Anita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh (Punjabi: ਅਨੀਤਾ ਰਾਜ ਕੌਰ, romanized: Anītā rāja kaura; born 31 July 1986) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] In 2004, she became the first non-Chinese player to win the National Championships title.[2] In 2009, Kaur won the women's singles title at the Croatian International tournament,[3] and in 2010, she won double title at the Welsh International in the women's singles and doubles events.[4]

Anita Raj Kaur
Personal information
Birth nameAnita Raj Kaur d/o Mohinder Singh
CountryMalaysia
Born (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38)
Miri, Malaysia
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking55 (WS 17 December 2009)
182 (WD 3 May 2012)
122 (XD 29 July 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
BWF profile

Personal life

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She is the Indian descent with distant relatives in Chandigarh. Kaur is a daughter of Mohinder Singh and Jasmal Kaur, and her sister Ravinder Kaur also represented Malaysia in badminton tournaments.[5]

Achievements

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IBF Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Vietnam Open   Bae Seung-hee 8–21, 18–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Sri Lanka Satellite   Julia Wong Pei Xian 14–21, 21–16, 19–21   Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Satellite   Sutheaswari Mudukasan 15–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 Swedish International   Yu Hirayama 19–21, 21–15, 18–21   Runner-up
2009 Croatian International   Tatjana Bibik 19–21, 21–12, 21–12   Winner
2009 Welsh International   Tatjana Bibik 19–21, 21–15, 18–21   Runner-up
2010 Iceland International   Ragna Ingólfsdóttir 17–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2010 Welsh International   Atu Rosalina 23–21, 21–15   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Syed Modi International   Wong Mew Choo   Jwala Gutta
  Shruti Kurien
5–15, 15–17   Runner-up
2009 Welsh International   Joanne Quay   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova
14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2010 Welsh International   Joanne Quay   Louise Eriksson
  Amanda Wallin
21–13, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Anita Raj Kaur". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Historic win for Anita to become first non-Chinese national champion". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "In Zagreb war das Viertelfinale Endstation" (in German). Österreichischer Badminton Verband. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Welsh International: dva zásahy pro Německo a Malajsii" (in Czech). Badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Badminton player from Malaysia but she's 'first a Punju'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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