N. Sikki Reddy

Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles.[1] In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra.[2] She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games.[3][4]

N. Sikki Reddy
The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy for Badminton, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.
Personal information
Birth nameNelakurihi Sikki Reddy
Country India
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993
Kodad, Telangana, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachPullela Gopichand
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking17 (WD 13 August 2019)
13 (XD 23 March 2017)
Current ranking30 (WD), 28 (XD) (19 December 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Uber Cup
2014 New Delhi Women's team
2016 Kunshan Women's team
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's team
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati-Shillong Mixed doubles
2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's team
2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's team
2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's doubles
2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia		 Ashwini Ponnappa Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		 21–19, 21–19 Bronze

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal		 Meghana Jakkampudi Thilini Hendahewa
Kavidi Sirimannage		 14–21, 18–21 Bronze
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India		 K. Maneesha Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa		 9–21, 17–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India		 Pranaav Chopra Manu Attri
Ashwini Ponnappa		 30–29, 21–17 Gold

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Ashwini Ponnappa Baek Ha-na
Jung Kyung-eun		 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Ashwini Ponnappa Chow Mei Kuan
Lee Meng Yean		 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Pranaav Chopra Akbar Bintang Cahyono
Winny Oktavina Kandow		 21–15, 19–21, 23–25 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International Ashwini Ponnappa Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International Pranaav Chopra B. Sumeeth Reddy
Ashwini Ponnappa		 22–20, 21–10 Winner
2016 Scottish Open Pranaav Chopra Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai		 21–13, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016 Russian Open Pranaav Chopra Vladimir Ivanov
Valeria Sorokina		 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2016 Brasil Open Pranaav Chopra Toby Ng
Rachel Honderich		 21–15, 21–16 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Denmark Masters Ashwini Ponnappa Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn		 21–15, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Maldives International Ashwini Ponnappa Sayaka Hobara
Natsuki Sone		 10–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up
2016 Welsh International Ashwini Ponnappa Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova		 16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2015 Tata Open India International K. Maneesha Chaladchalam Chayanit
Phataimas Muenwong		 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 Runner-up
2015 Lagos International Pradnya Gadre Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit		 21–19, 21–23, 21–15 Winner
2015 Polish Open Pradnya Gadre Alexandra Bruce
Phyllis Chan		 21–16, 21–18 Winner
2015 Uganda International S. Poorvisha Ram Negin Amiripour
Aghaei Hajiagha Soraya		 11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3 Winner
2014 Bangladesh International Pradnya Gadre Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit		 21–10, 22–24, 21–16 Winner
2013 Bahrain International Challenge Pradnya Gadre Aparna Balan
Sanyogita Ghorpade		 21–13, 19–21, 21–5 Winner
2013 Tata Open India International Pradnya Gadre Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa		 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2012 Tata Open India International Aparna Balan Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		 21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011 Bahrain International Aparna Balan Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid		 10–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009 Smiling Fish International P. C. Thulasi Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Lagos International Tarun Kona Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba		 19–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2015 Uganda International Tarun Kona Muhammed Ali Kurt
Kader İnal		 11–6, 11–4, 11–6 Winner
2014 Tata Open India International Manu Attri Akshay Dewalkar
Pradnya Gadre		 21–19, 19–21, 21–10 Winner
2013 Bahrain International Challenge V. Diju Sanave Thomas
Prajakta Sawant		 21–19, 14–21, 23–23 Retired Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International V. Diju Arun Vishnu
Aparna Balan		 14–21, 23–25 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

Sikki Reddy married her fellow badminton player B. Sumeeth Reddy in February 2019.[7][8]

References
  1. "Players: Reddy N. Sikki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "Ruthvika Gadde, Reddy-Chopra win in Russian Open Grand Prix 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "South Asian Games: Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu to win gold". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. "Sikki Reddy's saga of blood, sweat and success".
  5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  7. "Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding". Times Now. Retrieved 5 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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