Quick Facts

In the Indian badminton scene, Saina Nehwal is a game-changer. Nehwal is a 32-year-old professional badminton player from India.

What is Saina Nehwal’s Net Worth ?

Saina Nehwal could be the first athlete who isn’t a cricketer to sign a major endorsement deal.

Her three years with Edelweiss were worth 12 core in 2015, and she was ranked only behind Dhoni and Virat Kholi at the time.

Since 2002, Yonex has been a sponsor of Nehwal. Furthermore, Nehwal receives 4% of Yonex’s income.

Rasna, Herbal Life, Flipkart, Kaira, Bajaj Nomarks, Sahara Group, Iodex, Huawei honor smartphone, Savlon, Kellogg’s, and Indian Overseas Bank are among Nehwal’s other partnerships.

She also represents Emami, Fortune Cooking Oil, Godrej No Marks, NECC, Sahara Group, Star Sports, Top Ramen Noodles, and Vaseline, among other products.

Nehwal earns around $300,000 per year and has a net worth of $ 3 million. Saina Nehwal has earned a substantial sum of money as a result of her participation in the games.

She received ten million rupees (US$140,000) from the Haryana government, five million rupees (US$70,000) from the Rajasthan government, and five million rupees (US$70,000) from the Andhra Pradesh government.

Similarly, the Badminton Association of India had given her a monetary prize of one million rupees (US$14,000).

Saina has amassed a sizable luxury car collection because to her opulent fortune. Mini Cooper, Mercedes Benz, and BMW are among the brands she owns.

Saina Nehwal’s Childhood and Family

Saina Nehwal, India’s pride, was born in Hisar, Haryana, India, on March 17, 1990. Harvir Singh Nehwal and Usha Rani Nehwal had her as a younger daughter.

Nehwal’s father earned a Ph.D. in agricultural science and was afterwards assigned to Hyderabad.

She began practicing badminton because she was unable to socialize with other youngsters owing to a language barrier.

Nehwal was eight years old at the time. For several years, both of her parents played badminton. Nehwal’s mother was a Haryana state player, and her father played at the university level.

Personal Life of Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal married Parupalli Kashyap in 2018 after a nearly decade-long relationship. Parupalli is also a professional badminton player who has competed in the Olympics on behalf of India.

They later joined the Pullela Gopichand badminton academy in 2004, shortly after it was created. They started dating the same year, right before the World Junior Badminton Championship.

During practice, though, they had a rivalry because of Nehwal’s drive to be the best. Their bond grew stronger as they traveled to several places to attend events together.

They’ve been through the highs and lows of their careers together. After injuries hampered Nehwal’s growth in 2018, Kasyup took on a new position as a coach.

Both of them are practicing and preparing for another medal run at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Professional Life of Saina Nehwal

Nehwal won her first badminton title in 2002, when she won the U-13 Sub-Junior National title. In 2004, she won the Junior National title, followed three years later by the Senior National title.

Similarly, she achieved her first international triumph in 2005 when she won the Asian Satellite Badminton Championship in India.

In 2006, she made her World Champion debut at the age of 16, but was defeated in the first round by Jiang Yangjioa.

She also qualified for the Junior World Championship finals in the same year, but came in second.

In 2008, Nehwal competed in her first Olympic Games, reaching the quarterfinals before falling to Kristin Yulianti.

In 2008, she also won the Commonwealth Youth Championships as well as the World Junior Championships.

Major accomplishments

By winning the Indonesia Open in 2009, Nehwal made history as the first Indian badminton player to win the BWF Super Series. She defeated Wang Lin 12-21, 21-18, and 21-9 to win the title.

Saina Nehwal  was also awarded the Arjuna award that year, followed by the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award the following year.

She successfully defended the Indonesia Open in 2010, as well as the India Open and the Singapore Super Series.

In addition, Nehwal won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Wong Mew Choo was defeated 19-21, 23-21, 21-13.

Nehwal went on to make another piece of Indian badminton history in the 2012 Olympics, this time under the tutelage of Pullela Gopichand. After winning a bronze medal, the Haryana native became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal.

In 2015, Nehwal’s name was once again written in an Indian badminton history book. Saina became the first Indian woman to reach the top of the world rankings and compete in the World Championship finals.

Another Indian star, PV Sindhu, was building a name for herself on the international badminton arena at the time.

In 2016, Nehwal was sidelined by a series of injuries that hampered her on-court performance.

She won the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal alongside former coach Gopichand, defeating P.V. Sindhu.

She also won bronze in the Asian Games the following year after losing in the semi-finals to eventual champion Tai Tzu-Ying.

Awards

• Most Promising Player of the Year (2008) award by the Badminton World Federation
• Arjuna Award (2009)
• Padma Shri (2010)
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2009–2010)
• Padma Bhushan (2016)

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