bgcolor="yellow" 2016; | [[2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|SF]]
|2017; | [[2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2018; | A
|2019; | [[2019 Swiss Open (badminton)|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2020; style=color:#ccc | NH
|2021; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2021 Swiss Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2022 Swiss Open (badminton)|2R]]
|SR;| '''2/10'''
| bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('11, '12)
|-
| align=left | [[Orléans Masters]]
    |2004; colspan=14 style=color:#ccc | N/A
    |2018; colspan=2 | A
    |2020; style=color:#ccc | NH
|2021; style="background:yellow;" | [[2021 Orléans Masters|'''SF''']]
|2022; | A
|SR;| '''0/1'''
|Best; style="background:yellow;" | '''SF''' ('21)
|-
| align=left | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
        |2004; colspan=5 | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2009; |[[2009 Korea Open Super Series|2R]]
|2010;| A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2011; |[[2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier|2R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2012; |[[2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier|'''QF''']]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2013; |[[2013 Korea Open Super Series Premier|'''QF''']]
|2014; colspan=4 | A
|2018; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2018 Korea Open (badminton)|'''QF''']]
|2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2019 Korea Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; | A
|SR;| '''0/6'''
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" Best; | '''QF''' ('12, '13, '18)
|-
| rowspan=2 align="left" | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
        |2004; rowspan=2 colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | N/A
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|1R]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2008; |[[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|QF]]
| rowspan=2 2009; | A
| rowspan=2 style="color:#ccc" 2010; | NH
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2011; |[[2011 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|QF]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="lime" 2012; | [[2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold|'''W''']]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2013; |[[2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold|QF]]
| rowspan=2 style="color:#ccc" 2014; | NH
| rowspan=2 colspan="2" 2015; | A
|rowspan=2 2017; style="background:yellow;" |[[2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold|SF]]
|rowspan=2 2018; | [[2018 Thailand Open (badminton)|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|rowspan=2 2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2019 Thailand Open (badminton)|2R]]
|2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2020 Yonex Thailand Open|2R]]
|2021; rowspan=2 style="color:#ccc" | NH
|2022; rowspan=2 |[[2022 Thailand Open (badminton)|Q]]
| rowspan=2 SR; | '''1/9'''
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('12)
|-
|2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2020 Toyota Thailand Open|1R]]
|-
| align=left | [[Indonesia Masters]]
|colspan=6 style=color:#ccc| NH
|colspan=7 | A
|style=color:#ccc| NH
|2018; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | [[2018 Indonesia Master|F]]
|2019; bgcolor=lime | [[2019 Indonesia Masters|'''W''']]
        |2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2020 Indonesia Masters|1R]]
|2021; | A
|2022; | [[2022 Indonesia Masters|Q]]
|SR;| '''1/3'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('19)
|-
| align=left | [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2007; | A
|2008; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2008 Indonesia Super Series|2R]]
|2009; bgcolor=lime | [[2009 Indonesia Super Series|'''W''']]
|2010; bgcolor=lime | [[2010 DJARUM Indonesia Open Super Series|'''W''']]
|2011; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | [[2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier|F]]
|2012; bgcolor=lime | [[2012 Indonesia Super Series Premier|'''W''']]
|2013; style="background:yellow;" | [[2013 Indonesia Super Series Premier|SF]]
|2014; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2014 Indonesia Super Series Premier|QF]]
|2015; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2015 Indonesia Super Series Premier|QF]]
        |2016; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2016 Indonesia Open Superseries Premier|QF]]
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2017 Indonesia Super Series Premier|2R]]
|2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2018 Indonesia Open (badminton)|2R]]
|2019; | [[2019 Indonesia Open (badminton)|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2020; style=color:#ccc | NH
|2021; | A
|2022; | [[2022 Indonesia Open|Q]]
|SR;| '''3/11'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('09, '10, '12)
|-
| align=left | [[Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2007; colspan=2 | A
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 Malaysia Super Series|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2010; |[[2010 Malaysia Super Series|QF]]
|2011;| A
|2012; style="background:yellow;" | [[2012 Malaysia Super Series|'''SF''']]
|2013; style="background:yellow;" | [[2013 Malaysia Super Series|'''SF''']]
|2014; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier|2R]]
|2015; style="background:yellow;" | [[2015 Malaysia Super Series Premier|'''SF''']]
        |2016; bgcolor="yellow" | [[2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier|'''SF''']]
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2017 Malaysia Super Series Premier|1R]]
|2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2018 Malaysia Open (badminton)|2R]]
|2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2019 Malaysia Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''0/10'''
|Best; style="background:yellow;" | {{nowrap|'''SF''' ('12, '13, '15, '16)}}
|-
| align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters]]
| 2004; colspan="5" style="color:#ccc" | NH
| 2009; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2009 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold|QF]]
| 2010; | A
        | bgcolor="#d8bfd8" 2011; | [[2011 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold|F]]
| colspan="5" 2012; | A
        | bgcolor="lime" 2017; | [[2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold|'''W''']]
|2018; | A
|2019; style="background:yellow;" |[[2019 Malaysia Masters|SF]]
|2020; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2020 Malaysia Masters|QF]]
|2021; style="color:#ccc" | NH
|2022; |
| SR; | '''1/5'''
| bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('17)
|-
| align=left | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2007; | A
|2008; style="background:yellow;" | [[2008 Singapore Super Series|SF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 Singapore Super Series|QF]]
|2010; bgcolor=lime | [[2010 Singapore Super Series|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2011; |[[2011 Singapore Super Series|2R]]
|2012; | A
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2013; |[[2013 Singapore Super Series|QF]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2014; |[[2014 Singapore Super Series|1R]]
|2015; colspan=4 | A
|2019; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2019 Singapore Open (badminton)|QF]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''1/7'''
|bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('10)
|-
| align="left" | [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Taipei Open]]
        |2004; colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | N/A
        | colspan="1" 2007; | A
        | bgcolor="lime" 2008; | [[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|'''W''']]
        | colspan="10" 2009; | A
|2019; | [[2019 Chinese Taipei Open|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
| SR; | '''1/1'''
| bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('08)
|-
| align=left | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2007; | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2008; |[[2008 Japan Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2009; |[[2009 Japan Super Series|1R]]
|2010; | A
|2011; style="background:yellow;" | [[2011 Japan Super Series|'''SF''']]
|2012; colspan=3 | A
|bgcolor="#afeeee" 2015; |[[2015 Japan Super Series|2R]]
|2016; | A
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2017 Japan Super Series|2R]]
|2018; | A
|2019; | [[2019 Japan Open (badminton)|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''0/5'''
|Best; style="background:yellow;" | '''SF''' ('11)
|-
| align=left | [[Denmark Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 Denmark Super Series|1R]]
|2008; | A
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 Denmark Super Series|QF]]
|2010; | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2011; |[[2011 Denmark Super Series Premier|2R]]
|2012; bgcolor=lime | [[2012 Denmark Super Series Premier|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2013; |[[2013 Denmark Super Series Premier|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 Denmark Super Series Premier|QF]]
|bgcolor="#afeeee" 2015; |[[2015 Denmark Super Series Premier|2R]]
        |2016; bgcolor="" |A
|2017; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2017 Denmark Super Series Premier|QF]]
|2018; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" |[[2018 Denmark Open|F]]
|2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2019 Denmark Open|1R]]
|2020; |A
|2021; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2021 Denmark Open|1R]]
|2022; |
|SR;| '''1/11'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('12)
|-
| align=left | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2007; colspan=2 | A
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2009; |[[2009 French Super Series|QF]]
|2010; | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2011; |[[2011 French Super Series|2R]]
|2012; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | [[2012 French Super Series|'''F''']]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; |[[2013 French Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 French Super Series|QF]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2015; | [[2015 French Super Series|QF]]
        |2016; bgcolor="" |A
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2017 French Super Series|2R]]
|2018; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2018 French Open (badminton)|QF]]
|2019; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2019 French Open (badminton)|QF]]
|2020; style=color:#ccc | NH
|2021; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2021 French Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2022; |
|SR;| '''0/10'''
|Best; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | '''F''' ('12)
|-
| align="left" | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]]
| colspan="12" | A
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2016; |[[2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold|'''QF''']]
| colspan="3" | A
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
| SR; | '''0/1'''
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" Best; | '''QF''' ('16)
|-
| align=left | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 Hong Kong Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2008; |[[2008 Hong Kong Super Series|QF]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2009; |[[2009 Hong Kong Super Series|1R]]
| 2010; bgcolor=lime | [[2010 Hong Kong Super Series|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2011; |[[2011 Hong Kong Super Series|QF]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2012; |[[2012 Hong Kong Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; |[[2013 Hong Kong Super Series|2R]]
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[2014 Hong Kong Super Series|QF]]
|2015; | [[2015 Hong Kong Super Series|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
        |2016; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2016 Hong Kong Super Series|QF]]
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2017 Hong Kong Super Series|2R]]
|2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2018 Hong Kong Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''1/12'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('10)
|-
| align=left | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
        |2004; colspan=5 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2009; colspan=5 | A
|2014; bgcolor=lime | [[2014 Australian Super Series|'''W''']]
|2015; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2015 Australian Super Series|QF]]
        |2016; bgcolor=lime | [[2016 Australian Super Series|'''W''']]
|2017; bgcolor="#ffebcd" | [[2017 Australian Super Series|QF]]
|2018; | [[2018 Australian Open (badminton)|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2019; | A
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''2/4'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('14, '16)
|-
| align=left | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]]
        |2004; colspan=3 style=color:#ccc | N/A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 China Open Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2008; |[[2008 China Open Super Series|1R]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2009; |[[2009 China Open Super Series|2R]]
|2010; | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2011; |[[2011 China Open Super Series Premier|1R]]
|2012; | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" 2013; |[[2013 China Open Super Series Premier|2R]]
|2014; bgcolor=lime | [[2014 China Open Super Series Premier|'''W''']]
|2015; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | [[2015 China Open Super Series Premier|F]]
        |2016; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2016 China Open Super Series Premier|1R]]
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2017 China Open Super Series Premier|2R]]
|2018; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2018 China Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2019 China Open (badminton)|1R]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''1/11'''
|Best; bgcolor=lime | '''W''' ('14)
|-
| align=left | [[Fuzhou China Open]]
|2004; style=color:#ccc | NH
        |2005; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | N/A
|2007; | A
|2008; style="background:yellow;" | [[2008 China Masters Super Series|'''SF''']]
|2009; colspan=2 | A
| bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2011; |[[2011 China Masters Super Series|QF]]
|2012; colspan=4 | A
        |2016; | [[2016 China Masters Grand Prix Gold|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2017; colspan=2 | A
|2019; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2019 Fuzhou China Open|1R]]
|2020; colspan=2 style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; |
|SR;| '''0/3'''
|Best; style="background:yellow;" | '''SF''' ('08)
|-
| align=left | '''[[BWF Super Series Finals|World Superseries]]/[[BWF World Tour Finals|Tour Finals]]'''
        |2004; colspan=4 style=color:#ccc| NH
|2008; style="background:yellow;" | [[2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|SF]]
|2009; style="background:yellow;" | [[2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|SF]]
|2010; | DNQ
|2011; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | [[2011 BWF Super Series Finals|'''F''']]
|2012; style="background:yellow;" | [[2012 BWF Super Series Finals|SF]]
|2013; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2013 BWF Super Series Finals|RR]]
|2014; style="background:yellow;" | [[2014 BWF Super Series Finals|SF]]
|2015; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2015 BWF Super Series Finals|RR]]
        |2016; colspan=6 | {{Tooltip| DNQ | Did not qualify}}
|2022; |
|SR;| '''0/7'''
|Best; bgcolor="#d8bfd8" | '''F''' ('11)
|-
| align="left" | [[Philippines Open (badminton)|Philippines Open]]
        | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
        | bgcolor="lime" 2006; | '''W<ref>{{cite news |title=Saina creates history, wins Philippines Open |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/saina-creates-history-wins-philippines-open/article3139653.ece |access-date=2 January 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 May 2006}}</ref>'''
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |1R<ref>{{cite web |title=Philippines Open 2007: Draws: WS |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=C99F4EC4-A4F1-441A-9149-B7C148FCD8E7&draw=3 |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
        | colspan="1" style="color:#ccc" 2008; | NH
        | colspan="1" 2009; | A
        | colspan="13" style="color:#ccc" 2010; | NH
| SR; | '''1/2'''
| bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('06)
|-
| align="left" | [[Thailand Masters (badminton)|Thailand Masters]]
        | colspan="12" style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
|2016; | [[2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold|{{Tooltip| w/d |Withdrew}}]]
|2017; colspan=3 | A
|2020; bgcolor="#afeeee" | [[2020 Thailand Masters (badminton)|'''1R''']]
|2021; colspan="2" style=color:#ccc| NH
|SR;| '''0/1'''
|Best; bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('20)
|-
! colspan="21" style="text-align:center;" | '''Other Events'''
|-
| align="left" | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
        | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2006; | [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|3R]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Badminton > Round of 16 Match 40 – Result |url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Badminton/Thu%2023%20Mar/Results/Result%20-%20BD100140700007?ScheduleItemID=30322 |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
        | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2007; | NH
        | bgcolor="gold" 2010; |'''[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|G]]'''
        | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2011; | NH
        | colspan="1" 2014; | A
        | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2015; | NH
|2018; bgcolor="gold" |'''[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|G]]'''
| colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2019; | NH
|2022; |
| SR; | '''1/3'''
| bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('10, '18)
|-
| align="left" | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
        | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" 2004; | NH
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2006; |[[Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's singles|2R]]
        | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2007; | NH
        | bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2010; |[[Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's singles|QF]]
        | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2011; | NH
        | bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2014; |[[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's singles|QF]]
        | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" 2015; | NH
|2018; bgcolor="#cd7f32" |[[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's singles|B]]
|2019; colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" | NH
|2022; |
| SR; | '''0/4'''
| bgcolor="#cd7f32" Best; | B ('18)
|-
| align="left" | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]]
        | colspan="2" 2004; | A
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2006; |[[2006 Asian Badminton Championships|2R]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Chetan, Saina in second round |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/chetan-saina-in-second-round/article3171231.ece |access-date=2 January 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 March 2006}}</ref>
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2007; |[[2007 Badminton Asia Championships|2R]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Anup Sridhar advances |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/anup-sridhar-advances/article1827626.ece |access-date=2 January 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 April 2007}}</ref>
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2008; |[[2008 Badminton Asia Championships|1R]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton Asia Championships 2008: Draws: WS |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=95CEC9F7-BA64-441F-8E50-0EC4129CA92E&draw=10 |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2009; |[[2009 Badminton Asia Championships|1R]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Suwon Badminton Asia Championships 2009: Draws: WS |url=http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=A6BA1BC8-35AC-4B31-9D82-C5D4A8B13770&draw=27 |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
        | bgcolor="#cd7f32" 2010; |[[2010 Badminton Asia Championships|B]]
        | colspan="1" 2011; | A
        | bgcolor="#afeeee" 2012; |[[2012 Badminton Asia Championships|2R]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton Asia Championships 2012: Draws: WS |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=6827E1D2-DD7D-451F-BE52-EA4FA37FFAF5&draw=2 |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
        | colspan="2" 2013; | A
        | bgcolor="#ffebcd" 2015; |[[2015 Badminton Asia Championships|QF]]
        | bgcolor="#cd7f32" 2016; |[[2016 Badminton Asia Championships|B]]
|2017; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2017 Badminton Asia Championships|1R]]
|2018; bgcolor="#cd7f32" |[[2018 Badminton Asia Championships|B]]
|2019; bgcolor="#ffebcd" |[[2019 Badminton Asia Championships|QF]]
|2020; colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | NH
|2022; bgcolor="#afeeee" |[[2022 Badminton Asia Championships|2R]]
| SR; | '''0/12'''
| style="background:yellow;" Best; | SF ('10, '16, '18)
|-
| align="left" | [[India Satellite (badminton)|India Satellite]]
      | colspan="1" 2004; | A
      | bgcolor="lime" 2005; | '''W<ref>{{cite web |title=India Satellite 2005: Winners |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=1B559E4A-8590-40D9-A712-F93E3644789B |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>'''
      | bgcolor="lime" 2006; | '''W<ref>{{cite web |title=INDIA SATELLITE 2006: Winners |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=B4E9E52D-C8FF-4E59-AC08-1739B2AF2A35 |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>'''
      | colspan="16" style="color:#ccc" 2010; | NH
| SR; | '''2/2'''
      | bgcolor="lime" Best; | '''W''' ('05, '06)
|- style="background:#fffaaa;"
| align=left | '''Year-end ranking'''
|2004; |
|2005; |
|2006; |
|2007; |
|2008; |
|2009; |8
|2010; |4
|2011; |3
|2012; |3
|2013; |8
|2014; |4
|2015; |2
        |2016; |10
        |2017; |10
        |2018; |9
        |2019: |11
        |2020; |20
        |2021; |25
|2022; |
|
| '''1'''
|-
! Tournament !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! {{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}} !! Best
|}


== Record against selected opponents ==
She became the first Indian badminton player to win a BWF Series event and continued to impress on her way to winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of [[2022 German Open (badminton)|15 March 2022]].


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In 2015, Saina Nehwal won the singles event at the India Open BWF Super Series and became the number 1 women’s player in the Badminton World Federation rankings.
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Petya Nedelcheva]]
| 8 || 6 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Yufei]]
| 4 || 1 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Bingjiao]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| 14 || 2 || 12 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –10
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Lan]]
| 5 || 4 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]]
| 6 || 2 || 4 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Shixian]]
| 15 || 8 || 7 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]]
| 7 || 3 || 4 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yihan]]
| 17 || 5 || 12 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –7
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Xingfang]]
| 2 || 0 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Ning]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yiman]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]]
| 4 || 2 || 2 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Shao-chieh]]
| 4 || 3 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| 20 || 5 || 15 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –10
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tine Baun]]
| 10 || 5 || 5 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pi Hongyan]]
| 7 || 2 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Juliane Schenk]]
| 13 || 8 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|}
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Xu Huaiwen]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Wang Chen (badminton)|Wang Chen]]
| 5 || 1 || 4 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yip Pui Yin]]
| 11 || 9 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +7
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Zhou Mi (badminton)|Zhou Mi]]
| 4 || 1 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| 4 || 3 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lindaweni Fanetri]]
| 5 || 4 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Maria Kristin Yulianti]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minatsu Mitani]]
| 10 || 6 || 4 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nozomi Okuhara]]
| 14 || 9 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]]
| 11 || 2 || 9 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –7
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wong Mew Choo]]
| 8 || 5 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[An Se-young]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Bae Yeon-ju]]
| 14 || 10 || 4 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sung Ji-hyun]]
| 12 || 9 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]]
| 13 || 6 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Porntip Buranaprasertsuk]]
| 12 || 10 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +8
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]]
| 19 || 12 || 7 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +5
|}
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==Personal life==
==Related pages==
Nehwal and her family speak the [[Haryanvi language]] at home.<ref name=harlang1>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shraddha-kapoor-back-to-her-prep-for-saina-nehwal-biopic/articleshow/64309201.cms Shraddha Kapoor back to her prep for Saina Nehwal biopic], [[Mumbai Mirror]], 25 May 2018.</ref> She is a fan of [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Mahesh Babu]].<ref name=jats5/> She is in the process of opening a badminton academy in her native state of Haryana.<ref name=jats7>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/sindhu-is-a-top-player-to-beat-says-saina-nehwal/articleshow/61513379.cms PV Sindhu is a top player to beat, says Saina Nehwal], [[India Times]], 5 November 2017.</ref>
* [[Sports in India]]
 
* [[India at the Olympics]]
She married a fellow badminton player, [[Parupalli Kashyap]] in a private ceremony on 14 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/match-of-the-year-saina-nehwal-ties-the-knot-with-kashyap-wedding-india-badminton/20181214.htm|title=Match of the year: Saina ties the knot with Kashyap|website=Rediff|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
 
== Politics ==
Nehwal joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in Delhi on 29 January 2020 in the presence of party's national general secretary Arun Singh. Her sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal also joined the party. She was quoted as saying "[[Narendra Modi]] is working hard for the country, and has always inspired me."<ref name="pol1">{{cite news |last1=PTI |url=https://www.timesofindia.com/india/shuttler-saina-nehwal-to-join-bjp/amp_articleshow/73725252.cms|title=Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal joins BJP |access-date=29 January 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=29 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="pol2">{{cite news |title=Saina Nehwal, "Inspired By Narendra Sir", Joins BJP Ahead Of Delhi Polls |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/saina-nehwal-badminton-star-and-olympic-medal-winner-to-join-bjp-2171384 |access-date=29 January 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
 
== Accolades ==
 
===Awards===
* Most Promising Player of the Year (2008) award by [[Badminton World Federation]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Saina named 'The most promising player of the year' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Saina-named-The-most-promising-player-of-the-year/articleshow/3809761.cms |access-date=25 January 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=8 December 2008}}</ref>
* [[Arjuna Award]] (2009)
* [[Padma Shri]] ([[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2010–19)|2010]])<ref name=padmaShri>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-25/others/28115038_1_shuttler-padma-shri-saina-nehwal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185645/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-25/others/28115038_1_shuttler-padma-shri-saina-nehwal |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |date=25 January 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Saina wins Padma Shri}}</ref>
* [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] (2009–2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Khel Ratna award for Saina Nehwal |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/khel-ratna-award-for-saina-nehwal/article542651.ece |access-date=25 January 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Padma Bhushan]] ([[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–19)|2016]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal awarded the Padma Bhushan |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/sania-mirza-saina-nehwal-awarded-the-padma-bhushan/story-j9PdYDLCOHcNPldEdWtV1N.html |access-date=25 January 2016 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |issue=25 January 2016}}</ref>
 
; For the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics:
* {{INRConvert|10|m}} cash award from the [[Haryana]] Government<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/news/33034511_1_haryana-govt-minister-bhupinder-singh-hooda-cash-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185640/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/news/33034511_1_haryana-govt-minister-bhupinder-singh-hooda-cash-award |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=Haryana govt announces Rs 1 crore for Saina Nehwal |date=4 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|5|m}} cash award from the [[Rajasthan]] Government<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/rajasthan-announces-cash-awards-for-olympic-winners-vijay-kumar-sushil-kumar-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-and-others/articleshow/15476833.cms |title=Rajasthan announces cash awards for Olympic winners Vijay Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and others – Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|5|m}} cash award from the [[Andhra Pradesh]] Government<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/AP-govt-announces-Rs-50-lakh-cash-reward-for-Saina-Nehwal/articleshow/15395074.cms |title=AP govt announces Rs 50 lakh cash reward for Saina Nehwal |access-date=7 August 2012 |work=The Times Of India |date=8 August 2012}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|1|m}} cash award from the [[Badminton Association of India]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bai-announces-rs-10-lakh-award-for-saina-nehwal/965495/ |title=BAI announces Rs 10 lakh award for Saina Nehwal |work=Indian Express |date=22 June 2012 |access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
* Honorary doctorate degree by [[Mangalayatan University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/SPO-OTS-now-she-is-dr-4008581-NOR.html|title=Now she is Dr. Saina Nehwal|date=4 November 2012|website=dailybhaskar}}</ref>
* Honorary doctorate degree by [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Saina-Nehwal-gets-honorary-doctorate-says-her-father-will-be-proud-of-her-as-he-wanted-her-to-be-a-doctor/articleshow/54882308.cms|title=Saina Nehwal gets honorary doctorate, says her father will be proud of her as he wanted her to be a doctor &#124; Chennai News – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
 
===Endorsements===
In 2002, sports brand [[Yonex]] offered to sponsor Nehwal's kit. As her status and rankings improved, the number of sponsorships also increased. In 2004, [[Bharat Petroleum]]<ref>[[BPCL]]</ref> signed the rising star. She is one of the athletes supported by [[Olympic Gold Quest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://olympicgoldquest.in/|title=Olympic Gold Quest|website=olympicgoldquest.in}}</ref> She endorses Commune Builder,<ref name=sanendo1/> [[Edelweiss Group]],<ref name=sanendo1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/saina-nehwal-climbs-endorsement-charts-after-badminton-ratings/articleshow/48833298.cms Saina Nehwal climbs endorsement charts after badminton ratings], [[The Economic Times]], 4 September 2015.</ref> [[Emami]],<ref name=sanendo1/> [[Adani Group|Fortune Cooking Oil]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-24/news/27574525_1_oil-brands-brand-ambassador-edible-oil |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |title=Saina endorses Fortune |date=24 September 2009}}</ref> [[Godrej Consumer Products Limited|Godrej No Marks]],<ref name=sanendo1/> [[Herbalife Nutrition]],<ref name=sanendo1/><ref name="herbalife">{{cite web|url=http://sports.herbalife.com/en-us/biographies/athletes.htm/|website=sports.herbalife.com|title=Herbalife Sponsorship List|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> [[Huawei Honor|Huawei Honor smartphone]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Saina-Nehwal-is-e-smartphone-Honors-brand-ambassador/articleshow/51618327.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|title=city/delhi/Saina-Nehwal-is-e-smartphone-Honors-brand-ambassador/articleshow/51618327|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> [[Indian Overseas Bank]],<ref name=sanendo1/> [[List of GlaxoSmithKline products|Iodex]],<ref name=sanendo1/> [[National Egg Coordination Committee|NECC]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/45433_Saina-Nehwal-Smash-hit-for-brands |publisher=[[AFAQ]] |title=Saina Nehwal: Acing the brand endorsement scene |date=31 August 2015}}</ref> [[Sahara Group]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/badminton/200887-saina-nehwal-signed-as-brand-ambassador-by-sahara |title=Saina Nehwal signed as brand ambassador by Sahara – Badminton News |publisher=Sports.ndtv.com |date=18 December 2012 |access-date=12 April 2015}}</ref> [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]],<ref name=sanendo1/> [[Top Ramen|Top Ramen Noodles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topramen.in/careers_news.php/|title=About Top Ramen|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> [[Vaseline]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/a-good-sport-4/|title=A Good Sport|date=1 April 2015}}</ref> and [[Yonex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/sports/yonex-renews-rs-100-cr-sponsorship-deal-with-bai-for-4-years-180510|title=Yonex renews sponsorship deal with BAI for Rs 100 cr|date=10 May 2018|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref>
 
Nehwal signed an endorsement deal worth Rs. 400&nbsp;million with the popular sports management firm [[SEVEN (brand)|Rhiti Sports]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saina-nehwal-signs-rs-40cr-deal-with-sports-management-firm-rhiti-sports/293086-5-135.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301064505/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saina-nehwal-signs-rs-40cr-deal-with-sports-management-firm-rhiti-sports/293086-5-135.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2013 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |title=Saina Nehwal signs Rs 40cr deal with sports management firm Rhiti Sports |date=19 September 2012}}</ref> However, she severed this deal in 2013 and signed up with KWAN entertainment and marketing solutions for an undisclosed sum.<ref name="CutRhitiSports">{{cite news |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-rhiti-sports-end-40-crore-deal |publisher=[[Sportskeeda]] |title=Saina Nehwal severs ties with Rhiti sports ending Rs 40 crore deal |date=19 December 2013}}</ref> She has a dedicated sporting range with the multinational sports goods manufacturer [[Yonex]], 4% of the profits of which goes to her.<ref name="CutRhitiSports" />
 
===In popular culture===
Nehwal has been invited on popular Indian television shows as a guest including ''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]'', ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]'', ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]], [[Sam Jam]].''<ref>{{cite web|date=10 May 2019|title=The Kapil Sharma Show is the best comedy show, says Saina Nehwal|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/saina-nehwal-parupalli-kashyap-the-kapil-sharma-show-5720848/lite/|access-date=11 May 2019|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
 
Her [[autobiography]], ''Playing to Win: My Life On and Off Court'',<ref name=sanbio1>[https://www.skymetweather.com/content/sports-and-weather/the-saina-nehwal-story-birdies-flight-from-1999-to-2015/ The Saina Nehwal Story: Birdie's Flight From 1999 to 2015], Skymet, −1 Apr 2015.</ref><ref name=sanbio2>[https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/11-sports-autobiographies-which-are-bound-to-inspire-you-to-go-and-chase-your-dreams-335232.html 11 Sports Autobiographies Which Are Bound To Inspire You To Go And Chase Your Dreams], [[India Times]], 8 December 2017.</ref> was released in 2012.<ref name=sanbio3>[https://www.amazon.in/Playing-Win-Saina-Nehwal/dp/014333249X Playing to Win: Saina Nehwal].</ref>
 
''[[Saina (film)|Saina]]'', a [[biopic]] based on her life, directed by [[Amol Gupte]] with actress [[Parineeti Chopra]] playing the title role, was released in 2021.<ref name=sanbio4>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/badminton/article/saina-nehwal-shares-first-poster-of-her-biopic-starring-parineeti-chopra-reveals-release-date/726952|title= Saina Nehwal shares first poster of her biopic starring Parineeti Chopra, reveals release date|access-date=11 March 2021|work=Times Now News|date=2 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Saina Nehwal hails Parineeti Chopra's film teaser, says 'love the look as mini Saina' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/saina-nehwal-hails-parineeti-s-film-teaser-says-love-the-look-as-mini-saina-101614924764716.html |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Legacy===
[[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University#SIATTE|Saina Nehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology, Training & Education]]<ref name=sanlegacy2>[http://demosl56.rvsolutions.in/ernet/website-019/hi/node/5877 The Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar will hold a three-day training camp on Mushroom production from September 28, 2015 at Saina Nehwal Agricultural Technology and Training Institute], Public Relations Department, Government of Haryana, 28 September 2015.</ref> at [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]] is named after her.
 
== See also ==
*[[India national badminton team]]


== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150513235612/http://www.badmintonlink.com/Player-Info/36/Saina_Nehwal Saina Nehwal at BadmintonLink.com]
* [http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/saina-nehwal-launches-badminton-academy-gaur-city Saina Nehwal first badminton academy at Gaur City] at [[Sportskeeda]]
* [http://www.sportskeeda.com/player/saina-nehwal/ Saina Nehwal Profile and latest news] at [[Sportskeeda]]
* [http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/your-call/your-call-with-saina-nehwal/136852 Interview with Saina Nehwal – "Your Call with Saina Nehwal"] on NDTV
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