Tanisha Crasto Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Badminton Player
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Badminton
International Debut	• Team Bahrain- 2013 • Team United Arab Emirates- 2017 • Team India- 2018
Domestic/State Team	Prime Star Sports Academy, U.A.E.
Coach	• Pullela Gopichand • Arun Vishnu
Handedness	Right
Medals	Gold • 2016: Bahrain International Challenge in Bahrain for team Bahrain (Women's doubles) • 2016: Henna Speedy India Club UAE Open tournament in Dubai for team U.A.E. (Mixed doubles, Girls singles U-14, Girls singles U-16) • 2017: Henna Speedy India Club UAE Open Badminton Tournament in Dubai (Women's singles, Mixed double, Girls singles U-15) • 2018: All India Badminton Ranking Championships at Nagpur, Maharashtra (Girls doubles U-17 and Mixed Doubles U-17) • 2018: 43rd Yonex Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta Memorial Junior U-19 National Badminton Championship (Women's doubles) • 2018: Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament (Girl's doubles and Mixed doubles) • 2018: South Asian U-21 Regional Badminton Championship in Nepal (Team event, Mixed doubles, Women's Doubles) • 2018: U-19 CBSE National Badminton Championship (Women's singles) • 2018: Yonex-Sunrise All India Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament in Chandigarh (Girl's doubles) • 2018: All India Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament in Hyderabad (Women's Doubles) • 2019: Junior Nationals Championship at at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh (Mixed doubles) • 2019: Bulgarian Junior International Championships in Pazardzhik for team India (Women's doubles) • 2019: 42nd ISC APEX UAE BADMINTON GOLD CHAMPIONSHIP in Abu Dhabi (Women's singles & Mixed doubles) • 2019: Yonex-Sunrise Krishna Khaitan All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament (Women's doubles and Mixed doubles) • 2019: Dubai Junior International Series in Dubai for team India (Women's doubles) • 2019: CBSE National badminton championship in Varanasi for The Indian High School, Dubai (Women's singles and doubles) • 2020: Yonex Shuttle Time Dubai Club Championship in Dubai for Prime Star A (Mixed doubles) • 2020: Yonex-Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton tournament (Mixed doubles) • 2021: South Zone Inter-University Badminton Tournament in Bengaluru for Jain University, Bengaluru (Women's doubles) • 2021: Infosys Foundation India International Challenge in Bengaluru for team India (Mixed doubles) • 2022: Syed Modi India International tournament in Lucknow for team India (Mixed doubles) • 2023: 85th Senior National Badminton Championships at Guwahati, Assam (Mixed doubles) • 2023: All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Bahadurgarh (Mixed doubles and Women's doubles) • 2023: Nantes International Challenge in Rezé for team India (Women's doubles) • 2023: Abu Dhabi Masters in Abu Dhabi for team India (Women's doubles) • 2023: YONEX-SUNRISE Guwahati Masters Super 100 in Guwahati for team India (Women's doubles) • 2023: YONEX-SUNRISE Odisha Masters in Cuttack for team India (Mixed doubles) • 2024: Badminton Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam for team India (Women's doubles) Silver • 2017: All India Sub Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Jaipur (Girl's doubles) • 2019: Yonex-Sunrise India Junior International in Trivandrum (Girl's doubles) • 2019: 44th Junior Nationals Championship at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh (Girl's doubles) • 2020: Yonex-Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton tournament (Women's doubles) • 2021: Infosys Foundation India International Challenge in Bengaluru for team India (Women's doubles) • 2021: Scottish Open in Glassgow for team India (Mixed doubles) • 2023: Nantes International Challenge in Rezé for team India (Mixed doubles) • 2023: Syed Modi India International tournament in Lucknow for team India (Women's doubles) • 2023: YONEX-SUNRISE Odisha Masters in Cuttack for team India (Women's doubles) Bronze • 2023: Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in Dubai for team India (Women's doubles)
Awards, Honours	• Most Promising Player for Indian High School at IHS Sports Festival, Dubai (2013) • Felicitation Award at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Dubai, for her performance in sports (2019) • Atal Award (2019-20) • National Youth Parliament Award (November 2021) • Felicitation Award from the CBSE Gulf Sahodaya (Middle East) for her achievements in sports for the year 2019-2020 (2021) • 'Golden Visa' from U.A.E (2022)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 May 2003 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	21 Years
Birthplace	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
School	The Indian High School, Dubai
College/University	Jain University, Bengaluru
Tattoo	A tattoo on collar bone
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Clifford Crasto (IT professional) Mother- Tulip Gomes Crasto (Operations Manager)
Siblings	Brother- Cristiano Castro
Favourites
Food	Pasta
Film	Bollywood - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tanisha Crasto

• She was born in Dubai and represented Bahrain and U.A.E. before representing India.

• She hails from Goa and has represented Goa in various tournaments.

• She started playing badminton tournaments in Dubai when she was 8 years old.

• Her interest in badminton began in childhood after watching her father play the sport.
  

  

  Tanisha Crasto with her father

• She wanted to quit badminton when she was 10 years old because she found it difficult to manage her studies along with the sport.
• In 2017, she became the youngest Henna Speedy UAE Open Badminton Tournament winner at the age of 14.

• In an interview, she talked about preferring doubles to playing singles due to the lack of any singles opponent while she was younger and said,
  

  When I was younger, there were not enough players to play singles in Dubai. So I used to play together with my Dad. Then over the years, I discovered that doubles was my calling.”

• She is a food enthusiast and enjoys eating different cuisines.

• She often trains up to 7 hours a day.

• Had she not become a badminton player, she would have become a model.

• She shares a close bond with Ashwini Ponnappa, who is nearly 14 years older than her. They developed their bond as they frequently travelled together for matches and established an off-court relationship.

• In April 2024, she was selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics along with her partner, Ashwini Ponnappa.

• She is a fitness enthusiast and performs various exercises, including yoga, to stay fit.
  

  Tanisha Crasto performing yoga

• She is an animal lover.
  

  Tanisha Crasto petting a kangaroo