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{{Short description|Indian badminton player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Anupama Upadhyaya
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|12}}
| birth_place = [[Almora]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton: Meet Anupama Upadhyaya, the former junior world No 1 and now senior national champion |website=Scroll.in |date=28 February 2023 | url=https://scroll.in/field/1044737/badminton-meet-anupama-upadhyaya-the-former-junior-world-no-1-looking-to-make-her-way-up | access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref> [[Uttarakhand]], India
| handedness = Right
| years_active = 2020–present
| coach = [[Park Tae-sang]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Teenager Anupama Upadhyaya is toughening up: "Wasn't sad about not being picked for Uber Cup"
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/teenager-anupama-upadhyaya-is-toughening-up-uber-cup-kazakhstan-challenge-india-badminton-singles-9258378/|access-date=9 April 2024|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
| event = Women's singles
| career_record = 102 wins, 43 losses
| highest_ranking = 38
| date_of_highest_ranking = 22 July 2025
| current_ranking = 49
| date_of_current_ranking = 24 February 2026
| bwfbadminton_id = 74481
| bwf_id = C632D6A8-DBB2-46B4-B4F9-C725F7BA00D2
}}

'''Anupama Upadhyaya''' (born 12 February 2005) is an Indian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Anupama Upadhyaya |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/74481/anupama-upadhyaya |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] }}</ref> She is a former BWF World Junior Number 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/indias-anupama-upadhyaya-becomes-new-junior-world-no-1-in-bwf-rankings/articleshow/94053074.cms|title=India's Anupama Upadhyaya becomes new Junior World No. 1 in BWF rankings|work=Times Of India|date=7 September 2022|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BWF Junior Rankings (9/27/2022) |url=https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=31725&category=818}}</ref> She became the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Indian National Badminton Champion]] in women's singles in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/anupama-upadhyaya-and-mithun-manjunath-clinch-national-badminton-singles-titles/articleshow/98310436.cms |title=Anupama Upadhyaya and Mithun Manjunath clinch national badminton singles titles |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Hailing from [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], Upadhyaya first started playing badminton when she was sent to a summer camp by her father, Naveen, a former cricketer. She first started training under D. K. Sen (father of 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist [[Lakshya Sen]]).<ref name="indnc23">{{cite web |last=Sharda |first=Deepakar |title=Anupama Upadhyaya of Panchkula becomes national badminton champ |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/anupama-upadhyaya-of-panchkula-becomes-national-badminton-champ-483972 |work=The Tribune |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2023, Upadhyaya won the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Indian National Championships]] women's singles title at the age of 18, became the first girls' from Almora district to do so.<ref name="indnc23"/> She was elected to join national team to compete at the [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games|Asian Games]] in Hangzhou, China.<ref name="ag23">{{cite web |title="Admire Lakshya Sen A Lot": Indian Shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya Ahead Of Asian Games |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2023/i-admire-lakshya-sen-a-lot-indian-shuttler-anupama-upadhyaya-ahead-of-asian-games-4395606 |publisher=NDTV |date=16 September 2023 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
=== BWF International (6 titles, 2 runners-up) ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | [[Kenya International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aakarshi Kashyap]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 6–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[Uganda International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Malvika Bansod]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 23–25, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[India International Challenge]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Unnati Hooda]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aditi Bhatt]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–14, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | [[Tajikistan International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Ksenia Polikarpova]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–9, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Polish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tanya Hemanth]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 11–21, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Kazakhstan International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Isharani Baruah]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2026
| align="left" | Uganda International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mansi Singh]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

=== BWF Junior International (1 title) ===
''Girls' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#EBE7E0"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Uganda Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghana Reddy Mareddy]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 12–21, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
: {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament

== Performance timeline ==
{{Performance key (badminton)}}
=== National team ===
* ''Junior level''
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! Team events !! 2022
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]]
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships|13th]]
|}

* ''Senior level''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Team events !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's team|QF]]
| colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | NH
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Sudirman Cup]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2023 Sudirman Cup|RR]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2025 Sudirman Cup|RR]]
|}

=== Individual competitions ===
* ''Junior level''
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! Team events !! 2022
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles|3R]]
|}

* ''Senior level''
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! Events !! 2025
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asia Championships]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2025 Badminton Asia Championships|1R]]
|}

{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! rowspan="2" | Tournament !! colspan="5" | [[BWF World Tour]] !! rowspan="2" | Best
|-
! [[2022 BWF World Tour|2022]] !! [[2023 BWF World Tour|2023]] !! [[2024 BWF World Tour|2024]] !! [[2025 BWF World Tour|2025]] !! [[2026 BWF World Tour|2026]]
|-
| align=left | [[Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Malaysia Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
| A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[India Open]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2022 India Open (badminton)|2R]]'''
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 India Open (badminton)|2R]]'''
| A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('22, '25)
|-
| align=left | [[Indonesia Masters]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Indonesia Masters|1R]]'''
| A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Thailand Masters (badminton)|Thailand Masters]]
| colspan="1" style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2023 Thailand Masters (badminton)|1R]]'''
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Thailand Masters (badminton)|1R]]'''
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('23, '26)
|-
| align=left | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 German Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Orléans Masters]]
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2022 Orléans Masters |'''QF''']]
| 2023; bgcolor=f0f8ff | Q2
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2024 Orléans Masters |2R]]
| A
|
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('22)
|-
| align=left | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Swiss Open (badminton)|2R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Taipei Open]]
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Taipei Open|1R]]'''
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Taipei Open|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('24, '25)
|-
| align=left | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
| 2022; bgcolor=f0f8ff | Q1
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Thailand Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Singapore Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Indonesia Open|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Canada Open]]
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Canada Open|2R]]'''
| A
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('24)
|-
| align=left | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Japan Open|2R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 China Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]]
| colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Macau Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Macau Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('24, '25)
|-
| align=left | [[Vietnam Open (badminton)|Vietnam Open]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2022 Vietnam Open|1R]]'''
| A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Vietnam Open|1R]]'''
| A
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('22, '24)
|-
| align=left | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Hong Kong Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[China Masters]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2024 China Masters|'''2R''']]
| A
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('24)
|-
| rowspan="2" align=left | [[Indonesia Masters Super 100]]
| rowspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I|1R]]'''
| colspan="2" | A
|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('23)
|-
| colspan="2" | A
|
|
|-
| align=left | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Korea Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Kaohsiung Masters]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Kaohsiung Masters|1R]]'''
| A
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('24)
|-
| align=left | [[Al Ain Masters]]
| 2022; style=color:#ccc | NH
| A
| 2024; style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2025 Al Ain Masters|QF]]'''
|
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 French Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Hylo Open]]
| colspan="3" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Hylo Open|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
| colspan="2" | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Australian Open (badminton)|2R]]'''
| A
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('24)
|-
| align=left | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| bgcolor=ffff00 | [[2022 Syed Modi International|'''SF''']]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2023 Syed Modi International|2R]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2024 Syed Modi International|2R]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2025 Syed Modi International|2R]]
|
| bgcolor=ffff00 | '''SF''' ('22)
|-
| align=left | [[Guwahati Masters]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2023 Guwahati Masters|2R]]
| A
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2025 Guwahati Masters|QF]]'''
|
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('25)
|-
| align=left | [[Odisha Masters]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2022 Odisha Open|2R]]
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2023 Odisha Masters|QF]]'''
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2024 Odisha Masters|1R]]
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2025 Odisha Masters|QF]]'''
|
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('23, '25)
|-
| align=left | '''Year-end ranking'''
| 2022; | 48
| 2023; | 87
| 2024; | 46
| 2025; | 48
| 2026; |
| Best; | '''38'''
|-
! Tournament !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 !! rowspan="2" | Best
|}

== See also ==
*[[Badminton in India]]
*[[India national badminton team]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyaya, Anupama}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:People from Almora]]
[[Category:Indian female badminton players]]
[[Category:Indian national badminton champions]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games badminton players for India]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

Anupama Upadhyaya - Revision history

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