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N. Sikki Reddy
File: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.JPG
President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Arjuna Award to Reddy in a ceremony in New Delhi on 25 September 2018.
Personal information
Birth nameNelakurihi Sikki
CountryIndia
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31)
Kodad, Telangana, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2019)
HandednessLeft
CoachPullela Gopichand
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking17 (WD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 13 August 2019)
13 (XD with Pranav Chopra, 23 March 2017)
Current ranking33 (XD with B. Sumeeth Reddy, 26 November 2024)
BWF profile

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]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
File:Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gronya Somerville
21–19, 21–19 Bronze Bronze

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India File:Flag of India.svg Saina Nehwal 21–23, 20–22 Silver Silver

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India File:Flag of India.svg P. C. Thulasi File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandra Bruce
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li
21–18, 21–8 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of 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
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 File:Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Meng Yean
15–21, 13–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 File:Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa File:Flag of South Korea.svg Baek Ha-na
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Kyung-eun
17–21, 17–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 File:Flag of India.svg Pranaav Chopra File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Akbar Bintang Cahyono
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Winny Oktavina Kandow
21–15, 19–21, 23–25 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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) and played between 2007 and 2017. Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International File:Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa File:Flag of Denmark.svg Christinna Pedersen
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
16–21, 18–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open File:Flag of India.svg Pranaav Chopra File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
21–15, 21–16 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2016 Russian Open File:Flag of India.svg Pranaav Chopra File:Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Ivanov
File:Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Sorokina
21–17, 21–19 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2016 Scottish Open File:Flag of India.svg Pranaav Chopra File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Soon Huat
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Shevon Jemie Lai
21–13, 18–21, 16–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2017 Syed Modi International File:Flag of India.svg Pranaav Chopra File:Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy
File:Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa
22–20, 21–10 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 14 runners-up)

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bahrain International File:Flag of India.svg Valiyaveetil Diju File:Flag of India.svg Arun Vishnu
File:Flag of India.svg Aparna Balan
14–21, 23–25 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge File:Flag of India.svg Valiyaveetil Diju File:Flag of India.svg Sanave Thomas
File:Flag of India.svg Prajakta Sawant
21–19, 14–21, 23–23 retired File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International File:Flag of India.svg Manu Attri File:Flag of India.svg Akshay Dewalkar
File:Flag of India.svg Pradnya Gadre
21–19, 19–21, 21–10 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2015 Uganda International File:Flag of India.svg Tarun Kona File:Flag of Turkey.svg Muhammed Ali Kurt
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Kader İnal
11–6, 11–4, 11–6 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2015 Lagos International File:Flag of India.svg Tarun Kona File:Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
File:Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Zięba
19–21, 7–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2022 (II) India International Challenge File:Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor File:Flag of Thailand.svg Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chasinee Korepap
22–20, 23–21 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2022 (III) India International Challenge File:Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor File:Flag of India.svg K. Sai Pratheek
File:Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa
16–21, 21–11, 18–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2022 Maldives International File:Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor File:Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Tanina Mammeri
21–16, 21–18 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2023 Slovenia Open File:Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor File:Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Toft
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen
12–21, 13–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2023 Denmark Masters File:Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor File:Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Christine Busch
21–16, 21–17 File:Gold medal icon.svg Winner
2024 Iran Fajr International File:Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy File:Flag of India.svg Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
File:Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath
20–22, 14–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up
2024 Azerbaijan International File:Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy File:Flag of India.svg Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
File:Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath
21–13, 20–22, 10–21 File:Silver medal icon.svg 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. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 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.
  8. Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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