Anahat Singh (born 13 March 2008) is an Indian squash player. She holds several age related records. She is the youngest to represent India at the Commonwealth Games and the World Squash Junior Championships, and the youngest from Asia to be ranked in the top 20 in the Women's Squash World Rankings.
Singh was part of the team that won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2025 Squash World Cup at Chennai. She has won a silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games, two gold and bronze medals each at the Asian Championships, and titles at the World and Asian Junior Championships.
Early life Anahat Singh was born in New Delhi on 13 March 2008 to Tani Vadehra and Gursharan Singh. Her mother is an interior designer and her father is a lawyer, and both used to play field hockey earlier. As a five year old, Singh began playing badminton after being inspired by P. V. Sindhu. She used to accompany her sister Amira, who played squash. Later she tried her hand at squash and played a few tournaments where she performed well. As she grew fond of it, she took up the sport professionally.
Career 2019–2023 Singh first rose to prominence after winning the under-11 title at the British Junior Open in 2019. She later won the Dutch Junior Open in the same year. She won the under-15 title at the 2022 Asian Junior Championships. At the age of 14, she became the youngest to represent India at the Commonwealth Games after taking part at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham.
In January 2023, Singh won the under-15 title at the British Junior Open beating Egypt's Sohaila Hazem. In August, she won the under-17 title at the Asian Junior Championships in Dalian. She won two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. She partnered with Abhay Singh in the mixed doubles event and was part of the women's team event. She was briefly the youngest Indian to win a medal at the Asian Games. In November, she became the youngest to win the senior national championship after Tanvi Khanna retired in the finals due to an injury. She ended the year by winning the under-19 title at the Scottish Junior Open after defeating Robyn McAlpine in the final.
2024 In January 2024, Singh finished as a runner-up in the under-17 event at the British Junior Open after losing to Egypt's Nadien Elhammamy in the finals. In the same month, she won her first Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour title at the JSW Willingdon Little Masters & Senior Tournament in Mumbai defeating Japan's Erisa Sano Herring in straight sets. She won the Hamdard Squashters Northern Slam in April after defeating South Korea's Hwayeong Eum in the final, and the HCL Squash Tour Chennai in June after defeating compatriot Rathika Seelan. By the end of the year, she had won nine titles out of the ten competitions she competed in the PSA tour with a 38–2 win record. She became the first woman to win nine titles in a year since Nicol David in 2010. At the age of 16, she broke into the top 100 of the Women's Squash World Rankings for the first time, after jumping 51 places to be ranked 82nd. She was later featured in the PSA's list of players to watch out for.
2025 In January 2025, Singh won her third title at the British Junior Open after defeating Malika Elkaraksy in the final. At the 2025 Asian Junior Team Championships at Hongkong, the Indian team won the bronze medal. Singh won all her matches in the tournament without losing a set. In March, she won the SRFI Indian Tour defeating compatriot Akanksha Salunkhe in the final, and the Indian Open after defeating Helen Tang of Hong Kong in the final, which enabled her to reach a career-high ranking of 62nd by the end of the month. In the Asia qualifiers for the World Squash Championships, she defeated Hong Kong's Toby Tse to qualify for her first World Championships. She bceame the youngest Indian to take part in the World Championships, when she defeated world number 28 Marina Stefanoni of the United States in the first round of the 2025 World Championships. In the second round, she lost to then world number 15, Fayrouz Aboelkheir of Egypt, by a score of 1-3.
At the British Open qualifiers, Singh defeated the higher ranked Marie Stephan of France to enter the main draw, thereby becoming the youngest to take part at the tournament since Nour El Sherbini in 2012. She won the first round against Scotland's Lisa Aitken before losing to world number nine Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia in the second round. In June 2025, she was awareded the PSA Young Player of the Year and Challenger Player of the Year at the PSA Awards for the 2024-25 season. At the 2025 Asian Doubles Championships at Kuala Lumpur, she won the gold medal in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events partnering Joshna Chinappa and Abhay Singh respectively. She won the under-19 title at the 2025 Asian Junior Individual Championship in July 2025.
Singh was seeded second at the 2025 World Junior Championships. She became the first Indian woman to reach the semi-finals of the event in 15 years, and later won the bronze medal after losing to Nadien Elhammamy in the semi-finals. In August 2025, she retired during the final match of the 2025 Bega Open due to an ankle injury. At the Canadian Open, her first silver tour event, she defeated world no. 20 Mélissa Alves to reach the quarterfinals, and later defeated world no. seven Tinne Gilis to enter the semi-finals. At the 2025 Indian Open, she defeated compatriot Joshna Chinappa in five sets to win the title, which propelled her to 29th in the World Rankings. She was awareded the Certificate of Excellence and included in the World Book of Records for her squash achievements. At the HCL Squash Tour Chennai, she won her fourth title of the season, after defeating Joshna Chinappa in the final. In December 2025, she was part of the India team that won its first ever title at the Squash World Cup in Chennai.
2026 Top-seeded Singh finished runner-up at the British Junior Open after losing to Lauren Baltayan in the final. She won the Squash on Fire Open in February 2026, and defended her Indian Open title in April 2026. Later in the month, she became the youngest Asian to break into the top 20 in the World Rankings, breaking the previous record held by Nicol David. In July, she became the country's first World Junior champion after defeating Egypt's Ruqayya Salem at the 2026 World Junior Championships in the final and becoming the first non-Egyptian player to win the championships since Amanda Sobhy in 2010. After the win, she became the number one ranked junior player in the world. In the 2026 World Junior Team Championships, the women's team lost to the United States in the quarter-finals.
At the 2026 London Squash Classic, Singh defeated world No. 11 Nele Gilis to reach the quarter-finals, where she lost to world No. 5 Sivasangari Subramaniam. She was part of the Indian squad for the 2026 Asian Games. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event after losing to Subramaniam in the finals. The Indian team, consisting of Singh, won the bronze medal in the women's team event.
Coaches During Singh's early career, she was trained at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in Delhi by Amjad Khan and Ashraf Hussain. She was later coached by Ritwick Bhattacharya, and Dharmender Wenwal. Since 2023, she is coached by Stéphane Galifi and Grégory Gaultier. Saurav Ghosal joined her coaching team in 2024, and mentors her.
Tournaments Senior YearTournamentVenueCategoryResultRef2022Asian Games HangzhouTeam3rd2022Asian Games HangzhouMixed Doubles3rd2022Asian Championships CheongjuTeam3rd2023Asian Championships HangzhouMixed Doubles3rd2024World Championships Hong Kong IslandTeam7th2025World Championships ChicagoSinglesR322025Asian Championships Kuala LumpurDoubles1st2025Asian Championships Kuala LumpurMixed Doubles1st2025World Cup ChennaiMixed Team1st
Junior YearTournamentVenueCategoryResultRef2019Asian Championships MacauSingles3rd2022Asian Championships Na Chom ThianSingles1st2022World Championships MaxévilleSinglesQF2023Asian Championships ChennaiTeam3rd2023World Championships MelbourneSinglesQF2023World Championships MelbourneTeam8th2023Asian Championships DalianSingles1st2024World Championships HoustonSinglesQF2024World Championships HoustonTeam7th2025Asian Championships Tsim Sha TsuiTeam3rd2025Asian Championships GimcheonSingles1st2025World Championships CairoSingles3rd2025World Championships CairoTeam6th2026World Championships NiagaraSingles1st2026World Championships NiagaraTeamQF
World Tour Senior + Year Tournament Opponent Result Score Ref.2024 JSW Willingdon LMS Erisa Sano HerringWin 3–0 (11–4, 11–3, 11–7) Hamdard Squashters Northern Slam Hwayeong EumWin 3–0 (11–6, 11–4, 11–5) HCL Squash Tour Chennai Rathika SeelanWin 3–0 (11–5, 11–3, 11–3) Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open Ruqayya SalemW/O N/A Reliance PSA Challenge 3 Chanithma SinalyWin 3–0 (11–0, 11–1, 11–4) HCL Squash Tour Kolkata Jemyca AribadoWin 3–0 (11–5, 11–3, 11–7) Costa North Coast Open Akari MidorikawaWin 3–0 (11–6, 11–6, 11–7) NSW Open Helen TangWin 3–1 (8–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–4) Sunil Verma Memorial Shameena RiazWin 3–0 (11–4, 11–3, 11–1) Western India Slam Akanksha SalunkheWin 3–0 (11–8, 11–8, 11–8)2025 SRFI Indian Tour Akanksha SalunkheWin 3–1 (11–6, 8–11, 11–8, 11–5) JSW Indian Open Helen TangWin 3–0 (11–9, 11–5, 11–8) NSW Bega Open Habiba HaniLoss 1–3 (11–9, 5–11, 8–11, 4–10) SRFI Indian Open Joshna Chinappa Win 3–2 (11–8, 11–13, 11–9, 6–11, 11–9) HCL Squash Tour Chennai Joshna Chinappa Win 3–2 (11–8, 11–13, 11–13, 11–6, 11–8 2026 Squash on Fire Open Georgina KennedyWin 3–0 (12–10, 11–5, 11–7)JSW Indian Open Hana MoatazWin3–1 (11–5, 11–6, 9–11, 11–6)
Junior + Year Tournament Opponent Result Score Ref.2019 British Junior Open Whitney WilsonWin 3–1 (13–11, 11–9, 7–11, 11–9) European Junior Open Avery ParkWin 3–0 (11–7, 11–3, 11–4) Dutch Junior Open Lauren BaltayanWin 3–2 (11–6, 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–8) Scottish Junior Open Keertty HaridharanWin 3–0 (11–1, 11–1, 11–1) 2020 British Junior Open Amina OrfiLoss 0–3 (11–0, 11–1, 11–4) 2021 US Junior Open Jayda MareiWin 3–1 (11–9 11–5 8–11 11–5)2022 German Junior Open Malak SamirWin 3–0 (11–1, 11–4, 11–5) Dutch Junior Open Malak SamirWin 3–0 (11–4 11–7 11–2)2023 British Junior Open Sohaila HazemWin 3–1 (11–8, 8–11, 11–7, 11–5) Scottish Junior Open Robyn McAlpineWin 3–0 (11–6, 11–1, 11–5) 2024 British Junior Open Nadien ElhammamyLoss 2–3 (7–11, 13–11, 12–10, 5–11, 11–9) 2025 British Junior Open Malika ElkaraksyWin 3–2 (4–11, 11–9, 6–11, 11–5, 11–3) 2026 British Junior Open Lauren BaltayanLoss 1–3 (9–11, 11–7, 3–11, 9–11)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Ref2023Times of India Sports AwardsSpecial Recognition in SquashEmerging Sportsperson of the Year2024PSA AwardsChallenger Player of JanuaryChallenger Player of AugustIndian Sports HonoursSportswoman of the Year2025Times of India Sports AwardsSquash Player of the Year FemalePSA AwardsChallenger Player of JanuaryASF AwardsOutstanding Performance Junior WomenPSA AwardsYoung Player of the YearChallenger Player of the YearASF AwardsGirls' Player of the Year2026PSA AwardsPlayer of the Month January
See also Squash in India India women's national squash team
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