Saina Nehwal Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Badminton Player, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Badminton
International Debut	Asian Badminton Satellite tournament in 2005
Coach(es)/Mentor(s)	S. M. Arif, Pullela Gopichand, Nani Prasad Rao, Vimal Kumar
Records (main ones)	2006 • First player to win the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament twice. • First Indian woman and youngest Asian player to win a 4-star Philippines Open tournament. 2008 • First Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships. • First Indian woman to reach the quarter finals at the Olympic Games. 2009 First Indian to win the title of BWF Super Series. 2010 First Indian woman to reach the semi finals of 2010 All-England Super Series. 2011 First Indian singles player to reach the final of the BWF Super Series Masters Finals. 2014 First Indian woman to win the China Open Super Series Premier. 2015 • First Indian woman badminton player to reach the finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships. • First Indian woman badminton player to be ranked world number one in the Badminton World Federation in Women’s Singles. 2018 First Indian woman badminton player to win the Asian badminton medal for India at the Asian Games.
Awards, Achievements	2006 • Bronze Medal at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne • Won a four-star badminton Philippines Open tournament at Pasig City, Manila • Won the Philippines Open Grand Prix 2007 Gold Medal at National Games in Guwahati 2008 • Won the Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold • Won the World Junior Badminton Championships tournament in Pune • Most Promising Player of the Year Award by Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2009 • Won the Indonesia Open tournament at Jakarta • Arjuna Award 2010 • Won the Singapore Open Super Series in Lion City • Won the Yonex Sunrise Indian Open tournament in Chennai • Bronze Medal at Asian Badminton Championships in New Delhi • Won the India Open Grand Prix • Silver Medal in Mixed Team Event at Commonwealth Games in Delhi • Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games in Delhi • Won the Hong Kong Open Badminton Super Series • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award • Padma Shri Award 2011 Won the Swiss Open tournament in Basel 2012 • Won the Swiss Open tournament in Basel • Won the Indonesia Super Series in Jakarta • Bronze Medal at London Olympics in Women’s Singles • Won the Denmark Open Super Series in Odense • An honorary doctorate degree by Mangalayatan University 2014 • Bronze Medal at Asian Games • Won the Australian Badminton Open Super Series • Won the China Super Series Premier 2015 • Won the India Super Series in New Delhi • Silver Medal at World Championships in Jakarta 2016 • Won the Australian Badminton Open Super Series in Sydney • An honorary doctorate degree in literature by SRM University • Padma Bhushan Award 2017 • Won the Malaysia Masters tournament • Bronze Medal at World Badminton Championships in Glasgow 2018 • Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games in Women’s Singles • Gold Medal in badminton mixed team event at Commonwealth Games • Bronze Medal at Asian Badminton Championships
Career Turning Point	When she became the under-19 national champion in 2006.
Politics
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 March 1990 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	34 Years
Birthplace	Hisar, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hisar, Haryana, India
School(s)	• Campus School, CCS HAU, Hisar • Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Public School, Hyderabad • National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) School Rajendranagar, Hyderabad • St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad
Educational Qualification	12th Standard
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversy	In January 2022, she took to Twitter to condemn the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab. In reply, Tamil actor Siddharth used derogatory terms in his tweet that attracted controversy. Following this, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma took to Twitter to deamand action against the Tamil actor. On 11 January 2022, Siddharth took to Twitter to share a letter of apology to Saina Nehwal and said "You'll Always Be My Champion."
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Boyfriend	Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton Player)
Marriage Date	14 December 2018
Marriage Place	Hyderabad
Family
Husband/Spouse	Parupalli Kashyap (m. 2018-present)
Parents	Father- Harvir Singh Nehwal (Scientist) Mother- Usha Nehwal
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Abu Chandranshu Nehwal (Elder)
Favourites
Food	Aloo Paratha, Kiwi
Fruit	Kiwi
Actor(s)	Shah Rukh Khan, Mahesh Babu
Athlete(s)	Cricketer- Sachin Tendulkar Tennis Player- Roger Federer
Destination	Singapore
Politician	Narendra Modi
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• BMW • Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 53 (bought in November 2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Saina Nehwal

• Saina Nehwal belongs to Haryana, but her family shifted to Hyderabad when she was 5 years old.
  

  Saina Nehwal (Childhood) with her parents and sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal

• Her grandmother was not happy at her birth; as she wanted a boy.

• Her parents have also been state-level badminton champions for Haryana.

• On the advice of badminton coach Nani Prasad Rao, she started playing badminton at the age of 8. For her training, her father used to take her 50 km away to a badminton academy on a daily basis.
  

  Saina Nehwal during their younger days

• Saina did her badminton training from the Gopichand Badminton Academy.

• In 2005, she got selected to play in the under-19 national team and became the U-19 national champion in 2006; after winning Asian Satellite Badminton tournament twice.

• Her mother often calls her “Steffi Saina;” as she has been a huge fan of tennis star “Steffi Graff.”

• She has a brown belt in Karate.

• In 2012, Sachin Tendulkar gave her BMW as a gift; after she won the gold medal in the Olympics.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar gifted BMW to Saina Nehwal

• In the same year, Saina Nehwal released her autobiography ‘Playing to Win: My Life On and Off Court.’
  

  Saina Nehwal’s autobiography ‘Playing to Win- My Life On and Off Court’

• In October 2016, she was appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.

• She faced injuries in the year 2016 and 2017, due to which she didn’t play in several tournaments.

• Saina has appeared on the cover of various magazines like ‘Women’s Health,’ ‘Femina,’ etc.
  

  Saina Nehwal on the cover of Femina magazine

• She has also appeared as a guest on some TV shows like ‘Satyamev Jayate,’ ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil,’ and ‘The Kapil Sharma Show.’
  

  Saina Nehwal on the set of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’

• In Hisar, ‘Saina Nehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology, Training & Education’ at ‘Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University’ is named after her.

• She has endorsed numerous famous brands like Vaseline, Fortune Cooking Oil, Emami, Godrej No Marks, Edelweiss Group, Huawei Honor Smartphone, Star Sports, NECC, Indian Overseas Bank, Top Ramen Noodles, Herbalife Nutrition, Yonex,  Iodex, Sahara Group, etc.

• Saina Nehwal is a dog lover.
  

  Saina Nehwal loves dogs

• On 29 January 2020, Saina joined the Bharatiya Janata Party; ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections in February 2020. After joining the party, she said,
  

  I draw a lot of inspiration from Narendra sir. I have won medals for the country. I am a very hardworking and I love hardworking persons. I can see Prime Minister Narendra Modi does so much for the country, I want to do something for the country with him.”