Tanvi Khanna is an Indian squash player who achieved the world rank of 69th and became the first among Indian squash players in September 2023, surpassing Asian Squash Champion Joshna Chinappa. She was a member of the Indian women’s national squash team, which won the bronze medal. Medals in 2023 Asian Games.
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Tanvi Khanna was born on Tuesday, 23 July 1996 (age 27 years; as in 2023) in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Leo. He completed his primary education from Modern School, Delhi. In 2018, he received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Tanvi’s father is a national level squash player and her mother is a national level swimmer. He has a sister.
livelihood
college tournament
During her college years, she was a member of the “Columbia University Lions”, which included all athletic teams at Columbia University, where she was part of the women’s squash team and was coached by Jacques Swanepoel. In her sophomore year, she made history by becoming the first player in the women’s squash program to receive All-America honors and led the Lions to the No. 1 ranking for the season. She also made history by becoming the second player in her program to earn All-Ivy honors. In her junior year, she was one of two Lions to win over the number one player at Yale University and the number one player at Cornell University. She participated in the College Squash Association (CSA) Championships, leading the team as captain and was acknowledged as the team’s Most Valuable Player. In his senior year, he helped lead the team to victory in the CSA Team Championship against Cornell and was awarded the Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive time.
Tanvi Khanna is playing for Colombia Lions
national championship
In 2013, he represented the Independent Olympic Athletes; Indian athletes who competed at the 2013 Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China under the Olympic flag due to the suspension of the country’s National Olympic Committee (NOC). The Indian team of Adya Advani, Harshit Kaur Jawanda and Tanvi Khanna won the bronze medal at the 2013 Asian Youth Games. In 2018, she was a member of the Indian women’s national squash team; Joshna Chinappa, Sunayana Kuruvilla and Deepika Pallikal were the other members of the team. The team won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Indian women’s national squash team at the 2018 Asian Games
In 2019, she competed at the Women’s Asian Individual Squash Championships but lost to Joshna Chinappa in the quarterfinals. Tanvi won the gold medal in the women’s singles event at the 2019 South Asian Games held in Lalitpur, Nepal. She was also a member of the Indian women’s national squash team; Sunayana Kuruvilla, Sanya Vats and Urvashi Joshikal were the other members of the team. The team won the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games held in Nepal.
Tanvi Khanna at SAF Games, Nepal
In August 2021, Tanvi won her first PSA (Professional Squash Association) Tour title after emerging as champion at the second HCL SRFI Indian Tour squash tournament by defeating Sunaina Kuruvilla in a five-game thriller.
Tanvi Khanna is playing in HCL SRFI Delhi Open Championship
In August 2023, she won the Costa North Coast Open Coffs Harbor defeating Chan Yiwen of Malaysia in the final. This proved to be a remarkable win for Tanvi as she had defeated many top-seeded players like Joshna Chinappa during her rise to the top. In September 2023, she became India’s No. 1 squash player at the age of 29 by surpassing Joshna Chinappa and also achieved a world ranking of 69 as per PSA World Rankings. In an interview, while talking about reaching the number one position in India, he said,
My world ranking went from 96 to 69 in three weeks, and I think these events have helped me gain more confidence in my game for the rest of the season. I hadn’t played Joshna for a few years and it was great to beat her at the Costa North Open – something I’ve been working on for a while. The next target is to break into the top 50 in the world.”
In 2023, she was a member of the Indian women’s national squash team; Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh and Deepika Pallikal were the other members of the team. The team won the bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Indian women’s national squash team at the 2022 Asian Games
Facts/General Knowledge
- He has 2 pet dogs, Keanu and Lee.
tanvi khanna’s pets
- She meditates for 20 minutes every day. According to him, this helps him in better introspection and keeps his mental health in good shape.
Tanvi shared a post about attending a meditation camp
- She started playing squash at the age of 9 and soon participated in a tournament in Delhi where she emerged the winner. This experience inspired him to take up squash professionally and concentrate on the sport.
- In 2022, she suffered an ACL injury that forced her to take a break from squash for almost a year, causing her world rank to fall below 400 for the first time in more than seven years.
- She walked the ramp as a showstopper for the Caprice x Gauri and Nainika show at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI 2023 along with other Squash team members.
Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh, Joshna Chinappa and Deepika Pallikal (left to right) at Lakme Fashion Week 2023.
- In her free time she enjoys traveling and traveling with her friends.
Tanvi is enjoying her trip in Manali
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