Tanvi Khanna
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| Born | 23 July 1996 New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Columbia University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Columbia Lions[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 69 (September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 92 (October 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian squash player and a member of the national team.[2][3]
Career
She made her maiden Asian Games appearance at the 2018 Asian Games representing India and clinched a silver medal in the women's team event. She also participated at the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships and reached quarter-finals.[4] She lost to fellow national squash player Joshna Chinappa in the quarterfinals.[5]
Tanvi Khanna also represents Columbia Lions in Ivy League and was named first team All-Ivy League for three consecutive years from 2016-2018.[6] South Asian Games 2018 Nepal Gold medallist in the individual event.[7]
Tanvi Khanna was also part of senior women squash team for the 2023 Asian Games.[8]
In September 2023 she became the top ranked squash player of India replacing Joshna Chinappa and in the process achieving the world ranking of 69.[9][10][11]
Tanvi Khanna is part of Indian Women's squash team for 2023 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in China.[12]
Titles
In Year 2019, Tanvi Khanna claimed the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament for the women's title .[13]
In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her first PSA Challenger Tour-10 Event at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Chennai Leg-3 Event by defeating Sunayana Kuruvilla in finals in a five set thriller match 11-5,9-11,7-11,11-7,15-13.[14]
In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her second PSA Challenger Tour event by defeating Sunayna Kuruvilla 7-11,7-11,9-11 at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Noida Leg during the women's final.[15]
Tanvi Khanna won the women's North Coast Open 2023 title Championship making her current year champion for the new Costa North Coast tournament.[16] This win gave her third PSA title in the career.[17]
Tanvi Khanna who was seeded 6th, won the HCL $9000 PSA Challenger Squash Tournament on 12 September 2025 at Otters Club defeating Egyptian Top Seed Amina El Rihany.[18]
References
- ^ "Tanvi Khanna - Women's Squash". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Tanvi Khanna - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Squash Info | PSA World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2 May 2019). "Asian Individual Squash Championship: Tanvi Khanna sets up quarter-final clash with Joshna Chinappa". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (3 May 2019). "Asian squash: Joshna, Saurav storm into semifinals". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Tanvi Khanna Named First Team All-Ivy". Columbia University Athletics. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Suryanarayan, Sharikkalraman (28 December 2019). "Tanvi Khanna was the star in India's triumphant march in squash in the South Asian Games". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Velavan Senthilkumar, Akanksha Salunkhe clinch Jansher Khan Canberra Open squash titles". thebridge.in. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna dethrones Joshna Chinappa to become the new India No. 1". sportskeeda.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". inkl. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "India's Asian Games-bound squash team to camp in Chennai; Tanvi Khanna becomes India no.1". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna Win Bengal Open Squash Titles - Sentinelassam". sentinelassam.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Squash: Velavan Senthilkumar, Tanvi Khanna lift PSA Challenger Tour titles in contrasting styles". The Indian Express. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Tanvi, Velavan do an encore, grab back to back PSA Challenger Tour titles in 10 days". The Indian Express. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "North Coast Open : Idrakie and Khanna claim the titles". SquashSite - all about Squash. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "SQUASH Tanvi Khanna wins PSA Challenger title in Australia Sixth seed Tanvi Khanna beat third seed". Pixstory. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Tanvi Khanna, Veer Chotrani triumph". The Hindu. 12 September 2025. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
External links
- Tanvi Khanna at Squash Info
- Tanvi Khanna at the Professional Squash Association (archived)