Devika Sihag Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Badminton Player
Known For	Being third Indian Woman to Win Super 300 Title (2026) after P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (172 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Light Brown
Badminton
International Debut	Malaysia International in August 2025
Coach(es)/Mentor(s)	• Umendra Rana • Irwansyah Adi Pratama • Vimal Kumar • Sagar Chopda • Sayali Gokhale
Ranking	63 (as of January 2026)
Handedness	Right
Records (main ones)	2024 • Won the Swedish Open women’s singles title • Won the Portugal International women’s singles title • Finished as runner-up at the Estonian International tournament • Finished as runner-up at the Dutch International tournament 2024–25 • Won the Senior National Badminton Championship title in India 2025 • Won her first international title at the Malaysia International tournament • Finished as runner-up at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 tournament • Won a bronze medal at the World University Games 2026 • Won the Thailand Masters Super 300 title, her first major BWF World Tour title • Became the third Indian woman to win a Badminton World Federation (BMF) Super 300 tournament • Achieved her career-best Badminton World Federation (BMF) world ranking of 63 in January 2026
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 April 2005 (Monday)
Age (as of 2025)	20 Years
Birthplace	Hansi, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hansi, Haryana
School	Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, Chandigarh
College/University	Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in Business Administration
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- (Lawyer) Mother- Sunil Maan (Social Science Teacher)
Siblings	Brother- 1 (younger) Sister- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Devika Sihag

• Devika Sihag hails from the Panchkula district of Haryana.

• Devika has started playing badmintion since a very young age.

• In an interview, Sihag mentioned that when she was 9 years old, her father enrolled her and her younger brother at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, in badminton training.

• Initially, she didn’t enjoy badminton much because of the pressure of balancing sport with studies. However, after six months, she started winning at the district and state levels. In an interview, she said,

Frankly, I didn’t enjoy it much because there was pressure to study also. But slowly as results came at the state level, I started appreciating playing one of the fastest sports. I love the speed.”

• When Devika was 12, her parents enrolled her in Bengaluru’s Centre for Badminton Excellence (CBE) (formerly known as the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy).

• In an interview, her mother, Sunil Maan, who works as a teacher, persuaded her father to allow Devika to move to Bengaluru for advanced training.

• After moving to Bengaluru, she trained under coaches including Umendra Rana and benefited from practice sessions alongside Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu under coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama.

• During her early international breakthrough, she struggled with confidence because of losing close three-set matches to other Indian players.

• In 2018, Devika won her first junior national title.

• Sihag’s height helped her develop powerful smashes and a tall attacking game similar to P.V. Sindhu’s.

• In 2024, at the Haryana State Badminton Championship, she won a silver medal. In the same year, she won the Victor Swedish Badminton’s singles titles.
  

  Devika Sihag, when she won Victor Swedish Badminton’s singles title

• Although after being qualified twice for the junior world championships, she never medalled at the event. However, she made her way to the seniors and in 2024, she won her first senior national title at the Senior National Badminton Championships.

• In August 2025, at the Malaysia International Championship, Sihag defeated many international opponents and won her first international challenge title.

• In January 2026, at the 2026 Thailand Masters Super 300 in Bangkok, Devika Sihag won her first Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Title.

• At the 2026 Thailand Masters Super 300 in Bangkok, she won her first BWF World Tour title. After her win, she became the third Indian woman to win a Super 300 singles title.

• At the world ranking of 63, Devika Sihag is the lowest-ranked player to have won a title at this level.

• As of 2026, Devika Sihag is training at Vimal Kumar’s Centre of Excellence under the Indonesian coach Irwansyah, who is coaching P.V. Sindhu there.