Anita Raj Kaur

Anita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh (Punjabi: ਅਨੀਤਾ ਰਾਜ ਕੌਰ, romanized: Anītā rāja kaura; born 31 July 1986) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] In 2004, she became the first non-Chinese player to win the National Championships.[2] In 2009, Kaur won the women's singles title at the Croatian International tournament,[3] and in 2010, she won double title at the Welsh International in the women's singles and doubles event.[4]

Anita Raj Kaur
Personal information
Birth nameAnita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh
Country Malaysia
Born (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986
Malaysia
Women's
Highest ranking55 (WS) 17 December 2009
182 (WD) 3 May 2012
122 (XD) 29 July 2010
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
2007 Nakhon RatchasimaWomen's team
BWF profile

Personal life

She is the Indian descent with distant relatives in Chandigarh. Kaur is a daughter of Mohinder Singh and Jasmal Kaur, and her sister Ravinder Kaur also represented Malaysia in badminton tournaments.[5]

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Vietnam Open Bae Seung-hee 8–21, 18–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Welsh International Atu Rosalina 23–21, 21–15 Winner
2010 Iceland International Ragna Ingólfsdóttir 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2009 Welsh International Tatiana Bibik 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up
2009 Croatian International Tatiana Bibik 19–21, 21–12, 21–12 Winner
2009 Swedish International Yu Hirayama 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Satellite Sutheaswari Mudukasan 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2006 Sri Lanka Satellite Julia Wong Pei Xian 14–21, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Welsh International Joanne Quay Louise Eriksson
Amanda Wallin		 21–13, 21–11 Winner
2009 Welsh International Joanne Quay Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2004 Syed Modi International Wong Mew Choo Shruti Kurien
Jwala Gutta		 5–15, 15–17 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Anita Raj Kaur". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Historic win for Anita to become first non-Chinese national champion". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. "In Zagreb war das Viertelfinale Endstation" (in German). Österreichischer Badminton Verband. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. "Welsh International: dva zásahy pro Německo a Malajsii" (in Czech). Badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. "Badminton player from Malaysia but she's 'first a Punju'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2017.


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