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{{Infobox squash player<br />
| name = Aparajitha Balamurukan<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|03|17}}<br />
| country = {{IND}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| residence = [[Chennai]]<br />
| height = 1.69 m<br />
| weight = 57 kg<br />
| website = <br />
| retired = Active<br />
| college = <br />
| team = <br />
| turnedpro = 2009<br />
| league = <br />
| event = women's singles<br />
| highest_ranking = 77<br />
| racquet = Head<br />
| plays = right-handed<br />
| date_of_highest_ranking = August 2010<br />
| coach = [[Cyrus Poncha]]<br />
| current_ranking = 150<br />
| date_of_current_ranking = October 2019<br />
| titles = <br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalSport | Women's [[squash (sport)|squash]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Squash at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[Squash at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Squash at the 2014 Asian Games - Women's team|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Beach Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 Asian Beach Games|2014 Phuket]] | [[Squash at the 2014 Asian Beach Games|Singles]]}}<br />
| updated = 8 October 2019<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aparajitha Balamurukan''' (born 17 March 1994) is an Indian female academic and professional squash player who is generally a regular member of the [[India women's national squash team|Indian squash team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.squashinfo.com/players/4471-aparajitha-balamurukan|title=Squash Info {{!}} Aparajitha Balamurukan {{!}} Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/7990/aparajitha-balamurukan?tab=info|title=Aparajitha Balamurukan - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> She achieved her highest career PSA ranking of 77 in August 2010 during the [[2010 PSA World Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.squashinfo.com/rankings/4471-aparajitha-balamurukan|title=Squash Info {{!}} PSA World Squash Rankings: Aparajitha Balamurukan {{!}} Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Aparajitha was born in [[Erode]] and raised in [[Chennai]]. Her father Balamurukan was a prominent businessman. She took the interest on the sport of squash at the age of eight.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.saddahaq.com/squash-helped-me-get-through-one-of-the-most-difficult-phases-of-my-life-aparajitha-balamurukan|title='Squash helped me get through one of the most difficult phases of my life': Aparajitha Balamurukan {{!}} Soumo Ghosh|website=www.saddahaq.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
She joined the [[Professional Squash Association]] in 2009 at the age of 15 and took part in the [[2009 PSA World Tour]]. She signed for a coaching camp in squash basic training at the ICL Academy. Aparajitha also completed her [[MBA]] degree while playing squash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.educationworld.in/aparajitha-balamurukan/|title=Aparajitha Balamurukan|date=2008-07-01|website=EducationWorld|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> <br />
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She received her maiden opportunity to represent India at the [[2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships]] and was part of the team which reached quarterfinals. She also represented [[India at the 2014 Asian Games]] and claimed a silver medal in the [[Squash at the 2014 Asian Games - Women's team|women's team event]]. In the same year, she also competed at the [[2014 World University Squash Championship]]. However her career rankings dropped below 100 after 2014 despite a promising start to her career in 2009.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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At the [[2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships]], she reached third round of the event and lost to Hong Kong's [[Liu Tsz Ling]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/922099/asian-individual-squash-championship-tanvi-khanna-sets-up-quarter-final-clash-with-joshna-chinappa|title=Asian Individual Squash Championship: Tanvi Khanna sets up quarter-final clash with Joshna Chinappa|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Squash Info|4471}}<br />
* {{PSA|7990}}<br />
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{{Top ten Indian female squash players}}<br />
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[[Category:1994 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian female squash players]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in squash]]<br />
[[Category:Squash players at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]<br />
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