Anupama Upadhyaya

Anupama Upadhyaya (born 12 February 2005) is an Indian badminton player. She is a former BWF World Junior Number 1. She became the Indian National Badminton Champion in women's singles in 2023.

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).

Career In 2023, Upadhyaya won the Indian National Championships women's singles title at the age of 18, became the first girls' from Almora district to do so.

Achievements BWF International (6 titles, 2 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2020 Kenya International Aakarshi Kashyap 15–21, 6–21 Runner-up 2021 Uganda International Malvika Bansod 21–17, 23–25, 10–21 Runner-up 2021 India International Challenge Unnati Hooda 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2022 Polish Open Aditi Bhatt 17–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2023 Tajikistan International Ksenia Polikarpova 19–21, 21–9, 21–8 Winner 2024 Polish Open Tanya Hemanth 21–15, 11–21, 21–10 Winner 2024 Kazakhstan International Isharani Baruah 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2026 Uganda International Mansi Singh 21–17, 21–10 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title) Girls' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2022 Uganda Junior International Meghana Reddy 21–10, 12–21, 21–17 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team Junior level Team events 2022 World Junior Championships 13th

Senior level Team events 2022 2023 2024 2025 Asian Games QF NH Sudirman Cup NH RR NH RR

Individual competitions Junior level Team events 2022 World Junior Championships 3R

Senior level Events 2025 Asia Championships 1R